Charcoal Grills - In the market!

marvda1 · July 2011

try Adams brisket rub in the walmart spice section. good on ribs, brisket, pork and chicken. just add course grind black pepper and you're ready to go.

Rivrrat · July 2011

BIZILL wrote: »

I too, have eaten Wes' meat, and it was perfect. I know how that comes across, but I stand by my words.

Not that I was asked, but I use my Char-broil propane fueled "RED" grill because it uses infrared heat and I NEVER worry about flare-ups. I do admit however that you cannot beat the flavor of a charcoal grill.

I've had steak out of that thing Wes has, and he knows how to cook with it.

cubdog · July 2011

Sherardp wrote: »

Your so wrong for that.:biggrin:

That is funny doodoo!

cubdog

Ricardo · July 2011

Joe08867 · July 2011

steveinaz wrote: »

I use my firepit on occasion too--nothing like steaks over wood.

You are so right. We did this over the weekend. Holy cow:eek: it was one of the best steaks I ever had.

heiney9 · July 2011

Ricardo wrote: »

Where's the rest Ricardo? Are you suggesting he just open the valve slightly and light it, they hold his meat in the flame? I'd say that's direct grilling

You are such a troublemaker Ricardo

H9

TECHNOKID · July 2011

heiney9 wrote: »

where's the rest ricardo? Are you suggesting he just open the valve slightly and light it, they hold his meat in the flame? I'd say that's direct grilling

You are such a troublemaker ricardo

h9

nooshinjohn · July 2011

heiney9 wrote: »

Where's the rest Ricardo? Are you suggesting he just open the valve slightly and light it, they hold his meat in the flame? I'd say that's direct grilling

You are such a troublemaker Ricardo

H9

Leave it to you guys to turn this thread into a weiner roast.:rolleyes:

I-SIG · July 2011

steveinaz wrote: »

We almost had our Traeger Texas lined up, then the local dealer decided to do a little bait-n-switch. We told her to keep it. We will be getting one though, through another source. I've eaten BBQ off these quite a few times, it's the best I've ever had.

Matter of fact---my source is in OREGON. (My wifes home state).

I can't wait to try it, Steve, whenever it does arrive. I'll admit to being a BGE snob with no apologies, but I always want to check out something new and munch on some properly cooked flesh!

Thanks to those who have spoken up for me.

Wes

I-SIG · July 2011

anonymouse wrote: »

Menards has an Avocado Ceramic Kamado grill for sale this weekend for $499.

Any opinions on if this a good value?

I'm not familiar with those, but my concern would be what is the ceramic from?

Wes

danger boy · July 2011

i just got one of those charcoal chimneys to help prep the briquettes faster.. it works so good.

Sherardp · July 2011

Thinking about getting a Weber Gold, smoking on my gas grill sucks.

jbooker82 · July 2011

Sherardp wrote: »

Thinking about getting a Weber Gold, smoking on my gas grill sucks.

Best cheap charcoal grill you can get. It seals up tight so you can snuff flames out with the lid. Put your wood on dry so it starts on fire. Throw the steaks on and put the lid on. Bottom damper fully open and the top one half shut. The flame will snuff out and you will have smoke pouring out of the grill like a 5 alarm fire.

4-5 minutes on one side, 3-4 on the other.

I would actually get the weber preformer silver. The only difference between the gold and silver is the ash catcher, and the gold comes with a hinged cooking grate. I prefer the silvers ash catcher (pie tin) because it doesnt hamper air flow through the bottom dampiner / vents. A hinged grate cost 20-25 bucks. The charcoal baskets are not really needed. I have a pair but have used them only once or twice.

The older golds came with a temp gauge in the lid. I just bought a replacement one and modded my silver. I just dont have the facey cover to make it look factory.

thsmith · July 2011

Weber kettle works very well. I use the electric starter. Bag of coals last most all summer.

jbooker82 · July 2011

anonymouse wrote: »

Can you tell me more about this? The main reason I do not use my Weber kettle is because it does not have a temp gauge on the lid. What exactly did you do and how hard was it?

Yea it is real easy. You drill a small hole in the metal strap iron that the handle attaches to. Then go about 2/3 to 3/4 the way back between spot welds on the inside of the lid. Drill a hole there and lay the drill over after you have drilled the hole. This should make an oval shaped hole.

You just want to use a drill bit slightly larger than the diameter of the thermometer.

You then just push the thermometer throught the hole in the handle strap iron and down in side the lid. The temp probe will follow the cuve of the lid and not hang to far down.

The older performer golds had this thermometer but they had a pice of metal to cover it up so it looked more finished. Why weber quit doing this I dont know because it is super handy when cooking whole chickes, prime ribs, ect. When I grill a steak it is at 550+. 4-5 minutes on one side 3-4 on the other only turnd once.

