Fire Sense 60450 Yakatori Internal Grates Charcoal Chrome Cooking Grill Japanese Table BBQ Handmade Using Clay Adjustable Ventilation For Outdoor Barbecues Camping Traveling - Large - Tan

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 lockdown Update #4: Fire Sense sent replacement grids! Wonderful folks. Update #3 STARTING TO FAIL The 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 #2 Still 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 odd Get one and grill.

I inaugurated my Yakatori grill tonight, and I will share my thoughts. First, I love it. One has to understand that it is thoroughly different from any typical American style charcoal grill. It is a traditional Japanese Yakatori grill, made of CLAY. You must understand and appreciate that clay is not as sturdy a metal, and requires special care. The clay is used for its special heat retention and refraction properties, so there is some trade-off with durability. On the other hand it's not that expensive, so if you get a few seasons out of it, its worth it. I used Pok Pok Thaan charcoal, which I liked very much, although it has its own learning curve. Slow to light and get up to cooking temp, but maintains even heat and cooking temp for several hours. Even though the grill is relatively small by American standards, it will cook for hours on one burn. I attribute that to a combination of charcoal, grill design, and the refractory clay material. Food cooked on the grill was outstanding, and I am enjoying learning a new (for me) style of cooking. Update:I'm now into my second season with my Fire Sense grill, I thought it necessary to update because of other reviews that point out the loss of integrity in the grill itself when it gets wet. Yes. it will crumble or break when it gets wet, because it is CLAY. Hello? You have to store it inside when not in use, and it will be fine. The special clay is used in some traditional Yakitori grills because of its special refectory properties. I live in a rainy, high humidity climate, and my grill is fine. You just need to be aware that some special care is necessary.

So I purchased this grill as a starter yakatori grill and a grill to use my wok with. I figured it's relatively inexpensive, looked to be built well and I liked that the entire unit was ceramic and not cheap stamped sheet metal. First the good stuff i've found so far: A lot of people complained that the grate is different then what is pictured and is very unstable, falls off and what not. Well they resolved the issue (with mine at least) and the grill has little tabs on the sides that press down on the sides of the grill so it's actually REALLY secure. The metal basket that the grill sits in is pretty cool too, it has a bucket like wire handle to carry it around with and it also sits the ceramic up off the surface you have the grill on. It also feels pretty sturdy. As for how the grill functions, it's very straight forward and simple, one baffle, a coal grate, and a small ash bin/plenum area. Possible issues: First thing I noticed that could be a potential issue is that the ceramic is an unfired slip style ceramic, kinda like those ceramic chiminea's you find at the home improvement stores. Now I have one of those too (which incidentally I also cook on :p)and the only issue I've ever had from that one is that there have been a couple nights where I had stuffed it with wood and had 10' flames shooting out the top of it which resulted in the chiminea cracking a bit. So concidering I won't ever be able to get 10' flames to shoot out the top of the yakatori I don't think it will be an issue. As for cooking with it I have yet to fire it up (tonight prob). People were complaining about how the cook surface is small, well it's a yakatori, it's meant for cooking little kabobs, single strips of meat and generally little asian stuff. No you probably won't be able to bbq 20 burgers for the neighbors and their savage little children that are busy destroying your yard on it but then again it's not meant for that. If thats what you want, spend another $40, buy yourself a weber, go to wal-mart buy the $15 tube-o-beef, slice off some patties and call it good. Only thing else I can think of is yes, if you drop it, it will break, so don't be dumb and handle it with care. I'll put up another review post cooking experiments. I'll be using mesquite lump coal as no one sells the crazy 1800 degree japanese stuff around here. I will be making kabobs, and attempting to stir fry with my wok on it too.

First off: it took forever to arrive. I ordered the skewers and the grill at the same time. The skewers arrived first while the grill arrived 3-4 weeks later. This was supposed to be a present; I ended up buying a replacement present. Shipping delays aside, this is a practical little grill that has been working quite well so far. The cooking capacity is good, specially if you have the right skewers for the job. Assembly was a breeze; it comes practically assembled already. That said, the packaging material (styrofoam) does stick to the grill, so make sure to thoroughly clean it before first use. On the looks side, I think it looks quite adorable and I quite like the peach/light pink color. That said, the paint/coating is a matte one, so it can be stained a bit too easily. We've managed to keep it stain free so far by immediately wiping down anything that lands on it (granted that the grill is not piping hot, of course). Regarding durability: will have to revisit the review for this, but so far, so good. I imagine that the big impact to durability is regarding the grill's integrity. So, don't drop it or crack it, and you should be fine.

