Weber 40020 Smokey Joe Gold Charcoal Grill

I have owned weber bbq's in every shape and size. From the gas genesis gold to the smokey joe and have never been let down. I highly recommend their product. Bottom line is you get what you pay for.

This is a good portable grill for on the go or the single person. Perfect size, grills great and is holding up well after many months. Would buy again.

super, you need a bit of time to get the stuff well heated, but then it doesn't stop, and it cooks really good (either i cook good as well :D )

It is a nice looking & well made grill. I thought it did make alot of smoke. Not sure if it was my husbands fire starter or because grill is on the small side. Burgers came out good though.

As I was waiting for my smokey joe shipment to arrive, I decided to read the negative and positive reviews to see if I had made a good or bad purchase.
In the negative reviews, I read about how there was insufficient air drafting because the air vents were not located at the bottom of the grill and therefore the grill would not become hot enough. This problem is completely false! My smokey joe grill gets red hot!
Secondly, there were complaints about how there were no vents on the bottom so the ash could not come out like in the Silver edition. However, the new feature of having a closed base is soooo much better because it is much cleaner! If you're grilling in an apartment or on a deck, you can just close up the top and close the vents and save the coals for another time. Forget the mess of having ash flying around on a windy day because of an ash catcher! Oh and by the way, cleanup/removal of coals is as easy as dumping it in a coal bucket or a dumpster!
Finally, the ability to lock the top of the lid is a great feature because it makes transportation so much easier than if you could not lock the top like in the Silver.
So, if you are like me and are reading all these complaints about a lack of good draft because there are no vents on the bottom and such, forget them. Those people are morons! THIS IS A GREAT SMOKEY JOE!