The SunJas charcoal kettle grill is a kettle grill with a 57 cm diameter on a tripod with two wheels. Our buy button leads to Amazon, where it is listed under ASIN B0BBF538F2 for approx. €60 (as of September 2026). We have not handled it and have not grilled anything on it; this text lays statements side by side and says each time who they come from.
In the product photo, a bow handle sits on top of a domed black lid, with a round slider with four openings next to it. A handle can be seen on the left and right of the bowl rim, a black cylinder with a handle hangs under the bowl, and a triangular wire shelf stretches between the three silver legs.
What stands behind this listing
We could not read a manufacturer page for SunJas. sunjas.de could not be resolved on 14 October 2026, sunjas.com leads to a domain sales page, and sunjasdea.shop was not reachable. The instruction manual included in the box is not online anywhere either. Everything technical on this page therefore comes from the Amazon listing: from the feature bullets, from the “Produktinformation” (product information) section that the seller posted itself, from the captions of the seven gallery images and from Amazon’s catalogue fields. Where we write “according to the seller”, we mean seller text. It is not a manufacturer’s data sheet.
Amazon lists SunJas Import und Export GmbH as the manufacturer and China as the country of origin. The model name and model number in the catalogue read “[Predicted] SunJas-BBQ-R57”. The prefix marks an automatically added value, so we do not quote it as the manufacturer’s designation. The Amazon title is “SunJas Holzkohle-Kugelgrill mit Deckel Rundgrill Durchmesser 57 cm”.
Bowl, lid and stand
According to the seller, bowl and lid are enamelled, in black. The feature bullets describe the upper and lower lid as “made of enamel”, easy to clean, safe and non-toxic, and describe the construction as sturdy, with a black enamel coating for durability and easy care.
The statements contradict each other on the material. The feature bullets say stainless steel and enamel and call both hard, heat-resistant and “rustproof”. The data block in the product information lists “iron + stainless steel + enamel treatment”, while the introductory text of the same section speaks of enamelled stainless steel. Amazon’s catalogue fields give stainless steel as the material, for the handle and frame as well, and “silver/grey” as the colour, although bowl and lid are black in the photo and only the legs are silver.
Which material lies under the enamel decides how you deal with damage. Enamel is a fired-on glass layer. If it chips off, the metal is exposed, and iron or unalloyed steel then rusts considerably sooner than stainless steel. The seller’s warning about this appears further down under care.
According to the seller, the cooking grate is thickened to make it more stable and safer. The stand is a tripod; the image caption calls it “Tripod for stability and storage”. In addition there are two large wheels, which according to the seller’s text make it easier to move. According to the seller, the storage space under the charcoal tray serves as a shelf for charcoal, food or grill tools; in the photo it is a mesh of thin wire between the legs.
According to the seller, the box contains a kettle grill and an instruction manual. Amazon’s catalogue field for included components lists only “Ashesammler”, spelled that way.
How tall is the grill, 95 or 82 centimetres?
According to the seller’s text it is 95 cm tall, according to Amazon’s catalogue 82 cm; which measurement applies is open. Plan for 95 cm, because the feature bullet, the product information and the dimension drawing all carry this value.
The feature bullet gives 57 cm diameter and 95 cm height. The product information gives the item size as “57 * 57 * 95 cm”, and gallery image 3 shows a dimension drawing with 57 cm at the bowl, 95 cm overall height and 57 cm width at the foot of the stand. The catalogue, by contrast, lists 60 x 57 x 82 cm (depth, width, height). Both are outer dimensions; the grate area cannot be inferred from them, more on that under the capacity figures.
In detail: air, embers and the question of zones
A kettle grill controls its heat through air. It flows into the bowl at the bottom, draws through the charcoal and leaves the grill at the top through the lid slider. More air means a hotter fire and faster burn-out of the charcoal, less air the opposite. With the lid closed, the hot air also circulates around the food.
