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Char-Broil Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
This Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker is perfect for all your smoking, grilling and barbequing needs. It features an attractive, compact design that fits well on most patios, and the sleek black look will complement your outdoor decor. You'll enjoy 1,280 sq. in. of total cooking surface area, which makes this charbroil BBQ the right choice for outdoor parties, or any event where you need to feed a crowd. Two wheels let you easily move the charcoal smoker ever you please. Whether smoking, grilling or barbequing, the Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker ensures that your meat will be tender, succulent and juicy. Plus, the charcoal smoker features a convenient front shelf and storage rack.
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
out of 5
(140 Reviews) 126
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Customer Recommendation89%124 out of 139reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews
Review 1 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
I would buy a grill from a different company
,04/18/2013
By Blackfoot45 ,
Ocala, fl
1
out of
5
this grill just like all the items put out by char-broil do the following ..WE HAVE HAD THREE OF THEIR GRILLS.. I would buy a grill from a different company, the paint blusterers the first use ...you will have to sand it and repaint the whole thing or it will rust through..this is GARBAGE
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every few days
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Review 2 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
Great for learning how to smoke
,12/27/2012
By hattmm ,
Austin, TX
5
out of
5
I am giving this smoker/grill all excellent ratings because it performs as adverstises (as long as you read the directions). For the price you are not going to get a heavy duty sealed smoker. I had a few bent parts that had to be bent back, the left side of the lid was bowed out a little to far for me to get it all the way back. Thus the gap is quite a bit bigger now where it sits on the bottom part of the grill. A lot of smoke and heat escape around all the doors and dampers, where the smoke box connects and both lids. The carcoal is a bit of a chore to clean out of the smoker box and the barrel. I will be adding a metal plate that can be lifted out soon. For now the charcoal turns to dust and falls through the grates and sits on the bottom of the smoker.
That may sound like a lot of complaints to some people, but for the price thats what you can expect. I took my time putting it together all by myself (40 something yr old woman), generously brushed all the inside with veggie oil, did a low and slow charocoal seasoning (180-200 degrees for about four hours then let it die out). Two days later i smoked a 15lb turkey. Put an aluminum pan of water under it to keep it moist and to catch the drippings. The very next day I did the same thing with an 11lb ham. Lemme tell ya folks, keep your eye on the temp (225-250), keep the meat moist and take your time and you will have the best main course ever. Yes you will need more wood/charcoal than a more expensive smoker because so much heat and smoke escape. But for the beginner/average smoker/griller that is on a budget I would recommend this one to anyone. You can put a ton of food on this baby! Some have complained about rust after the first use. All i can say is if you season it well and don't start a rip roaring fire in it you shouldn't have problem with rust for a while. I have three different types of grills for different types of cooking i like to do, but my first smoker. This one is by far the most fun! Buy it, treat it with love and enjoy! HAPPY SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!
That may sound like a lot of complaints to some people, but for the price thats what you can expect. I took my time putting it together all by myself (40 something yr old woman), generously brushed all the inside with veggie oil, did a low and slow charocoal seasoning (180-200 degrees for about four hours then let it die out). Two days later i smoked a 15lb turkey. Put an aluminum pan of water under it to keep it moist and to catch the drippings. The very next day I did the same thing with an 11lb ham. Lemme tell ya folks, keep your eye on the temp (225-250), keep the meat moist and take your time and you will have the best main course ever. Yes you will need more wood/charcoal than a more expensive smoker because so much heat and smoke escape. But for the beginner/average smoker/griller that is on a budget I would recommend this one to anyone. You can put a ton of food on this baby! Some have complained about rust after the first use. All i can say is if you season it well and don't start a rip roaring fire in it you shouldn't have problem with rust for a while. I have three different types of grills for different types of cooking i like to do, but my first smoker. This one is by far the most fun! Buy it, treat it with love and enjoy! HAPPY SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
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Review 3 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
11/01/2012
By smokedoctor ,
bothell, wash.
1
out of
5
I'm returning this item, it can't function as smoker, you.are unable to
shut it down! it keeps burning wood with everything closed, it doesn't worked!!
shut it down! it keeps burning wood with everything closed, it doesn't worked!!
