How long can I cook with 2 chimneys of charcoal? Char-Griller AKORN Auto-Kamado

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

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[@dnevs79]

I’ve been toying with buying one or a year… my akorn rusted out so I finally purchased. Very happy with my purchase $270 (including vet discount) purchased on a super buy deal (only available for a few hours at that price) caught it on sale at like 1am.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Awesome - where was that sale? People ask me from time to time where to get one cheap.

[@dnevs79]

@@RobsBackyardBBQ Home Depot. It was only a flash sale

[@mikemcneal7055]

I’m SOLD! This is exactly what I needed to see before being persuaded…been searching for a new grill/smoker for a couple months…stumbled across this Akorn tonight, then was looking for a video to show how long it would hold coals at a consistent temp and this video nailed it! Appreciate it!

[@rexseven6907]

I have a friend with an Egg. He's amazed that my Akorn stays touchable on the outside and how little fuel it uses. First experience was a brisket that was on about 15 hours. When I took it off and cleaned up he saw how much lump was left and wanted to know when I had reloaded it. He didn't believe me when I said I hadn't.

[@edarrington3280]

I’ve got a regular Akorn had since 2015. 16 hours is the longest I’ve done a cook. Knew it would go much longer always wondered how long she would go. Thanks for the video love content. New to your channel.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Hey Ed thanks for watching! Yeah, the regular Akorn is awesome as well.. love mine!

[@Mauro5.0]

Sold! Just got a hell of a deal on Walmart online, $225 from 449. Literally just ordered it lol

[@sdw79]

Same!!

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Haha nice! I actually did also lol

[@curtisrogers4190]

Really appreciate your videos as I just got a chargriller Akorn. Your videos are helping me learn how to set it up and cook.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Thanks Curtis! I need to do some videos on the regular Akorn as well.. i'll do that next!

[@Bodine-ec8ms]

It is nice to see that you always BURP the LID !!! It's a Good Habit to have !!!

[@EverettBBQ]

Wow, there was a whole other couple of cooks worth of charcoal left after the 38-hour checkup. Awesome job by the Kamado... Great effort on the video as well, three days at it! My favorite shirt was the Callahan Auto Parts! Shout out TOMMY BOY! ✊

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Holy Shnikies! :) Thanks for watching man.. yeah, could have easily hit the 48hr mark.

[@iPigee]

That’s awesome!! Very good on fuel management.

[@EUSA1776]

This is honestly insane. So versatile as a cooking tool too. All the flavor of charcoal and wood with pellet convenience and oven heat times. Wish I had caught it on sale like some people did a year ago.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Thanks for watching, man!

[@zilla2586]

That’s amazing heat retention. Only thing to worry about would be if the fan failed.

[@mattchumoore4214]

The bottom is replaceable with the original akorn bottom with the vent so worse case you can have one on standby and if the fan fails, swap the bottoms and use it like a regular akorn

[@stevenscarborough6221]

I just picked up one of these on sale. I can’t wait to put it to work. I’m finished with babysitting my stick burner.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Awesome Steven! You're going to love it - check out my pros/cons video I just posted about the Auto Kamdo!

[@stevenscarborough6221]

@@RobsBackyardBBQ I did,last night. 👍

[@tonynw318]

I’ve had a MB 1050 gravity series and it has been great, but geez it burns through charcoal. I m to the point now where I’m looking to replace it, I’ve used the heck out of it. This is a very intriguing option! Thanks for your videos. I might go this direction. I love charcoal and the temp control ability.

[@AllAboutaProphet]

I just did an impulse buy on the Auto Kamato Kamado and it's all your fault 😫 and it was only $234 total. Now my family is going to be eating delicious smoked meats, pizzas and such every other day. 😫♨️

[@Bigheadedwon]

This in insane, like INSANE insane. I use regular Charcoal in my MB 560 and I know lump burns very differently. I get around 12 hours on a full hopper, which is 16lb of charcoal. It holds 10lb of lump, which is about twice as much that you used. I know it's not 1:1 for burn time on a full hopper. But with a full hopper of lump I bet I wouldn't get much more than 10-12 hours. You got 3 times that, with enough left over for maybe another day of use, and only used half what my 560 holds. This grill looks like it could be 5x as efficient, hell maybe 6x, and as far as space it's not really a whole lot smaller. I'm blown away by your results. The low and slow results are crazy, you should do a video testing like 400-500f. I'm assuming it would still be far more efficient than a 980 or other gravity. I hardly break out my MB any more because it eats up like 5lb of charcoal just doing a short cook or burgers or something.

