Char-Griller Akorn Jr. Kamado Style vs Dyna-Glo DGN576DNC-D

This is really good to see because it's very well packed and when you order something you do want it arriving at your house you know in a perfect cond...

(3) The material used for the DG is thinner steel than is used in the Outlaw, so in general it won't last as long, especially given my biggest complaint, which is... (4) The tray that is meant to catch the ashes, about 1" deep covering the entire bottom of the grill, fills with water every time it rains (I have not yet tried to rig up a cover for the chimney which does not fully close

It's a little hard for temperature control, however, it's my first charcoal grill so I think it's a i need more practice. Took me 20 mins to put together and great portable grill.

Here you can see, it's got the vents on the both sides, it's got the smoke stack and it's got the temperature gauge built in. So you got some burgers ...

After that the temp slowly started climbing. When it got to 280 deg, I did my first vent adjustment. Fair warning, a little goes a long way in terms of adjustment. Over shooting both to the up and down side is easy to do

I have already modified the damper on the hood to close all the way. Now I have to modify the two side dampers to seal up completely so I can smother the coals a little more to reduce the inside heat. With just a few coals this thing gets around 500 degrees. So it does burn very efficiently

I already have one of those big 300lb beasts of a kamado cooker and wanted something easier to fire up and clean for a quick 2 person dinner or a few burgers and this seems to fit the bill. There are similar all ceramic mini-eggs out there, but they are pricey with smaller cooking surfaces and super heavy. This hits the sweet spot of affordability, larger cooking area and easy to move around without pulling something. POSITIVES One of the best features of this unit is the removeable ashpan

Just pulling out the ash tray and toss it out. Access to Fire Box: Getting to the charcoals is so much easier with this than my old Okalahoma knockoff. The firebox lid is one easy access point, but the grills themselves are designed to slide around so you do not have to take them off to add new coals (though you may have to move your food around). Overall Ultimately it is light years a head of my old Grill for a decent price even with the gasket and Food Grade Sealant modifications

This little red Kamado grill is down right awesome so far! I've had it 2 weeks & cooked a pork loin & meat loaf & both were juicy melt in yo mouth delicious !! Very easy to control temp. Holds set temp. Great & cooks like an oven. I'll never go back to a regular charcoal grill!!!

I'll be putting on some oven gasket (or maybe even aluminum foil?) to help seal it a bit better. The side vents have been fine for me and do help control the fire intensity (again this will be improved with the better seal on the lid). The final point I would make is that this version of the grill is BIG. It's the biggest grill I have owned and is probably a little too big for me as we usually only cook enough for 4-8 people