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Once per week
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Review 4 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
good enough
,10/25/2012
By TTREX ,
San Antonio, Texas
3
out of
5
I bought this about 3 weeks ago and have grilled on it 3 times, each time for an extended period, about 6 hours each. The second time, I noticed that the bottom grate was warping and the 3rd time it is getting worse. I don't believe it can handle a lot more heat/grilling. The top is getting rusty (I'm in Texas and it hasn't rained since I bought the grill the rust is outside on the top) so I keep spraying it with a machine oil to prevent this. It is only happening on one side, closest to where the smoke box is but on the main grill. Overall, I spent a lot less than it cost online at other places so I can't complain. It is doing what it is supposed to do and I'm satisfied with it. It has a huge grill space and I can probably fit 2 turkeys or 4 racks of ribs (flat) on there if I wanted to. Oh, I wish the top was a tiny bit higher too. When I try to do beer can chicken, the top sometimes touches the bird (everything IS bigger in Texas- chickens too I guess). They come out fine though so it's not too big of a deal. I would recommend this grill for a starter grill. It only took me 2 hours to put together (female, 50 and I took my time) and was no problem except when I was trying to hold the smoker box and screw in the screws (I used a chair to hold it eventually). Good enough for my purposes and beats spending $300 or more.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Once per week
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Review 5 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
10/19/2012
By vitale ,
Florida
4
out of
5
Well it sure is nice to look at,but to be honest,the smoke leaks out of every gap.It's really hard to keep an even temp.For the price you can't one this big anywhere.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
3
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every few days
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Review 6 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
09/23/2012
By KC1018 ,
Hammond , IN
5
out of
5
Great grill, I can cook everything all at once now instead of having to waste charcoal on three grills at a time, or wait until some of my food gets done before i can put more on the grill. I love this grill.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Once per month
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Review 7 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
OK smoker
,09/15/2012
By trig69 ,
tn
3
out of
5
For the money it's an ok grill. not heavy steel but what I expected. I like the grills and the charcoal option in the lg section. Have used it as a grill and a wood smoker. Easy to maintain a constant temp although I had to install another temp gauge as the one it came with only says cool, ideal or hot. The one I installed has degree indicators. A must for smoking at a slow rate. All in all it serves the purpose I required at a reasonable price.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
3
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Once per week
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Review 8 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
ON Sale!
,09/14/2012
By HOCKEYMUM2 ,
VANCOUVER, WA
5
out of
5
even though this says 158, go to your local walmart now! we got ours on sept 22 and its on sale for 78 bucks!!!! it does not come in box, so had to load into our suburban. hurry before they all sale out! worth every penny!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
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Review 9 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
Great grill/smoker
,08/24/2012
By Muttleyman ,
Bradford, Pa
5
out of
5
My son in law bought one of these a year ago and we have been using it for family cookouts almost non-stop. This is the neatest invention since sliced bread. It cooks and smokes to perfection. The versatility is limitless. We use both charcoal and hardwoods and have had excellent results with both. Easy to put together, easy to transport around, cooks everything we've thrown at it, well designed and built. Only prob we've had with it so far is the bracket holding/supporting the firebox to the cooking barrel could be a little heftier (which I fabricated a stronger brace). The price ain't bad either. I'm purchasing one as soon as our store gets some in so that we'll have two units going at same time to accomodate the entire clan.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Male
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every few days
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Review 10 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
Good buy, despite some shipping damage...
,08/21/2012
By RScottR ,
Highlands, NC
4
out of
5
This is a good grill/smoker, but the one I got had received some damage (one cross piece on the grill had been bent a bit out of shape, and the shelf that mounts on the front of the smoker had similar damage -- apparently something fairly heavy had fallen on the carton. Neither caused any problem with putting the grill together or its performance. There were a couple of bolts missing as well, but readily obtained at the hardware store. Given the price/value, these issues were minor, and I'm pleased with the product and its performance.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every few days
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Review 11 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
A great grill
,08/19/2012
By bloodorange ,
Ramer, TN
4
out of
5
I am very pleased with this grill. Only noted a couple minor problems since I have used this one. No charcoal catch pan so you have to scoop out the ashes after it cools down. I lost one of the bolts that holds the upper rack on the lid. That was probably my fault, but is fixable. I would still recommend this grill to everyone. It can handle small meals and very big meals with no problems. My father-in-law got one a couple of years ago and I had to get one too. I had to wait two years, but I got my grill and look forward to cooking many meals for my family with it.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every few days
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Review 12 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
08/19/2012
By justcauseihaveto ,
ky
4
out of
5
pretty nice smoker, really like it. seasoned it, got a few spots by the fire box, but easy to touch up.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Male
Ownership:3 - 4 months
Usage:Once per week
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Review 13 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
WELL WORTH THE MONEY!
