Can this get hot enough to crisp chicken using lump charcoal?
920451
From my experience I would highly doubt that you could crisp anything in this contraption.
920452
read the modifications needed ..reviews starting July till August 2014 and you are on your way
920453
Yes. You regulate the temp with the four ventilation holes. But if you are not smoking, then use a grill
920454
Without modification no. I saw temps around 225 using this model right out of the box.
920455
No, its a "smoker" designed to cook with smoke long and slow at low heats. for heat, get a grill
970521
Don't know why it would not work. It works for small and large roasts and we often use it for roasted chicken, when not putting them on the grill.Hope this is helpful.
931444
I use the Kingsford competition briquettes. They work great. I strongly discourage using lump charcoal for this device. It burns VERY hot and VERY quickly... sort of the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish with a smoker setup.
602096
Yes, but you need to have a way to slide the charcoal to the middle of the pan.
594824
Possibly, I have never tried it. The chicken would cook down eventually, but might not be able to use cover initially.
1755017
Yes, absolutely. It handles high temps quite well so that chicken and chops will get good sear marks, if that is your intention. Otherwise, the grill cooks at all other temps too. I read that it defrosts foods at an alarming fast time--with food safety in mind--and I find that to be true. Since the non stick surface has worn on mine, I use it more for defrosting than anything else.
29842
I haven't used it any higher than 375 degrees for Johnsonville sausageto brown them, and it browns them nicely. I've also used it for thin sliced chicken breasts with bread crumbs and they also turn out nicely browned. Hope this helps.
1204218
It does not take but a few hot briquettes for a warm side and 7-8 for a hot side. Try reading a few bbq books on grilling. The picture shows way too much charcoal for a couple pieces of meat!
96171
Place it between the grill grates and flavorizor bar. Also for some really good flavor try pecan chips or mix them 50-50 with hickory chips. It will make chicken into a whole new deal.
2250350
That's a good question. My answer would be yes as long as you don't get the chamber to hot. If that's the only reason your using it for, you could something much cheaper. It does however make great pizzas and I smoked a chicken in it which came out wonderful.Hope this helps
2232313
It will cook anything you put in it, but a couple of problems: 1) It does a poor job of getting to and maintaining fry temperature; mine couldn't get past 340, and quickly dropped lower when food was added. 2) It's a lot smaller than the advert pics imply; those must be pigmy chickens they show. Mine wouldn't hold more than 4 drumsticks (chicken). I returned mine, and now I use a dutch oven. It isn't automatic, but it cooks.
1440300
Yes, we've used it on our charcoal grill to bake potatoes and whole chicken, we have a smoker attachment on the side of the grill so we've cooked and smoked chicken on our grill using rotisserie.
746160
That shouldn't be a problem. I normally use indirect heat, so I cook 1 chicken with only 2 burners on.
2250347
That's a good question. My answer would be yes as long as you don't get the chamber to hot. If that's the only reason your using it for, you could something much cheaper. It does however make great pizzas and I smoked a chicken in it which came out wonderful. Hope this helps
1543860
I use Royal Oak lump charcoal, works great. Walmart has it. I have only used the Cook Air a couple of times but I can tell you its great! Awesome! I would think one 2x3 chunk of real wood would be enough. Do a google and see the lump charcoal its the best. Its real wood that has been burnt down to charcoal. Works really good and you don't need a lot...Mark
1723496
I doubt it, but there is no need. I cook chickens all the time on it by splitting the back and butterflying it. Much better since the breast meat cooks slower.
612339
It depends on how high the burner is set to and how long you get it going. You get to 400 degrees quickly. I don't know if you want the temp to be higher than that to cook anything unless you want to burn the food to turn to charcoal.