Comments on: A Guide to Grill Features

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:37:19 +0000

@beccamarie — that sounds like one awesome grill! We have a charbroil stainless steel as well and have been very happy with it (although as ethan pointed out in the post, the SS isn’t all its cracked up to be… ours has never looked like the day we got it since we forgot to put the cover on for a few weeks. I’ve had some success cleaning it but not much.

Anyhow, after reading this post and then your comment, I realized E didn’t write about a thermometer–essential for telling you when you’re ready to cook! Maybe we’ll have to add that in in an updated post.

@JD-I am with you on the charcoal. I went through a mad charcoal phase last year when I got some royal oak brickets. I’m looking forward to getting back into some charcoal grilling this year.. in fact, I’m planning to paint the grill a nice fiery red color (its currently black) to get things kicked off.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:14:42 +0000

@BeccaMarie, the CharBroil sounds like quite the grill! An excellent gift too I might add. I’ve also used a small portable weber grill. Probably very similar to the “Bubba”.

By: BeccaMarie

BeccaMarie — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:44:59 +0000

Our grill is a CharBroil Commercial Series. It was a wedding gift from my husbands parents. It has about everything you could ever want in a grill. Four burners, side burner, duel fuel, temp guage, push button electronic start (that runs on a battery), removable drip tray, side prep area, cast iron grill plates, and a top rack thats great for grilling buns and keeping things warm. It’s stainless steel and the propane tank is fully enclosed. It also has nonstick covers over the burners and the top rack is also nonstick. It’s huge (stands about 5′ tall) and was a little intimidating at first. I got over it though, and its amazing! It’s a little over the top, but it was a gift and we use it every chance we get. And we keep it in the garage in hopes that it’ll last for many, many years.

We also have a tiny “Bubba Keg Grill” (that’s the name on the box). It’s lightweight, uses a small propane canister, and is made from a keg. We haven’t used it yet because we got it for Christmas and it’s intended for camping. And we haven’t had good enough weather to go camping yet.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:22:50 +0000

@Jennifer, sound like a big project. Seems like you should be able to do it. Run a longer line to the propane tank. Keep the main body intact (burners, grill, lid, firebox) and set that into some kind of brick cradle. It’s fairly common to replace the igniter’s. I’d be really curious to see what you do. Let me know if it ever happens.

By: modernemama

modernemama — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:35:09 +0000

We had a 40 year old built-in with no ignition and one burner that worked intermittently. A new grill would have cost $3000! and the bricks had started crumbling and cracking, so we abandoned that idea, knocked it down and bought a weber genesis. Apart from the ignition which sucks, it’s a great grill.
But if I ever win the lottery I’m getting this

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:19:35 +0000

We have a broken old weber gas grill… it’s ancient. The ignition is broken, so we have to light it with a match. It’s handles are wood, and almost cracked off…

I want to build a built in gas grill… but the inserts cost SO MUCH! I’ve been trying to figure out if I can just buy a normally priced cart grill and modify it into a built in.

By: johnny dollar

johnny dollar — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:53:41 +0000

i’ve had both gas and charcoal, and must admit that gas is very clean and easy, but i have to go with the charcoal. i use that fancy dancy lump charcoal. we got our grill clearance from target - it’s called an aussie, but obviously it is made in china

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