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[stocky]

My dad has one of these. It is great for the size.

 

[AdamAAAA]

I have a good old fashioned Weber Kettle. My friends convinced me away from gas (our house we bought it hooked up for a gas grill out the back), but for convenience, I'm thinking to get one when I want to quickly grill some food.

Given that is it just me and my partner in this house, it's a lot of effort to get the BBQ going if we just want to grill some fish or something.

 

[Poker Zombie]

It's just me and Mrs Zombie most nights. I'm not afraid to use charcoal. I can use a smaller amount for something light like fish, and I can close the vents after cooking to reserve the coal when I'm done. I just knock off the ash the next time I'm going to use it, and a few fresh lumps and it's ready to go.

I happen to be in a unique position. I grill nearly every third day at the firehouse on a gas grill (also a Weber), but the flavor does not even come remotely close to the charcoal. As for speed, the warm-up time on a charcoal grill is the time I spend prepping the meat (marinade, dry rub, or patting out burgers) or getting the sides ready in the kitchen, so essentially, the speed is a wash anyway, unless I'm making something simple, like brats - in which case the warm up grill time is the amount of time it takes to drink my first beer.

The only advantage to gas, is if we catch a fire when I'm at the firehouse, I can turn off the gas grill halfway through cooking. Hopefully, this is not a concern for most home cooks.

As today is Memorial Day (in the U.S.) I brought the my Weber kettle in to work since I'll be smoking a pork shoulder. I'm not too concerned about heat management when we are on a call, because... low and slow.

 

[the3rd]

I was considering a Kamado and may still get one, but I need the speed of a gas grill most nights.

You can speed up charcoal by drizzling the newspaper in your chimney starter with vegetable oil and blast oxygen into the mix with a hair dryer or heat gun.

 

[AK Chip]

We are looking for a portable gas grill to use on camping trips and for light patio use. Thanks for the recommendation, RT!

WeberQ for portable grill!!

 

[AK Chip]

 

[detroitdad]

It's just me and Mrs Zombie most nights. I'm not afraid to use charcoal. I can use a smaller amount for something light like fish, and I can close the vents after cooking to reserve the coal when I'm done. I just knock off the ash the next time I'm going to use it, and a few fresh lumps and it's ready to go.

I happen to be in a unique position. I grill nearly every third day at the firehouse on a gas grill (also a Weber), but the flavor does not even come remotely close to the charcoal. As for speed, the warm-up time on a charcoal grill is the time I spend prepping the meat (marinade, dry rub, or patting out burgers) or getting the sides ready in the kitchen, so essentially, the speed is a wash anyway, unless I'm making something simple, like brats - in which case the warm up grill time is the amount of time it takes to drink my first beer.

The only advantage to gas, is if we catch a fire when I'm at the firehouse, I can turn off the gas grill halfway through cooking. Hopefully, this is not a concern for most home cooks.

As today is Memorial Day (in the U.S.) I brought the my Weber kettle in to work since I'll be smoking a pork shoulder. I'm not too concerned about heat management when we are on a call, because... low and slow.

We decided to give away our propane grill. I've used it once in three years. There are certain flavors you just cannot get from a propane grill that you can get from a charcoal grill. Whether I'm grilling in the middle of the week, weekends, holidays, ect....it doesn't matter. Charcoal all the way. By the time the first beer is done. The coals are hot and ready to be cooked on.

It helps that usually its just my wife and I. Maybe my son and a visiting daughter (s). There isn't any young kids running around starving to death.

It'll be steak and salmon on my new grill tonight

I'm way to excited that the charcoal rack has three different height levels

 

[trever]

I had a Weber Genesis for 15ish years and it was fantastic. I replaced it last year with a CharBroil "infrared", which is perfectly fine, but I'll l be shocked if I get more than 5 years out of it. Webers cost more, but are a better value overall.

 

[Hot Nuts]

I had always bought fairly cheap grills. Got tired of them flaming up and the cooking grates warping. Decided 2 yrs ago to buy a Genesis E-330 and am loving it. Not many flare ups and the porcelain grates really hold the heat and will not warp. The stainless is more expensive, but I prefer porcelain for holding the heat. The extra searing burner for steaks works very well.

I wish the side burner could be turned down lower. It gets too hot and you have to shut it down at times.

I have Rainmain's Coleman portable grill too. Just used it camping over Memorial Day. It does a pretty good job. Cleaning the grease up is a hassle so I switched to just using cast iron pans and a griddles.

 

[AdamAAAA]

First test run of the year yesterday in preparation for some family visiting today. Off for a quick 20k on the bike then marinading my meat!

 

[Tommy]

Picked up a Weber today. Lowes matched a Home Depot 10% off coupon and I got another 5% off for using my Lowes card. Saved $75.
I wanted to put it together so I asked for one in the box.

 

[72o]

...I have Rainmain's Coleman portable grill too. Just used it camping over Memorial Day. It does a pretty good job. Cleaning the grease up is a hassle so I switched to just using cast iron pans and a griddles.

I have the same exact grill as well. I bought it last year and absolutely love it for camping. Just line the whole area with tin foil (under the grates with cutouts for the 2 burners) and clean up is a breeze.

 

[Tommy]

My old Kenmore is rusted out. Maybe a picker will grab it before tomorrow's pickup.

 

[Leonard]

You need both! I have a Weber for speed and a Big Green Egg for smoke.

I agree with this^^^, although I might say you need gas for speed and the Egg for everything else. I really like my egg, but I think pretty much every Kamado style grill is the same. If you have a smoker, then you need a BBQ Guru as well.

 

[k9dr]

Picked up a Weber today. Lowes matched a Home Depot 10% off coupon and I got another 5% off for using my Lowes card. Saved $75.
I wanted to put it together so I asked for one in the box.

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Sounds like you got a good deal, except for the assembly. I definitely did not want to put mine together.

 

[k9dr]

My old Kenmore is rusted out. Maybe a picker will grab it before tomorrow's pickup.

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I wheeled my rusty old grill out to the street and it was gone by morning.