... since my brother got eaten by the hogs.
I've had my old Brinkman 3-burner gas grill for over ten years and was torn between a complete tune-up or buying a new grill. Guess which I picked?
Cruising the Home Depot ad in this morning's paper, I discovered that the grill I had been eyeing, a Weber e-300, was on sale this week. Retailing for $599, I picked one up new-in-the-box for $449... couldn't resist.
I already have two Weber products and impressed with their quality. However, I dread one thing... getting it outta the box. Being a retired engineer, I can appreciate the complexity involved in designing a box to hold all the (one million) pieces that constitute an Erector Set for the do-it-yourselfer to assemble... these folks are almost sinister.
I also recognize that engineers take very few, if any, English classes in school. Well, the assembly manual (eleven pages) contains no less than twenty-one steps without a single word... only pictures and a lot of numbers. Again, a marvel of Weber engineering.
So, I set about the dreaded assembly at 0900 hrs, completing the job at 1230 hrs... the first hour of which was dedicated to simply getting all the parts outta the casket that doubled for the box. Of course, there were plenty of cigs & coffee breaks to let my feeble mind recover. Whata ya know! I had zero parts left over... unusual for me and a tribute to the design and packaging.
Below is a pic of my garage/grill assembly line when I was just getting started.
It is my understanding that Home Depot has a deal with Weber to provide a hole in the middle of the grill where either a circular grate or an included cast iron skillet can fit. I don't know if other suppliers have such an animal or not, but my mind is already figuring out what I'm gonna do with it.
I've included the pics of the hole and the two pieces that can fit in it.
I put the first-lite on that puppy in the garage and was surprised how fast the dome thermometer rose to 400o. Another feature that I didn't have with the old Brinkman is electronic ignition... gone is my old piezoelectric thumb-buster, in favor of a simple AA battery-driven igniter.
That's my report for what it's worth.
I've had my old Brinkman 3-burner gas grill for over ten years and was torn between a complete tune-up or buying a new grill. Guess which I picked?
Cruising the Home Depot ad in this morning's paper, I discovered that the grill I had been eyeing, a Weber e-300, was on sale this week. Retailing for $599, I picked one up new-in-the-box for $449... couldn't resist.
I already have two Weber products and impressed with their quality. However, I dread one thing... getting it outta the box. Being a retired engineer, I can appreciate the complexity involved in designing a box to hold all the (one million) pieces that constitute an Erector Set for the do-it-yourselfer to assemble... these folks are almost sinister.
I also recognize that engineers take very few, if any, English classes in school. Well, the assembly manual (eleven pages) contains no less than twenty-one steps without a single word... only pictures and a lot of numbers. Again, a marvel of Weber engineering.So, I set about the dreaded assembly at 0900 hrs, completing the job at 1230 hrs... the first hour of which was dedicated to simply getting all the parts outta the casket that doubled for the box. Of course, there were plenty of cigs & coffee breaks to let my feeble mind recover. Whata ya know! I had zero parts left over... unusual for me and a tribute to the design and packaging.
Below is a pic of my garage/grill assembly line when I was just getting started.
It is my understanding that Home Depot has a deal with Weber to provide a hole in the middle of the grill where either a circular grate or an included cast iron skillet can fit. I don't know if other suppliers have such an animal or not, but my mind is already figuring out what I'm gonna do with it.
I've included the pics of the hole and the two pieces that can fit in it.
I put the first-lite on that puppy in the garage and was surprised how fast the dome thermometer rose to 400o. Another feature that I didn't have with the old Brinkman is electronic ignition... gone is my old piezoelectric thumb-buster, in favor of a simple AA battery-driven igniter.
That's my report for what it's worth.
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