I think the price will drop eventually. I appreciate you watching anyway.

Make her sleep in the couch

Welllit isn't t too difficult just to lift it off real quick add coal and replace the grill grate (which is also the body. )

Thank you for watching. You will enjoy this grill.

I hope so.

Rookie cook. Shame

I think I’m goin to like it.

You’re welcome. I’m going to like using it.

Yeah the two piece grill is bound to be cheaper to produce than the Sportsman’s. I think the price should eventually drop.

Yes I do like to use this thing in the evenings.

Glad you enjoyed it.

I think so.

Thank you

I love cast iron and carbon steel cooking equipment

The sportsman’s grill will be back in 2022.

@@BigLewBBQ Sportsman's grill back in 2022? That's good news!! I have had one for almost 20 years and absolutely love it for eating steak and chicken breast caveman style. I wanted to give one to my brother for Christmas but discovered they were discontinued, made me sad. So, it is good news to hear they will be back, thanks!

Thank you Tom., I think I will like it a lot too.

I think so. Thanks Robert.

My lodge skillet is about 15 years old. It is actually smoother than my Field skillet I got last summer. Because I used it at least for times a week. When raising my family.

No it’s not tricky. , just fill a small chimney and dump them.,

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for watching.

I would suggest something to protect the wood.

Hey thanks Chris’s, I may get back to you on that. My mother has a Sportsmam’s that I can use sometimes. I also my have an opportunity to get an entire NIB one, I’ll know more about that next month.

It’s a great grill, I have a lot of grills, yet I use this one two or three times a month.

I have tried the Lodge carbon still grilling pan on it.

@@BigLewBBQ thinking something like this amzn.to/2O681Gn

Since it round it fits 12” Dutch Ovens and skillet better than the oval shaped Sportsman

@@BigLewBBQ Yeah I am going to make sure I get one of these since it looks like I missed out on getting a sportsman. We might be down in your territory at the end of the week.

@@strongsadventures Cool, Where?

@@BigLewBBQ just south of Fort Polk but north of Pitkin. I think they call the area Marlowe. My sister and brother in law live in the Kisatchie Forest down there.

@@strongsadventures Cool I’m just south of DeRidder

I think it would be possible to use the base as a reversible grill or griddle. Thanks Biggs

I miss my Sportsman, I need a new top grill grate for it. I used this t for many years and hope to repair or replace it soon. Even so this is also a good grill, it doesn’t have the style and cool artistic look of the Sportsman. It sort of just has a rugged simplicity about it. It is easier to clean too, at least for me it is because being round I can clean it in my kitchen sink as I would a Dutch oven

I also have the shallow fish fryer for my sportsman’s

@@BigLewBBQ yeah definitely get you another grill top or a new Sportsman's. I'm taking mine out this coming weekend on a camping trip. It's a burger and steak cooking machine! Awesome video as usual. Hope all is well and safe with you and your family!

@@BigLewBBQ yeah,. I love the fryer. I have the one made by Bayou Classic. That thing is a Beast. I can fry french fries or flip it upsidedown and use the bottom as a lid like an oven to bake. And the flat lid can be used as a griddle for breakfast. So versitile and perfect for the Sportsman. They go together Like peanut butter and grape jelly!

14” inch Dutch oven bag. Thank you!

@@BigLewBBQ Thanks! just found the video where you stated the 14" bag!! Found one clearenced for $40 but didn't have the handles. Picked it up anyway because I saw your videos before when I was considering it. Can't wait to try it. Love all your videos!! Keep um coming!!

Thank you, I’ll never count them again just fill up the little chimney.

Okay, sorry you feel that way. I think the grill has performed well so far..

Nothing good at all?

@@BigLewBBQ if you like cooking on the bottom of a pot.....

I don’t think it is too crammed. Granted it has less square inches of cooking space than the Sportsman’s. Furthermore lodge hasn’t discontinued the Sportsman’s they have announced on their Facebook page that it will return in 2022. They will likely sell two grills, this less expensive Kick Off, and the Higher End Sportsman’s Grill. If your only other beef with this grill is that it is not the Sportsman, well that isn’t really fair, because this grill has several advantages over the Sportsman’s, among them is this grill is easier to clean. Do you have a Sportsman’s Grill? You said you wouldn’t buy this one. I have both and a compare and contrast video is forth coming.

If you put a 12” x 12” x 1” paving stone between it and the table.

I have a comparison video of both this and the new Sportsman’s pro. I would suggest the Kickoff, for your purpose because it will travel better especially if you Cary it the case as I do. It’s a 14” Dutch oven case. I demonstrate it in the comparison video.

@@BigLewBBQ Awesome 🙂 Thank you so much for your time and help! I was leaning more towards the Kickoff too, but I will definitely watch your comparison video before making a final decision!!! Thank you so much for making such in depth review videos. They are extremely helpful to many!!! Have a blessed day.

Well no different from the cast Iron Sportsman Grill. I wouldn’t use this on a wood or plastic table with out some heat protection. Use a concrete paver or something similar.

This one is. So is the Lodge Sportsman grill, and the Sportsman Pro.

