BBQ’s

[meadandale]

I have a weber gas grill and really like it.

Something nice about being able to turn on the gas, wait 5 minutes and bbq some chicken or steaks on a summer evening and not have to fuss with the charcoal or the charcoal starter or the 15-20 wait time until the coals are hot enough to cook over.

Now, you want to talk about low and slow…that’s where my smoker comes in. It takes almost 20 hours to bbq a pork shoulder (pork butt) so the charcoal startup time doesn’t really matter at that point.

FWIW I have something like this:

It has the flip up work areas on each side and a small burner on one side for keeping baste hot or cooking beans or whatever.

[Raybyrnes]

Good Info on the EP 310 vs the E 310. One thing I notice about the Genesis vs the Summit is the fact that the genesis has the Burner button on the side eliminating that surface. The Summit has the burner button in the front although it also comes with a price tag around around 1200.

[Raybyrnes]

Good Info on the EP 310 vs the E 310. One thing I notice about the Genesis vs the Summit is the fact that the genesis has the Burner button on the side eliminating that surface. The Summit has the burner button in the front although it also comes with a price tag around around 1200.

[Raybyrnes]

Good Info on the EP 310 vs the E 310. One thing I notice about the Genesis vs the Summit is the fact that the genesis has the Burner button on the side eliminating that surface. The Summit has the burner button in the front although it also comes with a price tag around around 1200.

[Raybyrnes]

Good Info on the EP 310 vs the E 310. One thing I notice about the Genesis vs the Summit is the fact that the genesis has the Burner button on the side eliminating that surface. The Summit has the burner button in the front although it also comes with a price tag around around 1200.

[Raybyrnes]

Good Info on the EP 310 vs the E 310. One thing I notice about the Genesis vs the Summit is the fact that the genesis has the Burner button on the side eliminating that surface. The Summit has the burner button in the front although it also comes with a price tag around around 1200.

[UCGal]

My husband was given a Weber kettle barbeque over 20 years ago when a neighbor moved. It’s still in good shape despite having never been kept indoors.

We’re also looking at a backyard project and will incorporate the option of keeping the Weber charcoal or a gas bbq. (In other words – nothing permanently mounted).

[UCGal]

My husband was given a Weber kettle barbeque over 20 years ago when a neighbor moved. It’s still in good shape despite having never been kept indoors.

We’re also looking at a backyard project and will incorporate the option of keeping the Weber charcoal or a gas bbq. (In other words – nothing permanently mounted).

[UCGal]

My husband was given a Weber kettle barbeque over 20 years ago when a neighbor moved. It’s still in good shape despite having never been kept indoors.

We’re also looking at a backyard project and will incorporate the option of keeping the Weber charcoal or a gas bbq. (In other words – nothing permanently mounted).

[UCGal]

My husband was given a Weber kettle barbeque over 20 years ago when a neighbor moved. It’s still in good shape despite having never been kept indoors.

We’re also looking at a backyard project and will incorporate the option of keeping the Weber charcoal or a gas bbq. (In other words – nothing permanently mounted).

[UCGal]

My husband was given a Weber kettle barbeque over 20 years ago when a neighbor moved. It’s still in good shape despite having never been kept indoors.

We’re also looking at a backyard project and will incorporate the option of keeping the Weber charcoal or a gas bbq. (In other words – nothing permanently mounted).

[NotCranky]

[quote=svelte]Oh, I love my Weber.

There is something about charcoal that is head and shoulders above gas, IMO. I use the stack cannister with newspaper underneath to heat the brickets, thus avoiding the lighter fluid taste.

We’re actually beginning a “discussion” right now about a back-yard redesign. I’m pushing for staying with a portable charcoal weber…wife wants a built-in gas BBQ. She claims she would bbq if we had one. I never saw her use the previous portable gas unit we had. It will be interesting to see how this discussion ends up. 🙂

I just have the cheap $100 Weber Gold, can’t stomach the thought of paying several hundred more dollars for something that does the same thing. Only drawback to my unit is that it can only cook about 8-10 burgers at a time. But on the rare times I need to cook more, we just wheel a neighbors’ over and have two grills going. Shoot, I could even buy a second grill and still only have $200 invested![/quote]

I have the Weber Genesis. It is parked right outside the kitchen door and my wife does use it!She cooks on it as much or more than I do now. She will sometimes just grill peppers or asparagus or other things for a side dish or cook the main item. Get her a basket for shrimp, a cast iron skillet for fajitas( we have a square one made for grills)… and lots of other cookery items :).

At my old house, I had a rustic brick and mortar wood or charcoal bbq and I still can cook with wood over the fire ring, but my wife would not/will do any of those things.

I don’t see any big enough advantages of built in grills that overcome the benefits of portability. If I ever have one built in it would be a big wood burning thing with a hand cranking lift type grill, like they use at the fair. A good outdoor structure to work and serve from, maybe a sink and fridge, would be nice.

