Greetings from Barnsley's Ford, PA
I thought I should get my intro in since I've been hanging out in the Sous Vide section. This is a great forum, I started this post right after I joined and my computer crashed. I thought it was lost and I'd have to go from scratch. Then I saw the "restore" button and here it is.
I've been grilling since I don't know when. I remember my dad built this big brick grill in the back yard (then my parents split and I don't know what ever happened to it. And now those things are en vogue.)
I admit to being on team charcoal, just as I insist on gas for inside cooking. I'm more a lump than briquette kind'a gal and use a chimney (I give gifts of chimneys when I hear someone is moving from gas to charcoal).
I used to use one of those cheap square grills, until it rusted out. Then I had one that was a grill/firepit, I still have it but only use it as a fire pit (it was a lousy grill, too much space between the grate and the coals). The Weber was inherited from my boyfriend's parents a couple years ago and it's been in loving use ever since.
Three years ago we bought a house. Not far from the back door is a retaining wall which he decided needed to have a hibachi for those times when it's too cold or snowing too hard to fire up the Weber (yes, I love grilling in the snow - not rain, that's too messy). So we got a Lodge Sportsman grill (which I think is no longer made) which we most recently used to grill salmon. Nom! I'm setting up a dedicated space for the Lodge and my Coffee roaster to share.
I do not have a smoker, recently got really interested when I came across an article on Serious Eats about smoking in a Wok. That got me started looking for smoking in a Weber again. Found one on the Weber site and joined their forum. Then I found the Smokenator and started looking up more info on that. Found the SNS and here. Now I'm doomed.
I'm saving up for a SNS - what I would have spent on that is going to a new grill. Oh, there's nothing wrong with the Weber, it's just that I'm not allowed to use it except for grilling (he likes a deep ash pile and I am not "allowed" to clean it out). If I want to experiment, I have to use my own. "Let's run to Wal-Mart and get you a small one to play with." Ah, no. I love him very much, but what's the point of learning on a baby grill? I told him it wouldn't hold enough coals to do anything worth while (and don't anyone here correct me on that!). Since Craigslist is my buddy, I found a BLUE weber. Yes, BLUE. With wood handles (BF poo-pooed it until he saw the wood handles). I've wanted a blue one for a LONG time (money is why I didn't) but I'm not paying $400 for the monstrosity that Crate & Barrel has. This Craigslist grill is $25 more than the one he wanted me to get (for that I could get a new 22" Weber). Did I mention that its Blue??? LOL
I look forward to hanging here, learning stuff, and smoking!
I've been grilling since I don't know when. I remember my dad built this big brick grill in the back yard (then my parents split and I don't know what ever happened to it. And now those things are en vogue.)
I admit to being on team charcoal, just as I insist on gas for inside cooking. I'm more a lump than briquette kind'a gal and use a chimney (I give gifts of chimneys when I hear someone is moving from gas to charcoal).
I used to use one of those cheap square grills, until it rusted out. Then I had one that was a grill/firepit, I still have it but only use it as a fire pit (it was a lousy grill, too much space between the grate and the coals). The Weber was inherited from my boyfriend's parents a couple years ago and it's been in loving use ever since.
Three years ago we bought a house. Not far from the back door is a retaining wall which he decided needed to have a hibachi for those times when it's too cold or snowing too hard to fire up the Weber (yes, I love grilling in the snow - not rain, that's too messy). So we got a Lodge Sportsman grill (which I think is no longer made) which we most recently used to grill salmon. Nom! I'm setting up a dedicated space for the Lodge and my Coffee roaster to share.
I do not have a smoker, recently got really interested when I came across an article on Serious Eats about smoking in a Wok. That got me started looking for smoking in a Weber again. Found one on the Weber site and joined their forum. Then I found the Smokenator and started looking up more info on that. Found the SNS and here. Now I'm doomed.
I'm saving up for a SNS - what I would have spent on that is going to a new grill. Oh, there's nothing wrong with the Weber, it's just that I'm not allowed to use it except for grilling (he likes a deep ash pile and I am not "allowed" to clean it out). If I want to experiment, I have to use my own. "Let's run to Wal-Mart and get you a small one to play with." Ah, no. I love him very much, but what's the point of learning on a baby grill? I told him it wouldn't hold enough coals to do anything worth while (and don't anyone here correct me on that!). Since Craigslist is my buddy, I found a BLUE weber. Yes, BLUE. With wood handles (BF poo-pooed it until he saw the wood handles). I've wanted a blue one for a LONG time (money is why I didn't) but I'm not paying $400 for the monstrosity that Crate & Barrel has. This Craigslist grill is $25 more than the one he wanted me to get (for that I could get a new 22" Weber). Did I mention that its Blue??? LOL
I look forward to hanging here, learning stuff, and smoking!
I have a red Weber 22 myself. I would love to get a blue one to go with it!
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