5 Best Charcoal Barbecues in the US - January 2021

What Charcoal Barbecue to Buy in January 2021?
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A cheap and fully featured barbecue Type grill. It has a lid, an adjustable thermostat and a thermometer and features cool-touch handle. | A fully featured and award winning barbecue Type grill, with a good price. It has a lid and is portable. | A good spec but only average value for money barbecue Type BBQ. It has a lid, a smoke function and a thermometer and features cool-touch handle. | A classic and fully featured barbecue Type barbecue, with a reasonable price. | A fully featured and affordable grill Type barbecue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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35% Bigger Cooking Surface Diameter Adjustable Thermostat Cool-Touch Handle Better Kagoo Score Better Brand |
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Portable One More Award Expert Reviews Are Appreciably Better |
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Smoke Function Cool-Touch Handle |
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$70 More Expensive Two Months Older |
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Smaller Cooking Area Worse Kagoo Score $45 More Expensive Seven Months Older Worse Brand |
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Smaller Cooking Surface Diameter Worse Kagoo Score $1,220 More Expensive Over One Year Older Worse Brand |
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Hugely Smaller Cooking Surface Diameter Worse Kagoo Score More Expensive by $120 Expert Review Rating is Considerably Worse Worse Brand |
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A Lot Smaller Cooking Surface Diameter Worse Kagoo Score Older by Five Months Worse Brand |
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Weber Performer Deluxe
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The Weber Performer Deluxe has a Kagoo Score of 81. With a price tag of $149.99 this barbecue is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the Weber Performer Deluxe or read our article on whether you should buy a Weber barbecue.
A cheap and fully featured barbecue Type grill. It has a lid, an adjustable thermostat and a thermometer and features cool-touch handle.
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5 Reasons For for Choosing the Weber Performer Deluxe
The Weber Performer Deluxe is a 545mm cooking surface diameter barbecue. That's 285mm bigger than the Barbecook Joya (260mm), 85mm bigger than the Big Green Egg Large (460mm) and 255mm bigger than the tepro Crystal Mini (290mm). More ...
The cooking surface diameter of a barbecue refers to how large the usable cooking surface on the BBQ is, measures in millimetres.
A larger surface area means there is more space to cook food on, meaning more food can be cooked at once.
The Weber Performer Deluxe has an adjustable thermostat, whereas the Barbecook Joya, the Big Green Egg Large, the Cobb Pro and the tepro Crystal Mini do not. More ...
Some barbecues have an adjustable thermostat that can be altered, to change the heat up or down.
Different food cook best at different temperatures, so the ability to change the heat level of your BBQ means that you can always pick the best temperature for what you're cooking.
The Weber Performer Deluxe features cool-touch handle, and so does the Big Green Egg Large, whereas the Barbecook Joya, the Cobb Pro and the tepro Crystal Mini do not. More ...
A barbecue with cool touch handles is specially designed to be always cool to the touch, even when the main body of the BBQ is extremely hot.
Cool touch handles mean that the BBQ is far easier to move around and handle, and there is less of a chance of you accidentally burning yourself on hot metal. Which hurts. A lot.
The Weber Performer Deluxe has received a Kagoo Score of 81, but the Barbecook Joya scored 75, the Big Green Egg Large scored only 67, the Cobb Pro scored 78 and the tepro Crystal Mini scored 77.
Weber barbecues have an average rating of 95%, however Barbecook only has an average rating of 62.6%, Big Green Egg only has an average rating of 74%, Cobb only has an average rating of 76.8% and tepro only has an average rating of 63.1%.
2 Reasons Against for Choosing the Weber Performer Deluxe
The Weber Performer Deluxe is more expensive than the Cobb Pro by $25 and more expensive than the tepro Crystal Mini by $70.
The Weber Performer Deluxe is older than the Barbecook Joya by two months.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Performer Deluxe in the US is $149.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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Cobb Pro
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The Cobb Pro has a Kagoo Score of 78. With a price tag of $124.99 this barbecue is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the Cobb Pro.