[@BbqMikeG]

Endurance challenge achieved! The Auto-Kamado eventually pays for itself by how little fuel it needs to run!

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Ha, this is true! Thanks for watching Mike!

[@scottelliott8805]

this is a great video and great demonstration

[@BrisketMedic]

Rob thats INSANE! wow, how awesome is that??? Very Cool my friend

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Thanks man!

[@strictlyquality]

Wow, excellent video and that smoker is amazin. I don't understand the working of that smoker, where you use lit charcoal but you control it with the electronics on the left side? Whatever it does it does it perfectly. I think I need to get one of those for sure. You got me sold for sure. Hey thanks very much for the shout out on Heaven Made Products, that was awesome & greatly appreciated. If you do more let me know and I'll send you a discount code for your subscribers to save money.

[@lx2nv]

I observe the same with mine, stupid efficient. B&B probably hates this, because I use about a tenth of the coal I used to. LOL.

[@bobbicatton]

Impressive👍 cheers, Rob🍻😊

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Hey there Bobbi! Thanks :)

[@NickofTimeShootingChannel]

Nice vid! How long are you comfortable leaving this without verifying temps?

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

I'm easily good for 12 hours, but you're normally checking every hour or 2 anyway to spritz or check on the meat anyway.. Thanks for watching man!

[@skigrly]

Hi Jon!

[@LongsQuest]

That's pretty impressive

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Thanks man!

[@samabell4019]

What is the name of the temp control device you’re using?

[@mistman5640]

Could I use regular charcoal as opposed to lump charcoal?

[@timprice1896]

Can you relight and or reuse any charcoal that hasn’t burned yet?

[@hammer1bad]

You didn’t tell us how long it took to come up the temperature took how long did it take to come up to 225?

[@scottomlinson2017]

just curious, where do you live and do you leave the auto akorn outdoors (covered of course) or do you store it inside somewhere?

[@OrcinusLaryngologist]

I keep ours outside, covered. It’s held up over the years.

[@igormijic]

That's not a stock top vent. What vent is that?

[@that1dude317]

Hey there. Looking at a non auto version and I'm pretty new to this. I saw someone use an 18in webber grate with a pan wrapped in tin foil as drip tray/smoking stone. Have any thoughts on that? Not sure if the thickness of the stone matters in diffusing the heat to make it indirect or not. Watched your putting together video and this one - gonna have to check more out when mine comes in

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

Watch the Tom Horsman video on this. He uses the stone diffuser from another Akorn wrapped in foil (to keep it clean) with a pan for a drip tray. It looks like the included metal diffuser might be a bit concave, possibly not allowing the pan to sit level. Not sure about that though.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

I haven't tried a Weber grate and pan, but I use the regular Akorn smokin stone most of the time. Sometimes I'll toss a larger pizza stone on top of that for more coverage

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Travis: Yep.. check out my pro/cons video going through a lot like this. I haven't used the metal one for a while since it's concave and a little bit smaller. 👍

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

@@RobsBackyardBBQ Thanks. I'll definitely check that out. What kind of lighter is that? I want one.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

@@PoliticallyIncorrect90 had to look - that's a mini butane torch I got from (maybe) tractor supply for like $5 - love it

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Very impressive, for sure. Cheers, Rob! ✌️

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Thanks for watching Dwayne! Cheers!

[@chrishonerkamp5979]

I think it's safe to say chargriller just made some $$ from your video!!! I love my 980 but it uses way to much charcoal...

[@thestarvingpigbbq9601]

Atleast another day and a half left🍺🍻🍺

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Haha yep!! Thanks for watching Darnelle!

[@ChristopherWorkman]

Walmart has the auto kamado on clearance for $241.92 shipped!

[@1loadermanjack]

😎👍

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Thanks man! :)

[@Nathan-wn5mc]

Safe to say that one chimney will last 24+ hours.

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Yeah, no problem with that! Thanks for watching man!

[@jackwebb5917]

225 is way too low for chicken! Unless you like rubbery chicken!