The good:
1. Rotisserie = even better BBQ... and this one has three upper and thirteen lower automatic ones. Three large up top and thirteen below. I really don't think there's anything out there that can boast this, even the $1200 BBQ's.
2. Price. No, it's not a cheap $99 job from Lowes or Home Depot, but it's not the $650-$1200 you could spend on an egg or 'semi-pro' smoker/bbq grill. It's much less expensive than most the competition, especially once you've bought all the rotisserie stuff that didn't come with the competitions that you have to install after the fact (which is a bit of a pain and can get even more pricey).
3. Decent size. Not huge, but enough to cook for half a dozen people at once I would say... maybe more depending on how ravenous they are.
4. Adjustable charcoal tray via an external mechanism, not just a hanger inside you have to potentially adjust while the grill is hot. Always a plus. (It would be nice if it had two separate trays that would adjust separately but that's almost nitpicking. Maybe a new `higher' model in the future feature to add).
5. Mine came with the cover, which is nice. You should clean your grill after use and, if you expect rain or even morning dew you should cover it back up after it cools. Your BBQ will last longer this way. I don't think I'd leave the motor out, I'll store it where I do all my other other BBQ stuff.
6. Customer service. These guys are on the spot. We had a secondary item ordered aside from the full on kebab'e'que itself that did not get shipped in the box (I'm sure whoever was packing the order missed it). It couldn't have been more than 15 mins after I emailed them that they called me on the phone saying it would be shipped out shortly along with another set of forks for the mistake. Now, maybe I just caught them at the perfect time, but still, I'm impressed.
The ok/side observations:
1. Two, separate, rotisserie mechanisms that need the motor. You cannot operate both the 3 top rotisserie and the 13 lower rotisserie at the same time unless you buy a second motor. Not a big deal, but something to keep in mind when looking at the pictures shown. You might buy a second motor if this is a big deal to you. For me it's not.
2. Spacing. You can't really put a FULL sized chicken on any of the top three rotisserie and close the lid. They will hit the top or sizes of the inside of the BBQ while turning. So you'll need to leave it (at least partially) open. I've solved this problem by propping the lid about 1/4th of the way open so the heat will collect in the lid. This way something like a chicken will get more smoke flavor and won't take so long to cook (but if you're in a hurry you shouldn't be cooking on a BBQ in my opinion and god forbid you buy a gas "BBQ"). Also, sometimes you'll need to plan out your spacing if you are using all three of the top rotisserie at once to make sure things don't bump into each other (with chicken on the top middle one its legs were bumping into smaller items like squash and potatoes on the lower two until I pushed them down a bit futher).
3. Construction is fairly good, but not SUPER TANK solid, and it was simple enough to put together... you don't need to be an engineer. I may take some heat-proof sealer to the places where you bolt things together just for longevity sake (we're in the northwest... where it rains 2/3rds the year).
4. There was one slight bend in one item (the lower shelf wall lip which is only about 1/2 tall). They packed it well and it took a lot of pressure to get it to budge when I went to bend it back into shape, so there's no way this happened during delivery, if it had other things would have been damaged before it was. Not a big deal, not worth sending it back and barely even worth mentioning (I'm sure I'll do worse eventually) but these parts really should not have left the manufacturer this way and the only reason I mention it is because (again) whoever was packing the order needs to be more attentive.
The bad:
1. My only real criticism is the grill grate itself that you'd use for `normal' bbq'ing. Put simply it's not a very good one and while you're not paying a fortune for this BBQ, it is more than the $100 job you'll get a Lowes which has cast iron grate plates with closer bars (so your thin stuff doesn't easily fall through). The grate moves around a bit (although this does not really hinder you in any major way and there's no danger of it falling off or anything) and the bars are too far apart (sometimes I make really thin hamburger patties and stack them on the burger I don't think I could get away with that on this grate). I'll be replacing the grate pretty quickly. The manufacturer did say they will look into a better grate when I mentioned it (again, I don't think they could possibly be more responsive to feedback).
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Shipment was super fast across country.Assembly is simple, they even include a screwdriver!
Everything cooks amazingly fast, but unlike traditional unassisted kabobs, there's no burning, raw interiors, or dried out meat.
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I finally found what I had been looking for past 3 years... a rotisserie bbq grill! Or more appropriately, the Kabobeque. It's really a kabob maker with a conventional grill, with skewers that rotate automatically. All you have to do is skewer the meat in and voila! Wait for the deliciousness to melt in your mouth. I love my meat cooked over charcoal so this works perfectly for me but I have to add those looking for something with gas, they don't offer that yet.Good features:
Easy to clean
Comes with 8 short skewers, 2 skewers for fish and 3 long skewers (all stainless steel)
Chic design
Easy to assemble and operate
Good quality product
Good price
The not-so-good:
Doesn't have a gas model yet
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