Thinking of buying a hibachi grill

[haggardfan1]

I bought a cheap one at Ace Hadware to take camping. It worked great and I will probably use it at home more often. Not sure how well it will hold up, but for $30, I’ll just get another.

Marsh Allen Kay Home Charcoal Grill Black - Ace Hardware

Marsh Allen 18 in. Kay Home Charcoal Grill Black - Ace Hardware

Portable and durable cast iron Hibachi charcoal grill. 157 Square inch cooking surface. This product was designed for charcoal only. Vent windows are to control the charcoal burn. Cast Iron is formed by making a mold in wet sand with liquid iron is poured into the mold. The sand mold is why the...

www.acehardware.com

Is this it, by any chance? It looks pretty good for that price.

 

[MrClint]

Check out the Weber Go Anywhere portable grill. It's a well designed little grill that works out great for small grilling jobs. I gave up on charcoal grills until I came across this rig. I use a smoke tube for extra flavor.

 

[jimd]

Marsh Allen Kay Home Charcoal Grill Black - Ace Hardware

Marsh Allen 18 in. Kay Home Charcoal Grill Black - Ace Hardware

Portable and durable cast iron Hibachi charcoal grill. 157 Square inch cooking surface. This product was designed for charcoal only. Vent windows are to control the charcoal burn. Cast Iron is formed by making a mold in wet sand with liquid iron is poured into the mold. The sand mold is why the...

www.acehardware.com

Is this it, by any chance? It looks pretty good for that price.

That’s the one

 

[Happy Enchilada]

I just bought one for the family for Christmas. I am going to have to teach the boys to keep it out of the rain.

Yep. Rain is the leading cause of premature death among hibachis.
Smokey Joe might be a better choice - and there are cheaper knockoffs.
We have a small 2-burner Weber gas grill that's perfect for the two of us.

 

[BigDaddyLH]

You can't do Korean food without a tabletop grill. Hopefully, it's not raining inside.

 

[johnny k]

You can't do Korean food without a tabletop grill. Hopefully, it's not raining inside.

I eat those pretty often and the guy at the restaurant cuts the meat (pork, beef, duck, shrimps / or fish if you ask for it ) into thin slices. It is an all you can eat menu, comes with 2 different types of rice and hot sauce. A carafe of wine, or sprinkling water. Not costly. Cool asian couple working in there, who fled from pol pot. They will offer you a drink / or digestif if you spend a bit of money. They used to do all you can drink wine with their menus, but changed their minds after punk guys bought a menu and drank so much they were not breaking even.

I don't eat much, but when the asian owner sees my friend who eats a lot come in, he has tears running down his cheeks. I think those are tears of joy, but i am not sure.

Not my pic, but you get the idea.

 

[Peegoo]

First thing to do with a cast iron hibachi grill is to replace all the cheepo mild steel fasteners with stainless steel. It is worth the minor additional cost and time spent to do it.

 

[bluespenny]

Check out the Weber Go Anywhere portable grill. It's a well designed little grill that works out great for small grilling jobs. I gave up on charcoal grills until I came across this rig. I use a smoke tube for extra flavor.

This is your answer right here. I've had almost as many outdoor cooking rigs as guitars over the years, and the Weber Go Anywhere is the charcoal hibachi you remember, built to Weber quality, and then upgraded with a little engineering experience, like the amazing multiple venting system. Cheap too, for what it is - $100 Canadian, so that's something like $12 in the U.S. (just kidding...). I've used mine for anything that likes charcoal, such as burgers, but I've also used it as a dual-zone rig to reverse sear steaks. You can't go wrong.

 

[bowman]

I’m on board with this thread. We have a gas grill and a large Weber charcoal model and we’ve hardly used them for 2 or 3 years - it’s just the two of us and those grills are too big for a couple of burgers or steaks. I’m going to check out some of the models mentioned here and get rid of at least one of the ones we have.

 

[Hodgo88]

BBQ nut here - check out PK grills and the PK Go Hibachi. There is also the PK Go, which is about twice the price but doubles the cooking surface for the same footprint. Either would fit your needs as a small tailgater.

The PK is like Weber on steroids. I switched from a 22" Kettle to a PK 360, I can attest the PK is just much more efficient with coals than the Weber. Maybe it's just me, but my Webers always require finessing. After a while, the lid never fits quite right, and the vents have started to go a bit misshapen, and it just leaks more heat and smoke than I'd like which makes temp control a bit of a pain on long cooks / smoking.

The PK on the other hand is still all aluminum but it is easily twice as thick and much sturdier feeling. The hinges have no moving parts and the vents are sturdy cast aluminum as well, not thin sheet. It's one of the few products I own I feel will last forever.

 

[tubedude]

I've used a kamado style for near 30 years. They make one in a size for every need, but are spending.
The benefit is you can grill or smoke food. A filet that has slow smoked to 130°F then flash grilled at high temp for a minute on each side can not be beat.