Oklahoma Joe's® Blackjack Kettle Charcoal Grill

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Better than expected . Heavy metal. Stays hot longer .

Only used it twice so far. It cooked perfectly. Takes time to learn how to control the temperature. Great so far!

ITS GREAT TO BBQ

Just bought this Grill and it is amazing. The way it's built, the features, it's everything I need. I've used it several times now and it does everything I want and need.

I have two oklahoma Joe's a Treager and a big Masterbuilt wood chip smoker but since I have owned this grill it's the only one I like cooking on now. It's the best highly-rated this one.

The only downside to this grill is the air gap when the lid is closed which makes it hard to control temperature, but the solution is cheap and easy with a high temperature grill gasket kit.

The design its great, heavy duty contruction thicker than my weber kettle. Only 2 down falls: the intake lid to crontrol the temperature fits loose leaving a considerable gap, and the ash container system needs to be redesigned. Seasoned mine with kinsford briketes and it was very hard to get it under 300 ' f. So far like it over my weber

Switched from a Weber to this Kettle Grill. Nice heavy duty grill but with a few flaws. Hard to get air tight seal on lid, needs a gasket or something. With a good airtight seal I would be able to use whats left of the charcoal in the unit the next day. (which i could always do with the Weber) Second flaw is ash pan needs to be deeper. There is plenty of room for a bigger deeper one. I might try to fit something there, like a galvanized bucket etc. Maybe OJ will correct these things or has a solution.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Assembly was straightforward. Followed the instructions to the tee however, the top does not align with the bottom perfectly so it has to be pushed pretty hard to close, which has already scraped the enamel off the lip of both grill and lid. Pretty happy with the performance of the grill overall. I do agree it is a bit more heavy duty than regular kettle grills, but not as much so as you are led to believe. Worth the money? In this day and age yes. Not overjoyed but not dissatisfied.

This is a nice kettle. The only things I don’t like about it are the bottom air vents leak ashes regardless if the vent is open or closed. The other is the hinge that holds the top dome open is weak and wobbly and you can’t rotate the dome since the temperature gauge is mounted on the opposite side making temperatures a guessing game.