Char-Griller
Char-Griller Patio Pro Charcoal Grill
The smallest barrel grill Char-Griller sells, now catalogued as model 1616 (it replaced the older E1515 SKU the same shape was sold under). 250 sq in of cast-iron grate on a two-wheel stand, with the same crank-adjustable charcoal pan and EasyDump ash pan as the full-size Classic. It is the apartment-balcony and small-patio version of the barrel grill, not a scaled-down smoker.
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Specifications
Pros
- ✓Cast iron grates at $130, which is unusual — most grills at this price ship plated wire
- ✓Crank-adjustable charcoal pan, inherited from the bigger Char-Grillers, gives real sear-height control
- ✓31 inches wide and 24 deep, so it fits a balcony where a 22-inch kettle's 26-inch circle plus handles will not
- ✓EasyDump ash pan empties from the front without tipping the grill
- ✓46 lbs is light enough for one person to reposition but heavy enough not to blow over
Cons
- ✗Char-Griller rates it to only 400°F — it will not sear the way the 700°F Classic does
- ✗250 sq in is genuinely small: about four burgers and two pieces of chicken, no indirect zone to speak of
- ✗No side firebox port, so unlike the bigger Char-Grillers it cannot be converted to an offset
- ✗Thin steel body loses heat fast in cold or wind
- ✗No side shelf — there is nowhere to put a platter
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