Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill: Review

Review of the Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill

The Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill had 69 customer comments and 23 answered questions as of this writing.  I’ve read through the feedback left by customers and then condensed the results into this report.  I hope that this helps you when shopping for a grill.

Best Fea​tures

• check ​Easy to assemble​
• check ​Large cooking area​
• check Warming rack
• check Plenty of working and storage space
• check Adjustable damper

Item Specifics

The Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill has a 782 square inches of cooking surface with 440 square inches of main chamber.  The cooking grate is 1/4 inch in diameter with 180 square inches of chrome warming rack.  An offset smoker provides an extra 182 square inches of cooking area with a porcelain steel cooking grate.  A combination offset smoker is good for smoking and heating with a side door for easy adding of charcoal.  Air vents are featured to grant better air flow.  A heavy duty lid with professional thermometer and big stack and cool-touch spring handle are also included with this grill.  It has an adjustable damper for better air flow and a big capacity charcoal pan that contains 5 pounds of charcoal at once.  Handles can be lifted to adjust to the height of the charcoal for better heating.  A steel mesh front table and bottom shelf provides plenty of working and storage space that is made to be easy to clean up.

Easy to Assemble

The reports coming in for ease of assembly were very good.  Here is one of the many easy to assemble comments, “It took me about an hour to assemble, easy directions and no issues.”

Paint Will Peel Off

There were a lot of complaints of the paint peeling off of this smoker.  Here is one of the many complaints about the paint peeling off, “Purchased this grill for a party the paint on the smoker peeled off on first use but no other problems beyond that grill worked great.”

Large Cook Area

The Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill has 782 square feet of cooking space.  People liked that they had the option of cooking for many with this grill.  Here is what one person said about the size of the grill, “Plenty of cooking surface for a family grill. I cooked the first meal for 6 people on it and I felt like I could have cooked for 15. No smoking yet and no way to know how it will hold up in the long run, but for now I’m a happy griller.”

Pros

• plus Price
• plus Offset smoker provides more cooking space
• plus Easy to assemble

Cons

• close  Paint may peel off
• close Smoke escapes 

Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill Conclusion

The Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill is a fairly low priced grill that has 782 square feet of cooking space.  It features a heavy duty lid with with a professional thermometer included.  It has an adjustable damper for good air flow and a large capacity charcoal pan that can hold 5 pounds of charcoal at once.  With the exception of the paint  peeling off, most of the reviews coming in were very good for this grill.  It is not a high end grill but for the price it is good for what you get.  

Common Questions

Here are some top questions that I found for people considering buying a Royal Gourmet Charcoal Grill. 

• chevron-circle-right How easy is it to clean/dump ashes? Very easy. The whole tray lifts out. However, there is no hole underneath the tray for any liquids to drain out.
• chevron-circle-right What is the internal diameter of the smoke stack/chimney?  The diameter of the smoke stack is 3 inches.
• chevron-circle-right I know how to grill but does this come with instructions on how to use as a smoker?  This charcoal grill CC1830F is fantastic for smoker beginners. Just put the charcoal and wood chips into main body or side firebox, and get the turkey and any other food you love ready on the cooking grates, then smoking is beginning. What you would do next is to pay attention to the built-in thermometer once an hour, and add some charcoal and wood chips to maintain the temperature when needed. Gourmet smoky food will be ready in 2-4 hours.

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