Well I attempted to trade my Akorn smoker for a commercial kitchen griddle. The smoker was delivered with a PID, bag of lump, extra grates, and a large Boston butt, and some rub. The griddle was attempted to be delivered to me, but was in terrible shape, so I left it inside that Western Auto building where it has sat for ten years. So I lost my smoker. Walmart did me dirty on a $439 griddle which has laid waiting for two weeks to be picked up. No returns, no replacement, no refund. The new Walmart.
Well this friend that swapped kamado for griddle felt badly for me and offered me a charbraoiler.
I squirted some degreaser on it, and hit it with the pressure washer and it cleaned up pretty well. Hooked up the bottled gas and it lit. I let it burn until the bottle went dry, which was about an hour because it was already low. Not a ton of smoke, but some did come off.
It is a countertop 36” x 24”. Toastmaster Pro Series with deflector plates- 90,000 BTU. Retails new for around $1,800 or so. This one had some burnt spots on the back wall and a little bit of rust right there. Originally plumbed into natural gas and set in a kitchen, my friend got it after it was replaced with something different. He figures it had about 20 hours on it. He did the orifice exchange and converted it into a propane operated unit.
The flames were pretty good, but yellow, not blue. I would have thought that the burners would produce a blue flame. I suspect there is a regulator issue of some kind going on with it. I turned all three burners to full, medium and low. On low the far burner would flame out. I ran it on two burners and could lower the flame fairly well. My tank was low, but I think the regulator needs changed for something different. I don’t know spit about such things, but my boss has a world of knowledge and can get me straightened out. It may also be that the burners have something inside them that needs flushed out. I dunno.
I had planned on making my “Pit Boss Sierra Griddle” the center piece of my outside kitchen, but it was destroyed upon delivery and Walmart doesn’t want to issue a refund, a replacement, or anything other than more hassles.
So this charbroiler will now be my center piece. I plan to buy a griddle topper thingie to set on one side and make it a grill griddle combo. With it I can handle my crew and then some. The chihuahua certainly has high expectations for her new grill adventures. So there will be plenty of encouragement for me.
I have a Lowes gift card with about $250 on it, so I plan to buy a new Akorn. Yes, I really liked smoking meats on that thing. It is just a metal kamado, but it only costs $300. The first one, that I traded with, was almost ten years old. Still worked great. Just keep them under roof and don’t allow them to keep ash in the bottom. I used a stainless steel colander with extra holes drilled in it as a charcoal basket down inside. This allowed me to grab it and shake out the dust and keep the small pieces for the next cook. Filled, this bowl held enough lump to cook for about 16 hours at 225 degrees.
The only issue I have with the design is the cast iron insert to cook on. I leaned it against the porch and it fell over and broke off a chunk. I looked everywhere for a replacement. 19 3/4” diameter and nobody had this in stainless steel. One feller would make me one for $200+, but the entire grill only costs $300. So I just used the broken top.
I also added a Weber grill grate and it fit perfectly down inside and I could lay a pizza stone down there and it made a great deflector. I had bought Grill Grates for it, too. I forgot to give those to my buddy, so I will probably give him those. They are for grilling you know.
I also plan to tap-con some boards to the cinder block wall and add hooks to hang my collection of cast iron skillets in this outdoor kitchen. Keeping it small and functional. Two cookers, and nothing else.
Now this charbroiler needs a stainless steel roll around cart. I want to roll it out from under the porch roof to cook, and back under when done. The kamado comes with nice big wheels already. I looked at some prices for these carts and they are pricy. They call them service tables or something in the restaurant business. I could use a wooden table because the table seen in pictures barely even got warm. The wife insists though as she says it looks like it will catch fire at any moment. So I got to buy a table for the grill.
They sell a Carolina cooker cast iron griddle topper thingie and while small, it would probably look really cool sitting on top. I have learned how to season cast iron skillets beautifully now, and figure I could with that as well. I worry that the other ones will warp and flop around while I try to use the surface for cooking. Clank Clank Clank.
The idea here is that she likes to entertain, and I like to cook for our guests. I need to search and read on here about all the different meals so I can cherry pick a few to master, then present. I mean anyone can do burgers or steaks, but I want to create interesting things. I want to try some of the stuff they grill in Spain and Mexico and South America. I mean other than fajitas or tacos. Anyways, I wanted to show off my new broiler and there isn’t a subsection for gas grills, so I wandered into here.
