I've had mine for just over a year now. I have made two Xmas lunches now - Turkey, chicken, brisket burgers, corn and veggies, this is a great grill. I use the smoker and char griller more than the gas, for any BBQing I do and they are excellent. The Oklahoma Joe's cover isn't available here yet in the South Island of NZ, apparently, which is a bit disappointing, so have to wheel it in and out of my garage which isn't a big issue. I do agree that the original paint coating peels off quickly when the smoker or the char griller gets too hot, but just get a can of high-heat black matt spray paint and respray, looks like new again and I've only had to redo the same place once. Love my Longhorn, best BBQ I have purchased so far.
I put mine together today. Walked into Lowes and had marked down from $649 to $100 because the kid had bent the lip trying to get the firebox out. It took a few minutes to figure how to get it out and 15 seconds to fix the lip. Thanks for the review I'm excited to try it out on Christmas 🎄
Sir, thank for this outstanding review. I was on the fence about buying it after my Char-Broil Grill caught fire while I was grilling. It gave me an excuse to upgrade to a better one. I just purchased one from Lowes yesterday. Got it set up oiled and prepped for its maiden cook off. I am really excited. Wish me luck and thanks again. Go Army!
I just got one I’m so happy with it this smoker is huge it leaks a little i know I could use gasket sealer but don’t care about that it will still make great bbq so if you have one don’t worry about it thanks for sharing your video
I got this for Father’s Day. Popped a few about 300 grams of charcoal in the fire box and the paint smoked and cracked right off. Only had it two weeks and it’s already going rusty even though I’ve seasoned the crap out of it. And it cost 1600 from Hervey Norman
Wow that seems like a super high price! I think mine was 600 dollars at Lowes. I have seen several others on here complain about the paint peeling off. Mine has a little, but not too bad yet.
I was actually expecting a slam video lol. Was presently surprised.. I've had mine over a year and she don't know what a cover looks like. It'll do anything I want to throw at it! FYI, for the flare-up due to firebox on brisket. Get a cookie sheet that will fit flat against that inlet wall to divert the heat/flame toward the charcoal bed and spread the heat more evenly. Great video and my igniter NEVER worked.
Hey Tim, thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video. I will definitely take your advice on using a cookie sheet to divert the heat! I hope to have many more great years with this grill!
Or if you're not so thrifty, bbqsmokermods.com/oem-smoker-mods-by-brand/oklahoma-joe-s/3-in-1/lavalockr-oklahoma-joe-3-in-1-horizontal-baffle-plate-heat-deflector-tuning-plate-for-3-1-only.html The reviews on this is 240° down from 400° on the fire side. Evenly distributed heat so cooking biscuits were exact from one end to the other.
@@thevetdad6383 aww too bad. Sorry man! I’m looking at getting the latest version of this grill this weekend! Your video has me closer to it! I’m torn on what to get... right now it’s between this and the equivalent Pit Boss...
What sucks is buying a natural gas Napoleon Prestige PRO 825 for north of $5000.00 and finding out after you move you can't get a LPG conversion kit. (Grill is 5 years old) I rather pay $600 for a Oklahoma Joe and get 5-8 years use out of it then have a $5k paperweight. No, Napoleon does not make a kit. But they DO sale a LPG version. So, needless to say, I'll never buy another Napoleon. Heck, I'm thinking of going back to Weber. I was looking at one of these today and liked it (how I found your video). Thanks for the honest review
Good video good information. The only negative is trying to listen over the loud music. The music was good for the intro but after that it was a bit annoying. Thank you for the review though.
@@thevetdad6383 I've actually been on the fence about buying this grill. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger and the link you provided for the cover was a huge help. Until watching your video I hadn't been able to find a cover for it.
@@thevetdad6383 bought it last night. Overall excited about it though I already found a few things I'm going to need to modify or beef up. Though I should say I'm a fabricator by trade and very very few things I own go unmodified lol. So it's probably not the fault of the smoker or its build quality. Just a me thing lol
The cover I got from Oklahoma Joe deteriorated under the sun in less than one year. The cover I recommend is the one on Amazon, as I have personally seen it hold up my better to the weather. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Hey there! So I just bought this grill/smoker yesterday and I was looking at all the reviews and the only thing I’m worried about is the rust that a lot of people complain about, is there anything that you can recommend that you did with yours to make it last a long time without it rusting?
