NEW Char-Griller XD Grand Champ MAXED OUT!!

Oh yeah we're MAXING OUT the New Char-Griller XD Grand Champ today! We put this beast to the test today! Brisket, Pork Butt, Ribs, Wings... The Grand Champ is an amazing piece of BBQ machinery!
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[@dhayes1995]

I just love that mindset “just shove it in there and find out”.

[@CjsQue]

Lol! Thanks!

[@G3GreatGeekGathering]

Researching to determine to make a purchase.Thanks for the video. I will pick it up this weekend. Thanks for showing the capacity because I am always entertaining family and friends.

[@CjsQue]

Right on! Thank you!

[@ronjohnson21]

I just bought one! It caught my eye while at Home Depot, I had to have it! Bought it right off the showroom floor, along with the cover. I can't wait until it warms up a little more here in WI.

[@johnburdock5128]

Great job CJ. I just bought one of these and it is being delivered tomorrow (Saturday). Can't wait. I looked at a lot of smokers and went with this one. If you can make it sing I figure I can too!!!!! Thanks CJ - Keep it smoky! John

[@CjsQue]

Hells ya! Have fun! Cheers!

[@BabyBackManiac]

Awesome cook, buddy. You really did max that puppy out!

[@CjsQue]

Thanks brother!

[@jmike08h]

I have the same Smoker, it is not the best or perfect smoker, but It Is, Easily the best $500 smoker on earth.. I have been doing Briskets, Butts, Ribs, Etc, on it every weekend and it's a beast! Does so much better than my electric (pellet smoker). I've sold or trashed all other grills and smokers I owned. This HD does it all. Thank you for the Video brother 👍..

[@CjsQue]

I’m with ya for sure! Thanks much. Cheers

[@WorldGoyimUnite]

Hell yes 🙌 👏 Smokin/BBQ in the rain 🌧!!

[@CjsQue]

Cheers!

[@smalltownsmoker4331]

That’s funny I’ve been researching this smoker. Great job!

[@CjsQue]

Thank you sir! Cheers

[@jonafg]

The smoke ring on that brisket was nice

[@michaelh1621]

I have one of these grills, and love it, but has anyone noticed that the temp gauge that comes with the grill has calibrations in 12.5 F increments…kind of odd?

[@cojimardragon2805]

Just ordered my 1st CGGC, super pumped to get it smoken! Ordered all the mods from your video !! Have used the smaller version for 4 yrs and love it.

[@buddahmayne9273]

Where did you order from? And how much?

[@cojimardragon2805]

@@buddahmayne9273 Home Depot $500 . for this price its unbeatable IMO. Yes I added all the same upgrades that CJ covers in his video's. I have smoked 5 briskets, and every other type of meat every weekend with great success. Pros. The sliding grates make it super easy to cook on, tons of space., easy to clean. Consistent temp control. Cons ... The lid was welded crooked, I put some extra gasket around it and its working fine. Same with the fire box had to add some gasket, no big deal.

[@dondiesel1100]

Make sure all vents chimney and firebox are 100% open for proper flame

[@CjsQue]

Thanks for the tip

[@dondraper3874]

I’m sold…. Great video. I was debating on getting this or the Competition pro. Keep up the great content brother 🍻

[@CjsQue]

Thanks brother!

[@A.S.B1192]

Competition Pro would I be able to cook fajita and chicken on the opposite side of the fire box without adding a new fire under them or would I need to add a fire underneath them ?

[@GrillSergeant]

Great stuff CJ! I'm very impressed with how much food you can fit on that thing...let's see a whole pig on that bad boy!

[@CjsQue]

Heck ya! Now I just need to find one! Lol! Thanks Sarge!

[@mikeyvisser8740]

​@@CjsQueTony tone bbq did a whole pig on it.. It was an hour long video and I did not regret watching it one bit😅

[@JoshandBabe]

Watched the entire video. Jealous. Miss coming to your house and eating so well! Great cook, tons of great meats. Grand Sunday!!

[@CjsQue]

Thanks brother! You’ll be back doing cannon balls in no time!

[@toddobs]

I be putting lowest slowest meat on way bottom! I put racks in bottom of highland I have I’m buying one of these tho! Price went up $60 since last time i wanted one 😢

[@eljefe6782]

Great video! How often did you have to add sticks, for the entire cook?

[@chriscastellanos3985]

Open that fire box door completely. And the smoke stack as well

[@RobsBackyardBBQ]

Welp, looks like its time to get a food truck and sell BBQ! Lookin good, seems like you're havin fun out there!

[@CjsQue]

Yep! Need to start catering with that bad boy! Always a good time Que’n out back for sure! Thanks brother!