The SunJas has two places for this. According to the seller, the lid has a vent slider for ventilation, and the air supply can be controlled in the removable ash catcher. Gallery image 4 says “Open when grilling and close when extinguishing”: the lid slider stays open while grilling and is closed to extinguish, and the vent at the bottom of the bowl sets the strength of the fire. Our reading: the throttling happens at the bottom. On the cylinder under the bowl, a small lever can be seen at the side, presumably the slider of this vent.
With the lid closed, the seller compares the air movement to a fan oven and in the same sentence calls the device a “Micro BBQ Kugelgrill”. That does not fit 57 cm; we suspect a reused text block, but we cannot prove it. The oven comparison is flawed anyway: a fan oven has a fan, a kettle grill does not. Here the air moves by buoyancy, in at the bottom and out at the top.
The seller describes neither a direct and an indirect zone nor a way to add charcoal; according to the scope of delivery, no charcoal baskets or charcoal dividers are included. You set up a two-zone fire in any kettle grill by putting the glowing charcoal on only one side of the charcoal tray; the set-up is in the guide to direct and indirect heat. If the grate on the SunJas were fixed in place, adding charcoal would mean taking the food off and lifting the grate. On the Napoleon NK22K-LEG-2, by contrast, according to Napoleon the grate has hinged inserts on the left and right.
The seller names no lid thermometer, and none sits in the lid in the photo either. That is put into perspective somewhat: according to our guide to grill thermometers, a lid gauge measures at the top of the lid rather than at grate level and is better as a trend indicator than as a measured value.
On gallery image 2, the seller advertises “Smoking & Grilling 2-in-1”. Smoking means hours at a low, steady temperature, and for that the seller lists neither a temperature gauge nor a described way to add charcoal for the SunJas.
Are 5 to 10 people enough?
The statements do not allow a reliable answer. The seller names 5 to 10 people but no grilling area. A grate with a 55 cm diameter would calculate to around 2,376 cm²; for 2,342 cm², Weber names room for 6 to 8 people.
Three numbers stand against each other. The product information says “Grillrost: 55cm” (grill grate: 55 cm), gallery image 2 captions a cooking surface with a 57 cm diameter, and Amazon’s catalogue field “Kochfläche” (cooking surface) carries 2,506 cm². The last number corresponds mathematically to a circle of around 56.5 cm diameter and so matches neither of the other two. It is not a manufacturer value anyway, so we do not list it as the grilling area.
The 2,376 cm² above is the circle area for 55 cm (our own calculation) and an upper limit. It assumes that the 55 cm is the grate diameter and that the grate can be used right up to the edge. If you cook indirectly, you have less: with the charcoal under one half of the grate, the other half remains for long cooking, mathematically 1,188 cm².
Weber’s manufacturer figure is only 34 cm² or around 1.5 per cent lower (our own calculation). A difference that small does not explain why the seller names a range up to 10 people and Weber up to 8. Our assessment: Weber’s range is the more cautious guide. For the SunJas we would plan for 6 to 8 people and grill in rounds for more.
Per square centimetre of grate, the SunJas at approx. €60 costs around 2.5 cents, the Weber at approx. €102 around 4.4 cents (our own calculation, for the SunJas using the 55 cm assumption).
What else is worth considering?
Three kettle grills with a 57 cm diameter from our catalogue that a buyer would weigh against the SunJas:
| Model | The difference | Price | Our rating | Choose this one if |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunJas 57 cm kettle grill (this one) | Lid thermometer and manufacturer warranty not listed, no manufacturer page found | approx. €60 | 7.8 | you want the lowest price and add a thermometer and accessories yourself |
| BBQ-Toro Kugelgrill Ø 57 cm | Lid thermometer according to the manufacturer | approx. €99.95 | 7.9 | you want to read the lid temperature and can spend around €40 more |
| Weber Compact Kettle 57 cm | Manufacturer warranty on bowl and lid: 10 years against rust-through or burn-through according to Weber | approx. €102 | 8.4 | you want to use the grill outdoors for many years and a written warranty matters |
| Napoleon NK22K-LEG-2 | Hinged grate inserts on both sides for adding charcoal | approx. €373 | 9.5 | you grill for several hours at low temperature and want to add charcoal |
The prices are guide values from our price boxes (as of September 2026) and change; the rating is our editorial assessment from the data comparison, not a measurement. In our catalogue the Napoleon carries the badge overall winner 2026.