A fully featured and award winning barbecue Type grill, with a good price. It has a lid and is portable.
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Our review analysis indicates that Cobb Pro has great expert reviews with an average expert rating of 90%.
3 Reasons For for Choosing the Cobb Pro
The Cobb Pro is portable, however the Barbecook Joya, the Big Green Egg Large, the tepro Crystal Mini and the Weber Performer Deluxe are not. More ...
A portable barbecue is one that is designed to be easily transported.
Portable BBQs are far easier to move from place to place, and can be set up anywhere - helpful for impromptu picnics!
The Cobb Pro has received 1 award, whereas the Barbecook Joya has received no awards, the Big Green Egg Large has received no awards, the tepro Crystal Mini has received no awards and the Weber Performer Deluxe has received no awards.
Based on 1 expert review, the average review score of the Cobb Pro is 90%, however the average rating of the Barbecook Joya is 80% (based on 1 review).
5 Reasons Against for Choosing the Cobb Pro
The Cobb Pro is a 735cm² cooking area barbecue. That's 953cm² smaller than the Big Green Egg Large (1,688cm²). More ...
The usable cooking area on a barbecue is a measurement of the physical size of the grill that can be used for cooking food.
A larger surface area means there is more space to cook food on, meaning more food can be cooked at once.
The Cobb Pro has received a Kagoo Score of 78, however the Weber Performer Deluxe scored 81.
The Cobb Pro is more expensive than the tepro Crystal Mini by $45.
The Cobb Pro is older than the Barbecook Joya by seven months, older than the tepro Crystal Mini by two months and older than the Weber Performer Deluxe by five months.
Cobb barbecues have an average rating of only 76.8%, whereas Weber has an average rating of 95%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Pro in the US is $124.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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Big Green Egg Large
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The Big Green Egg Large has a Kagoo Score of 67. However with a price tag of $1,300.00 this barbecue is a bit expensive. For further details check out our full review of the Big Green Egg Large.
A good spec but only average value for money barbecue Type BBQ. It has a lid, a smoke function and a thermometer and features cool-touch handle.
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2 Reasons For for Choosing the Big Green Egg Large
The Big Green Egg Large has a smoke function, but the Barbecook Joya, the Cobb Pro, the tepro Crystal Mini and the Weber Performer Deluxe do not have this feature. More ...
The denotes whether the BBQ has the ability to channel the smoke from the coals into (usually) a separate area, to allow for smoking foods rather than cooking them.
Smoking meat and fish, whether hot or cold smoking, normally requires specialist gear and a lot of work. Having a smoking function on your BBQ makes it far easier to create delicious hot-smoked salmon.
The Big Green Egg Large features cool-touch handle, and so does the Weber Performer Deluxe, but the Barbecook Joya, the Cobb Pro and the tepro Crystal Mini do not. More ...
A barbecue with cool touch handles is specially designed to be always cool to the touch, even when the main body of the BBQ is extremely hot.
Cool touch handles mean that the BBQ is far easier to move around and handle, and there is less of a chance of you accidentally burning yourself on hot metal. Which hurts. A lot.
5 Reasons Against for Choosing the Big Green Egg Large
The Big Green Egg Large is a 460mm cooking surface diameter barbecue. That's 200mm bigger than the Barbecook Joya (260mm), 170mm bigger than the tepro Crystal Mini (290mm) and 85mm smaller than the Weber Performer Deluxe (545mm). More ...
The cooking surface diameter of a barbecue refers to how large the usable cooking surface on the BBQ is, measures in millimetres.
A larger surface area means there is more space to cook food on, meaning more food can be cooked at once.
The Big Green Egg Large has only received a Kagoo Score of 67, however the Barbecook Joya scored 75, the Cobb Pro scored 78, the tepro Crystal Mini scored 77 and the Weber Performer Deluxe scored 81.
The Big Green Egg Large is more expensive than the Barbecook Joya by $1,100, more expensive than the Cobb Pro by $1,175, more expensive than the tepro Crystal Mini by $1,220 and more expensive than the Weber Performer Deluxe by $1,150.
