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Brand: Portable Kitchen
Category: Lawn & Patio

Buy New: $269.99

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

16 reviews
Sales Rank: 42590

Shipping Weight (lbs): 35
Dimensions (in): 35.5 x 20.3 x 33.5

MPN: PK-99740
Model: PK 99740
UPC: 673632997408
EAN: 0673632997408
ASIN: B00005KAXY

Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days

Features:

•	Retro-style charcoal outdoor grill and smoker with detachable carriage
•	Thick cast aluminum construction for maximum heat radiation
•	Adjustable vents and dampers for precise temperature control
•	Hinged cooking grid for easy refueling; aluminum side and bottom trays
•	Semi-pneumatic rubber wheels; measures 35 by 16 1/2 by 35 inches (length by width by height)

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
This grill features: cast aluminum construction (Means no rusting! ), four adjustable vents for easy temperature control, oven detaches for easy cleaning, and hinged cooking grid for adding charcoal. Cooking grid (made of nickel-plated steel) measures 14 inch x 21. 5 inch. Overall dimensions: 35. 5 inchL x 20. 25 inchW x 33. 5 inchH; weighs 40 pounds.

Amazon.com Review
A perfect reproduction of a 1950s design, this retro charcoal grill would please Elvis, as well as grill and smoke meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetables in the down-home manner he appreciated. It's heavy and sturdy, and rolls around a deck, patio, or lawn on semipneumatic rubber wheels. Made of cast aluminum for maximum heat radiation, the grill cooks foods uniformly, whether they're grilled quickly or slow-cooked and smoked under the hinged lid. Four adjustable vents and dampers provide precise temperature control. Aluminum side and bottom trays offer lots of room for holding food, utensils, and condiments. The grill assembles easily with screws and nuts (included) and measures 35 inches long, 16 1/2 inches wide, and 35 inches high. Because the cooking section detaches from the lightweight aluminum carriage, the entire unit can be quickly disassembled for a camping trip. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Portable grill lasted 40 years May 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

My father bought our first portable kitchen over 40 years ago. I replaced the grate once and it was being used just last week. I purchased a new one last year and the quality is still supurb. Since then I have convinced five other people to buy a PK and everyone of them loves the product. A little pricy, but worth every penny, the plastic cover is unnecessary since they cannot rust (100% aluminum) but if left uncovered in the rain, water can get through the vents and the charcoal gets wet. With every other brand of kettle grill I have purchased (enamelled steel) they rust out in about 3-4 years. The PK is air tight with the vents shut so you can maintain excellent heat control and even shut down and save the charcoal for the next time. I would recommend buying a good Barbeque cookbook like "The Legends of Texas Barbeque" to get the most out of a smoker like this.

5 out of 5 stars

Best ever way to bake a whole chicken May 28, 2008
I bought the original in 1963 or 4. It lasted about 40 years. I now have one that I got in 1999 when they came back into production. It is the best way I know to cook a whole chicken to perfection without ever looking in. Keep the skin on for a moist & tender perfect chicken. Just set a whole chicken in a Pyrex or ceramic pie pan on one end of the grill with about 24 charcoal briquets in a pile at the opposite end. When the charcoal is starting to glow, close the lid. Totally open the vents over and under the charcoal and keep the vents closed over and under the chicken. It will be done in two hours. Or, for three hours open the vents over the charcoal only half open, but the bottom vents can be fully open on the charcoal end.

After removing the chicken, close all vents and any remaining charcoal will be available to cook your next meal. Remove the skin, carve the meat, spoon some of the juices over it & season with your favorite seasoning salt, just before serving. Optionally, remove the breast skin for the last 15 minutes of cooking and baste with barbeque sauce every five minutes. Close the lid while cooking. Either way, our guests have gone home and ordered themselves this grill.

If I owned the company, I would offer a deluxe life-time model with a nicely designed & more substantial stand with a larger & nicer ceramic tile or granite slab work table attached. I would paint the stand all black. As is, the grill is much better quality than the stand that comes with it. Portable Kitchen PK 99740 Cast Aluminum Cooker

5 out of 5 stars

Best Charcoal Grill May 19, 2008
This really is an outstanding grill. I did a lot of reasearch on grills, specifically charcoal, and this one kept popping up and it sounded great. Although it costs more than I had been planning to spend, I decided to take the chance and ordered the grill. When it arrived it was incredibly easy to put together, and the pieces are clearly heavy-duty and durable. I am especially impressed with the cart, since so many grills have flimsy, cheap stands. This one, though, is well-build, sturdy, and easy to assemble. We're still getting used to the vents but we've tried both smoking and grilling and both times we were pleased with the results. We've even taken it to friends' houses twice, and transporting it was simple since the grill nestles in the cart and is easily removed. If you want a dependable, long-lasting, quality charcoal grill, this is the one for you.

4 out of 5 stars

Best Grill Except For May 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is in fact the BEST Grill, there is no equal! The only exception is the bottom vents on my unit (3 years old) fell off the first year I had the unit? If you want to replace them they are not cheap around $[...]. Customer service well forget it as there is none... All the written words sound great on their website but, there is no action to be found... One would think they would have sent the vents at no charge right away but, instead they just failed to respond and when they finally did, it was to tell me it would cost money for me to fix the vents.

5 out of 5 stars

Incredible Cooker August 1, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I bought this unit over three months ago and have used it exclusively since. I am not kidding, I have cooked on nothing else but the PK - it is that good. The menu has included whole chickens, chicken breasts, chicken thighs, beef roasts, pork roasts, planked salmon, steaks, chops, brats, dogs, ribs and burgers. Everything has been perfect. Nothing else cooks like it. The genius of its design is that when it is closed (as is intended) the PK cannot support a flame. While the internal temperature remains hot enough to sear anything, meat will not burn from flare-ups. And, while the unit is closed, smoke - produced from the meat itself, wood chips or chunks, and/or your choice of charcoal - bathes your dish with wonderful aroma that you and your guests will truly enjoy.

The PK is virtually indestructible, sized right, and unique. It is pricey for those who expect to get a charcoal grill for nothing, especially in the age of shiney stainless gas units, but you won't find another cooker that cooks as well as the Portable Kitchen.

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