The All New ASMOKE Essential Portable Pellet Grill | Ash Kickin' BBQ

[@drgermany001]

Thank you for the video. I really appreciate it. I ordered this unit and cannot wait to receive it. Please do video/s long cooks, searing, burgers, small brisket. Thanks

[@SaschaStange]

Hi, do you plan any more video on this smoker?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@SaschaStange on Instagram

[@mikeliljehorn4001]

Great informational video! Been in the market for a portable smoker and have not pulled the trigger but this tosses another smoker in the ring!

[@andrea2538]

Yes please!🙏🏻 Perform a long cook to test the battery length! Thank you!

[@bobbicatton]

Great updates on this version of the ASmoke. Your chicken turned out fantastic!👍😊

[@Kfagan113]

Great video, great cook, and awesome smoker. I’d love to grab one for hunting and fishing. Our normal is a portable charcoal grill so something like this would be a nice change

[@woodywoodberry5459]

Looks like a bad ass cooker

[@natejonas1107ify]

I'd love to see more cooks on this! Mainly because mine will be here in a couple weeks!

[@AshKickinBBQ]

There will be some shorts on my Instagram coming soon! Right now, nothing on the schedule for longform YT content at this time.

[@fooboy]

Lucky! Ill be waiting until late sep or early oct for shipment.

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@SquirrelsLoveAcorns well, currently im sick. So there’s that, and I also have a life outside of social media I’ve been enjoying. The shorts are coming soon, like I said.

[@BradLMN]

Great, informative video! This looks like it will be a solid portable option that would work great to bring along RVing I am looking forward to this being in full production & readily available to the public.

[@robertbernal3180]

Great review Darrin. Looks like a fantastic portable pellet grill. Really liked it. Chicken looked delicious. Chicken looked pretty juicy too. Have a great day Darrin

[@g54b95]

Interesting grill. Yes, please do something that takes a while. Pork butt would be great. Thanks!

[@scottp5988]

Thanks for the video! Looking forward to the long smoke!

[@samuelbaeza6503]

Tri tip like a brisket for the battery test it will test that smoke ring ability looks like a great smoker

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@samuelbaeza6503 haha, sorry but that won’t happen. I’ve done tritip like a brisket, and never again. Not a fan. Medium rare is the way to go.

[@ulfsas]

What about a comparison between the AS350 and this Essential?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Great idea!

[@SNakama]

After the chicken was done, how long did it take for the smoker to cool down? Im wondering how long the wait will be to pack it back up

[@djnaffie]

Can you also show a bit of the cleaning process after a few sessions? Like the ash tray? And where does the grease collect? Does the liquid tray really makes a difference?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@djnaffie I covered where the grease trap is, as well as the ash tray. You pull it out and dump it, it’s that simple. I will be covering a lot of these questions on my Instagram as well, stay tuned.

[@djnaffie]

@@AshKickinBBQ Ah yes I missed that little part, thanks!

[@parsissn]

Would definitely like to see a long smoke like a butt. Wondering how well it fits on the cooker and how it handles long term temp stability, etc.

[@AshKickinBBQ]

It would fit with ease for sure

[@andreim.2360]

Hi, thank you so much for this video, we've been waiting for it for a long time. I wanted to ask you, what do you think about the quality and durability of the metal in this smoker? It’s not clear if it’s sturdy enough or just a thin sheet of metal. My concern is that after a few uses, it might warp due to the heat. Thank

[@AshKickinBBQ]

I think it’s as sturdy as any of the other ASMOKE cookers. I haven’t had an issue with the other two ASMOKE’s I own. Its definitely not the thickest metal, but I have zero concerns of warping. I hope this helps answer your question!

[@MarcStander]

Long smoke test would be awesome. Curious how long the unit will run at 225 degrees. As well, can you charge battery or hook up solar while using the unit? Thx.

[@AshKickinBBQ]

It charges off USB-C, and I did mention you can plug it in and use the unit while plugged in. Solar, sure if you have like a solar battery bank.

[@MarcStander]

@@AshKickinBBQ thanks kind sir. I must have missed that. Cheers.

[@JohnHunkins]

It would be helpful to test what size turkey can you smoke on it. I have the original ASMOKE and had to get a smaller bird, breast-only, and had to spatchcock it to fit it under the hood.

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@JohnHunkins you’re not fitting a huge turkey on this either. A chicken, easily.

[@kingsplate5926]

Great video! Very interesting cooker

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Thanks so much!

[@andymacdonald8784]

Thanks for the video - loved seeing the grill in use :) Qq regarding the chicken… do you just keep it chilled for use or freeze some of it for the later part of the week once cooked?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Thanks for watching! So I keep it in the refrigerator. I work 4/10s, so cooking it Sunday gets me through to Thursday lunch no problem. You’re welcome to freeze it if you so choose though!

