I see it on sale at Menards for $310 after $38.39 rebate. Go to Menards....In their search type in char broil kamander charcoal grill (exactly or it won't work) and click......then check off the 75 items char broil on left..........It's on the second page about 1/2 way down.
Just judging by the weight it is almost 30 lbs more than the Akorn which could be a good sign of the quality.
I hope they have it in the store! I'm going tomorrow to look for the new one
Good fnd and thanks. Here is what Amazon states:
Char Broil Kamander Charcoal Grill
Assembled dimensions: 43.8" wide x 27.1" deep x 45.8" high.
Weighs 117.5 lbs327 Square inch cooking area with 142 Square inch secondary cooking area
Shipping Weight 128 pounds
Char-Griller 16620 Akorn Kamado
Item Dimensions 21.6 x 28.7 x 24.8 inches
314 square inches of primary cooking space, warming rack 133 square inches for a total of 447 square inches
Item Weight
90 poundsShipping Weight 98 pounds
As you said heavier, that could be in the shelf design but hoping it is maybe thicker gage steel.
Also, a larger cooking area in the Char Broil.
Hope they had it also so you can give us a up close hands down opinion.
Wonder is Char Griller is making them for Char Broil???