[@supremekingjesus425]

Lmao damn this smoker sure beats the Oklahoma Joe longhorn edition 🤣

[@CjsQue]

It’s a big boy

[@supremekingjesus425]

@@CjsQue I like your Char-Griller smoker bro I wouldn't mind having one but I've already have one Texas custom made with the trailer it also has two racks mine is probably a foot longer.. but I'm thinking of getting the smokin champ or the king griller from my backyard.. anyways stay blessed

[@AnthonyNewsome-i5g]

I love your content…💯

[@KingShaka_daGreat]

Surprised I don't see any comments about chicken on the too rack. Cross contamination is definitely a real thing

[@LorenKyleDiedrich]

Can you please tell me the main grill grate dimensions? Looking to buy for my smoker if it fits. Thanks.

[@DomingsDish]

How are you liking your grand champ? I’ve got my eye on one for when I eventually get an entry level offset.

[@msy7804]

Whats the rack made out of? Is it cast iron like the older model?

[@Carli16vPR]

Dude that's a lot of space to cook. Awsome work

[@CjsQue]

Thanks! It’s a big’n

[@buca2020]

Just throwing everything in here, "we ain't gonna eat all that" lol.. sounds like myself q'n great video

[@CjsQue]

Lol! Love it. Cheers!

[@OSOsBBQ]

Man that thing is packed!!! Hope it performed well, might have to pick one up!

[@CjsQue]

It’s a good one. Check them out.

[@darkgreen9098]

Hey bruh that was an epic cook! and I'm digging that backyard oasis.. Salute

[@CjsQue]

Thanks bro! Cheers

[@chrisrogers9645]

Hey man appreciate the video! I’m going to buy one this weekend. How much fuel do use to start? And maintain? From what I’ve seen it looks like people are using a chimney worth of coals and some wood. Thx for the help broz1

[@sfiv1987]

Question. Will the bottom main sliding grate fit on the upper rails?

[@meatcranium4280]

Pretty dang impressive. It reminds me of a 2 shelf OKJ highlander.

[@CjsQue]

Thanks Meat! Yeah I thought that too when I put it together.

[@LongsQuest]

Nice, Cj. I wish I could burn large splits like you were using in my Horizon. Got to split the wood into about 1 in. X 2in. splits or I will get dirty/bitter smoke.

[@CjsQue]

Thanks Skip. I was thinking about chopping the splits I have up, but I just got impatient since it was raining and you SoCal people don’t like weather! Lol

[@keithbettag598]

judging from the pics at the end cj i would say this was a grand cook,,,,,food really looked good to me

[@CjsQue]

Thanks Keith! Everything turned out awesome! Good thing cause we’re eating it call week! Lol

[@dondiesel1100]

I love my church roller XD I got a 20 lb wagyu brisket I'm putting on this Sunday brisket Sunday I love it boys

[@CjsQue]

Right on! Cheers

[@kevinx4402]

Cj or other masters how often you dump ashes having problem getting wood to burn constantly whats causing this ?

[@stevesproul3744]

Great looking cook CJ that was a grill full of meat brother

[@CjsQue]

Thanks brother! Cheers

[@paulsq_]

What did you do, cook for the neighborhood? I’d like to see fire management on that offset and where it’s leaking smoke? I seen a lot of smoke coming out of the firebox door when you had it closed

[@CjsQue]

Felt like it! We’re eating good all week. And yeah there’s some leaks around the fire box. But I got impatient and closed it down before it caught. I’ll do a start to finish cook on it. And figure some mods too.

[@bgodssoldier1]

Nice smoker! Chargriller looking good!

[@CjsQue]

Thanks!!

[@jaybooth4815]

Ooooh man CJ, that’s some fine dining and a lot of it! Great cook!

[@CjsQue]

Hey thank you!

[@user-tu4tk8em4w]

Oxtails

[@yesitsmario88]

That's a lot of food! So are you happy with the Grand Champ overall? Any issues? Seems like a pretty good offset for the money!

[@CjsQue]

Yeah I dig it! Still getting to know her, but it’s pretty dang solid.

[@HeavyMetalBarBQue]

Hey CJ! Lots of real estate with that Pit, and You maximized it's potential.👍 Smoke On! \🔥/

[@CjsQue]

Thanks brother! I’m digging it for sure! 🤘🏻

[@jimmyg3855]

Are you running the heat diffuser or flipping the charcoal basket ? I’m noticing the smoke flavor is lacking on my xd any tips?

[@CjsQue]

I flip the main chamber ask basket over and push it to like an inch or so away from the fire box. Helps even the flow out.

[@rickcrawford7307]

I been looking a home depot web site and see no mention of Xd version. Where did you get yours? Great cook.

[@CjsQue]

Thanks! I got it from Home Depot. They must be out of stock.

[@bobbicatton]

I guess you'll be grazing on wings and riblets while the rest cooks. Are you feeding the neighborhood today❓😂

[@CjsQue]

Lol! Yeah we’ll be eating well this week! Thanks Bobbi!