Yes absolutely, I have very little rust on mine and I think that is from keeping it covered up and dry when not in use. I am really happy with the cover that I have now.
Had mine 3 years and love it. Only rust that occurred on mine was my own fault for overheating to the point the paint bubbled and then rust formed. Other than that it’s been fine. I’m in Wisconsin
I had one of these for a bit. Loved it except one part. The burner cover brackets are way too thin. They rust out and break well before the grills end life.
Just got it in a box it took four people to load onto my truck at BJs. I got it with a 100 instant rebate fir $379. My advice don’t transport it into the house in a box. Open it and empty it to separate the parts it’s like 350 lbs man! The final carapace is still so heavy you need 2 people......major undertaking but quality is there for sure!!
@@thevetdad6383 Yes sir. I’m here staring at 100 parts and deciding how I’m going to tackle this. Meanwhile my New York strips will be in the freezer waiting! I’m not a very mechanical guy so this is gonna take me a long time.
Recently purchased this combo grill and I'm having one major issue I can't see to fix. There's little to no smoke flavor. I've done ribs and a tri tip - both came out great just no smoky compliment. However, when I use my Webber charcoal grill I get great smoke flavors. Where am I going wrong? Any help would be appreciated
Hi Stanley, that seems super weird to me. I've done ribs and brisket and they both had great flavor and a big smoke ring. I don't know how I could offer any advice without knowing any details if how you did it, like what type of wood, how long, and now you managed your air flow. I did a video back in May on how I smoked a brisket on the longhorn so maybe that will help. At least they still tasted good!
Thx for the quick response. I typically use the 321 method for ribs, hickory chunks (home depot), temp around 270, water pan, tuning plate, intake open half, stack open full, I don't spritz (keep chamber closed). Smoke is mostly light and bluish (4 chunks or so) using kingsford charcoal. I previously owned a cheap offset (walmart) and had the same issue, so I'm thinking operator error in some way or the home depot wood chunks. Driving me crazy😲
@@stanleyfloyd9768 just a few things I think I would recommend. 270 strikes me as a bit high. I usually only smoke between 225-250. Also, I don't typically rely on the temp that the grill says. I put a Webber style temperature sensor on the grate farthest away from the heat source. I also would recommend using only hardwood lump charcoal. I hope maybe some of that will help!
You're a nighter button stopped working because you got water in it rub it rub it out with AQ tip and alcohol late it air out then install new battery WA' LA
Thank you for the feedback Wayne. This was one of my first videos so was still trying to figure out this whole editing thing in my free time. I agree its a bit too loud and probably not needed.
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I've had mine for just over a year now. I have made two Xmas lunches now - Turkey, chicken, brisket burgers, corn and veggies, this is a great grill. I use the smoker and char griller more than the gas, for any BBQing I do and they are excellent. The Oklahoma Joe's cover isn't available here yet in the South Island of NZ, apparently, which is a bit disappointing, so have to wheel it in and out of my garage which isn't a big issue. I do agree that the original paint coating peels off quickly when the smoker or the char griller gets too hot, but just get a can of high-heat black matt spray paint and respray, looks like new again and I've only had to redo the same place once. Love my Longhorn, best BBQ I have purchased so far.
Thank you for watching and for sharing that. I bet your Christmas lunches were amazing!
I put mine together today. Walked into Lowes and had marked down from $649 to $100 because the kid had bent the lip trying to get the firebox out. It took a few minutes to figure how to get it out and 15 seconds to fix the lip. Thanks for the review I'm excited to try it out on Christmas 🎄
Thank you for watching!
Sir, thank for this outstanding review. I was on the fence about buying it after my Char-Broil Grill caught fire while I was grilling. It gave me an excuse to upgrade to a better one. I just purchased one from Lowes yesterday. Got it set up oiled and prepped for its maiden cook off. I am really excited. Wish me luck and thanks again. Go Army!
Thanks so much and I hope you love your new grill!
I just got one I’m so happy with it this smoker is huge it leaks a little i know I could use gasket sealer but don’t care about that it will still make great bbq so if you have one don’t worry about it thanks for sharing your video
Thank you for watching and for leaving a comment!
I got this for Father’s Day. Popped a few about 300 grams of charcoal in the fire box and the paint smoked and cracked right off. Only had it two weeks and it’s already going rusty even though I’ve seasoned the crap out of it. And it cost 1600 from Hervey Norman
Wow that seems like a super high price! I think mine was 600 dollars at Lowes. I have seen several others on here complain about the paint peeling off. Mine has a little, but not too bad yet.
