Customer Reviews for Vision Grills 22 in. Kamado S-Series Ceramic Charcoal Grill in Chili Red with Cover, Cart, Side Shelves, 2 Cooking Grates, Ash Drawer

I recommend this for anyone who enjoys smoking . We decided to use apple wood to season the grill and everything we have smoked has came out delicious. The only thing I didn't like was the delivery. There should be specific times that you can meet the delivery man . This was a Father's Day surprise and there was no way I could lift this alone.

Ordered this 6/24/17, arrived this morning 6/29/17. Delivery guy set it in my Garage where I asked him.( He said he'd be over for the First Cook ! LOL ) Didn't take too long to assemble everything. Now tomorrow it's time to Cook !! Couldn't be Happier with my Purchase !

It's a very good grill. Uses little charcoal. Easy to control temperatures. Good grill smoke flavors. Easy to clean. It would have been perfect if the leg frame and rollers are stainless steel too. They rust if left outside to the elements.

The Smoking Strawberry. That's what the kids named my new Chili Red grill. Mine isn't anything like the dark red pictured on Home Depot or Vision Grills website. Bummed because that's why we waited 3 weeks for this one to come in stock, and it would have matched items on our deck perfectly. Sure, they offered to refund or exchange, but grill back ordered again for another 3 weeks. Thank goodness this grill is AWESOME. Everything I've cooked has been said "best ever" by all. So I'll get over the color, and enjoy the way this thing operates. Really a great deal compared to other kamados. I'd recommend highly.

This is an exceptional grill. The ceramic design locks the flavor in. I highly recommend it to anybody that loves to grill. To this point I've cooked Boston butt, pork tenderloin, chicken, sausage, steak, and fish. All were really good. The instructions that come with the grill are particularly helpful for temperature control. After over a month of trying it out I have no complaints. We're very happy with the purchase. It's the best grill I've ever owned.

great product, easy to assemble. You must learn this smoker, meaning, you must do a few cooks to be able to judge right amount of charcoal, position on the grill, etc. Too much charcoal and your temp will get a way from you and is very hard to lower the temp once it is 25+ degrees too high , but this is true with any Kamado style smoker; they retain heat very well and is also the reason they are so good at smoking! I am pleased with the purchase.

WOW!!! The food that comes off this grill is amazing. Thank you VISION GRILLS TEAM for the support and the helpful tips. I was undecided at first then I called Vision Grills and actually talked to a person. She helped me understand this grill from top to bottom. My confidence with grilling make me want to go on Master Chef.

So far I love my Vision Kamado Grill Ive had it for a week now . The white is beautiful . Though I've only cooked pizza , and I'm going to have to work on my pizza technique , I'm looking forward to smoking ,,, low and slow . Still checking it out but at this time there are no dislikes .

Easy for me to assemble. Hard to lift out of my truck and heavy to move to its location. I knew it was going to be heavy and it is. I have grilled and smoked steaks, Grilled pizza on a stone and smoked pork ribs. WOW ! Do not tell anybody about these Vision Kamados. You want one but do not tell anyone how good it is. Please keep my secret. Nice smoke flavor and at first hard to light charcoal. Bought an electric starter and you want one. Nicest, heaviest smoker grill I have ever had. All meats were moist. Follow the directions and I would bet you will be impressed.

I have owned a lot of grills, and still do but they sit in the garage since i got this one. Every time I use it I find more things I can do with it. I have bought it for my son and he loves it too.

The grill itself seems great and we have several friends who have it and love it. Unfortunately our grill came broken and we were unable to use it over the holiday weekend! Outside of not being able to use it yet, it looks to be a fantastic grill!

Assembly was quick and easy, all tools provided. First cooking was steak, raised temperature to 650 degree F and seared the steaks. Followed by beer can chicken. Easy to set temperature and control at that point.

My new Vision Kamado Pro grill arrived almost two weeks ago. Assembly was very easy, as there really wasn't that much to do. I chose the Vision brand over others due to: the price/value, stainless band and related hardware, vent dials and ash tray design. Over these past 2 weeks, I have used it several different times and loved it. So far I have cooked pizza twice, and chicken, pork chops, and sausage once. Except for burning the first pizza crust on the bottom, all turned out excellent. There can be a learning curve for things like the pizza. My first attempt was with the pizza directly on a pizza stone, suspended just above the fire. This was too much direct heat. So the next time, I used the stone as a heat deflector on the bottom grate, and placed the pizza on a pizza pan on the top grate. This worked very well. The vent dials allow good control of the temperature. Ash removal is a breeze, with the ash drawer design. I guess the only thing I would like is for it to come with a place setter and possibly a rotisserie.

The grill was easy to assemble and I had it together in 45 minutes. I have used it several times and it works like a charm. A great value for a kamado smoker versus the BGE. The slot for the electric starter and dials for air intake are great features on this grill as well. I am a month in to owning it and love it. Last weekend I was able to smoke 14 chicken quarters on it and this weekend we are doing ribs.

The best BBQ I have ever owned. Top quality in every respect; no detail excepted. I also bought the electric starter and it is perfect. I am a 220 lbs. Marine and had no difficulty moving and assembling it alone, however most people will need help because it is heavy. I love it.