I finally got around to using this grill, and I was extremely excited when I opened the box. Unfortunately, that excitement quickly turned into disappointment. For a product that costs over $70, I expected much better quality. The first thing I noticed was how cheaply it was constructed. The four legs are nothing more than thin pieces of bent sheet metal. They don’t inspire much confidence and make the entire grill feel flimsy. Next were the sliding air vent doors. They are made from very thin stamped metal with extremely sharp edges. They constantly stick when trying to slide them open or closed. While trying to free one that had become stuck, I actually cut my finger on the sharp edge. A product designed to be handled while cooking should not have exposed metal sharp enough to cause an injury. The overall construction is also questionable. There are numerous metal pieces simply stapled or fastened into the clay body, and some of the edges stick up enough that they could easily catch or cut your hand. It feels like very little attention was paid to safety or finishing. After only one use, I gently cleaned the grill, and the surface of the clay had already begun to scrape away. For something marketed as a handmade clay yakitori grill, I expected it to be much more durable. Overall, the design is poor, the materials feel extremely cheap, and the build quality is nowhere near what I’d expect at this price point. My biggest frustration is that I didn’t open and use it until months after purchasing it, so I’m now outside the return window. I cannot recommend this grill. Between the flimsy construction, poor craftsmanship, sharp metal edges that caused a cut, and the clay already wearing after a single use, this product was a huge disappointment. The photos speak for themselves

It is a little inconvenient to use and clean. I bought this thinking it would be fun to try something new, but it probably would have been better to just buy the little rectangular weber charcoal grill with foldable legs. Those things are cheap and you can just buy a new one each year if needed. Again, I love the idea of having a unique little grill, but this thing is sort of a pain in the butt. Not really worth the effort IMO. Likewise, the grill is thin and cheap. This means that after the first use with nice hot coals, the metal is warped and threatening to break. Eventually after 5-10 uses this grill is going to fall apart. Good luck finding a replacement circular grill to use on top. I suggest simply making your own version of this out of some terracotta flower pots... it would be just as good.

This grill is perfect for 2-4 people. Burgers, chicken, skewered foods, or 2-3 steaks at a time! Can also use this as a smoker if you use a 12" diameter stainless steel bowl, or clay pot; drill a hole on the top and buy a kitchen cabinet knob/handle that you can get at your hardware store . Personally, I purchased a Le Creuset 12-qt stockpot lid, here on Amazon, because I wanted to use the grill as a smoker--immediately, and didn't want to take the time to build one. It fits perfectly, and is used as a lid for some of my other pots, when needed. It did arrive with 3 x (1/4 inch) blemishes/dings in the clay-around the top where the metal folds over...but they don't interfere, and can't be seen when I put the rack on top. Contrary to other reviews, I think that the rack is solid enough for 3 (8-10 ounce) steaks. BTW: the rack is 11" in diameter, and the available cooking area is 8.5" in diameter. Total height is 8 inches. If you want a more substantial rack...try Lowe's or Home Depot. I found a porcelain coated 8" X 13" grill/rack for about $10 bucks that I may use, if needed. There is a 6" round clay "pod" to lift up and air the charcoal at the bottom. Mine arrived intact...but I purchased 6" diameter cooling racks from Ebay that will fit if the clay one breaks. Search for "6" Round Chrome Plated Metal Cooling/Roasting Rack". You'll get 2 racks for $11.88 with free shipping. The extra rack is used as a grill for my 8" square Hida Konro grill. For the price, I bought an extra set...just in case I actually need a small cooling rack or extra grill rack. Well made. I'm going to buy another from Amazon, because the price is $20-$30 cheaper than anywhere else, and may increase in price as summer approaches!? The second Yakitori grill will be used when I have parties larger than only four people. (Share the grilling!) Regarding the distributor: I've bought several products from Well Traveled Living, and I've only had one issue with broken/missing parts, and it was taken care of within a week. If this grill arrives with broken pieces, simply call the number on the back of the instructions and leave a message with your phone number. They called me back within 3 days and promptly sent out a replacement part....no questions asked, with FREE shipping...I just had to email them a copy of the Amazon invoice. Going directly to the distributor and mentioning "Amazon" seems to be quicker than using Amazon as the "middle-man".

First to address the many complaints about a scratch here and there, it's a cheap yakitori grill...it's made of clay. A scratch on the clay surface doesn't bother me. I didn't buy this expecting it to last a lifetime. If I can get one year full usage out of it, I think it's money's worth. I bought this to see if I wanted to invest in a $300-500 yakitori grill. I think this size is fitting for 4, depending on what you're cooking. We were doing 3 different types of Wagyu beef, scallops, large shrimp, AND asparagus. Too many options at once, therefore, the space was enuf for 4. But if you only have a few cuts, then you can probably get away with faster cooking for more. I read an idiotic review of someone who left it outdoor and got rained on, and he blamed the product. It will tell you on the box and in the instructions to not get it soaked in water. I was worrying about the heat, but the outside was not hot at all. I could put my hand on all the outside walls and bottom and it was just warm. You can pick this up while it's still lit and it won't burn you. As for the cooking surface, I do like how the edge has a ~1/2 - 3/4 lip where you can place finished items to keep warm. Bottom line is this, if you're looking for a cheap outdoor table top grill, I don't think there's a cheaper one on the market...Maybe, I just haven't seen it...Also, even if it was more expensive, i'd still say this is a great deal and works great...

- 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.

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.

Es un asador pequeño pero con el carbón en briquetas puedes cocinar durante horas conserva bien el calor. si se usa adecuadamente el calor es uniforme y no es tan complicado de limpiar y almacenar. Solo que definitivamente se requiere un espacio muy abierto ya que hace humo como cualquier asador de carbón recomiendo leer el instructivo.