A couple weeks back we at Wal-Mart and they have the Char-Broil Kettleman on display. Of course
The Smoke's eyes roll back in his head and he starts drooling. Wendy drags me away and lo and behold I end up back at the display. After a small embarrassing tantrum,I am allowed to get one. I Love Wendy
But alas, they have none in stock
How about 20 bucks off for the floor model
You got it
But wait the thermometer is missing
How about another 20 bucks off
In the cart..89 dollar...no hollar
I am not going to do a review,
The Holly has had a top secret prototype for a while and I do not want to steal his thunder
The main reason for my tantrum was the ash pan locks tightly in place under the kettle......I have had too many instances of hot embers dropping out of my PK Grill...up here in the mountains that can be a disaster. In 2003 some idiot tossed a flare at a house and there was a major fire.....he is still in prison......the lid latches in place so I can lock it tight.....in case a big gust comes up the grill will stay sealed and the hot embers stay in the grill.......
So we get it fired up and I notice the thermo is only 350 degrees, Char-Broil CS informs me that the cooking grate design (like the SRG) is designed to hold the heat at grate level (we are talking infra-red here)
Anyhows, as good as a Weber?? The quality seems to be there. You can order any component from CB. First impressions....you be the judge
You can put wood chips right on the grate to smoke and grill at the same time
Steak perfection my friends