I LOVE my Kamado Grill! I call her Big Red. She is heavenly. Heating up the charcoal is a breeze, the multi level grates are ideal for whatever you decide to cook. I even realized, the bottom grill has a hinge to get more fuel in it w/o having to take the whole thing apart. I'm the Mom n the griller in my family. So happy I discovered the next new accessorie in my cooking arsenal

First, the bad. There is only a 90-day warranty on the side shelves, and for a good reason. They are not sealed very well. Mine are cracked and warped after only 1 season of grilling. The grill has been covered during the rain and snow, and the shelves stored inside the garage during the winter. Some of the hardware (vent controls mainly) are not built very well to handle the heat. The control on top feels precise, but the ones on the bottom feel cheap (plastic). Now the good. It's a friggin' grilling machine! The kamado style grills are so great with heat retention, you just can't go wrong. I can BBQ pork shoulder all day in the middle of winter with little charcoal usage. It's just insane! Sear steaks on high heat as well. The metal hardware on the outside is great (smooth lid control), the ceramic grill is great, it's just the wood and the bottom control area that needs work. And a lot of it. If you buy one, sand down the wood shelves and front lid handle and seal them yourself. It would be 5 stars if the wood was sealed better (or perhaps thicker slab), and the hardware near the bottom vent area was improved. Overall value for the price is good if your willing to put in a little work. If you have the coin, I'd recommend

Best grill I have ever had. I know it is hard being green. For sure when you have other options like this

Product arrived as advertised. The grill, like all ceramic grills, is heavy - 235 lbs shipping weight. Assembly is straight forward and requires 2 people to lift the grill into the base. All tools for assembly are included. Documentation for using the grill is a bit thin - but most will get it figured out after a couple of grillings. The slot for the electric fire starter works very well - convenient. It takes 15 minutes from plug in to ready to cook. Too bad the gas burner option is so expensive at $250. So I'll keep my other gas grill. The real art of using a Kamado style grill is heat control. How much charcoal to start with and position of the top and bottom vents. As far as I can tell, you just have to practice. The two level grill rack is a bit of a challenge to use. Not quite enough space between the racks. The upper rack is hinged to provide access to the lower rack, which means you have to move the food around a lot. Fortunately, you can remove the upper rack if you don't need it. Once you get the hang of the heat control, it works very well. So far I have not had any failures after 2 months of use. When you are done cooking, shut all the vents and the fire will go out - eventually. It takes a long time to cool down. From what I can tell, the Visions Grill is comparable to Kamado Joe and the Big Green Egg, but at a price that is several hundred dollars less than either.

More features than the Big Green Egg - that is why we bought it. Assembly was easy, but you will need two people to lift the main unit onto the frame. The Brackets that hold on the side boards are not bent to the correct angle and require you to reshape them to make them fit properly. We purchased the Propane conversion for this grill and it is a very quality built unit, and the best feature. When you are out of charcoal just swap the ash tray for the propane unit. Cooking with charcoal - you can hit 700 degrees with ease for charring steaks, and then reduce to 280 for smoking, the heat is very controllable. Overall this is a high quality product, I would recommend it to friends, and I would buy it again.

Everything that I hoped for. Just received delivery a few weeks ago and have grilled about every other day since. I did a lot of research before buying this product and let me tell you that it lived up to the hype from all of the positive reviews. Assembly was easy, getting grill warmed up is easier and maintenance is a breeze. You will not be disappointed. Get ready to enjoy awesomeness!

Love hate type of grill, had some great results grilling but my big complaint is I found a small chip on the lid. Called Vision they sent me a kit to repair that was nice of them. Then a few days later I was emptying the ash from the tray I hear a clunk, the right vent knob fall off, it was an easy repair but why? Now the latest I was moving the cap vent to set the recommenced setting for smoking, well when I grabbed the lever it was loose after two weeks easy fix I used a screw driver to tighten but why? But my grilling has been awesome

I grill regularly with gas and charcoal Webers. The flavor of everything I've cooked so far has been so much better. Very satisfied. I also purchased the electric lighter and lava stone

My oldest Brother has a Green Egg, next bro has a Kamado Joe and I think this surpasses both of them. I've only had it a short time (Christmas present) but made three great meals on it so far. My husband helped me get it into the house and unpack it and I assembled it and we moved it out to the deck. Not difficult, just heavy. The included cover is heavy duty and should hold up here in Minnesota. The electric starter is a must and I wish it was included. I recommend getting a meat thermometer with a long cord to attach to an external digital read. You'll also need some grilling gloves and all I could find here in mid winter were welding gloves for less than half the price! Love it so far!

Exceeded my expectations! Great for smoking as well as grilling.

Love the great quality of this grill. Like that charcoal burns perfect and grill stays hot and ready for BBQ. Two month and using it every weekend. Very much so!

The lower, inner ceramic bowl did have a chip on the outer edge. I sent picture to the mfg. and they said it was not a problem.

Torn about decision to recommend to others or not Grill is 6 months old, has cooked great food BUT - insulation around top of grill and on top already falling apart so there is NO longer a seal to keep the heat in They need to fix these issues

Great grill. Good looking and easy to use. Heats and maintains temperature as advertised. However, it should include an electric starter rather than requiring a separate purchase.

This is a great Kamado grill and is an excellent value when you consider the cost of similar grills in the market - we are talking 30-50% less for this Vision grill. The grill is very versatile - I just seared steaks direct at 600 degrees, changed to indirect and lowered temp to 350 to finish the steaks, then went back to direct and grilled veggies. Pizzas are outstanding on this thing. Low and slow ribs or chicken have turned out great - and require virtually no tending unlike with my old charcoal smoker where I had to constantly check and add charcoal and try to maintain the proper temp. Once you get the hang of the temperature control, you can cook pretty much anything on this grill. Like some others have noted, I did have some air leakage around the ash drawer and lighter port. Contacted Vision Grills customer service and they fixed me up right away with some silicone - although this is easily obtained just about anywhere. Glad I didn't let the reviews on the air leaks scare me away from this grill...it is outstanding. It would be great, of course, if the thing arrived without the leaks, but in the end, I'm so happy with the grill and the price I paid versus the competition that I got over it quickly.