Rating: - Satisfied
After assembling the cooker and seasoning it per the provided instructions, I cooked two small hens, probably 3.5-4 lbs. each. Seasoned the birds with a dry rub I concocted and let them marinate in the fridge about four hours before I was ready to cook them. The cooker is easy as anything to use and is pretty much hassle-free. I am accustomed to frying chickens and turkeys in oil, so I was concerned that the birds were not getting as brown as quickly as with the conventional oil fryers. I wound up cooking the birds for two hours and they emerged as a light golden brown, with spots of darker ... Read More
Rating: - Char-Broil Big Easy - Easy and Delicious
I ordered this over the weekend before Thanksgiving and got it the day before Thanksgiving. Craftsmanship was ok, it got slightly dinged in shipping but nothing that made it unusable. Now on to the important part, using it.
They call it a turkey fryer which it isn't since there's no fat or oil involved. The results though were terrific! I've deep fried turkeys for the last year or two while they were good there was an awful lot of hassle with all the oil and prep work. With this unit all you have to do is connect your propane tank, turn on the gas, just turn it on no settings, and turn ... Read More
Rating: - Great new way to cook
Just got this thing a couple of weeks ago and have been very pleased thus far. We've cooked a chicken, turkey, and a prime rib roast and all of them turned out great. I do recommend however looking online for tips and tricks. While it comes with basic directions, learning from people who have used it firsthand is the way to go...the Char Broil site has some additional recipes and information as well.
Rating: - Great cooking tool!
This is a great cooking tool! It takes about 15-20 minutes to assemble (unfortunate, but I'm sure it reduces the cost to the consumer as well). The craftsmanship isn't A-grade because of sharp edges and such, but overall it is sturdy enough to seem like it will last a long time.
I wanted to test it out before Thanksgiving, so I bought a 12 lbs turkey to try it out. The turkey took about 2 hours and 15 minutes to cook, which is a little longer than their estimated time (the outside temperature was rather low at 30 degrees F).
The result? Delicious. The skin was nice and crispy, ... Read More
Rating: - for the birds!
we cooked a defrosted room temp 12 lb turkey 3 hours on high...checking every 10 min last hour and this turkey is NOT cooked! The bones are not hot, legs still tight and WHAT A RIP OFF!!!!!!! I have to put it in the oven to cook it...good thing we tried this before Thanksgiving, or it would have been a disaster...as it is I have a useless $150 contraption that is going to the dump! Charbroil is NOT open on the weekend...convenient...I have cooked over 100 turkeys and this thing is an insult and torture to the bird and the invited guests..NO THANKS!
They don't have any directions re settings ... Read More
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