[NotCranky]

[quote=svelte]Oh, I love my Weber.

There is something about charcoal that is head and shoulders above gas, IMO. I use the stack cannister with newspaper underneath to heat the brickets, thus avoiding the lighter fluid taste.

We’re actually beginning a “discussion” right now about a back-yard redesign. I’m pushing for staying with a portable charcoal weber…wife wants a built-in gas BBQ. She claims she would bbq if we had one. I never saw her use the previous portable gas unit we had. It will be interesting to see how this discussion ends up. 🙂

I just have the cheap $100 Weber Gold, can’t stomach the thought of paying several hundred more dollars for something that does the same thing. Only drawback to my unit is that it can only cook about 8-10 burgers at a time. But on the rare times I need to cook more, we just wheel a neighbors’ over and have two grills going. Shoot, I could even buy a second grill and still only have $200 invested![/quote]

I have the Weber Genesis. It is parked right outside the kitchen door and my wife does use it!She cooks on it as much or more than I do now. She will sometimes just grill peppers or asparagus or other things for a side dish or cook the main item. Get her a basket for shrimp, a cast iron skillet for fajitas( we have a square one made for grills)… and lots of other cookery items :).

At my old house, I had a rustic brick and mortar wood or charcoal bbq and I still can cook with wood over the fire ring, but my wife would not/will do any of those things.

I don’t see any big enough advantages of built in grills that overcome the benefits of portability. If I ever have one built in it would be a big wood burning thing with a hand cranking lift type grill, like they use at the fair. A good outdoor structure to work and serve from, maybe a sink and fridge, would be nice.

[NotCranky]

[quote=svelte]Oh, I love my Weber.

There is something about charcoal that is head and shoulders above gas, IMO. I use the stack cannister with newspaper underneath to heat the brickets, thus avoiding the lighter fluid taste.

We’re actually beginning a “discussion” right now about a back-yard redesign. I’m pushing for staying with a portable charcoal weber…wife wants a built-in gas BBQ. She claims she would bbq if we had one. I never saw her use the previous portable gas unit we had. It will be interesting to see how this discussion ends up. 🙂

I just have the cheap $100 Weber Gold, can’t stomach the thought of paying several hundred more dollars for something that does the same thing. Only drawback to my unit is that it can only cook about 8-10 burgers at a time. But on the rare times I need to cook more, we just wheel a neighbors’ over and have two grills going. Shoot, I could even buy a second grill and still only have $200 invested![/quote]

I have the Weber Genesis. It is parked right outside the kitchen door and my wife does use it!She cooks on it as much or more than I do now. She will sometimes just grill peppers or asparagus or other things for a side dish or cook the main item. Get her a basket for shrimp, a cast iron skillet for fajitas( we have a square one made for grills)… and lots of other cookery items :).

At my old house, I had a rustic brick and mortar wood or charcoal bbq and I still can cook with wood over the fire ring, but my wife would not/will do any of those things.

I don’t see any big enough advantages of built in grills that overcome the benefits of portability. If I ever have one built in it would be a big wood burning thing with a hand cranking lift type grill, like they use at the fair. A good outdoor structure to work and serve from, maybe a sink and fridge, would be nice.

[NotCranky]

[quote=svelte]Oh, I love my Weber.

There is something about charcoal that is head and shoulders above gas, IMO. I use the stack cannister with newspaper underneath to heat the brickets, thus avoiding the lighter fluid taste.

We’re actually beginning a “discussion” right now about a back-yard redesign. I’m pushing for staying with a portable charcoal weber…wife wants a built-in gas BBQ. She claims she would bbq if we had one. I never saw her use the previous portable gas unit we had. It will be interesting to see how this discussion ends up. 🙂

I just have the cheap $100 Weber Gold, can’t stomach the thought of paying several hundred more dollars for something that does the same thing. Only drawback to my unit is that it can only cook about 8-10 burgers at a time. But on the rare times I need to cook more, we just wheel a neighbors’ over and have two grills going. Shoot, I could even buy a second grill and still only have $200 invested![/quote]

I have the Weber Genesis. It is parked right outside the kitchen door and my wife does use it!She cooks on it as much or more than I do now. She will sometimes just grill peppers or asparagus or other things for a side dish or cook the main item. Get her a basket for shrimp, a cast iron skillet for fajitas( we have a square one made for grills)… and lots of other cookery items :).

At my old house, I had a rustic brick and mortar wood or charcoal bbq and I still can cook with wood over the fire ring, but my wife would not/will do any of those things.

I don’t see any big enough advantages of built in grills that overcome the benefits of portability. If I ever have one built in it would be a big wood burning thing with a hand cranking lift type grill, like they use at the fair. A good outdoor structure to work and serve from, maybe a sink and fridge, would be nice.

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