Char-Broil The Big Easy® - Smoker, Roaster and Grill with TRU-Infrared technology, Black Finish

HOLY MOLY this thing is ridiculous in the best way!!! It's the perfect answer for people like me who want the convenience of gas but the flavour of charcoal. OK, not *quite* 'charcoal' flavour - but rather the best smoke flavour I've ever achieved at home by a country mile - 100x better than a little smoker box on a regular gas burner!! This thing gets so hot internally it basically ATOMISES the wood chips so you get a TON of smoke which infuses so well with the food on the grill that it tastes like it's been slow roasted for a day! It's also really easy to clean the grill as long as you do it after every session. Both the accessories and the hangers FOR the accessories (incl. the grill plate when you're just doing a roast/smoke) work really well. It's an excessively clever piece of design for a BBQ!! There are cons, but not enough to drop under 5*. The first is I would NOT recommend if you generally do infrequent, large cook-outs. You won't get more than 6 burgers on the grill plate at a time, so you can't feed a large garden party on it all in one go - That said, you CAN get a whole bird or giant beef/pork/lamb joint in the cavity AND cook on the grill at the same time, so in that sense you COULD do a party in one go. The other con is that for a BBQ it's a fiddly setup. Logical, but it does take a while. Oh, and if you're +6ft tall I'd put it on a couple of patio tiles to get some extra height. At almost 6ft it's as low as I can comfortably use.

A great all round BBQ and smoker with a great deal of versatility. I was after a BBQ that was smaller so we could have more patio space. The centre of the BBQ can be used as an oven for cooking chips and I’ve even baked bread. The top grill I have used to make used to make smoked pizza. Downside is that there is no table and if you are cooking in the middle you need somewhere to put the hot grill. Plenty of upsides. Easy to assemble. Easy to keep clean. Well built. Top tip would be to line the bottom of the BBQ with foil to make it easier to keep the fat off as it bakes on quite quickly. When I first ran it, there was a residual solvent smell. Would be a good idea to clean it, run it and then clean it again. It should prevent off flavours.

It’s incredible! Works a dream, easy to use and having three options of cooking is ideal

Have had The Big Easy for over a year now, really happy with the purchase and the cooks. Grill heats up quickly with the gas system, with the smoker drawer you get the best of both worlds. I've found if you don't fully fill the smoker drawer with wood chips, there's more air and smoke - a better result for your cook. The grill and roaster are super easy to use, everything from burgers to a slow roast pulled pork has turned out great. I have bought the matching big easy cover online, its heavy and protective for the winter months/storms

Untested just yet, but quality looks great. Takes some time to assemble but built up well.