Jotul introduces top load grilling for Rangely owners

waltdog said:

Anyone catch this on Jotuls Facebook page?

http://www.facebook.com/jotulnorthamerica

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Your my Hero waltdog !!

I do not have Facebook could one of you guys ask them how much and when it will be out? Thanks guys

Pete

Damn, I've been smoking venison in the topload in a pan with a low coal bed...coulda patented something. But this drop in is nice for the Rangeley!

The flavor of food cooked inside the wood stove is the best. It has way better flavor than a gas or even charcoal grill. We grill food constantly at the shop on our cooking grills in the TL stoves and the Oakwood.

SmokingAndPoking said:

The flavor of food cooked inside the wood stove is the best. It has way better flavor than a gas or even charcoal grill.

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Welcome to the club, Jotul owners.
Pete - I think there is poetic justice that you are switching from Harman to Jotul just when this grill is introduced!

branchburner said:

SmokingAndPoking said:

The flavor of food cooked inside the wood stove is the best. It has way better flavor than a gas or even charcoal grill.

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Welcome to the club, Jotul owners.
Pete - I think there is poetic justice that you are switching from Harman to Jotul just when this grill is introduced!

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You know branchburner I was so happy I danced a jig lol it was like Christmas all over except I have to buy the bugger :lol:

Pete

Man I think I could do that with my Encore. The wife will worship my ear hairs if I pull this off.

That has got to be one of the coolest things ever! I am jealous!

That's a great option and will help sell a lot of stoves.

man thats a great idea

That's good news!
The more companies that take advantage of the top loaders the better.
On Saturday I grilled/smoked some boneless chicken thighs on my TL-300.
The taste was unbelievable.

At first glance the grill looks like it would be great. However , does it not create quite a mess if there is no drip pan to catch the fat from meat ?

The coals below are the drip pan. The fat will burn off quickly there.

That would work with most top loaders, but the Rangely has a special system to open the baffle. Inorder to put sticks of wood into the firebox from the top and thus expose the coals, you have to turn a handle on the side of the stove and hold onto it to keep the baffle open. If you have the griddle on the top of the stove the coals would not be exposed unless you held onto this handle all the time. As far as I cansee the grill would be great to cook potatoes, veggies or anything else that wold not create fat.

I would like Jotul to answer this question.

I question whether both smoke and carbon monoxide would enter the house while using this grill.
When we open the top loading door on our Rangely, we will more often than not get smoke escaping.
This is one of the reasons we do not use it.

That's what i said a few posts back.Where's the grease pan? The griddle would have to be open for the grease to drop into stove.I think we have good enough draft for this to happen but you may get back puffing.Who Knows.I say GREASE PAN NEEDED! The salt i would worry about cause fat will burn off.