Killa J
Full Fledged Farker
I’ve been planning on buying a Lone Star Grillz adjustable charcoal grill for a while. It seems like it can pretty much do everything decently well, and some things really well. However, I’m about to quit my job and take a pretty significant pay cut, so I’ve decided a charcoal grill around $3500 after shipping isn’t the right move at the moment. So I’ve set a budget of $1500 shipped.
What I want out of the charcoal grill is the ability to quickly sear steaks but also cook a whole mess of burgers or hotdogs/brats on the same grill. Not at the same time. A rotisserie is a nice feature to have as well. The ability to smoke on it is a plus, but not really importance because I have 2 smokers already.
The one that interests me the most is the Napoleon charcoal grill. It’s got plenty of space (33.5x18 grate), and the charcoal pan is adjustable up and down. There aren’t many reviews out there. Seems most of the complaints are that it has no airflow control for the lid, just the air intake is controllable. So not very good at temp control for smoking. And with no way to control exhaust vents, you can’t control which way the heat and smoke flow. The grill is all stainless, the grates are a strange shaped enameled cast iron which I don’t know if I like or not. 15 year warranty.
Hasty-Bake has the Legacy and Gourmet, both of which are in my price range. Depending on taxes, the Gourmet may be a little over. Cons compared to the Napoleon are smaller main grilling area, and what looks like a smaller charcoal basket. It looks like the basket is 10% smaller than the grate, so it’s got one edge that isn’t directly above the charcoal. It seems like the Hasty-Bake is a better smoker, and it’s significantly easier to add charcoal and wood during a cook. Not stainless, shorter warranty than Napoleon.
There are probably more out there in my price range, so I’m open to suggestions as well.
What I want out of the charcoal grill is the ability to quickly sear steaks but also cook a whole mess of burgers or hotdogs/brats on the same grill. Not at the same time. A rotisserie is a nice feature to have as well. The ability to smoke on it is a plus, but not really importance because I have 2 smokers already.
The one that interests me the most is the Napoleon charcoal grill. It’s got plenty of space (33.5x18 grate), and the charcoal pan is adjustable up and down. There aren’t many reviews out there. Seems most of the complaints are that it has no airflow control for the lid, just the air intake is controllable. So not very good at temp control for smoking. And with no way to control exhaust vents, you can’t control which way the heat and smoke flow. The grill is all stainless, the grates are a strange shaped enameled cast iron which I don’t know if I like or not. 15 year warranty.
Hasty-Bake has the Legacy and Gourmet, both of which are in my price range. Depending on taxes, the Gourmet may be a little over. Cons compared to the Napoleon are smaller main grilling area, and what looks like a smaller charcoal basket. It looks like the basket is 10% smaller than the grate, so it’s got one edge that isn’t directly above the charcoal. It seems like the Hasty-Bake is a better smoker, and it’s significantly easier to add charcoal and wood during a cook. Not stainless, shorter warranty than Napoleon.
There are probably more out there in my price range, so I’m open to suggestions as well.
