The Kettle Grill Evolved

Charcoal, a medium i had gotten away from for the connivence of gas. I got the Spider because i wanted to go back, and how i missed the flavor, the nuances and greatness of cooking with charcoal. The ability of adding a few wood chunks to smoke, the ease of use with the Venom and overall better experiences of cooking over a fire with the added flavors. I traded a bit of time for a more memorable cook and will use the Spider moving forward.

Compliments my 26" Weber set-up. I highly recommend.

Just remember to buy the required adapater clips if you are buying this for a 26" Webber kettle.

Folks, this thing is an absolute beast! Not just because it’s larger diameter cooking surface. But because of its makeup. Its heavy carbon steel is going to last forever. It smokes and grills like a dream. It moves around so easy. The venom device is awesome! Set it and forget with charcoal and wood….yes please! I couldn’t be happier!

Great system that delivers consistent temperature control. I have enjoyed cooking with it.

Seriously impressed with the build quality and features this grill has. Very easy to assemble and looks amazing! Cooking could not be easier. The ability to accurately control temps means every cook is nailed perfectly!

After my prolonged period of indecision between pellet, charcoal, offset, gravity and many other choices I finally found the Giant Huntsman. I don’t cook for many people just basically a home chef but I don’t want to be confined. As a certified BBQ judge I see hundreds of cookers and methods used in competition the Huntsman gave me the type of versatility and ease of cleaning I was looking for. I still use my gasser but now my options have expanded. I’ve only used it twice but so far it’s performed as intended. The customer service has been responsive to questions and informative. In closing, so many recipes, so little time!

I’m 67, I own a total of 14 grills, smokers (propane, electric, pellet) pizza ovens, even an infared fryer. I have been looking at the Spider Venom for some time now, watching You Tube videos reading reviews (both customer and chef). With so many grills on my deck and patio, making a new purchase has to be well thought out, my wife constantly complains that we have no space left on the deck. I’ve agreed to limit my purchases now to 1 per year. This year was the venom. Without a doubt, this one was the best purchase of all !. This unit is compact, east to install and well built. It took just 15 minutes to install. It does everything that Spider says it will, holds temperature like nothing else I’ve seen, I’ve owned several bbq gurus and they don’t even come close. I purchased my unit from Amazon, not because it was cheaper, same price as Spider web site, but because I could have it the next day. I wanted it now, patience is not one of my virtues. That being said, after installing the Venom and cooking with it, I was looking through the Spider web site, and saw the “Affiliate package”, I was so bummed out, could have gotten the battery for on $20 more, this package wasn’t offered on Amazon. Next year, the battery is #1 priority. I sure wish I would have purchased the Venom sooner, but better late than never, this thing is truly set it and forget it.
If you decide to purchase one( and you should) and don’t mind waiting for UPS or FedEx to deliver, I recommend looking at the Affiliate package and taking advantage of getting the battery foe just$20 more, wish I had !

By far best attachment you can buy for huntsman.

Along with the Venom, I got the battery and the extra probe. I am extremely pleased with the quality and usefulness of the entire package. Easy to connect to my iphone with great range of reception. Made my cooking life much easier.

The Spider Grills Representative was absolutely awesome, professional and prompt in processing a replacement control unit and sending me the specific disassembly/assembly instructions to ensure everything was done correctly. Their were no questions asked and no delays, part was received within two shipping days, this Company is rock solid in quality and customer support.

Hello my name is Richard Aleixo, I just wanted to let ownership know that I was very happy with two of your employees Miles & Bodhi where excellent people to work with making my experience with your company excellent 10 all the way I appreciate the discount that was given to me being retired and on a fixed income. I’ve already done two cooks on the Huntsman 22” and everything came out excellent I would highly recommend this grill to everyone. I would have liked to have gotten the 26” but could not afford it being on a budget, once again I would love to thank Bodhi & Miles for all the help they gave me to make this transaction very easy. Thanks once again Richard Aleixo

The battery pack is a very convenient way to use your Spider Venom Controller off the grid. I have 2 controllers with 2 battery packs, and I cannot express how convenient this has been. I one hundred percent recommend this product for your Spider Venom Controller.

I have three grills on my back deck (gas pellet and charcoal) and I was never happy with the gravity fed charcoal grill I owned. It was always breaking and could not keep the rust off it. Purchased the Huntsman to replace that grill and I am blown away by this grill. The Venom is super easy to use. The Huntsman holds temperature perfectly and adjusts quickly when you turn it up or down. The versatility is great and it is easy to add wood to smoking/cooking. First cook was reverse seared ribeye with a bit of hickory for the smoke. Simply amazing. Smoking ribs with cherry and oak today and my mouth is watering just thinking about them!

This cooker is probably the most flexible one on the market. I’ve owned an offset, Kamado and a pellet Kamado. I was all set to get a direct heat type of cooker to handle everything, but finally realized I didn’t want to be feeding wood splits into a bbq pit every 2-3hrs. I like that it’s Kamado like, and holds temps easily, but isn’t so efficient that it can’t drop temp if needed. Clay kamados are cool until you overshoot the temp during startup and can’t cool it down easily. The door on the front is a good feature too. Need to add another chunk or more charcoal? Easy, no removing the meat and loading from the top, very nice. The cooking grate spins, another cool feature. The Venom is just the cherry on top. If you want to feel like you’re doing something you can just use it for the temp probes or use the fan to go hands off. I bought the Giant because that was my other concern with Kamados, they’re a little small sometimes. Overall I’m happy with my purchase. It’s built solid, comes with everything to get up and going, tools, probes, seasoning kit and even a coal poker. I probably should got the battery, I’m using a Ryobi Power Inverter with an 18v battery right now. I have loads of them around. Most likely I’ll add buy one sometime in the future. I purchased the cover and Next Level then cheaper out on the battery.

I got my Giant Huntsman a few weeks ago. I have burned a fire in it 4 times, once to season it per the great instructions, once to cook some wings, once to cook a bone in ribeye and once to cook a half chicken for practice. It performed outstanding each time. Very easy to cook on!
I used lump charcoal on a couple of cooks and briquettes on the half chicken. It cooked a little faster than I anticipated but controlled the heat perfectly. It puts an awesome grilled flavor on the meat! I am looking forward to continue cooking on this great pit!
This pit will go on my new BBQ competition trailer!