You want a Weber 9815 replacement thermometer. They dont list on webers site any more as replacemt parts. I think they are starting to discontinue them. Ebay has them but they are nothing special just a 0-550 deg F thermometer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Weber-Replacement-Food-and-Grill-Thermometer-9815-/220812940506?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33697a14da

jbooker82 · July 2011

Here is a pic. You just want to drill the hole in the lid more twards the other side of the handle. That way you dont bend the probe because it will ruin or make it in accurate.

Demiurge · July 2011

jbooker82 · July 2011

Looks good Demi

TECHNOKID · July 2011

Wow! The 2 last posts makes me salivate now, I'm starving!

Sherardp · July 2011

I grilled these Spicy wings last night, added a homemade Jim Beam glaze just before pulling them off. Served them on side with homemade New Orleans Gumbo. Delicious meal. Nice pics gents.

BIZILL · July 2011

those food pics make you all **** for getting me hungry after just putting down TWO burritos from the corner joint.

have you checked costco for their various grills of late? i completely forgot to delve into for ya because we were in a hurry, but they had some new (to costco) charcoal grills on display, complete with a representative to demonstrate. i noted one that had some sort of side box where they had some pellets which i assumed were manufactured wood pellets for smoking.

in any case, there's always something different to check costco for. i always incorporate them into my future purchase planning.

jbooker82 · July 2011

BIZILL wrote: »

i noted one that had some sort of side box where they had some pellets which i assumed were manufactured wood pellets for smoking.

That would be a Treager (Name brand). You just set the temp on a dial or digital screen and it automatically maintains that temp. They have a little fire box that the pellets fall in. There is a fan to circulate the smoke and heat to make for an even temp. I would call it a wood pellet oven.

TECHNOKID · July 2011

double post...

TECHNOKID · July 2011

jbooker82 wrote: »

That would be a Treager (Name brand). You just set the temp on a dial or digital screen and it automatically maintains that temp. They have a little fire box that the pellets fall in. There is a fan to circulate the smoke and heat to make for an even temp. I would call it a wood pellet oven.

Neat!

http://www.firecraft.com/category/traeger-pellet-grills?gclid=CNaNnfrZh6oCFcWA5QodMSPRyA

jbooker82 · July 2011

Traeger wrote: »

With the Traeger wood pellet grill auto-start system, just turn the grill on, set your temperature and let your Traeger do the work.

Yes they are nice and really easy to use. Just like an oven.

Sherardp · July 2011

BIZILL wrote: »

those food pics make you all **** for getting me hungry after just putting down TWO burritos from the corner joint.

Bizill,

How's it going buddy? Long time no talk, shoot me a PM man.

Demiurge · July 2011

BIZILL wrote: »

those food pics make you all **** for getting me hungry after just putting down TWO burritos from the corner joint.

Now you're eating their food... :eek:

jbooker82 · July 2011

anonymouse wrote: »

Thanks. Is there any reason you did not use a straight mounted lid thermometer and just drill a hole about halfway in the side of the lid? Such as this one: http://www.allpartsgrills.com/item597834.ctlg

I dont know. I just seen that is how they use to be mounted on the performer golds. The handle helps protect the thermomter if you drop the lid.

I was worried about using one like that because of the probe on the back being to long. The webers lid is short and I didnt want to worry about big cuts of meat touching the probe. Like doing a beer can chicken. That one you posted looks pretty resonable though. Some of the ones I was looking at had long probes. With the setup I have there is 2.5 inches inside the lid and it only hangs .5 inch down from the inside surface of the lid.

I wanted it in the top because that should be a good average of the temp inside. If you mount it lower on the side you could just be measuring a hot spot or cool spot depending on how you have the coals arranged. (I do a lot of cooking with a split fire and a 9x13 cake pan of water between the coals, or just coals on one half of the grill.) How much it would varry I dont know. You can always turn the lid and see if it changes much with the probe being over the coals.

If you get one like mine you could always just drop it down through the top vent to check the temp. Then you wouldnt have to do anything perminant to the lid.

Sherardp · July 2011

Demiurge wrote: »

Now you're eating their food... :eek:

HAHAHAHA!! I get it........

Anyway I use a Maverick Digital Thermo for temps. Let's me be lazy and see the temps via wireless 100 ft or so away.

http://www.amazon.com/Maverick-2-25-in-Smoker-Thermometer/dp/B003SM334W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310972920&sr=8-2

ballen823 · July 2011

Sherardp wrote: »

HAHAHAHA!! I get it........

Anyway I use a Maverick Digital Thermo for temps. Let's me be lazy and see the temps via wireless 100 ft or so away.

http://www.amazon.com/Maverick-2-25-in-Smoker-Thermometer/dp/B003SM334W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310972920&sr=8-2

No issues with this one? I see some minor annoyances in the comments for it, but nothing I can't deal with.

I've been looking for a good temp monitor for a while. I sleep about 75 feet away from my smoker, so this seems like it would work perfectly for me and it's at a nice price. I've been reluctant to spend $75 on a temp monitor - $34 is a little more reasonable.

Charcoal Grills - In the market!

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