Customer Reviews

Masterbuilt 10040607 14-Inch Portable Tabletop Kettle Grill

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I actually bought this at home depot on close-out, and it was well worth the price ($15-18, included a 2 lb bag of kingsford charcoal). Construction appears to be on par with weber in regards the body, the grates are a little bit thinner in guage, but still serviceable. I like the fact that bbq comes with both an intake and exhaust vent to facilitate even charcoal burn, and the possibility of making it a mini smoker or use it as an indirect heat bbq, which I've used it in this fashion many times. But I had to to buy two extra piece - one being an extra grate with legs and a foil pie pan to hold water or catch drippings in order to use it in indirect heat / smoker fashion. Using the "mini" minion method, I'm able to get a slow burn of around 200 degrees for 3-4 hours, enough for two half rack of ribs.

One of the great things about this unit is that easy clean-up is facilitated by an ash pan that can collect everything neatly and can be thrown out. The other added advantage is that the legs are stabilized by a tension ring and have rubber feet to deal with uneven surfaces, I believe it to be a much better design compared to the smokin' joe.

Since I normally cook for me and my gf, this grill totally fits the bill. In one session, I made 1 half rack of ribs, 2 chicken quarters, 8 oz rib-eye (direct heat), grilled asparagus and mushrooms all on one burn of charcoal. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the item

I bought one of these grills and after three uses I went and got a Smokey Joe. It will work great for burgers, brats and dogs with the cover off. But covered the fire tends to go out on me which I find frustrating. It's a decent grill but the Smokey Joe Silver is just a few dollars more and is a much better grill for you money. Besides Weber comes with a ten year waranty. The Masterbuilt grill comes with a two year one. If they would make the air holes on the side a little bit bigger it would be a great grill.

I agree with the Cheryl L. Williams "pitmaster" review. "The fire tends to go out".

Looking at the first image, you see the "Kingsford" label on a Masterbuilt grill. At the last image, you see the lower vent circulating air above the charcoal. Thus, the fire tends to go out.

The quality of construction is very good and if your dead set on this grill, you can save $15 by buying the same grill with the "Masterbuilt" label, as of today. However, I can't recommend this product at any price, as the fire is guaranteed to go out if the lid is used.

I love this grill and have had great meals with it. My choice was between a Weber and this one. I made the right choice. Don't go by a name brand, try quality instead.

I just bought one of these at RT Mart in Taichung, Taiwan. Used it for the first time last evening to celebrate the moon festival. What a great grill. The coals lasted long enough to grill a foil packet of potatoes, carrots and onions. Then we grilled chicken legs and spare ribs and the coals were still burning hot. I am looking forward to getting a lot of use from this grill out on our balcony.

This item has been sold for years. When it was marked down under 25 dollars several times it was an Amazon Mover and Shaker...many, many have been sold ....but where are the reviews? Not one in years? Hard to understand how not one of thousands ever had a single comment about this grill... please, if you own this tell us what you think.
To post this I had to give a rating, so I chose 3 stars.