Char-Griller E6714 AKORN Jr. Kamado, Ash Portable Charcoal Grill

Great fun once you have mastered the temp, prefer to cook outside now if the weather is OK. Just cooked a boston butt low and slow, came out great. Like the fact when your finished cooking just shut the vents off and most of the fuel will remain unused. Had it for 12 months no issues would buy again.

Really efficient with just small amount of charcoal. Amazing how hot it gets! Deceiving size wise but easily cooks large chicken. Only thing missing, so you’re not cooking directly on griddle, is a small metal rack ( bought one locally for under a fiver!).

I received this grill in excellent condition. It's a solid well engineered grill. Im looking forward to using it. I assembled it in about 30 minutes and I'm no genius. I read some reviews before purchasing it. Some found it difficult to get the lid handle attached. I think the secret is don't tighten all the studs leave them loose then put in the wood piece in then tighten all, and away you go. I had no issues whatsoever with the assembly. And I would recommend this product it's a great piece of kit to have.

Though not cheap, good size, holds heat well and uses very little charcoal. Easy to assemble

Great quality bbq and looks great

great product

Se lo regalé a mi novio de cumpleaños, y a pesar de que yo pensaba que era un poco pequeño, ha sido súper útil para cuando hacemos carne asada solos pues no se ensucia todo el jardín. Está super bonito, fácil de usar, limpiar y transportar; además el tamaño está ideal para parejas o familias pequeñas. Mi novio dice que es el mejor regalo que le han dado! jajaja vale totalmente la pena.

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Just put this little guy through its paces and I absolutely love it. I've been cooking with a primo xl kamado for years and wanted something that I could take camping. It's not perfect, but once it's set it is really super. I'll give you the things to watch out for first: 1. The assembly was very easy with the exception of the handle, which was really pretty frustrating. Get someone else to help you hold it in place (it's three separate pieces) while you tighten the screws and use a flat-head screwdriver instead of the recommended nut driver (there's almost no space to get the nut driver on the head, and the angle that the hole in the handle base makes it nearly impossible to get any grip) and it'll be a lot easier on you. 2. Burn through a load of charcoal before you cook with the unit, it puts off some pretty noxious smells the first time you heat it up. 3. Don't expect it to look like you just bought it after you run it full blast. The paint on mine looks pretty faded/oxidized after bringing it up to 700 degrees a couple of times. Personally I don't care but I know some folks take tremendous pride in the aesthetics of their rigs. 4. There's definitely a learning curve to using a kamado (any kamado, not just this one), so if you're not experienced be prepared to do some experimenting and tweaking. It's not at all the same as cooking with a "standard" charcoal grill. Ok, the good: 1. It's a kamado that you can haul around without worrying about the weight or breakage!!! It's steel, not ceramic. For you experienced kamado users out there, you know what I mean. For new kamado users just trust me (my primo weighs 200 pounds unloaded) 2. Its easy to get it to 700 degrees rather easily. Pizza!! 3. I was disappointed that there didn't seem to be one of the heat deflector ceramic stones, but there's an available accessory sheet that comes in the box, and there's a stone available evidently (I haven't ordered it yet) 4. It cools down quickly. I don't have any specific numbers but once you close off the vents it only takes an hour or two to completely shut down the coals and cool off 5. The 14' grate is large enough to cook a decent amount of food 6. Because it's enclosed, you don't need to worry about the wind (we had 20mph sustained winds all weekend and it had no affect). This is a kamado advantage. 7. It seems surprisingly well built. I have to say I didn't have super high expectations given the price but I am impressed with the engineering and apparent quality. I've only had it for a few days and cooked twice with it but I'll be surprised if I have any issues. Hope this helps!

I did the research and suggested this BBQ to my husband. We needed something that was good quality with fantastic bbq taste and this certainly met our expectations! We've had both natural gas and propane BBQs in the past, sold each when we moved long distance, bought this one after considering the pricy, heavy, bulky, full sized ceramic cookers that are becoming popular. I was skeptical about this one in every way and so was my husband. We had no problems assembling it. We've used it to cook hamburgers, chicken breast, pork loin and we can't get over the amazing results and the wood smoked natural flavour. We bought wood charcoal from Home Depot in a BIG bag for under $20. (Canadian Tire also has the same big bag for about the same price) You use about as much as you can scoop up in 2 hands and maybe burn only 1/3 of it for each meal. When buying the wood charcoal feel the bag to make sure the chips aren't tiny because they might fall thru the grill. You can always break the big pieces, if you need to. We bought an electric charcoal starter from Amazon which takes about 5 min to start the chips glowing a bit, then after removing it another 5 minutes to close the lid and heat the BBQ to 200 degrees with the vents wide open. Then you set the vents to whatever the instruction Char-griller book says for the meat you're cooking. My husband was concerned about the time it might take to heat up, but he loves the flavor and says it doesn't take much longer than gas or propane, so it's totally worth it! We looked at YouTube videos where people devise some kind of drip tray, but it's totally unnecessary if you regulate the vents and don't crank it wide open. My husband loves to cook at 300 degrees and lower. He recommends the ThermoPro Remote food thermometer, also from Amazon. He can leave the food cooking and wander about without the worry of overcooking because it has a remote he carries around with him. For the $200 we spent it is an AWSOME deal. Just the right size for 2 to 4 people. If you're worried about feeding a crowd, why not buy 2 of these Acorn Jr's? It is still way cheaper than the big Kamados and very portable. UPDATE: July 2018 to April 2023 - We're still using this Jr Akorn. In July we'll be in our 6th season of using it. We live in Saskatchewan and we leave it outside, uncovered, on our deck year round. We once took it on a camping trip where it greatly impressed those who joined us there. What's more to say? We are happy campers and very happy with this BBQ.