The Pitmaker BBQ Carbon-Q is a “sealed heat” charcoal grill with precision control over air intake and a very efficient burn time. It is a charcoal grill/oven made to cook with a more omni-directional and convection charcoal heat. It has the same adjustable charcoal grill basket as our Grill-Meister, but it has a baffle outtake and a smoke stack. In the competition bbq world this type of grill is often called a “chicken cooker” because of its prevalent use in the competition barbecue chicken category.

The Carbon-Q comes in either an insulated or non-insulated version with the primary operating difference between the two versions being fuel burn time and cost. The non-insulated version can give you 350 degrees for 1.5 hrs with a single load of 5 lbs of charcoal, and the insulated version giving you roughly double the burn time at the same temperature with similar fuel. Though originally designed as a competition chicken cooker, it is an extremely versatile grill which can be used as a charcoal broiler, or even a pizza oven. It can be mounted onto trailers like most of our pits, and the insulated version is great for outdoor kitchens.