2023 KINGCHII PORTABLE WOOD PELLET SMOKER | FULL BUILD | BBQ JOE

[@josueadame6992]

How’s its performance months later?

[@nwirc]

Absolutely amazing. I use it almost every day without any issues at all. My latest cook was homemade thin crust pizza. I just set it to (s) smoke mode and they finished in 4 hours. They turned out perfect with a crispy crust. I highly recommend this pellet smoker.

[@terrancethomas5407]

Received mine a couple of days ago. Screws missing for top rack. Nothing a trip to the hardware store could not fix. Came with minor dents, no big deal. First time cook was amazing for me. It ran like a champ. $240 at wally world.

[@BBQJOE]

Nice.. Glad to hear this.. I'm still enjoying mine.

[@carvinsmith7359]

Great video!! My Dad bought my Wife and I one of these as a house warming gift. We just got ours today and can’t wait to try it out.

[@nicoledelcol6981]

Thanks so much for this video it has helped me a lot being a first time pellet owner

[@BBQJOE]

You're welcome. I'm going to do more cooks like this as soon as it warms up. Thanks for the kind words..

[@johnevans4080]

Thank you so much for this video. Got this smoker as a Christmas present and saw your video on assembly. Great job on your video and easy to do as you say! Did the burn in and everything worked great. Will be taking it to CO for the summer and do first cook there. Will be transporting this grill inside the suv so don't want the smell of pork ribs inside the cabin all the way from TX to CO. That would be cruel and unusual punishment. Will be perfect size for my RV this summer.

[@BBQJOE]

Yes, That is awesome and glad to here! I use mine at camp all the time plus here at home cause it's easy to travel with.

[@SirEricMichealwhitfield]

Thanks So Much My Brother Appreciate You.....

[@rickmckay9903]

Hello! Thank you so much for the video. I have a question. I’m doing my initial setup and the heating element is red and the fan is blowing, but the auger is not turning. How long do you keep it on before the auger starts to spin?

[@SonneyJones]

Im on my second one of these. My confidence is not high due to failure of electronics on the first one. I bought a second one because I liked it, but there is a problem with lower temp operation.....cant run it at temps of 100-140f.....no good for cold smoking.

[@DaveDabomb]

Looks like a nice little smoker! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing some cooks on it.

[@BBQJOE]

So far I'm impressed with how easy it was to build. The next video I'm going to smoke a pork loin and see how it does.

[@markcoulter8143]

This helped. Thanks

[@BBQJOE]

You're Welcome.

[@NOXFPV]

Ordered mine today.

[@BBQJOE]

Awesome. I just did some chicken leg n wings today that turned out amazing.

[@elianrodriguez9312]

My heating rod never engages and turns on idk if I got a faulty part any tips?

[@BBQJOE]

Try to clean the heating rod with rubbing alcohol. Hopefully that will solve you problem.

[@EricCartman-rm4st]

When I crank mine on high for the 45 mins I get a ridiculous flame and no smoke? Mine just goes to straight fire and no smoke

[@BBQJOE]

You won't get smoke on the high setting. You'll get the smoke on lower settings. What you're experiencing is normal.

[@jerimiahjohnson3035]

Do you think you can smoke a whole turkey on it? I just ordered mine and was curious if it might be possible?

[@shanemoss9051]

That's exactly the question I need an answer to. Do you know?

[@BBQJOE]

Yes.. Here's the video on it. I just posted it today. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnXVnayDftZlp6M

[@BBQJOE]

Here ya go. I just posted it today. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnXVnayDftZlp6M

[@MegaKrazy123]

does it comes with 2 probes i only saw the one?

[@OldGYouTube]

Don’t come with a probe.. but the option to use 2

[@BBQJOE]

I used the ones from my Pit Boss and they worked great.

[@BBQJOE]

Mine didn't come with any probes. I had to use the ones from my Pit Boss pellet smoker.

[@dalawman4977]

King CHI, baby! Sorry , I just like the name.

[@BBQJOE]

Lol.

[@Trumpetmaster77]

Cool little pellet grill

[@BBQJOE]

I did a pork butt on this and I couldn't believe how well it preformed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ_MhnyYo5Koaas

[@Kevin-uo1ob]

Does this smoker work well with a brisket?

[@BBQJOE]

Absolutely.. I did a 12# packer and it turned out amazing. I'll have to get a video out on this soon.

[@gamesandcarsdude]

Sounds silly but can you put charcoal in this and grill??? It says 8 in 1. Thanks

[@BBQJOE]

Unfortunately it's not designed for charcoal but I'm sure it can be don.! You just gave me a great video idea.

[@OfficialMotivationExpress]

Thanks for the review it was awesome but too much work 4 me and small

[@BBQJOE]

It's really not that hard to put together but it is small..

[@anrhonyegage584]

What happens when auger doesn’t move

[@BBQJOE]

I would clean out all the pellets out of it. It could be clogged from pellets breaking down from sitting.

[@dalewilson8476]

Mine came today , but didn’t have collapsable legs

[@BBQJOE]

Are you sure it's a King Chii.. That is very strange.. Was it advertised as a portable wood smoker?

[@johnevans4080]

I forgot to mention that this grill looks almost identical to the Traeger Tailgater. There are a couple of improvements that the King Chii brings such as improved handle on lid, upper rack, larger hopper, half the price, etc. I don't know if the construction is as robust as the Tailgater which really isn't robust compared some of the other Traeger models. After all, It's a portable and relatively easy to load into an rv or back of truck.

[@BBQJOE]

I agree with you 100%.. I haven't checked the prices lately but it was the cheapest pellet smoker in its class at the time.

[@SnoopyG720]

So when I. Shutdown does it cut off on its own

[@johnevans4080]

Yes, switch to shutdown and in about 10 it shuts off completely,

[@BBQJOE]

It has a cooldown countdown and it should not cut off right when turn it off. It's like that by design.

[@23XI]

Of course the book doesnt say put everything back in before trying the break in burn. Was getting ERH code on the display and some very high temps

[@BBQJOE]

That shouldn't of mattered. I wash my grates before putting them in the pit. Not sure about the erh code. Hopefully you get it figured out. I haven't had any issues with mine.

[@23XI]

After putting everything back in it was able to burn off everything without overheating. The booklet never said to put everything back in for the burn off

[@soonernation37]

Mine came in missing hinges and screws..also had a broken handle..sooo..i already am upset

[@BBQJOE]

Sorry to hear this. Send it back or get a refund. I've had this happen to big companies like Pit Boss and Z- Grills so it will happen.

[@headtapppp]

Mine came with no hinges, there aren’t any you have to install, as far as the screws go they’re in a blister pack seperated, were some of the blisters empty?

[@jasonvining1761]

Anyone have an issue with the auger not working

[@anthonyslavin5187]

I had to take the outside off to get to the wires and switch the red and orange/yellow and it ran fine after that

[@BBQJOE]

That's good.. How's it working out for you?

[@BBQJOE]

Never had any issues with the auger. Just make sure you have pellets in it or it will shut off.

[@db_1894]

Do you know how to make the auger run? I had dropped a screw in there when putting in the top lid but I just wanna make sure there's nothing else in there lol

[@rickmckay9903]

Yes. I’m doing my first fire up and it’s empty with no pellets. No auger movement, but the fan and fire stick is red.