What ever it takes to fill up a small Weber rapid Fire chimney. You can pause the video and count them. Thanks for watching.

I got a replacement top last spring. Thank you.

Seems like great idea.

@@BigLewBBQ OH, buddy. Im telling you. I was sick of chimneys, fluid and briquets after finding a giant piece of rubber in one from Kingsford. I only use lump now in egg cartons. I have never had a failed to light situation. I use one to two cartons. put them on top or in-between a pile of coal and 5 minutes later, full flame and ready to go. I put the grate over right after lighting so that its piping hot in 5 minutes to start cooking. Try this and youll never look back to anything else. I would love to see you make a video trying it with your results. I use this method in my sportsmans of which, I have three, in the jumbo kettle and even in the firepit to get it going. set it and forget it. So effortless, I shake my head when I see any other way.

Yeah at the price it can stay on eBay. I bought mine a long time ago but I only paid $60 for it.

I have an $80.00 Sportsman Grill, but I would buy the new PK Go with the hibachi kit before paying $325.00 for a Sportsman Grill. It is bigger and more versatile for about the same price.

I love the S & P grinders. Thank you.

@@BigLewBBQ ...not lookin' for Recon Neg Shun, just glad to see you put them to good use...that makes me smile. It's all. i need. I've been taking all my life Big Lew, i'm happy to try and give back....Ohhh, more fish inc soon, i'll let you know. I enjoy just watching you cook, and so does EIS 😎🥓🍳🥞🧈🥩👅👀

@@gregormiller4037 thank you very much.

@@BigLewBBQ ..If that's your best Elvis, i wana see it, thats all i ask.

@@gregormiller4037 this is my best Elvis. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5ubgNB2s5O3Zok.html

Thank you my other one doesn’t have that.

It is bound to be easier to produce, only two casts required, the Sportsman’s would require six casts. I loved my old sportsman’s I had it a very long time.

@@BigLewBBQ that’s true. But anytime you make your product about yourself instead of the consumer it’s a losing proposition. Like I said, I’ll probably pick one up since it is relatively cheap. Thanks again.

@@BigLewBBQ I just did this review. This grill is going head to head against the LSG. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKx2l8Snq8-1Z40.html

@@TeachaMantoFish I saw that review earlier today. I didn’t have time to finagle the last three minutes of it. I will comment there when I do.

I like that way it works, but I guess you could rig something up.

@@BigLewBBQ Well if it works then it works. Just does not seem like much air can get under the coals thats all. Thanks for your vid!

@@lornaz1975 thank you, it works really well for me as is.

Maybe, it works pretty well as designed

There was an issue with the manufacturing of the grates in the Sportsmams grills manufactured circa 2011-2012. They flaked apart. The iron literally peeled off in layers after about four years of use. Go to Amazon and look at reviews from that time period. There are servers negative reviews in that era describing the same phenomena that happened to mine.

@@BigLewBBQ well I’ll be dammed, I wanted one of those for years and just never did get one ... now I’m out of luck .

I thought that too! How do you wear out cast iron?

Sorry, I have other videos where I do.

I don’t know why they stopped making the old one. This one is cheaper works very well, and doesn’t flair up much. I’m glad I have the old Sportsman’s. Yet I really like this grill too.

@@BigLewBBQ I'm sure it's a nice grill. But certain aspects bother me hugely. I have been told often in my life that I think oddly, I notice things no one else does. But how do you add coals ? Lift the whole thing up and have hot coals fall out ? How do you keep it together in transport ? Why does the bottom plate look like it should be used as a cooking device. It just seems ass backwards. For sure at this point I would use a weber charcoal go anywhere or a smokey joe, or a jumbo Joe. My sportsman is in great shape but I'm going to keep my eye out for another one. The newer version again does nothing for me.

@@georgecurtis6463 fair enough

Glad you enjoyed the video.

I know annoying right!

It’s a fantastic grill and only two pieces.

I think so.

Yes, they are.. I bought this the day it was released.

They are going to reintroduce the Sportsman’s in 2022. With some further updates. This grill has advantages too.

Most often I don’t

I did cook on it. Thank you for not wasting your time by leaving this kind and curious comment.

Furthermore, this was the very first video on KZfaq with this grill. I put it out within a week of Lodge introducing the grill for sale. At the time, many folks were curious about the new “Kick Off” grill from Lodge. I included the the unboxing portion because I figured some folks would be inquisitive about what was inside. I’m very sorry that I did not first consult Mr. Mike Cagle prior to shooting and posting this video. I’ll be sure to call and check with you next time. If there is a next time. Forgive me sir, have mercy upon me. For I deserve death! Nothing short of death, is adequate punishment for wasting your oh so precious time. In fact I am utterly over ridden with guilt, a burden so heavy that I can not cary on any longer. I shall not be able to bare it much longer. I anxiously await your execution and the sweet relief of death. Then I shall at last finally join my dearly departed wife, in the next life. Goodbye Sir. Please do not tarry in carrying out your just and merciful task.

Mike Cagle, You wasted your time writing about wasting time and I wasted my time reading your comment about wasting time. Enough...