[@AdrianLGreen]

Great cook, Dude!!!

[@CjsQue]

Thanks bro! 🍻

[@jamesbarbee8043]

Do some more salmon... lol. Just messin' with you. How about beef plate ribs?

[@CjsQue]

HA! No thanks to the salmon! But I’m all over some plate ribs! Definitely gonna make that happen!

[@jamesbarbee8043]

@@CjsQue Good deal! 🍖

[@TheUrbanCultureKitchen]

whats up CJ love the new bbq show, good good review of thar pitt, thanks my friend

[@CjsQue]

Hey thanks brother

[@LouisatRshackBBQ]

Loaded down with all that meat goodness

[@CjsQue]

Hells ya! Thanks LT!

[@dmc3079]

Thanks for the video!! I have 4 char-grillers right now, and I'm wondering if I should get one of these XD Champ. Worth the buy?

[@CjsQue]

Wow that’s a lot, loyal to the brand. Dig it. I think it’s a great pit. It’s a big’ol boy for sure.

[@adrianr8486]

How long you leave the brisket and pork butt in there?

[@DGamer76]

Awesome cook man. Everything looks really good. Do you still use your Royal Gourmet offset smoker?

[@CjsQue]

Hey thanks! I still have it, but don’t use it much anymore.

[@testtube7404]

Nice video Sir, I have this same off set.... Q. Is a water pan necessary?

[@CjsQue]

For me most of the time where I live it’s pretty dry and I need one.

[@backyardgrillmaster2910]

Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CjsQue]

Cheers!

[@rubensaenz408]

How many briskets do you think you could fit on there?

[@CjsQue]

I’m thinking at least 5 12-15lb briskets will fit. 3 on bottom, 2 on the top rack.

[@JafrinJChannel]

wow..great char griller XD..i like it

[@CjsQue]

Hey thanks!

[@SilentEdgeTv]

Do you find the baffle plate useful?

[@CjsQue]

Not so much. But I was taught a trick by another youtuber, that if you turn the cooking chamber ash pan over and move it about an inch from the fire box whole, it distributes the heat better.

[@JoseGonzalez-eg9sh]

So what’s the temp variation from side to side? Does it hold smoke in good?

[@CjsQue]

It can be up to 50 degrees. It does hold in smoke pretty well. I going to do a few more cooks on it and decide if I’m going to do any mods to it.

[@JoseGonzalez-eg9sh]

@@CjsQue allright nice one more question boss, is it possible to do like a minion method in the smoker box with charcoal/ wood chunks Instead of wood splits? I’m from so cal too and it’s hard finding splits. Thanks again.

[@CjsQue]

Yeah you can. I was thinking the same thing. I can only find the hickory splits at Lowe’s.

[@meatshackbbq9349]

New subscriber here. Thanks for sharing!

[@CjsQue]

Awesome! Welcome to the Crew!

[@silveraven1]

Didn’t you wrap anything up?? Appears you didn’t and everything looks amazing

[@CjsQue]

Oh yeah I did, the video was more on just how big and how much that could fit in there. It was all cooked like normal.

[@silveraven1]

You didn’t even have a water pan in there. How did everything not dry out??

[@CookingWithCJ]

@@silveraven1 I spritzed every 30 min or so, but it was also raining that day, so the humidity was heavy in the air. I usually have a water pan in there.

[@dmc3079]

How big is that brisket?

[@CjsQue]

It was 13lbs.

[@dondiesel1100]

All vents open

[@CjsQue]

Thanks

[@buddycarroll9641]

Great job CJ. You're welcome to join our facebook page. GRAND CHAMP XD 8250

[@CjsQue]

I’ll look fo it. Thanks! Appreciate it

[@Rbouch]

That is some pit....lots of food

[@CjsQue]

Yessir!

[@chriscastellanos3985]

Wood splits are to big

[@ababoy4228]

Can you grill steak on this too?

[@CjsQue]

Yeah, there’s a charcoal basket in the cooking chamber, so you could grill a steak up in there.

[@ababoy4228]

@@CjsQue thanks, I’m deciding between this one and the cuisinart 4 in 1 pellet grill, so far you haven’t done a video on that one but I think this XD grand champ might be the winner, I appreciate any feedback brother. Thanks

[@scottsmith31]

This dude talks like he’s 50 trying to sound 21 again lol

[@CjsQue]

Word

[@HellYeahKimballsBBQ]

That is sick as tits brother! For $500, this is a must for backyarders! Cheers!

[@CjsQue]

Yep yep! Thanks Brother cheers!

[@dbscratcher]

Wow cj got hater already

[@CjsQue]

It’s the beard, it’s gotta be the beard

[@davidedwards7408]

Go big or go home! #cookingcopandbabestrong

[@CjsQue]

Yessir!