Watch before you buy! Honest Review of the Oklahoma Joe Longhorn Combo Smoker/Grill 2021

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Hey, welcome back to The Vet Dad! Time for another review and this time it is for the Oklahoma Joe Longhorn Combo Smoker/Grill. I have had this grill for about 6 years now and am going to share all of my lessons learned in this completely honest review!
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@brianking3816 Год назад

I've had mine for just over a year now. I have made two Xmas lunches now - Turkey, chicken, brisket burgers, corn and veggies, this is a great grill. I use the smoker and char griller more than the gas, for any BBQing I do and they are excellent. The Oklahoma Joe's cover isn't available here yet in the South Island of NZ, apparently, which is a bit disappointing, so have to wheel it in and out of my garage which isn't a big issue. I do agree that the original paint coating peels off quickly when the smoker or the char griller gets too hot, but just get a can of high-heat black matt spray paint and respray, looks like new again and I've only had to redo the same place once. Love my Longhorn, best BBQ I have purchased so far.

@thevetdad6383 Год назад

Thank you for watching and for sharing that. I bet your Christmas lunches were amazing!

@ae4xo 2 года назад

I've had mine for 4 years and its amazing

@67_PowerStroke 3 года назад

Great video, definitely helped make my mind up on purchasing this grill.

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

Thank you Russell, I am glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

@joeybayles9880 2 года назад

I put mine together today. Walked into Lowes and had marked down from $649 to $100 because the kid had bent the lip trying to get the firebox out. It took a few minutes to figure how to get it out and 15 seconds to fix the lip. Thanks for the review I'm excited to try it out on Christmas 🎄

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@shonkelley6728 Год назад

I love this review! Super objective! Thank you!

@thevetdad6383 Год назад

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I also try to be fair and balanced when doing a review and just tell it how it is!

@mrgunn05 Год назад

Sir, thank for this outstanding review. I was on the fence about buying it after my Char-Broil Grill caught fire while I was grilling. It gave me an excuse to upgrade to a better one. I just purchased one from Lowes yesterday. Got it set up oiled and prepped for its maiden cook off. I am really excited. Wish me luck and thanks again. Go Army!

@thevetdad6383 Год назад

Thanks so much and I hope you love your new grill!

@robertsolder4507 2 года назад

Thanks for the suggestion for a sweet cover! Great video

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

Thanks so much for watching!

@jacobverlee6891 Год назад

Great review , mines coming tm , excited

@Drake-ys9nw 3 года назад

Great video helped a lot!!!!

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

Glad it helped! Thank you for watching.

@douglasreyes3302 2 года назад

What cover did you buy? Amazon has two other choices other than the original from OJ.

@toothpick1666 Год назад

I got this for Father’s Day. Popped a few about 300 grams of charcoal in the fire box and the paint smoked and cracked right off. Only had it two weeks and it’s already going rusty even though I’ve seasoned the crap out of it. And it cost 1600 from Hervey Norman

@thevetdad6383 Год назад

Wow that seems like a super high price! I think mine was 600 dollars at Lowes. I have seen several others on here complain about the paint peeling off. Mine has a little, but not too bad yet.

@rondinientertainment9073 Год назад

2nd time using this grill. Both times I've only gotten the middle chamber to 200f max with chimney wide open and side dor at about 2". Any thoughts?

@markdephilippo1404 2 месяца назад

I just got one I’m so happy with it this smoker is huge it leaks a little i know I could use gasket sealer but don’t care about that it will still make great bbq so if you have one don’t worry about it thanks for sharing your video

@brettstock7734 2 года назад

Put your charcoal chimney over the top of the side burner to prepare charcoal even faster

@adamhanly5250 3 года назад

Unscrew the starter for the gas side and replace the battery 🤙🏻

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip Adam. Unfortunately I've replaced the battery several times over the years and that wasn't the issue.

@adamhanly5250 3 года назад

@@thevetdad6383 aww too bad. Sorry man! I’m looking at getting the latest version of this grill this weekend! Your video has me closer to it! I’m torn on what to get... right now it’s between this and the equivalent Pit Boss...

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

@adam hanly hey I just appreciate you watching! Let me know what you end up going with! 👍✌️🙌

@timself5880 3 года назад

I was actually expecting a slam video lol. Was presently surprised.. I've had mine over a year and she don't know what a cover looks like. It'll do anything I want to throw at it! FYI, for the flare-up due to firebox on brisket. Get a cookie sheet that will fit flat against that inlet wall to divert the heat/flame toward the charcoal bed and spread the heat more evenly. Great video and my igniter NEVER worked.

