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Real Barbecue. Real Easy.
The Karubecue C-60/SS Pit
Smoke Selector Firebox
The heart of a Karubecue - a simple design, packed with technology.
Smaller than a boot box, but'll power your pit to 300F on a freezing day.
Strength and Flexibility
Each of the 117 structural rivets in a C-60 has 1,000 lbs of tensile and 1,300 lbs of shear strength but flexes to accommodate thermal expansion.
Firebox Technology
Dual poppet outlets, shown here in inverted flame configuration to pull smoke downward through the coal tray for hot combustion and a lighter, sweeter smoke flavor.
Firebox Technology
This overfire poppet configuration bypasses the hot coal tray for cooler, less complete combustion and more intense smoke flavor.
Firebox Technology
Running with both poppets open moderates the flavors.
The lower chamber is sized to collect 12+ hours' of ash.
Firebox Technology
The coal tray design extracts maximum energy from each log, while thoroughly burning the smoke drawn through it during inverted flame operation.
Firebox Technology
Constructed of laser-cut 14ga 304SS, it burns real wood and requires a log every 25-45 minutes, depending on fuel size and moisture content.
Tending Hook
This simple gadget is great for playing with your fire. The spring handle stays cool while the business end is stirring 1,200F coals.
AutoDraft Controlbox
The shamelessly low-tech brain of a Karubecue, encased in 18ga 430SS.
KCBS-Legal. Inverter-Ready.
Electrical power only runs fans, so the C-60 is legal for competition. There are no finicky electronics to worry about - all Controlbox components were in mass-production before WWII.
Zero Learning Curve
A barbecue pit is just a wood-fired oven. Why shouldn't it be as easy to control as your other oven? You already know how to use this knob ...
Fast, Repeatable Control
High-temperature shaded pole motors drive convection and draft fans at 1,700 RPM. Having no switches or capacitors, these motors are known for reliability.
Fast, Repeatable Control
The thermostat sensor is tucked underneath the continuously running convection fan for fast response and repeatable control of the draft fan.
Playing with Fire
If you're the reckless type, this isn't the pit for you.
Flexible Cookbox
Two shelf racks are easily removed for cleaning.
Flexible Cookbox
The racks hang from tabs engaged in the top of the 18ga 430SS Cookbox.
Flexible Cookbox
Each rack has 12 positions to accommodate various meat loads.
Flexible Cookbox
The C-60 comes equipped with 4 stainless steel shelves. Usable space on each shelf is ~12x21" for a total cooking area of 1,000 sqin. Extra shelves are available.
Flexible Cookbox
The shelves are interchangeable with full-size steam pans.
Assembles in Seconds
The Cookbox is luggable at ~60 lbs, including racks and shelves.
Assembles in Seconds
The 23 lb Firebox mounts on the Cookbox for easy cleaning and transportation.
Assembles in Seconds
The Firebox tailpiece plugs into a rectangular port on the Cookbox.
Assembles in Seconds
The upside-down configuration puts the Firebox at a convenient height for tending and guarantees grease and fire won't find each other.
Assembles in Seconds
The 9 lb Controlbox also mounts on the Cookbox. It should be stored out of the weather when not in use.
Assembles in Seconds
Tabs on the Controlbox engage slots in the Cookbox ...
Assembles in Seconds
... to guide the convection and draft fans into position.
Engineered Airflow
The draft fan pulls gases out of the Cookbox, which draws smoke from the Firebox into the louvered mixer at the rear of the Cookbox. The convection fan recirculates from top/front to bottom/rear of the Cookbox, tempering the hot gases in the mixer to reduce hot spots.
Using Temperature Probes
A port in the Cookbox provides access to the convection plenum for accurate temperature measurement.
Using Temperature Probes
The port is mirrored on the Controlbox ...
Using Temperature Probes
... to accept your favorite stick thermometer.
Using Temperature Probes
The upper corners of the Cookbox are open to provide access to the interior of the Cookbox.
Using Temperature Probes
Remote probes can be snaked through these ports ...
Using Temperature Probes
... to monitor meat or air temperature without fouling the Cookbox door seal.
Grease Management
The lower corners of the Cookbox are also open to provide grease drainage. The Cookbox floor is sloped to funnel grease to the front corners ...
Grease Management
... where it is easily caught in a dish or pan.
Optional Wheel Kit
Stainless hardware and 3" polyurethane wheels make repositioning easy.
Optional Wheel Kit
Mounting the wheels on the C-60's universal legs takes just a few minutes.

I was very impressed by this amazing technology - it has great possibilities. The design is straightforward, and it uses real logs like a stickburner.  But proof is in the pudding, and the product was awesome.


-- Mike Mills, 3-Time Grand World Champion, Memphis In May; Author, Peace, Love, and Barbecue

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Copyright 2013 | Karubecue LLC | Southlake, Texas | U.S. Patent 7,895,942