Customer Reviews

Charcoal Companion Stainless Steel Gas Grill V-Shape Smoker Box, Short

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I really like this v box smoker box. I use a Weber gas grill. I have tried an assortment of other methods of getting that smokey flavor using chips including tin cans.

Here is how to get maximum performance out of your wood chips and gas barbecue. Soak your chips for about an hour. Put the chips into the v box. Put into the v box into the wedge on the barbque one off from the flame, so it is not directly on the flame. Then add water up to the lip of the v box. This allows you to get maximum time from your chips, provides the smoke and smokey flavor to be absorbed by the meat. Now your cookin!

I was using a flat stainless smoker box, but it seemed to go through damp chips too soon. The small v shape works fine on my ES 320 Weber gas grill. I bought two, and found that when I needed to add more chips all I had to do was swap them out. I also bought the long smoker box for some low and slow grilling. Plenty good when doing a rotisserie chicken.

I prefer cooking with charcoal, but use my gas grill most often. I had just purchased a new grill and was unable to get my wood chips to produce any smoke with my old smoker box. This new V-shape lets you set the smoker box on the "Flavorizer" bars that are used in newer gas grills. The new box was able to produce the smoke I like when cooking pork on my gas grill.

The Charcoal Companion is just what I needed. When I got my new grill, my old wood chip holder would not function properly.
I selected the short smoker box, because my grill is a smaller size and it fit perfectly.
I highly recommend it.

The box in my grills sits between 2 of the burner deflectors. I origionally purchased the long version of this but had to return it because it didn't fit. When you measure your grill, the inside below the grade is not as wide, it was atleast a inch less where the box sat, so theres the got ya! The short fit no problem and in a word, it works. Experiment a little bit - I had filling the box full of chips inside but noticed the once in the center didn't burn by the time I finished cooking so now I try less but careful to line the sides with the chips and get enough smoke to last til I get done cooking. I did soak the chips in water and got just the small wood chips in a Amazon bundle deal, big pieces won't really fit or burn like you'd use in a real smoker. I usally put the items off heat and let them smoke for 15-30 mins and then start to bbq! Over all I'm happy with the purchase because even though we have a "real" smoker it's a pain to pull out more than 1x a year where this I can add a little bit of smoky flavor to anything.

Nice product, fast delivery. What more can I say about the Smoker Box? Put wood chips in the box and place it between the flavor bars of my Weber Grill and it produces smoke. It works!

I purchased a new grill and my existing smoker box would not fit because of the distance from burner covers to the cooking grids. I went on Amazon.com and found these smoker boxes that fit between the burners. They are stainless steel but not of the highest grade as a magnet will stick to them. They fit perfectly between the burners due to their shape. They come in both long and short sizes but the short box works best for me. I have only used them twice so I don't know how durable they will be in the long run, but I am happy with them at this point in time.

Ok I guess,I was a little disappointed though, thought it should have worked a little better. Bought it for my Weber gas grill. Saw that it was beveled, figured it was the same angle as my flavor bars and therefore would have really worked well for putting out some smoke quickly but the angle was much different. Doesn't sit in between as well as I had hoped. So only giving three stars.

I bought a Weber Genesis last year, and while I think it is a great product, I found that most of my smoking techniques simply didn't work. I tried wrapping chips in aluminum foil, and placing them on the grill surface, but that never got hot enough to start the smoking action. Placing the foil right on the heating element didn't work cause the heat burned through the foil. I had a rectangular aluminum smoke box, but there was no way to easily balance it on the burners.

Then I found out about this smoker box from Charcoal Companion. It is v-shaped which means it fits easily between the burner elements (what Webber calls "flavorizer bars", and is very stable. By using a mix of dry wood sawdust, a few dry wood chips, and mostly well-soaked wood chips, I can get a nice bit of smoke happening in about 15 mins, even with the burner set to its lowest setting. I ended up buying two and using them at the same time, since I found that I wanted more smoke.

The only problems I have found so far is that I have to lift up the grill to empty and replenish the box every hour or so. There is no easy way to get it out. I keep a pair of pliers nearby to lift it out.

If you like smoking your food, and you have a modern grill with the triangular bars inside, then this product might be for you.

I don't normally write reviews about products, but this was worth it.
It's a great addition to my gas grill.