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

Hey Tim, thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video. I will definitely take your advice on using a cookie sheet to divert the heat! I hope to have many more great years with this grill!

@timself5880 3 года назад

Or if you're not so thrifty, bbqsmokermods.com/oem-smoker-mods-by-brand/oklahoma-joe-s/3-in-1/lavalockr-oklahoma-joe-3-in-1-horizontal-baffle-plate-heat-deflector-tuning-plate-for-3-1-only.html The reviews on this is 240° down from 400° on the fire side. Evenly distributed heat so cooking biscuits were exact from one end to the other.

@ericsteel173 3 года назад

@@timself5880 i like that. I’m going to get one of those. How does it work with charcoal though? Do you put the charcoal on top of the shield?

@tc1uscg65 3 месяца назад

What sucks is buying a natural gas Napoleon Prestige PRO 825 for north of $5000.00 and finding out after you move you can't get a LPG conversion kit. (Grill is 5 years old) I rather pay $600 for a Oklahoma Joe and get 5-8 years use out of it then have a $5k paperweight. No, Napoleon does not make a kit. But they DO sale a LPG version. So, needless to say, I'll never buy another Napoleon. Heck, I'm thinking of going back to Weber. I was looking at one of these today and liked it (how I found your video). Thanks for the honest review

@andrewdennis6976 Год назад

How did you manage the fire? I seem to put a smaller split in and it gets way to hot

@amandasaucier52 3 года назад

You are the “Grill Master”! 🥩

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

You are too kind! I feel like I am making these videos just for you lol

@amandasaucier52 3 года назад

@@thevetdad6383 It will just take a little time. You will get there.

@doct0rnic Год назад

Side burner is good for lighting your chimney starter

@kadenmorse2018 2 года назад

Hey there! So I just bought this grill/smoker yesterday and I was looking at all the reviews and the only thing I’m worried about is the rust that a lot of people complain about, is there anything that you can recommend that you did with yours to make it last a long time without it rusting?

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

Yes absolutely, I have very little rust on mine and I think that is from keeping it covered up and dry when not in use. I am really happy with the cover that I have now.

@kadenmorse2018 2 года назад

@@thevetdad6383 so I already bought the Oklahoma cover do you think that’ll be fine to keep it taken care of for this year until next?

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

I had that one originally and I think it will be ok for at least a year. It will also help if you can minimize the sun exposure.

@Lthrnk0331 2 года назад

Had mine 3 years and love it. Only rust that occurred on mine was my own fault for overheating to the point the paint bubbled and then rust formed. Other than that it’s been fine. I’m in Wisconsin

@oak49sox 2 года назад

I had one of these for a bit. Loved it except one part. The burner cover brackets are way too thin. They rust out and break well before the grills end life.

@SuperSlayinJJ 3 года назад

Which I'm cover us better? The 30 dollar one from Amazon? Or the Oklahoma Joe brand one?

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

The cover I got from Oklahoma Joe deteriorated under the sun in less than one year. The cover I recommend is the one on Amazon, as I have personally seen it hold up my better to the weather. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!

@douglasreyes3302 2 года назад

There’s a couple different brands. Does the cover have the name anywhere ?

@Ketzukin 2 года назад

Good video good information. The only negative is trying to listen over the loud music. The music was good for the intro but after that it was a bit annoying. Thank you for the review though.

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

Thank you for the feedback Mike. I really appreciate that.

@Ketzukin 2 года назад

@@thevetdad6383 I've actually been on the fence about buying this grill. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger and the link you provided for the cover was a huge help. Until watching your video I hadn't been able to find a cover for it.

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

So glad I could help Sir.

@Ketzukin 2 года назад

@@thevetdad6383 bought it last night. Overall excited about it though I already found a few things I'm going to need to modify or beef up. Though I should say I'm a fabricator by trade and very very few things I own go unmodified lol. So it's probably not the fault of the smoker or its build quality. Just a me thing lol

@vrnatale 2 года назад

Was gonna say the same thing! I just got this grill - like the review - but turn down the music! Lol

@stanleyfloyd9768 3 года назад

Recently purchased this combo grill and I'm having one major issue I can't see to fix. There's little to no smoke flavor. I've done ribs and a tri tip - both came out great just no smoky compliment. However, when I use my Webber charcoal grill I get great smoke flavors. Where am I going wrong? Any help would be appreciated

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

Hi Stanley, that seems super weird to me. I've done ribs and brisket and they both had great flavor and a big smoke ring. I don't know how I could offer any advice without knowing any details if how you did it, like what type of wood, how long, and now you managed your air flow. I did a video back in May on how I smoked a brisket on the longhorn so maybe that will help. At least they still tasted good!