Rust, care and safety according to the seller’s statements
The seller contradicts its own “rustproof”. The product information says that the stainless steel material does not mean it never rusts; if you neglect maintenance, it rusts easily. On cleaning it says: clean after use, keep the product dry after cleaning with detergent and water, and store only after drying. How surface rust differs from rust-through and what you do about it is explained in our guide Grill rusting.
The ash catcher is removable and has a handle. After grilling, according to the seller, it is taken out to dispose of the ash, for quick and easy cleaning. As a general rule for every charcoal grill: only dispose of ash once it has cooled down completely, because embers can lie under the ash for a long time.
The seller’s text contains a general safety note: when using grills and other items, attention should be paid to safety “to avoid burns and fires”. We found no further safety information, for example on distances or carbon monoxide; we do not know what the included manual says.
So here are two rules that apply to charcoal grills in general and do not come from SunJas. A charcoal grill belongs outdoors, never in a tent, garage or enclosed space, because burning charcoal produces carbon monoxide. Methylated spirits and petrol are dangerous as fire starters because they cause flash fires; grill lighters exist for that.
The seller’s text also calls on you to push the grill into the desired position while you are already preparing food. We would not move a grill with glowing charcoal.
What the seller does not state
Neither the feature bullets nor the product information nor the seven gallery images state:
- Weight of the grill, plus dimensions and load capacity of the shelf under the charcoal tray
- Material and thickness of the cooking grate; diameter, depth, capacity and material of the charcoal tray; height of the grate above the embers and whether it can be adjusted or hinged
- A clear material for bowl, lid, stand, wheels and lid handle, plus the type and layer thickness of the enamel
- Maximum temperature, heat-up time, burn time and charcoal consumption
- A matching cover, grate lifter, fire starter, gloves or smoking accessories, and spare parts for the grate, ash catcher, wheels and handles
- Suitable cleaning agent and whether a brush is allowed on the grate and enamel
- Assembly time, tools, number of parts and the way to take the stand apart
- Minimum distances, wind protection, permanent use outdoors and rules for balconies (tenancy agreement, flying sparks, smoke)
- Duration, conditions and exclusions of a warranty
- Company headquarters, year of founding, place of manufacture, EAN and a manufacturer’s article number
The included manual may answer some of this, above all on assembly and safety.
Who the SunJas suits, and when another grill is better
It suits you if you need charcoal for short, direct dishes, such as sausages, steaks or vegetable slices, and the entry price matters more than the features. Anyone who grills like this misses the absent extras least: charcoal does not need to be added, and a zone for long cooking is not needed. Charcoal and fire starters come on top of the purchase price.
For hours of cooking at low temperature, pulled pork for example, it is the wrong choice, for the reasons in the section on airflow. The Napoleon from the table solves that, but costs €313 more than the SunJas, a good six times as much. It is also wrong for anyone looking for a grill to keep outdoors for years and who values a written manufacturer warranty; with the Weber Compact Kettle that costs €42 extra.
If you want to read the lid temperature as a trend, look at the BBQ-Toro.
The seller’s text names garden, patio, parties, fishing and picnics as places of use. For the last two, a 57 cm wide bowl at 95 cm overall height would strike us as unwieldy, an assessment from the dimensions. If you plan to lift the grill into a car regularly, ask the seller about the weight before buying; the wheels help with rolling, not with lifting. On a balcony, your tenancy agreement decides first; more in the guide to grilling on a balcony.
You can work out which diameter suits your own patio in the Grill Finder; more models are in our overview of kettle grills.
