CC1830S BBQ Charcoal Grill and Offset Smoker, Outdoor Camping

I am very well pleased with everything about it for the price. It comes from is great though you need to keep the temperature set. Assembly was designed to be breeze spent about an hour on it. It is also stable. It does give a good smoke flavor when I use hardwood charcoal and wood chucks. Chips work as well. I bought it as a supplemental outside cooking to supplement my Treager and Blackstone and recommended it to anyone wanting a good side-box smoker.

This was easy to assemble and a good quality grill if you are one that is skeptical about purchasing something like this on line… don’t be. You won’t be disappointed.

Really good, not the best, but it does the job, Build it and used it that same day, cooked really good like any other grill, the only thing is the pain is for decoration purposes because it just went away as I cooked.

After assembling this the grill was on use and have been used frequently. The lower holding tray for up to 20lb weight capacity seemed kind of flimsy but holds the charcoal. I was expecting the metal to be a bit thicker but this will get a lot of use, but so far it is a good grill with a smoker I have to used yet. --update. I never hit subit LOL 2 years later it is still rocking. Smokers was used a few times but it was my 1st time smoking si can't really rate the smoker. Only thing is the grates where you load the charcoal have warped from the heat and on grate broke. I have to hook it over the piece where it broke, then hook the bottom plate metal under it. I need to find a replacement grate but still using.

The grill arrived today. It took me a little more than an hour to assemble it by myself. I made steak and burgers tonight and I was very pleased

Yes yes and yes. So I’d like to answer some things. I got it in decent amount of time. Putting it together is not easy. But that is ok. It was easy to me personally. The directions are detailed. Use them. It take a little time but to me that part of the fun of getting something. I had issue with step 3 and realized it was my dyslexia it made the legs feel like an optical illusion. Screws. I love how there are very few kinds. And love how there is ONE extra. Makes so made when there is not an extra feels like a cheep company. This company gives you one. The metal is fine. If you buy a more expensive bbq pit in this style you will get thicker metal. People who buy cheap and complain of things like this frustrating and entitled. The metal is fine. It doesn’t feel like. Thin or like it’s going to break. Some tips when assembling things made from metal don’t tighten te screws. Place them. Do it closer to the end. Metal is not wood it has no give so if you set the first screw it’s going to be off on the nest if there are 8 screws get them all loose set then tighten all. There is a second rack that goes above the normal one. Assembly of that is confusing. There is a bar it gets threaded in the grill. It’s. It that big of a deal. Over all it’s cool. Extra screws. Feels solid. 150 bucks. Some assembly required. Plenty of space. It’s not massive or ready for competitions.

Quick edit: I did report the problem to Amazon and they were good enough to accept the return and refund with a small re-stocking fee. I'm really good with this and it's one of the reasons I continue to use Amazon regularly! ... So I absolutely loved this smoker. I used it exactly 3 times! It has passed the return policy and now I'm stuck with the Royal piece of Garbage. NOT COOL. The first picture is my Royal Gourmet. I was all happy to sit in the backyard today and smoke some ribs while playing my guitar and sipping some malted beverage. Man was I in for a surprise! The first time I cooked some hot dogs in the side smoker. Worked great as a test cook. The second time I cooked some ribs, and worked great. I was actually pretty impressed with the results. Smoker worked great, seemed like a really great deal! I was proud of my cheap inexpensive smoker. Told everyone I knew all about it! The third time the top fell off towards the end of the cook and took half the food with it. Looks like the thin metal sides weren't able to hold the bolts that held the top in place. Pretty sure I followed the assembly instructions properly. Regardless, this should have never happened. What a complete disappointment. I honestly wasn't expecting much for the price. I bought it to see if I enjoyed smoking meats. I figured I'd get a cheaper one hoping to get at least a summer out of it before upgrading or giving up the hobby. I certainly wasn't expecting it to fall apart on it's third use. I'll contact Amazon and see if there is something I can do. Past return policy and I don't have the box or anything any more. I'd spend a few dollars more and get a better offset smoker. This was a real disappointment and not worth the money in my opinion. Seemed like a bargain for the price but sometimes you get exactly what you pay for. This is not a good product IMHO. For the record this was stored in my garage out of the elements. There was really no reason for this to happen! Total disappointment!

We finally had a chance to assemble this new grill and test it out. It took us a while to find the right opportunity which is why this review is delayed. Our unit arrived undamaged and all the parts we needed were there. Assembly was straightforward and took about 1.5 hours. It takes two people at some important steps like installing the bottom tub and lid. Also, getting the initial assembly of the legs going makes you wish you were an octopus. One big improvement would be to put pins or screws into the joints where the leg sections slide together - not for future stability but just to hold those parts in place to install the brackets and bottom rack. We were very happy with the final appearance once it was assembled. The number of accessories is generous and very helpful. We love the adjustable height of the charcoal tray in the main section and the extra grates for the top of the side section could be very useful. As second oversight we found was that the ash tray in the side section does not fit back out through the cover or the door. So to remove the ashes you need to manually scoop them out or push them out the door on the side. Having that tray removable without spilling the ashes would be a bonus. As a direct grill it's wonderful. As an offset smoker, it's adequate. During smoking, it's a little hard to keep the right amount of charcoal and wood going to maintain the temperature without overshooting or rapid drops. The main lid leaks a lot of heat out the edges. We used the high temperature caulk all around the main parts during assembly and that helped a lot compared with some other peoples experiences in reducing the leaks. We ran it with the side door open most of the time and had to keep stirring the wood and charcoal to keep it hot enough. But, overall this is a very nice product and certainly acceptable for the price. Congratulations to the designers who have made a really nice affordable entry level grill/smoker product!

Searched for BBQ grills everywhere including ACE, Dragon Mart, etc. I could not find anything that's quite decent quality at a reasonable price. Very satisfied with the purchase and highly recommend it. But be aware that you will need quite a effort to assemble this unit.

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Not impressed with this grill, I've used it for a few months, all types of grilling including the smoking. It breaks apart and discolors quickly, it also feels light and rattles. For the pricepoint you can find a much better grill with the same features.

Easy to use

Could be a bit more sturdy