Title: Weber fan, but this is not their best work. Design Flaw (SJ Gold)
Product review: I'm a long time Weber fan and love the majority of their products. I've had a number of their charcoal grills over the years and figured the Smokey Joe GOLD would be a nice little addition for balcony and picnic grilling. Unfortunately, Weber designed this grill with an inherent flaw. Unlike their other charcoal grills, the air inlet vents are above and to the sides of the coals rather than below them. When you place the lid on the grill (as Weber encourages all customers to do in all of their literature/instructions), the coals cool and go out rather than cook the food. To use this grill, I've had to make it a 'lidless' cooker and never use the lid. I may try the SJ Silver or the Go-Anywhere as both of these grills have the air inlets below the coals and shouldn't have this same problem.
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