The Big Green Egg Large is older than the Barbecook Joya by 15 months, older than the Cobb Pro by eight months, older than the tepro Crystal Mini by 10 months and older than the Weber Performer Deluxe by 13 months.
Big Green Egg barbecues have an average rating of only 74%, whereas Cobb has an average rating of 76.8% and Weber has an average rating of 95%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Large in the US is $1,300.00 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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Barbecook Joya
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The Barbecook Joya has a Kagoo Score of 75. With a price tag of $199.99 this barbecue is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the Barbecook Joya or read our article on whether you should buy a Barbecook barbecue.
A classic and fully featured barbecue Type barbecue, with a reasonable price.
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Customers report that Barbecook Joya has good expert reviews with an average expert rating of 80%.
1 Reason For for Choosing the Barbecook Joya
The Barbecook Joya was released 15 months after the Big Green Egg Large, released seven months after the Cobb Pro, released five months after the tepro Crystal Mini and released two months after the Weber Performer Deluxe
5 Reasons Against for Choosing the Barbecook Joya
The Barbecook Joya has a cooking surface diameter of 260mm, but the Big Green Egg Large is a 460mm cooking surface diameter barbecue (200mm bigger), the tepro Crystal Mini is a 290mm cooking surface diameter barbecue (30mm bigger) and the Weber Performer Deluxe is a 545mm cooking surface diameter barbecue (285mm bigger). More ...
The cooking surface diameter of a barbecue refers to how large the usable cooking surface on the BBQ is, measures in millimetres.
A larger surface area means there is more space to cook food on, meaning more food can be cooked at once.
The Barbecook Joya has received a Kagoo Score of 75, however the Cobb Pro scored 78, the tepro Crystal Mini scored 77 and the Weber Performer Deluxe scored 81.
The Barbecook Joya is $75 more expensive than the Cobb Pro, $120 more expensive than the tepro Crystal Mini and $50 more expensive than the Weber Performer Deluxe.
The Barbecook Joya's average expert score is 80%, however the Cobb Pro's is 90% (based on 1 review).
Barbecook barbecues have an average rating of only 62.6%, whereas Big Green Egg has an average rating of 74%, Cobb has an average rating of 76.8%, tepro has an average rating of 63.1% and Weber has an average rating of 95%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Joya in the US is $199.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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The tepro Crystal Mini has a Kagoo Score of 77. With a price tag of $80.00 this barbecue is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the tepro Crystal Mini or read our article on whether you should buy a tepro barbecue.
A fully featured and affordable grill Type barbecue.
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1 Reason For for Choosing the Tepro Crystal Mini
The tepro Crystal Mini costs $80.00, whereas the Barbecook Joya is $199.99, the Big Green Egg Large is $1,300.00, the Cobb Pro is $124.99 and the Weber Performer Deluxe is $149.99.
4 Reasons Against for Choosing the Tepro Crystal Mini
The tepro Crystal Mini has a cooking surface diameter of 290mm, whereas the Barbecook Joya is a 260mm cooking surface diameter barbecue (30mm smaller), the Big Green Egg Large is a 460mm cooking surface diameter barbecue (170mm bigger) and the Weber Performer Deluxe is a 545mm cooking surface diameter barbecue (255mm bigger). More ...
The cooking surface diameter of a barbecue refers to how large the usable cooking surface on the BBQ is, measures in millimetres.
A larger surface area means there is more space to cook food on, meaning more food can be cooked at once.
The tepro Crystal Mini has received a Kagoo Score of 77, but the Cobb Pro scored 78 and the Weber Performer Deluxe scored 81.
The tepro Crystal Mini is five months older than the Barbecook Joya and three months older than the Weber Performer Deluxe.
Tepro barbecues have an average rating of only 63.1%, however Big Green Egg has an average rating of 74%, Cobb has an average rating of 76.8% and Weber has an average rating of 95%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Crystal Mini in the US is $80.00 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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