Hey Everyone,
Name is Josh, originally from Maine but I've been out in the Bay Area (CA) for about 10 years now. I feel a bit embarrassed that at 37 I'm looking to purchase my first grill and really start to "give a damn" about grilling and even at that what I am currently looking at is mostly small and or portable but living in apartments out here for around the first 8 years were super inhibitive for a grill. I got married 2 years ago and currently, my wife and I rent a small 500sqft apartment from her parents at a beyond generous price that is on the same property as their home- so we're about a 35-second walk to the front door their house. I have amazing in-laws (Yeah- that includes the mother-in-law haha) and they're taking a hit on our rent because my wife and I are aggressively saving successfully to be able to buy a home one day in the next few years... be it California or Maine. We eat dinner at the parent's house probably 3-4 times a week, my wife's mother loves to cook (bless her) and my father-in-law has a solid charcoal grill and smoker set-up on their side patio so unfortunately, fortunately, the wife and I haven't had a "need" to do a lot of cooking/grilling of our own. The wife and I also just found out we're going to be having a baby, and one of the first things that popped into my head after the excitement was... "Damn! I need to learn how to grill!" I mean, I can't have my kid grow up with a dad that doesn't grill- my Maine roots would be especially disappointed in me!
I've obviously got access to my father-in-law's larger set-up whenever I need it, but I'd like to get something on the smaller side to put out back of our place to use on the nights it's just the wife and I doing dinner together. Having to do everything on the Stove Top or in the Oven has limited a lot of what we even consider cooking for dinner.
I'm leaning towards a small propane grill unless people here want to convince me otherwise. I have an opinion (perhaps misplaced) that charcoal takes considerably longer to from start to finish than does propane? I'm looking for a grill that we can cook up chicken on for the week for our lunches, and then a couple of steaks, some salmon, or some burgers here and there for dinner during the week.
These are what I am currently considering... click on them for reviews here at pitmaster. If I'm way off here please let me know your thoughts and own personal experiences. I am thinking of a budget under 200.00 but am INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE with the budget if for say 300.00 I can get something FAR superior both in quality and longevity. My 2 biggest personality traits when I go to buy anything is that I spend probably WAY too much time researching it (spent like 18 hours researching crockpots/pressure cookers) but also I like the idea of "Buying for Life" when I'm able and it makes sense. Given my current living arrangement though, I'm not sure if a "Buy it for Life" grill makes sense for me... I have absolutely no idea what a "Buy it for Life" grill even looks like or what it would cost. Anyways... here's what I initially found. The Char-Broil Grill2Go sounds interesting (infrared... no idea yet what this means) and once learned up and ready to commit/invest in a bigger grill having a portable I can't imagine would be a bad thing- that said, the grill does not need to be portable.
Char-Broil Grill2Go X200
Weber Go-Anywhere
Weber Q 1000 or 1200
Broil-Mate 165154 LP
Char-Griller Grillin' Pro
Lastly, if there is a Newbie 101/How to guide or series of links anyone could recommend on grills, grilling, recipes, accessories that would be awesome. I promise I'll dive into them headfirst and not ignore them.
Cheers,
Josh
6.7.0
Name is Josh, originally from Maine but I've been out in the Bay Area (CA) for about 10 years now. I feel a bit embarrassed that at 37 I'm looking to purchase my first grill and really start to "give a damn" about grilling and even at that what I am currently looking at is mostly small and or portable but living in apartments out here for around the first 8 years were super inhibitive for a grill. I got married 2 years ago and currently, my wife and I rent a small 500sqft apartment from her parents at a beyond generous price that is on the same property as their home- so we're about a 35-second walk to the front door their house. I have amazing in-laws (Yeah- that includes the mother-in-law haha) and they're taking a hit on our rent because my wife and I are aggressively saving successfully to be able to buy a home one day in the next few years... be it California or Maine. We eat dinner at the parent's house probably 3-4 times a week, my wife's mother loves to cook (bless her) and my father-in-law has a solid charcoal grill and smoker set-up on their side patio so unfortunately, fortunately, the wife and I haven't had a "need" to do a lot of cooking/grilling of our own. The wife and I also just found out we're going to be having a baby, and one of the first things that popped into my head after the excitement was... "Damn! I need to learn how to grill!" I mean, I can't have my kid grow up with a dad that doesn't grill- my Maine roots would be especially disappointed in me!
I've obviously got access to my father-in-law's larger set-up whenever I need it, but I'd like to get something on the smaller side to put out back of our place to use on the nights it's just the wife and I doing dinner together. Having to do everything on the Stove Top or in the Oven has limited a lot of what we even consider cooking for dinner.
I'm leaning towards a small propane grill unless people here want to convince me otherwise. I have an opinion (perhaps misplaced) that charcoal takes considerably longer to from start to finish than does propane? I'm looking for a grill that we can cook up chicken on for the week for our lunches, and then a couple of steaks, some salmon, or some burgers here and there for dinner during the week.
These are what I am currently considering... click on them for reviews here at pitmaster. If I'm way off here please let me know your thoughts and own personal experiences. I am thinking of a budget under 200.00 but am INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE with the budget if for say 300.00 I can get something FAR superior both in quality and longevity. My 2 biggest personality traits when I go to buy anything is that I spend probably WAY too much time researching it (spent like 18 hours researching crockpots/pressure cookers) but also I like the idea of "Buying for Life" when I'm able and it makes sense. Given my current living arrangement though, I'm not sure if a "Buy it for Life" grill makes sense for me... I have absolutely no idea what a "Buy it for Life" grill even looks like or what it would cost. Anyways... here's what I initially found. The Char-Broil Grill2Go sounds interesting (infrared... no idea yet what this means) and once learned up and ready to commit/invest in a bigger grill having a portable I can't imagine would be a bad thing- that said, the grill does not need to be portable.
Char-Broil Grill2Go X200
Weber Go-Anywhere
Weber Q 1000 or 1200
Broil-Mate 165154 LP
Char-Griller Grillin' Pro
Lastly, if there is a Newbie 101/How to guide or series of links anyone could recommend on grills, grilling, recipes, accessories that would be awesome. I promise I'll dive into them headfirst and not ignore them.
Cheers,
Josh
6.7.0
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