I need to leave a review on Walmart.com so others can be warned about what happens when you order a grill from those people. You get abused and your money is gone and no one much cares.
Well this friend that swapped kamado for griddle felt badly for me and offered me a charbraoiler.
I squirted some degreaser on it, and hit it with the pressure washer and it cleaned up pretty well. Hooked up the bottled gas and it lit. I let it burn until the bottle went dry, which was about an hour because it was already low. Not a ton of smoke, but some did come off.
It is a countertop 36” x 24”. Toastmaster Pro Series with deflector plates- 90,000 BTU. Retails new for around $1,800 or so. This one had some burnt spots on the back wall and a little bit of rust right there. Originally plumbed into natural gas and set in a kitchen, my friend got it after it was replaced with something different. He figures it had about 20 hours on it. He did the orifice exchange and converted it into a propane operated unit.
The flames were pretty good, but yellow, not blue. I would have thought that the burners would produce a blue flame. I suspect there is a regulator issue of some kind going on with it. I turned all three burners to full, medium and low. On low the far burner would flame out. I ran it on two burners and could lower the flame fairly well. My tank was low, but I think the regulator needs changed for something different. I don’t know spit about such things, but my boss has a world of knowledge and can get me straightened out. It may also be that the burners have something inside them that needs flushed out. I dunno.
I had planned on making my “Pit Boss Sierra Griddle” the center piece of my outside kitchen, but it was destroyed upon delivery and Walmart doesn’t want to issue a refund, a replacement, or anything other than more hassles.
So this charbroiler will now be my center piece. I plan to buy a griddle topper thingie to set on one side and make it a grill griddle combo. With it I can handle my crew and then some. The chihuahua certainly has high expectations for her new grill adventures. So there will be plenty of encouragement for me.
I have a Lowes gift card with about $250 on it, so I plan to buy a new Akorn. Yes, I really liked smoking meats on that thing. It is just a metal kamado, but it only costs $300. The first one, that I traded with, was almost ten years old. Still worked great. Just keep them under roof and don’t allow them to keep ash in the bottom. I used a stainless steel colander with extra holes drilled in it as a charcoal basket down inside. This allowed me to grab it and shake out the dust and keep the small pieces for the next cook. Filled, this bowl held enough lump to cook for about 16 hours at 225 degrees.
The only issue I have with the design is the cast iron insert to cook on. I leaned it against the porch and it fell over and broke off a chunk. I looked everywhere for a replacement. 19 3/4” diameter and nobody had this in stainless steel. One feller would make me one for $200+, but the entire grill only costs $300. So I just used the broken top.
I also added a Weber grill grate and it fit perfectly down inside and I could lay a pizza stone down there and it made a great deflector. I had bought Grill Grates for it, too. I forgot to give those to my buddy, so I will probably give him those. They are for grilling you know.
I also plan to tap-con some boards to the cinder block wall and add hooks to hang my collection of cast iron skillets in this outdoor kitchen. Keeping it small and functional. Two cookers, and nothing else.
Now this charbroiler needs a stainless steel roll around cart. I want to roll it out from under the porch roof to cook, and back under when done. The kamado comes with nice big wheels already. I looked at some prices for these carts and they are pricy. They call them service tables or something in the restaurant business. I could use a wooden table because the table seen in pictures barely even got warm. The wife insists though as she says it looks like it will catch fire at any moment. So I got to buy a table for the grill.
They sell a Carolina cooker cast iron griddle topper thingie and while small, it would probably look really cool sitting on top. I have learned how to season cast iron skillets beautifully now, and figure I could with that as well. I worry that the other ones will warp and flop around while I try to use the surface for cooking. Clank Clank Clank.
The idea here is that she likes to entertain, and I like to cook for our guests. I need to search and read on here about all the different meals so I can cherry pick a few to master, then present. I mean anyone can do burgers or steaks, but I want to create interesting things. I want to try some of the stuff they grill in Spain and Mexico and South America. I mean other than fajitas or tacos. Anyways, I wanted to show off my new broiler and there isn’t a subsection for gas grills, so I wandered into here.
I need to leave a review on Walmart.com so others can be warned about what happens when you order a grill from those people. You get abused and your money is gone and no one much cares.
