Brinkmann Smoke N' Pit, Pitmaster (Brinkmann Smoke N Pit Pitmaster)

Member Name: Vivien

Product:	Brinkmann Smoke N Pit Pitmaster
Date:	17/07/00 (1249 review reads)
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Advantages: Large cooking area

Disadvantages: hard to assemble

I bought this pitmaster BBQ from costco wholesale in May, and have used it on 5 occasions so far.
It took 2 hours to build, ( by a very accomplished Tradesman / husband ) and he found it very complicated with hundreds of parts , similar but different screws and hard to follow instructions. For the inexpierienced D I Y er, it may be very awkard to assemble.
The finished product was very heavy but very sturdy and at a good height for tall people to cook at.
It looks like an oil drum on its side, sliced into two, hinged at the back .There is a wooden handle, a wooden shelf at the front, 4 legs, two of which have wheels. A second handle is used to roll it about. There is a chimney from the rear of the BBQ, and two vents.

The cooking area is very large, and so far I have only needed to use half of it.

It is a charcoal BBQ, there are 3 cooking heights, the top height is excellent for slower througher bbq with less burning and better cooking.With the lid down it is possible to smoke food, this is a long process of about 2 hours and I have not tried this yet.
There seems to be a design fault as it is very easy for sausages to fall down the back of the grill into the coals.
The lid is useful as it keeps the coals hotter and also can act as a rain or wind guard.
The BBQ looks great on a patio, but needs to be covered to protect it from the rain.

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