I was actually expecting a slam video lol. Was presently surprised.. I've had mine over a year and she don't know what a cover looks like. It'll do anything I want to throw at it! FYI, for the flare-up due to firebox on brisket. Get a cookie sheet that will fit flat against that inlet wall to divert the heat/flame toward the charcoal bed and spread the heat more evenly. Great video and my igniter NEVER worked.
Hey Tim, thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video. I will definitely take your advice on using a cookie sheet to divert the heat! I hope to have many more great years with this grill!
Or if you're not so thrifty, bbqsmokermods.com/oem-smoker-mods-by-brand/oklahoma-joe-s/3-in-1/lavalockr-oklahoma-joe-3-in-1-horizontal-baffle-plate-heat-deflector-tuning-plate-for-3-1-only.html The reviews on this is 240° down from 400° on the fire side. Evenly distributed heat so cooking biscuits were exact from one end to the other.
@@timself5880 i like that. I’m going to get one of those. How does it work with charcoal though? Do you put the charcoal on top of the shield?
Unscrew the starter for the gas side and replace the battery 🤙🏻
Thanks for the tip Adam. Unfortunately I've replaced the battery several times over the years and that wasn't the issue.
@@thevetdad6383 aww too bad. Sorry man! I’m looking at getting the latest version of this grill this weekend! Your video has me closer to it! I’m torn on what to get... right now it’s between this and the equivalent Pit Boss...
@adam hanly hey I just appreciate you watching! Let me know what you end up going with! 👍✌️🙌
What sucks is buying a natural gas Napoleon Prestige PRO 825 for north of $5000.00 and finding out after you move you can't get a LPG conversion kit. (Grill is 5 years old) I rather pay $600 for a Oklahoma Joe and get 5-8 years use out of it then have a $5k paperweight. No, Napoleon does not make a kit. But they DO sale a LPG version. So, needless to say, I'll never buy another Napoleon. Heck, I'm thinking of going back to Weber. I was looking at one of these today and liked it (how I found your video). Thanks for the honest review
Thanks for the suggestion for a sweet cover! Great video
Thanks so much for watching!
Put your charcoal chimney over the top of the side burner to prepare charcoal even faster
I've had mine for 4 years and its amazing
Great video, definitely helped make my mind up on purchasing this grill.
Thank you Russell, I am glad I could help. Thanks for watching!
Use the side burner tonight your charcoal bro
I love this review! Super objective! Thank you!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I also try to be fair and balanced when doing a review and just tell it how it is!
Good video good information. The only negative is trying to listen over the loud music. The music was good for the intro but after that it was a bit annoying. Thank you for the review though.
Thank you for the feedback Mike. I really appreciate that.
@@thevetdad6383 I've actually been on the fence about buying this grill. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger and the link you provided for the cover was a huge help. Until watching your video I hadn't been able to find a cover for it.
So glad I could help Sir.
@@thevetdad6383 bought it last night. Overall excited about it though I already found a few things I'm going to need to modify or beef up. Though I should say I'm a fabricator by trade and very very few things I own go unmodified lol. So it's probably not the fault of the smoker or its build quality. Just a me thing lol
Was gonna say the same thing! I just got this grill - like the review - but turn down the music! Lol
What cover did you buy? Amazon has two other choices other than the original from OJ.
Great review , mines coming tm , excited
Great video helped a lot!!!!
Glad it helped! Thank you for watching.
Side burner is good for lighting your chimney starter
Which I'm cover us better? The 30 dollar one from Amazon? Or the Oklahoma Joe brand one?
The cover I got from Oklahoma Joe deteriorated under the sun in less than one year. The cover I recommend is the one on Amazon, as I have personally seen it hold up my better to the weather. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
There’s a couple different brands. Does the cover have the name anywhere ?
2nd time using this grill. Both times I've only gotten the middle chamber to 200f max with chimney wide open and side dor at about 2". Any thoughts?
Hey there! So I just bought this grill/smoker yesterday and I was looking at all the reviews and the only thing I’m worried about is the rust that a lot of people complain about, is there anything that you can recommend that you did with yours to make it last a long time without it rusting?
Yes absolutely, I have very little rust on mine and I think that is from keeping it covered up and dry when not in use. I am really happy with the cover that I have now.
