Char-Griller Duo

[samuegill]

This is a great grill,you will love it . I had my CGD for 2 yrs. and love it. cook and smoke great.

 

[beeboq]

Gotta love the duo. Mine is rusted up pretty good. Gonna clean it up, sand the rust , spray some oil on it and rebake it and see what happens. Gonna order new grates as well. Where it was kept over the summer got a lot of moisture. Mold on the ceramic grates. Have not had that problem with steel grates.

 

[steves8388]

If your going to smoke on it plan on making some mods to it. The lid on the smoker side of mine has a bad gap. I had to use 1/2 inch round high temp insulation on mine. Also added 3 inch dryer hose to extend the stack down to the grate level. I really like it just had to make a few changes to it.

 

[chris k]

We've have a Duo at work for about two years and I've ben pretty happy with it. I use the gas side most , but I've used the coal side as a smoker several times with pretty good results. The moveable fire rank is nice and is easy to move  with a fire in it with out burning yourself. The side burner works really well and is very handy for quick lighting of your charcoal chimney. I believe that there is an after-market smokebox attachment that can be purchased. The only complaints I would have about the grill is that it really needs some stronger hardware based on how heavy the grill is. If you move the grill around a lot it begns to wobble. Also the way the lid closes and the positioning of the top racks don't leave  a lot of vertical space on the grill so it's hard to cook things that need to stand up like beer can chicken. Overall, it does a pretty good job for the money. I've fed 60 people at a time with it with great success.

 

[thegirlfriend]

The hubs got me one as an early anniversary present.  i love mine! he is not allowed to use the charcoal side, but is ok to use the gas side.  The charcoal side is big enough to do at least 3 racks of ribs easily. And i love it, looking forward to gettting the smoker box for xmas, then I can do more racks,  but i do just fine doing the offset smoking. for the money it is a great purchase. It is a great way to get started.  I have since bought an old fuel oil tank that i am turning into a huge smoker, hopng to do a whole pig on it.   Hope this helps.

 

[alelover]

I'm smokin 2 butts on mine right now.

 

[boudin4evr]

today is the very first ever use of my grill

very disappointed

Im doing ribs as I trype this

I cant get the fire to go out in the smoker box! I started with regular coal in my chimney lighter I had a basket of lump coal in box

I poured lit coals over lump and added mesquite chunks

I cant get fore to go out! it bubbled my paint! I seasoned inside and outs on my grill before use! HELP

 

[lemans]

I have mine since last July.
Made all the mods from this site on the smoker . On the propane side took out the heat shields put down a piece if expanded steel and poured a bag of ceramic briquettes
On it and now I have a super even heat and once it's hot I lower the flames and maintain
300 forever!
The smoker has a horizon convection plate and I just added a IQ 120 heat control
Wow. It's just a dream

 

[boudin4evr]

I have mine since last July.
Made all the mods from this site on the smoker . On the propane side took out the heat shields put down a piece if expanded steel and poured a bag of ceramic briquettes
On it and now I have a super even heat and once it's hot I lower the flames and maintain
300 forever!
The smoker has a horizon convection plate and I just added a IQ 120 heat control
Wow. It's just a dream

post pics please

 

[perry hiltz]

Here is my setup.  I've had one of these for four years now.  I modified mine to be a reverse flow.  You can see these mods in my youtube video.

 

[kcurtis113]

I just picked up my duo recently and I'm loving it so far. I bought the side smoker box and have had some problems with damaged parts but they're taking care of it for me and I just seasoned it tonight. I want to do a few of the mods to help seal up the side box more and start smoking! I have no clue what I'm doing but I'll figure it out

 

[boudin4evr]

 
I just picked up my duo recently and I'm loving it so far. I bought the side smoker box and have had some problems with damaged parts but they're taking care of it for me and I just seasoned it tonight. I want to do a few of the mods to help seal up the side box more and start smoking! I have no clue what I'm doing but I'll figure it out

Im with you man! I just got mine on Fathers day! (with SFB) Chargriller will take care of you! I had a bad smoker box and little stuff

their customer service is outstanding! I only had 1 smoke with mine! over cooked with temps! I have lots to learn! Town where Im at is soo small that i am ordering mods online (thermometers and 3" flex duct) considering a baffle from Horizon smokers 

IF i could only find a welder to make a basket for coals!

 

[boudin4evr]

I have mine since last July.
Made all the mods from this site on the smoker . On the propane side took out the heat shields put down a piece if expanded steel and poured a bag of ceramic briquettes
On it and now I have a super even heat and once it's hot I lower the flames and maintain
300 forever!
The smoker has a horizon convection plate and I just added a IQ 120 heat control
Wow. It's just a dream

do you leave the coal firegrate ashpan in when using convection plate?

 

[boudin4evr]

I have mine since last July.
Made all the mods from this site on the smoker . On the propane side took out the heat shields put down a piece if expanded steel and poured a bag of ceramic briquettes
On it and now I have a super even heat and once it's hot I lower the flames and maintain
300 forever!
The smoker has a horizon convection plate and I just added a IQ 120 heat control
Wow. It's just a dream

do you leave the coal firegrate ashpan in when using convection plate?

 

[lemans]

No ash pan is long gone like top rack

 

[crscopenhagen]

I have the Chargriller Duo with SFB (Chargriller Trio) I love it. So far i have smoked 3 racks of Baby Back Ribs and a Pork Butt. With plans to smoke a 14+ Pound brisket this weekend. I have been able to keep a pretty consistent 250 degree temp for the ribs for 6 hours without any modifications, the pork butt had similar temps. 

 

[kwandtke]

Thats what I'm using.  I got mine .. it was sort of a compromise as the better half was not going to let me get a dedicated smoker.. When my old gas grill died. I was using a cheapo Brinkman .. just learning to smoke so figured I'd go this route.

 I did some mods and am continuing to fix it up.  I'm happy with it .. I must admit the gas side is nice for a quick burger , brat or steak ... I have only used the charcoal side once except as a smoker.  If I knew then  applies.  For around the same $ I could have gotten something like a WSM  but like I said .. had to get the other half on board. I did some ribs on it the other day .. first I've donw .. my family is still carrying on .. so it works.

 

[kwandtke]

Lemans, I saw your response and was hooked by you having the IQ120 .. so you're saying this works and you really like it?  I was looking at that as the next thing but they (Pitmaster) never mention use on a side firebox and was a little hesitant.  I assume you are using the standard adapter?

 

[lemans]

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• lemans
• Jul 24, 2014

 

[crscopenhagen]

Lemans were did you get that stoker? I'm planing on getting a gasket kit from BBQsmokerMods,com http://www.bbqsmokermods.com/product-p/char-full.htm and im making a Charcoal Basket today.