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The Char-Griller Outlaw Model #2137 Charcoal Grill

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The Char-Griller Outlaw is the big bad brother of the Char-Griller Super Pro. With 1000 square inches of cooking area, it's the largest main cooking chamber in the line of Char-Griller grills.

The optional side fire box is a great addition, allowing you to smoke a ton of meat all at once. This gives you a lot more smoking space than trying to do indirect inside the main chamber, but you can do that too, if you like.

Once again, these units are considered to be cheap, because they are....at least price-wise. I've found them to be pretty solid construction for the price. I'm definitely not complaining because times are tough!

Here's a basic run down of the Char-Griller Outlaw. If you have some experience with any of the Char-Griller line, we'd really appreciate your quick review on our Char-Griller review page. One paragraph will do!

Highlights

A super large grill and smoker
Get them online from the manufacturer or at your local Lowes
They look great!

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Char-Griller 2137 Outlaw

Features

"Unless you want a several hundred pound heavy duty smoker/griller, or a fixed unit, this is the one." ~Amazon.com Review

"Just what I was looking for, a quality, affordable, large charcoal grill." ~Amazon Review

"I spent most of the evening hovering over my new grill, and it worked great" ~Amazon.com Review

1000 square inch grilling, cooking or smoking area
The cast iron cooking grates provide an even distribution of heat.
It has very sturdy legs
The grates come in sections, are easy to remove and make it a snap to tend to the charcoal without having to remove a large grate.
The charcoal bed is adjustable in height from the grill surface, which makes temperature control more than spinning vents.
There's a built in heat gauge
The ash pan is very easy to dump, almost too easy!
A warming rack is included.
3 convenience shelves
The optional side fire box takes about 30 minutes to attach.
Very well constructed of heavy gauge steel. It's built to last.
Powder coat black finish. Looks good. Stays that way with care.

Char-Griller Outlaw Pros

This is an extremely affordable grill for what you get. Well under $200 last time I checked.
There's a great support community available at Barbecuebible.com
Lowes usually has them and the side fire boxes in stock.
Char-Grillers have the most features for their price point
It has far more cooking area than most of the high end, low maintenance smokers like the WSM.

Cons

It will require some mods to be a truly excellent low and slow smoker
Side fire box isn't as efficient for long smokes as some higher end smokers.
You will need to take care of the unit so it doesn't rust over time.

Char-Griller Outlaw Model #2137 Summary

Something I new before I purchased my Super Pro is that these units will require modifications if you intend to do more than grill. In other words, if you are planning to smoke something with the side fire box, especially something that takes more than a few hours, you'll need to make some modifications. Not a problem because they are clearly spelled out over at Barbecuebible.com

Basically, the side firebox's ash pan is so close to the charcoal bed that it eventually restricts airflow. Many have simply added some straps a little higher than the current charcoal bed and used a stainless or chrome basket of some sort to sit on top and fill with charcoal. I ran into this problem on my first long smoke.

You may also want to extend the smoke stack down to the grill surface so the hot air flows across the food instead of above it. Again, pretty simple problem to deal with.

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Char-Griller 2137 Outlaw

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