I’m normally a charcoal guy (Weber kettle with SNS), but with my Florida county on COVID lockdown we’ve been grilling outdoors a lot. I decided to upgrade my ratty Charbroil gasser (background of the photo, mostly there for hurricane prep). I’ve had my eye on Weber gas grills for a while, so I finally bought one. Home Depot delivery was fast and convenient. The grill assembled well, with only minor cursing required to line up the fire box threads with the bolt holes in the sheet metal stand.
Burgers and dogs tonight to inaugurate the grill! And, just possibly, a cocktail or three.
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
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Tim Allen had a really good routine involving assembling a gas grill. I remember my first. Menard's wanted $25 to do it. Highway robbery! I say. 3 hours later I'm singing another tune. It was, by the way, a Charbroil.
As for the hard plastic packages... I think package designers should should get their paychecks out of whatever design they’re working on. That might change their designs a bit. ;-)
Them are widely reputed to be really good cookers, loved by many!
Wishin ya nuthin but happiness, enjoyment, an many many years of great cooks, on her!
Last edited by Mr. Bones; April 4, 2020, 05:18 PM.
Reason: Ficksed my tipoes lol :-)
Retired, living in Western Mass. Enjoy music, cooking and my family.
Current cookers Weber Spirit 3 burner. A 22" Kettle with vortex SnS and OnlyFire pizza oven. A Smokey Joe and the most recent addition a Pit Barrel Jr with bird hanger, 4 hooks and cover. ThermoWorks Smoke 2 probe, DOT, ThermoPop and a Thermapen Mk4. Recently added 2 TempSpike wireless meat thermometers.
Update: first cook went great! Just hamburgers and hot dogs, but the difference in using the good cast-iron grates on the Weber and even heat from the burners was a VERY noticeable improvement from my prior el-cheapo gasser.
Glad to hear it, Brother!!!
Were I to git a gas grill (might, someday) these are high on my list, based upon th experiences, testimonials, an opinions of many folks I love an trust, right here in Th Pit!
I got the Genesis a year ago. Absolutely love it. Starts on first click every time, never fails. Before I got my smoker, I did some smoking on it with a smoke tube. Worked pretty good. Keep an eye on the temp if you do. You got a really good piece!!
I thought about getting a Genesis instead of a Spirit, but went with the lower-priced Spirit. Baby steps! I should add that, like so many of us, I go through serious "more cooker syndrome" at least twice a year!
Hey, Great Choice! I got one a couple of years ago in the Sapphire Blue. I ended up replacing the stock grates with Grill Grates. You are going to love using that grill.
I've bought just about every kettle gadget out there (SNS, hovergrill, etc), so I'm sure I'll get around to Grill Grates for my new gasser pretty soon.
#1 on Grill Grates. Got them when I got my smoker a few months back. Used them for the first time on the gasser (size was close enough) and really like them. A great addition
Cooking gadgets
Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center
Weber Summit Platinum D6
Blue Rhino Razor
Dyna-Glo XL Premium Dual Chamber
Camp Chef Somerset IV along with their Artisan Pizza Oven 90
Anova WiFi
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4 - ThermaQ High Temp Kit - ThermaQ Meathead Kit - ThermaQ WiFi - ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S - ThermoWorks Signals & Billows - ThermoPop -ThermoWorks ProNeedle - ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio x2 - and a Christopher Kimball timer - NO, I do not work for ThermoWorks...I just like their products.
Other useful bits...
KitchenAid 7-qt Pro Line stand mixer
A Black & Decker food processor that I can't seem to murder
A couple of immersion blenders, one a "consumer" model & the other a "high end" Italian thing. Yes, the Italian one is a bit better, but only marginally
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 8-qt + accessories like egg-bite & egg holders
All-Clad pots & pans, along with some cast iron...everything from 7" Skookie pans to 8.5qt Dutch ovens
Weber GBS griddle, pizza stone, and wok
Knives range from Mercer to F. Dick to "You spent how much for one knife? One knife?!" LOL
My first "good" gasser was a 6-burner Weber Summit that I purchased way back in 2005. It’s still going strong.
LONG before I caught the MCS bug, and learned the ins & outs of various cookers, I did EVERYTHING on that. I was successful enough that I was able to justify acquiring other cookers. Had they not worked I probably would have simply given up the idea.
Enjoy! They’re great for midweek cooks...or anything that doesn’t benefit from tonnes of smoke.
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