Weber Smokey Joe 14-Inch Portable Grill

Depois de quase 8 anos na área externa, a minha primeira churrasqueira igual a essa corroeu, e comprei novamente, para mais 8 anos. Possivelmente se guardada em área interna, duraria muito mais (a grelha e a tampa estão inteiras). Altamente eficiente na queima do carvão, a utilizo como churrasqueira mesmo, e não BBQ americano (defumação). Pode custar mais que outros modelos similares, mas essa é imbatível. Vale cada centavo investido.

I’m older and I can’t grill on my balcony because it’s against the rules. However there’s a park nearby I can use it’s not light but I can still make it to the park. It’s a great grill for one or two people for burgers hotdogs and steaks It’s charcoal so it’s going to taste great better than a gas grill. That’s my opinion. If you’re looking for a barbecue and most southerner could explain the difference grill are not smokers (OK this one could be turned into a smoker go to YouTube and Do it yourself)there are other “Products” to Consider. You can buy a cheaper grill if you’re going to have to replace it probably after season or two this one’s built to last just follow the manufacturers instructions. Weber does make portable charcoal grills that can be carried with handles at my age not a good idea if they’re filled with hot coals.The one drawback with this grill is it doesn’t come with a temperature gauge it could be added as a do it yourself project but I wish weber had this is an option.

This does exactly what it’s intended to do. It’s very small so that it’s also portable (i.e. tailgating), but it has enough space to gill around 5-6 burgers at a time. There isn’t anything fancy or advanced about this, and therefore there aren’t any convenient gadgets like a thermometer, either. If you want something with bells and whistles, you’ll obviously have to pay more and get a different version. But for the price, this grill is of good quality, very easy to assemble, simple to use, and a breeze to clean.

This was my first time using a charcoal grill, as I no longer live near my parents – who always did the grilling! 🙂 I am an accident-prone person, so I googled and youtube video’d many “how to” articles and videos. I’ll summarize for you below. I recommend this grill to anyone who is a beginner, if you grill for yourself and a few others, and for tailgating. Basic grill for basic needs.

If you’re looking for some pointers, I hope that this can help! Making sure that the damper (vent) below is open, just add around 15 briquettes in a pyramid-like structure to the lower grate. Pour some lighter fluid over it (and go light-handed… you don’t need to douse them…I swirled for around 3 seconds), and light with a match on two to three sides. There are varying instructions on how long to wait after adding lighter fluid before lighting it – but many professionals have claimed to light it immediately so that the briquettes don’t absorb the fluid and subsequently take longer to burn off (and can possibly affect the taste of your food). It doesn’t flame up quickly or anything. It slowly catches fire. Once the flames build up a bit, it’ll then begin to slowly die down. It took me around 30 minutes for the briquettes to turn gray (that’s when you know it’s ready to go ahead and put the top grate on and start grilling). It’s essential that you wait until all briquettes are gray. Using tongs, spread the briquettes around to one layer. If you want to have two areas of heat, put more briquettes on one side and leave the other side with none or less. The area with more briquettes will have higher heat. Once you’re done grilling, using tongs and heat resistant gloves, close the bottom damper. Put the lid on and close that damper as well. Mine was completely cool the next morning, and then I opened the dampers and poured the ashes and leftover charcoal to a bag to discard. A great trick I read for cleaning the grate real quick, is to ball up some aluminum foil and rub over the grate. I then washed the grate to remove the grease. Done! Next time, I’ll use the chimney starter instead of the lighter fluid method – since I now know what to expect in how charcoal reacts.

My 6 year old wanted a grill for his birthday….Yes a grill!!! So we purchased this for him and he loves it and so do we! It’s really convenient especially when we don’t want to use the big huge pit we have or on a rainy day when we feel like cooking on the porch. It’s small enough for my 6 year old and it’s big enough for us to cook steaks for our family of 5 on it. We also did some veggies and it was great! Even me and my girlfriends enjoyed making burgers on it! Definitely would purchase again or maybe a bigger one!

This grill is very useful for small outdoor grilling for a couple of people. The grill is small but heats up quick because of its size. The cons are as you would expect. The grill is very cumbersome for carrying or transporting since it is not mobile. The lid while a good fit is easily missplaced on the grill edges. Also you will need someplace to place the hot grill top when checking on the food. Lastly you can’t just scrape the grill top as you would with a fixed stand up grill since this is small and easily moves. You will need to take out the grill top to clean/scrape. Overall the inconveniences are equaled with the pros of a simple quick grill. The price was around $50 so that is a last pro.

I was looking for a small charcoal grill for my adult daughter and I. I had gotten rid of my gas grill to prepare for an eventual move. Plus, I was tired of finding mice nests inside! Yuck! This lil grill is perfect! Very easy to assemble. Took me maybe 10 minutes. I bought a Weber chimney to go along with it. That makes it a cinch to get started! It is heavy duty for a small grill. Definitely portable, though I haven’t taken it anywhere yet. So far we have only cooked burgers & dogs on it, but everything came out perfectly. I very highly recommend this grill if you are looking for something small and/or something portable. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it again should I need to. Perfect for my daughter and I and nothing beats charcoal for grilling!