Fire Sense Yakatori Charcoal Grill

- original review written in 2016:This is a fantastic yakatori grill, I love it.This is not styrofoam painted with fireproof paint its cast diatom cement which is classic construction for a small yakatori grill like this. (Big would be restaurant size). This is a nice large size for a table top BBQ, Don't mistake this for a hibachi, yakatori is a different style of cooking and this is a different kind of grill. The body of of the BBQ is very thick and solid, it's designed for very hot burning binchotan or other hardwood charcoal and to hold in the heat. But I did knock off a star because the metal doors and trim is flimsy and just tacked on but even if they broke off or rusted out you would still have the functional core. It could last forever but I could imagine it would crack if you dropped it.****** Update May 2022******I did love this BBQ, I wanted to try to be authentic to yakatori BBQ by buying this BBQ and bichotan charcoal and it was delicious.But his BBQ has a serious flaw. It says this made out of clay but when you think of clay as mud that has been kiln fired. This is more like mud and fine wood particles or some such material. The reason I know this is because I accidentally left this BBQ out in the rain overnight and it fell apart, the water seeped in and it broke up and crumbled, it literally fell apart in my hands when I picked it up.I had used it for a couple of years and it is definitely heat proof but unfortunately its not fully waterproof.There are other yakatori grills made from more durable material like cast iron.

Auf dem Artikel sind mehrere Warhinweise, dass darin Krebserregende Stoffe enthalten sind. Das verunsichert doch erheblich!Das Tonmaterial ist im Boden und an den Wänden nach einmaligen Gebrauch gerissen.

Update 5:The good folks just sent a replacement cooking grid and another of the charcoal grid and we are ready for the Spring Grilling season while in lockdown.The customer service has been fantastic and this grill continues to turn out AMAZING food with just a handful of charcoal.This season I got Kamodo Joe big block charcoal and it already seems to be a whole lot better than briquettes or the Lazari mesquite.Great to have this grill to add some variety to my cooking while we are awaiting release from lockdownUpdate #4:Fire Sense sent replacement grids!Wonderful folks.Update #3 STARTING TO FAILThe ceramic "grates" that hold the charcoal are starting to break up. It cooks very well, but the quality of the materials is not great.UPDATE #2Still loving this little grill. Over the weekend I made a "riser" to get the grill a bit higher off the charcoal since if you cook fatty foods, the flare ups tend to singe things (or I could just LEARN something from the Japanese and stop cooking fatty food).So far there have been no issues with the plastic edging melting or with the vent doors. I do not expect this to be the longest lived grill I have ever had, but the results can be spectacular.Last night we did chunks of marinated chicken thigh on skewers which came off tasting better than most restaurant foods. Got a crispy char along with moist meat. I was sure to skin the meet to avoid flareups though.UPDATE!Loving this hibachi a lot after using it for a couple of months. It does a fantastic job with chicken, fish and lean meat. Because of the way the heat is insulated and funneled "up", the sear on food is excellent.No issues with durability, but we do put it away every evening after use. The thin metal vents are still holding up as is the plastic trim.The rack is losing its chrome finish to reveal a solid copper construction. Not stainless as advertised, but good enough.An added advantage is that the rack has a fence aruond it that keeps food from slipping off when using a spatula.Stil loving it.I bought this as an addition to our Lodge Cast Iron Sportsman Grill, and I am very happy with it after grilling, beef, chicken, pork and fish, this is a great little grill.And since I am one frugal SOB, I love it doubly for how little charcoal it requires to cook a meal for four people. In general about 16-20 briquets will cook all the meat (and even extrs) for a group of four folks. Our Sportsman grill literally takes 5x that much for the same result because while you lose a TON of heat through the cast iron of the Sportsman, the clay body of the Fire Sense is an insulator any the fuel is not wasted.The Fire Sense does indeed seem to focus the heat up for a fantastic sear on food and a wonderful smokey flavor.Yes, this is a very inexpensively made grill. The vents are thin metal that you have to be careful with, the "bumpers" areoun the upper rim are all cheap plastic and the grill surface is a little "light",Please note that on mine, the grill grate is all stainless and cleans up easily. Mine is NOT painted as others have noted.The body of the grill is unfired clay that was made in a mould and then the vents and bumbers were stapled (yes stapled) into the clay before it was fully dry. This means that if you leave it out in thhe weather, it WILL disintegrate. Don't while, just empty the ashes after each use and put it away carefully. I suspect that it is about as durable as a red clay flower pot. .Overall this grill makes great tasting food, really quickly with almost NO charcoal.PROS:- Fantastic heat for a great sear (you do need to watch it when you are first using it)- Cheap on charcoal. One Costco bag looks to last us most of the season- Wonderful smoky flavor to the good- Easy clean up of the cooking grid so far- Inexpensive overall (but should be cheaper du to the minimal manufacturing costs)- Light weight- Comes with a neat"handling rack" so you can move it, even when hot- FANTASTICALLY well packaged for shipping. (seriously, this is important. I HATE it when stuff arrives in the "store box" and is in pieces).CONS- Really inexpensive construction- Unfired clay body has about the same durability as a flowerpot- Feels like the vents will not last too long (so quit fooling with them)- Having the parts stapled into the clay is really oddGet one and grill.

Really compact and cool !!

I received a damaged product. When I’m paying such a high price for a product I expect it to reach me in perfect condition.