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Your cart is empty.Grab the handle of your Smokey Joe Premium portable charcoal grill and throw a BBQ, tailgate, or grill lunch anywhere you go. Its lightweight design and carry handle make it easy to pack up your charcoal and grill wherever the day takes you.
Gustavo de Jesús Chimil Moreno
Reviewed in Mexico on May 5, 2024
Es mi primer asador en la vida y es el tamaño perfecto para mis necesidades (vivo sólo).Pensé que iba a ser más difícil prender carbón, pero fue súper fácil en este asador. Lo único es que la parrilla quedó muy pegada después de cocinar un rato sobre él y no se si se deba a que no hice un tipo de "curado" como comentan algunas personas que se debe hacer con un asador nuevo.También hice la prueba de cerrar la tapa para ver si se "ahogaba" el carbón y no tuve ese problema, quedó tapado por 15-20 min y el carbón seguía prendido. Es una herramienta súper útil y más porque lo conseguí por 80 USD. Sólo usé 1 kg de carbón y teniendo en cuenta que es bastante accesible en mi localidad, me parece una excelente opción para cocinar.Está claro que necesito más experiencia en el tema de los asadores, pero si eres un amateur, mi opinión podría serte muy útil.Altamente recomendado.
Samuel
Reviewed in Mexico on October 2, 2024
El paquete llegó a tiempo y completo, se nota que los materiales y acabados son de buena calidad y es fácil de armar.Hay que tener un poco de paciencia para aprender a regular la temperatura.Es recomendable el uso de briketas para lograr una mejor distribución del calor
Chrisco
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023
Great cooker, compact, portable size. I especially like the carrying handle that allows for easy relocation. I love the fact that this handle allows you to rest the lid against the main bowl while cooking. You can do just about anything that's done with a larger grill except on a smaller scale like when you're cooking for two or three. Distributes heat very well. I highly recommend it for these occasions. And of course, should you need to add more food it's just a matter of adding more fuel and repeating the process.
Rod
Reviewed in Mexico on August 9, 2021
Pros=> Pequeño y portátil=> Aro de metal que sirve para transportarlo mas fácil y para sujetar la tapa mientras esta abierto=> Excelente materiales iguales al del weber master touch=> Mantiene bien la temperatura y puedes regularla con las tomas de aire (Yo no tuve ningún problema de que el carbon se ahogara al cerrar la tapa)=> Puedes ahumar cortes "pequeños" sin ningún problema=> Tiene suficiente espacio para carbon o briquetas=> El precio no es tan alto y vale la pena vs asadores convencionales o anafresCons=> Si piensas cocinar por algunas horas vas a tener problemas con la cantidad de ceniza que se quedan en el fondo, ya que este no tiene orificios inferiores y tendrás que retirar la parrilla superior, el carbon y la parrilla inferior para poder limpiarlo.=> Para transportarlo debes retirar la parrilla ya que como queda floja va hacer mucho ruido=> Por el precio debería tener un termómetro integrado en la tapaEn general creo que es un excelente asador portátil para ir de campamento o un día de campo, se debe tener en cuenta que es para cocinar para unas 5 personas. A diferencia de la versión "silver" añade un aro de metal para crear un candado con la manija y el asador quede cerrado para transporte y cuando esta a un lado funciona para sujetar la tapa mientras el asador esta abierto, por este motivo yo recomendaría esta versión sobre la inferior.
Rod
Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2019
Perfect sized grill for a family picnic for 4. Sturdy build and easy to assemble, as I've come to expect from Weber. Great complement to the full size Weber Kettle that lives in my backyard. We can easily haul this down to the local beach in a bike trailer, or to a campsite in the trunk of our small sedan. Very easy to wash with a garden hose, and once in a while with oven cleaner and it's almost as good as new. I'd highly recommend getting the compact chimney starter to quickly and cleanly get a glowing pile of charcoal briquettes going with no smelly starter fluid and no fuss.
Spike
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2017
Okay, it's a. Weber, so it slightly overpriced. Nonetheless, it's very durable, easy to assemble, and very portable. The portability is the big difference between the Premium and regular Smoky Joe models. The handle (not present on the regular model) which locks the lid in place for travel also, when folded down to a supplied clip, provides a place for the lid to be pushed up and to one side – no more putting the lid on the grass or making circular marks on your picnic table or deck. The only other differences that I've noticed are that the Premium model seems to have slightly sturdier legs, and lacks an ash opening at the bottom. As the ash cleaning opening was too small and inaccessible in the first place, it's hardly missed. As we use charcoal, rather than briquettes, the Weber kettle shape works very well for us – it slows down the burn a bit through controlling airflow – this means the charcoal, which burns a bit faster than briquettes, lasts longer. Why do we. use charcoal? Flavour and the lack of unknown and unwanted binders and additives.
