Costco Kamado

[Baby Back Maniac]

I expect to be able to buy parts for something I spent $1500 for. Take a deep breath there fella.

I don't know Johnny Crunch at all, but I don't understand why folks are jumping on him about taking advantage of a return policy. I mean seriously, what reputable grill company doesn't offer at LEAST a 5 year warranty on their grills? If Costco would rather take the grill back than provide replacement parts, that's between them and their vendors. The point is that a grill should last more than 4 years.

Costco uses their lifetime guaranty to distinguish themselves from their competitors. If they are going to use that “100% satisfaction guarantee” to get me to buy from them instead of somebody else, I would have no qualms at all about using that guarantee when I needed it. Otherwise, what’s the point of having it?

 

[Groundhog66]

I don't know Johnny Crunch at all, but I don't understand why folks are jumping on him about taking advantage of a return policy.

You said it right there...I don't know all the details, perhaps he had good reason. But I guess in the end, I don't really care why.

 

[btcg]

It is chinese.........

I wouldn't buy it... if you cook on it, an hour later, you'll want to cook on it again.

 

[Nickos]

buy tires from costco

return with no tread becuase they dont work right anymore 70,000 miles later

 

[timzcardz]

I mean seriously, what reputable grill company doesn't offer at LEAST a 5 year warranty on their grills?

WEBER!

Some parts on their gas grills are only coverd for 2 or 3 years.

 

[Wampus]

I wouldn't buy it... if you cook on it, an hour later, you'll want to cook on it again.

:rofl:
ound:ound:ound:ound:ound:

 

[deltablues69]

I wouldn't buy it... if you cook on it, an hour later, you'll want to cook on it again.

That's funny stuff!!! Thanks for the laugh!:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[JS-TX]

What size is this thing, I couldn't find it on their website.

I would say about the size of an XL BGE.. or close to it. That lid was pretty heavy to lift. It has 2 grates, but the second grate didn't seem very easy to work with. Perhaps it was the way it was put together.. dunno.

 

[Groundhog66]

I would say about the size of an XL BGE.. or close to it. That lid was pretty heavy to lift. It has 2 grates, but the second grate didn't seem very easy to work with. Perhaps it was the way it was put together.. dunno.

So it had a 2 tier rack included as well, nice.

Chinese or not, still a great price for a ceramic cooker of that size.

 

[Smoothsmoke]

I went to my local costco to get an up close view of this thing, but zilch. I didn't see it anywhere.

 

[5-0 BBQ]

I wouldn't buy it... if you cook on it, an hour later, you'll want to cook on it again.

Now that's FUNNY! :clap2:

 

[lionhrt]

I see they are clay and not ceramic wouldn`t that limit its use to lower heat?

 

[Groundhog66]

I see they are clay and not ceramic wouldn`t that limit its use to lower heat?

Hard to make out, but doesn't the sign say ceramic?

 

[R2Egg2Q]

I think that is the same as the GourmetPot kamado: http://www.gourmetpots.com/grills

For that price, I would think it'd have to be a Large and not XL.

 

[lionhrt]

Hard to make out, but doesn't the sign say ceramic?

I went to the websight that was posted earlier and if the same manufacturer it is clay.

 

[Mike in Corpus]

If I bought a flat screen T.V. and after four years of heavy use, they offered to give me a new T.V. rather than fix it, I would take it. Honoring a good return policy generates more business IMHO.

 

[Johnny_Crunch]

This is the website that is on the box. They keep calling it ceramic then they mention they use clay. What gives?

http://visiongrills.com/AboutKamado.html

 

[gooose53]

This is the website that is on the box. They keep calling it ceramic then they mention they use clay. What gives?

http://visiongrills.com/AboutKamado.html

"...since our ancestors learned to cook using clay pots." this doesn't say they use clay to make it....at least not in my mind.

 

[Johnny_Crunch]

Read it again.......

"Part of our mission is to develop products that are environmentally friendly and wherever possible use recycled or replenishable materials. We use natural clay elements to fabricate the ceramic cooking pot and interior cooking chamber,"

 

[btcg]

"...since our ancestors learned to cook using clay pots." this doesn't say they use clay to make it....at least not in my mind.

As a direct decendant of the caveman who invented cookware (Ogg Wilson), I can tell you that the first cookware was stone. :-D