@@thevetdad6383 so I already bought the Oklahoma cover do you think that’ll be fine to keep it taken care of for this year until next?
I had that one originally and I think it will be ok for at least a year. It will also help if you can minimize the sun exposure.
Had mine 3 years and love it. Only rust that occurred on mine was my own fault for overheating to the point the paint bubbled and then rust formed. Other than that it’s been fine. I’m in Wisconsin
I had one of these for a bit. Loved it except one part. The burner cover brackets are way too thin. They rust out and break well before the grills end life.
Just got it in a box it took four people to load onto my truck at BJs. I got it with a 100 instant rebate fir $379. My advice don’t transport it into the house in a box. Open it and empty it to separate the parts it’s like 350 lbs man! The final carapace is still so heavy you need 2 people......major undertaking but quality is there for sure!!
Thank you for sharing that! I bought mine at Lowes and they delivered it fully assembled so I guess I got lucky there!
@@thevetdad6383 Yes sir. I’m here staring at 100 parts and deciding how I’m going to tackle this. Meanwhile my New York strips will be in the freezer waiting! I’m not a very mechanical guy so this is gonna take me a long time.
You are the “Grill Master”! 🥩
You are too kind! I feel like I am making these videos just for you lol
@@thevetdad6383 It will just take a little time. You will get there.
How did you manage the fire? I seem to put a smaller split in and it gets way to hot
New double A battery will fix the button start
Push button has a battery inside. Did you change it? Not going to last 6 yrs
I'm from mobile al ,where are u now . but I live in Birmingham now
I'm at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery
Did you try changing the battery in the igniter?
Yes I did try but that didn't help. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
Take the battery out and clean the contacts with a pencil eraser.@@thevetdad6383
Recently purchased this combo grill and I'm having one major issue I can't see to fix. There's little to no smoke flavor. I've done ribs and a tri tip - both came out great just no smoky compliment. However, when I use my Webber charcoal grill I get great smoke flavors. Where am I going wrong? Any help would be appreciated
Hi Stanley, that seems super weird to me. I've done ribs and brisket and they both had great flavor and a big smoke ring. I don't know how I could offer any advice without knowing any details if how you did it, like what type of wood, how long, and now you managed your air flow. I did a video back in May on how I smoked a brisket on the longhorn so maybe that will help. At least they still tasted good!
Thx for the quick response. I typically use the 321 method for ribs, hickory chunks (home depot), temp around 270, water pan, tuning plate, intake open half, stack open full, I don't spritz (keep chamber closed). Smoke is mostly light and bluish (4 chunks or so) using kingsford charcoal. I previously owned a cheap offset (walmart) and had the same issue, so I'm thinking operator error in some way or the home depot wood chunks. Driving me crazy😲
@@stanleyfloyd9768 just a few things I think I would recommend. 270 strikes me as a bit high. I usually only smoke between 225-250. Also, I don't typically rely on the temp that the grill says. I put a Webber style temperature sensor on the grate farthest away from the heat source. I also would recommend using only hardwood lump charcoal. I hope maybe some of that will help!
Thank you, I will follow your recommendations
@@stanleyfloyd9768 Did you ever get it sorted out?
igniter needs new battery thats is why its not working
Men your music is louder than you , I wish you could only explain without any background music.
I appreciate your feedback, thank you.
How has the cover held up?
About 2 years now in the Alabama sun and still doing great.
@@thevetdad6383 sorry commented to early just finishing the video you "covered" my question and I'm using your link to order a cover from Amazon
@@chipsammich2078 thanks so much I am so glad I could help.
The light has a battery 🔋 change it and it will work!!!!
Thanks for the tip Jackie. I did replace the battery and that was not the issue.
I've had to clean off a acid leak b4 in ignition starter ...sucked but it worked. Sorry that it wasn't a easy fix.
Too much music
I appreciate your feedback and will keep that in mind for future videos. Thank you for watching.
Move your grill away from your house. Sure way to start a grease fire.
Thanks for the tip
You're a nighter button stopped working because you got water in it rub it rub it out with AQ tip and alcohol late it air out then install new battery WA' LA
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try.
Please stop the intro music ... 😅
Get rid of the music it sucks
Thank you for the feedback Wayne. This was one of my first videos so was still trying to figure out this whole editing thing in my free time. I agree its a bit too loud and probably not needed.
crap grill bro