@stanleyfloyd9768 3 года назад

Thx for the quick response. I typically use the 321 method for ribs, hickory chunks (home depot), temp around 270, water pan, tuning plate, intake open half, stack open full, I don't spritz (keep chamber closed). Smoke is mostly light and bluish (4 chunks or so) using kingsford charcoal. I previously owned a cheap offset (walmart) and had the same issue, so I'm thinking operator error in some way or the home depot wood chunks. Driving me crazy😲

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

@@stanleyfloyd9768 just a few things I think I would recommend. 270 strikes me as a bit high. I usually only smoke between 225-250. Also, I don't typically rely on the temp that the grill says. I put a Webber style temperature sensor on the grate farthest away from the heat source. I also would recommend using only hardwood lump charcoal. I hope maybe some of that will help!

@stanleyfloyd9768 3 года назад

Thank you, I will follow your recommendations

@BezmenovDisciple Год назад

@@stanleyfloyd9768 Did you ever get it sorted out?

@albertzabala7196 3 года назад

Just got it in a box it took four people to load onto my truck at BJs. I got it with a 100 instant rebate fir $379. My advice don’t transport it into the house in a box. Open it and empty it to separate the parts it’s like 350 lbs man! The final carapace is still so heavy you need 2 people......major undertaking but quality is there for sure!!

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing that! I bought mine at Lowes and they delivered it fully assembled so I guess I got lucky there!

@albertzabala7196 3 года назад

@@thevetdad6383 Yes sir. I’m here staring at 100 parts and deciding how I’m going to tackle this. Meanwhile my New York strips will be in the freezer waiting! I’m not a very mechanical guy so this is gonna take me a long time.

Год назад

Push button has a battery inside. Did you change it? Not going to last 6 yrs

@randyhoss9076 Год назад

New double A battery will fix the button start

@crappiestomper3100 Год назад

Did you try changing the battery in the igniter?

@thevetdad6383 Год назад

Yes I did try but that didn't help. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.

@jeffreypotter3605 3 месяца назад

Take the battery out and clean the contacts with a pencil eraser.@@thevetdad6383

@chipsammich2078 3 года назад

How has the cover held up?

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

About 2 years now in the Alabama sun and still doing great.

@chipsammich2078 3 года назад

@@thevetdad6383 sorry commented to early just finishing the video you "covered" my question and I'm using your link to order a cover from Amazon

@thevetdad6383 3 года назад

@@chipsammich2078 thanks so much I am so glad I could help.

@hammerridecycling7630 2 года назад

igniter needs new battery thats is why its not working

@EpicConspiracy 3 месяца назад

Use the side burner tonight your charcoal bro

@brandonnettles927 2 года назад

I'm from mobile al ,where are u now . but I live in Birmingham now

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

I'm at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery

@jesussavesfatherthesonandh5136 2 года назад

Men your music is louder than you , I wish you could only explain without any background music.

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

I appreciate your feedback, thank you.

@jackiewilson1361 2 года назад

The light has a battery 🔋 change it and it will work!!!!

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip Jackie. I did replace the battery and that was not the issue.

@jackiewilson1361 2 года назад

I've had to clean off a acid leak b4 in ignition starter ...sucked but it worked. Sorry that it wasn't a easy fix.

@josephprice2490 2 года назад

You're a nighter button stopped working because you got water in it rub it rub it out with AQ tip and alcohol late it air out then install new battery WA' LA

@thevetdad6383 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try.

@seandavis2520 Год назад

Please stop the intro music ... 😅

@bobboramjr.2122 Месяц назад

Move your grill away from your house. Sure way to start a grease fire.

@waynet5228 Год назад

Get rid of the music it sucks

@thevetdad6383 Год назад

Thank you for the feedback Wayne. This was one of my first videos so was still trying to figure out this whole editing thing in my free time. I agree its a bit too loud and probably not needed.