[@sebastianwatts7721]

This is an excellent video. It's the first time anyone outside Asmoke have used this grill and it's the first time we've seen it for longer than 60seconds, you will have settled a lot of nerves from a lot of Kickstarters being ignored by Asmoke. Great job and I'm definitely a new subscriber to this channel

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

now lets keep that stretch goal :)

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m glad I could help settle some nerves. I understand how it is backing a new product, and having tested the first ever prototype, and now this production model, I can say they have put a lot of thought into this cooker. If my experience wasn’t a positive one, I wouldn’t have done this video. I’m not in the business of lying to my audience for a quick buck. You guys make all this happen for me, so thank you 🙏🏼

[@SaschaStange]

Great Video, oh this would be nice if you are doing a long job on this smoker 😊 Greetings from Germany

[@stevefowble]

Hi, Can you fit some ribs on there and do that cook? I’m interested to see how baby back ribs do for smoke flavor and pellets lasting. Thanks

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@stevefowble I’ll see what I can do!

[@gregoryburkhead7813]

Great video. Chicken looks good. Yes more videos . Battery test. All of it. 😂🎉 lets goooooo

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

maybe an unboxing / setup video would have been great, but I suppose its to late for that

[@gregoryburkhead7813]

@@MichaelDean-b9p lol 😆 yup

[@juusomakkonen561]

Did you end up making the instagram video?

[@davidhut3670]

Does it have the option to set it to metric units? I.e. Celcius instead of Fahrenheit?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@davidhut3670 yes of course

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

whats your thoughts on the fan noise compared to the older model? is it the same or less?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@MichaelDean-b9p when it ramps up, I’d say it’s normal compared to others. After it reaches temps, it’s very very quiet to maintain.

[@KSCFIRE]

A max time test would be good to see.

[@AshKickinBBQ]

I can make that happen!

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

Apologies, last question from my side.. some ppl are complaining that the display seems to be lagging in this video (both via knobs and touchscreen).. what is your experience with that?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Complete transparency, there was a slight lag on the knob and the touchscreen at first, but it did seem to improve. My thoughts as the reason behind this is that the unit I have is not the final version of the software update that will be on all units shipped out. I'd be happy to reach out to ASMOKE to address this concern and get a response from them if you're interested.

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

​​​​@@AshKickinBBQ that would be great, if you could do that.. there are several comments on kickstarter about it, but so far Asmoke has adressed none of them... not really an issue for me, but others might want to know

[@rockydome]

I want to see a long smoke, pork butt / brisket with extra smoke.

[@truthhurts7836]

Depends on the battery life, and can you get extra battery

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@truthhurts7836 indeed you can!

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@SquirrelsLoveAcorns 100% I have multiple portable power packs that I could run this unit on indefinitely plugged in. I will say, the battery does charge quickly as well!

[@ZacharySparks-m1m]

Chicken looks great!

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Thanks Z!

[@greensquare4499]

any upcoming projects on the LSG offset? cheers 🍻

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@greensquare4499 sure thing! What ya wanna see? I have a brisket cook planned soon

[@greensquare4499]

@@AshKickinBBQ Yep a brisket cook will be 👍🏻

[@TomHorsmanAmateurBBQ]

Very interesting….

[@SergiNS1991]

Please more review about the ASMOKE as the KS campaign is about to finish.

[@AshKickinBBQ]

What more do you want? Lol. I covered everything so far

[@SergiNS1991]

@@AshKickinBBQ Cooking anything else would be fine. Talk about times to get the temperature. Just examples, thanks anyways

[@BigDaddyDuke101]

It looks like a nice cooker however it didn't look like it smoked it very much.Pork butt would be a good test.

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@BigDaddyDuke101 smoked plenty, don’t need visible smoke for smoke flavor.

[@sparkspeppersauce5808]

That cooker would be great for smoking some chiles!

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Agreed!!

[@hughmann1908]

Can it hold a full brisket?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@hughmann1908 probably not, unless it’s a small one.

[@nickgibb4687]

hold my cold beverage...right next to the grill

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@nickgibb4687 yeah, drink faster. Like an adult.

[@nickgibb4687]

@@AshKickinBBQ AHH. you do have a back bone....my guy...lmao

[@djflashlinx5150]

any word on these thing going to production??

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@djflashlinx5150 they’re in production and shipping soon.

[@djflashlinx5150]

cost?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@djflashlinx5150 the link to all of this info is in the description.

[@Elvenbow]

What is the grate dimensions?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Thank for that!

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

Yes please test the battery length :)

[@AshKickinBBQ]

Defintely can make this happen!

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

You mentioned the android app being already available.. however I cant find it in the Android store.. do you know if this is maybe only fpr US yet?

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@MichaelDean-b9p great question, let me reach out them and get you the answer!

[@AshKickinBBQ]

@@MichaelDean-b9p I have emailed my contact and will get back you asap!

[@MichaelDean-b9p]

​@@AshKickinBBQthanks a lot for your support

[@chrisdekock2579]

Well, im glad i kept hoping for the video to arise before backing out prematurely. It is a gamble, it is $350 for the smoker, pellets and shipping, so i was hesitant, since briskit has an amazing model too, but too much to spend on with a good conscience. But i was liking the boxed size and removable hopper for road tripping, beaching, camping, boating and tailgating. The price point is acceptable, i probably wouldn't pay more for a smoker than this, it was already a stretch to not just get a smoketube for my weber. Please do that pork butt asap! And Dino Ribs!

[@AshKickinBBQ]

I’ll say this, Briskit sent me a smoker and there’s a reason I’m not an advocate, nor will I do a video on it.

[@chrisdekock2579]

Hey Ash, show us the battery test and the pork butt please.

[@officiallycvl427]

Yes please! Test battery life and a pork butt!!