Roblimo
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2017
I owned the Silver and Gold side by side for close to a decade. Now I just have the Gold, which has more controllable heat because of the side vents, which are WAY easier to adjust (and close after cooking to preserve charcoal for next time) than the Silver's bottom vent. You say those vents are above the charcoal? Not on mine when I'm grilling, because I have a cheapie pie cooling rack I sit on the charcoal grate to raise the coals an inch or so, which makes for better open-top grilling in either Joe.And, of course, when I'm slow-cooking (roasting or smoking) with the top closed I don't *want* a lot of heat. I want 250 to maybe 325 degrees, with my meat in the middle and two tiny piles of charcoal on the rim, usually 90 degrees away from the vents. I like the Gold much better than the silver for this kind of cooking.One other thing: I can grill "hot" in the Joe Gold even without my added grate because I use Stubb's all-natural charcoal (or equivalent), not the supermarket stuff. There's a BIG difference in heat, longevity, and especially in flavor, which you won't care about if (nose in air) you light your cooking fire with chemicals instead of with a chimney as God intended.This may sound like I'm going to a lot of trouble, but I'm not. Pay the extra $10 for the Gold once, and if you store it under cover it will last for.... I don't know; mine is 10 years old. I replaced the cooking grate because my wife said the original one no longer looked good, although I personally had no problem with it. This is the same with either grill; in fact, cooking grate replacement was the reason I gave up Silver, which I first but had really stopped using in favor of the Gold. $10 one time. Raised grill piece was another one-time thing, maybe 8 years ago. Still works fine. Learning how to adjust the vents and place charcoal, another one-time thing. Once you figure it out, you're good to go about forever, no additional thinking required.I live in Florida, where men over 55 (as I am) are required by law to own own reclining lounge chairs to watch TV, and muse cook outdoor at leasrt `100 time per year, mostly during the hot months when it makes no sense to heat your place up by cooking indoors when you can start a charcoal fire in 30 seconds with a chimney and some newspaper, and can start cooking on your charcoal in less than 20 minutes, no problem. And now I will go clean the cooking grate in my Joe Gold. Really quick and easy to clean that small grill, which (unlike the grate from a bigger grill) fits easily in our kitchen sink.
Mr. D.
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2016
Nice little BBQ. Don't leave home without it when we go camping. Use it for cooking meals and it reduces your firewood consumption as firewood is expensive at camp grounds. Clean and easy to transport in your vehicle. This size works good for two person meals (eg. meat, 2 potatoes, 2 corn on the cob) as any more than that it gets a little tight fitting everything on to cook. I use the large Weber Rapid Fire chimney charcoal starter (1/2 full) with this BBQ. No lighter fluid is req'd just a few scraps of newspaper gets charcoal going beautifully in 15 minuites. Charcoal briquets work best I have found in my experience. I have used this little BBQ also as a fire bowl on Christmas Eve. Just remove the top cooking grill and it works just dandy!
Marco
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2011
Spent a long time thinking before I finally decided to go with gold.I do like the silver because:-ash tray: convenient to dump ash, leaving the grill clean. A big plus for convenience. I hate to deal with the ash.-ventilation at bottom: increased airflow, assurance to start the fire and reduced cooking time.I like the gold model because:-handle: securely lock the lid, easy to transport even with hot or warm charcoal.I'm a little bit concerned about the ventilation on the gold model.Eventually,I got gold and I'm happy with my choice. Here are the results:-Portability: I realized, after a few use, that portability is why we buy grills at this size. Note that without side handles, the only way to move a hot or warm grill, is to use the handle. I've been using smokey joe on a few short trips and realized how important that it. I cannot wait a long time for the grill to cool down entirely before moving it. Even at home, with the handle, it's easier to move between my garage and backyard. The handle can also be used to lock the lid while cooking, that's also convenient.-Ventilation: I use a weber starter anyway to start the fire. No issue at all. Cooking with the lid on and with side ventilation open works just fine, in fact, since charcoal is closer to food now, it cooks very quick. I didn't have problem in the past with a lousy cheap grill without ventilation at all, and now, with smokey joe, I'm happy enough with the side ventilation.-Ashtray: yeah, I do miss the fancy ash tray. But on the other side, no need to worry about ash while moving it around.Overall build: Smokey Joe is a well designed, solid build grill. It's heavier than I thought, the legs are now made of steel instead of aluminum as previously reported. Surface is well coated and easy to clean, but I still put aluminum foil at the bottom to save a little effort. While you can spend 30+ dollars to buy a wonderful grill that you will enjoy and will last, why buying the 15 dollar cheap ones from you know where. I expect to enjoy the smokey joe for the next 10+ years, so the TCO is actually lower, isn't it.I'm now a happy camper, and hope this review will help to cut down the hours of thinking between gold and silver.
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