Char-Broil 3500 - Performance Charcoal Barbecue Gill

I’ve had mine 3 years now. The cooking area is massive compared to my previous grills. This makes it perfect for offset cooking. Also, there is plenty of roo to cook pizza’s alongside the traditional steaks, burgers and sausages etc.. Controlling the heat is straightforward, I’ve successfully managed a consistent 200° for over 4 hours, the temp only dropping when I re-fuelled it. Because I offset cook, I can smoke food, although an option of a chimney on one side would have been good…. The door ar the front allows good access to top up the coals It’s extremely easy to clean, the grills come out using the lifting tool supplied and the trays contain the ashes well and the bottom tray collects all the ash and slides out for easy cleaning. The BBQ still look almost new, even after constant summer use with a family or 4 plus guests!!! I coat the outside with virgin olive oil before I wrap it up for winter. I am very pleased. In the main, it’s very sturdy but the lid seems a bit flimsy at times. Definitely a 8 out of 10 for a charcoal BBQ!!! Buy it, you won’t be disappointed.