Founded in 1988 the innovative design of the Good-One ™ smoker/grill moves the heat and smoke over the meat for uniform cooking perfection. It holds the heat at the right temperature for the old-fashioned pit BBQ taste.  

What is Pit BBQ?

Many people misuse the term Pit barbecue. It has come to be applied to anything cooked on a grill, or even in the oven if a sauce is applied. Pit barbecue is not a dish, or a cooking device, it is a method of cooking.

Pit BBQ starts with meat this is covered with a selection of spices, and then slow smoked with hardwoods at low temperatures for long periods of time. It is smoked in a closely controlled temperature and humidity range, and it absorbs the smoke from the burning wood. The flavor is in the meat, the spices and from the wood it is smoked with!

Remember, cooking over direct flame of wood or charcoal is grilling, not Pit BBQ'ing. Nothing can compare to foods slow cooked for endless hours with indirect heat and smoke from hardwoods.

Features of the  Good-One ™ Smokers:

• Damper control between grill and smoker, controls heat for uniform cooking temperature.
• Quality workmanship and materials for customer satisfaction guarantee.
• Simple and easy cooking, look like an expert every time!
• Old-fashioned pit BBQ taste.
• Provides consistent & even cooking.
• No moving or electrical parts for maximum safety and minimal maintenance.
• Removable ash pan makes clean up a snap!
• No need to rotate meats on smoker grates.
• Start and walk off--cooks for up to 4 hours!
• Cooks well in inclement weather.
• Use smoker and grill to cook other foods such as: beans, potatoes, corn, and even fruit pies!

Whether it's a family BBQ, tailgating, competition teams, or commerical caterers the  Good-One ™ Smoker/Grills can serve all your needs.  Stop by the store today and see for yourself.

Explore the Good One Grill/Smokers

The Good-One ™smoker/grills are endorsed by Chris Marks, 8 time champion of the American Royal BBQ Cookoff; Winner of over 40 National BBQ contests, and TV Cooking Show Guest.  Watch our BBQ Events page for on-site events and cooking classes with Chris Marks.

Go to 3 minute video clip of Chris Mark's BBQ 101 class. Click "play" on viewer.

Join the discussion with other Good One owners on the Good One forum: http://www.aceofheartsbbq.com/forums/

About using lump charcoal
Good One Maintenance, Care & parts

How do I know what size smoker I need?

Good One Smokers - Meat Capacity Chart

Professional chefs and amateur BBQ fanatics agree, there’s only one way to cook it best…and that’s on a Primo ceramic grill and smoker. With Primo, you can truly unleash your culinary imagination, whatever your preference, whether it's grilling turkey, chicken, shrimp or veggies, searing steaks; smoking salmon; slow roasting or barbecuing ribs, pork butt or brisket; Enjoy baking fresh bread, crispy pizza, cakes and casseroles or try your hand at exotic dishes, marinades, rubs and salsa.

Primo is the only ceramic cooker manufactured in the USA and is the only brand carrying the extremely versatile and patented oval-shaped grill.  Primos are durable, resisting even the most extreme climates, temperatures and weather conditions. Our premium grade ceramic efficiently locks in 60% more heat, moisture and flavor, resulting in remarkably juicier meat and an all around higher quality taste. 

There are countless reasons why Primo owners absolutely love their grills; but there’s no greater benefit to owning a Primo than its versatility and the sense of sheer joy you experience each and every time your taste buds meet with all those juicy, savory flavors.

Learn more about the advantages of ceramic cooking ~ click here

Smoking on the Vidalia Grill

The Vidalia Grill is a dual-fuel grill.  It can be used in conjunction with gas, charcoal and even pellets.  The Vidalia Grill offers many features not found on traditional outdoor grills. Because of its unique reversible twin pan design and its dual direct and indirect cooking surfaces, The Vidalia Grill can grill and sear to perfection and can also roast, smoke, steam, bake, boil and even fry.... without the addition of expensive accessories. 

The Vidalia Grill is designed to cook with charcoal. There are a couple of things to keep in mind when cooking with charcoal:

1. Because of the airflow, charcoal will cook very hot. Therefore you will not need to add as much charcoal as you may be a custom to using. Usually two or three handfuls of charcoal will keep the temperature between 400 - 450 degrees.
2. Use the gas burners to ignite your charcoal.

It is not necessary to clean the ash after every use. Usually after two or three cookings with charcoal you will want to clean it by:

1. Sweeping ash off of briquettes and burners into the pull-out tray below.
2. Pull tray out and empty.

 Model 1396
1396 Sq. Cooking Inches

Model 983
983 Sq. Cooking

Model 440
440 Sq. Inches