,08/05/2012
By wchall444 ,
ponder
4
out of
5
I bought this smoker to cook at a family reunion and let me just tell you, This smoker did AMAZING!!! I was lucky that i did not have to put it together as i bought the display model. So i can not say anything about how it goes together. But i did notice a pretty nice space from the fire box and the actual smoker barrell. So i left the store and went to a hardware store and bought a tube of fireplace epoxy and went around the entire fire box and bonded it to the smoke barrel. We arrived at the location for the reunion thursday night and Friday morning i poored half a bag of charcoil into the fire box and burned off all the paint and oil from the firebox. Saturday morning i lit a fire and for 5 1/2 hours of smokeing i used half a bag of charcoil (to start the fire) and half a bag of mesquite wood. This pit held the heat, and smoke AMAZINGLY! For the $$$ this is a VERY nice smoker!! I cooked 4 racks of ribs, 4 onions, and 20lbs of smoked sausage at the same time. Plenty of cook area and great very easy to control thhe heat, smoke, and cook levels. VERY IMPRESSED!!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Once per week
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Review 14 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
07/19/2012
By JadedSaphire ,
Nampa ID
5
out of
5
Exactly what I wanted, purchased this for my fiancee and he loves this grill! its very nice and sturdy lots of room for cooking :) Only thing to remember is you do need a second person to help with building it and need to follow seasoning instructions from manual as not to ruin the paint. Otherwise very happy with this purchase :)
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every few days
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Review 15 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
Good smoker for the price
,07/19/2012
By furniturelover ,
Olympia, WA
4
out of
5
The smoker is not high-end, the side fire box is a little uneven, but overall it is a good value for the price. My husband is new to smoking and wanted something basic until he was proficient at it. I think this will do the trick just fine.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:A few times per month
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Review 16 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
TEMPERATURE GAUGE
,07/11/2012
By Baxbullet ,
Ontario,Canada
4
out of
5
This is an Outstanding Item, great price and plenty large for entertaining friends and family! HOWEVER one complaint, the "Cheesy-Cheap" temperature gauge! What's with the "warm-ideal-hot" You should go back to the gauge that actually shows the temperature within the unit, like your older models! I purchased a "proper one" and installed. All good now!!!!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:A few times per month
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Review 17 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
07/05/2012
By sharon471 ,
Bridgeport, NY
5
out of
5
I purchased this for my husband for Father's Day and he loves it!!! It heats up quickly and cooks food to perfection. The side grill can be used for cooking small amounts of food while the grill part can cook quite a lot of food. We are very pleased with this product and recommend it to anyone that wants a good smoker grill.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 3 months
Usage:Once per week
+1point
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Review 18 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
07/05/2012
By shortandfiesty76 ,
Winona, MO
5
out of
5
My only complaint, i had purchased store to site and when i got notification it was in, it was an assembled one, when we got home, smoker was missing several nuts and bolts, but luckily my husband is a handy man and had spares around the garage, he fixed and it works wonderfully.. would definetly recommend and make sure to follow seasoning instructions :)
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Once per week
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Review 19 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
Best Grill I owned
,07/05/2012
By biglou20 ,
Marrero,LA
5
out of
5
The grill is everything I expected when I got it home. The perfect 4th of July grill.The value is yet to be determine as the longevity of the grill will conclude that fact. It does seem to be very durable. The amount of space for a back yard grill is incredible. Very Happy indeed.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:A few times per month
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Review 20 for Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smoker
DO NOT BUY DONT WAIST YOUR MONEY OR TIME
,07/02/2012
By NHHSKD ,
california
1
out of
5
we purchased this grill got it put together. first time we used it the paint came off, when we called charbroil they gave us grief about repairing it.
i would NOT recommend this item to anyone.
if i still had the box i would return it
i would NOT recommend this item to anyone.
if i still had the box i would return it
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:A few times per month
-4points
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