It's a Weber
We opted for the entry-level Spirit series, going with the two-burner 210 model. It's the perfect size for our family, big enough to handle the vast majority of cooking needs we have and small enough to save valuable back deck real estate. It's funny - when we bought our first grill after moving into the house, we opted for a lesser brand over the Weber, rationalizing that we would upgrade down the road. And we finally did, some eleven years later - I have my Weber grill.
Cooked up some spicy chicken last night (thanks to UJ and Dixie for the awesome chipotle sauce - TheBoy *loves* it, BTW) and the grill works beautifully. It cooks far more evenly than the old grill even when it was new; the igniter only takes a single quick touch; the grilling area comes to temperature quickly; and the cast iron grates transfer the heat effectively without burning. It's very good at what it does - and it's got a ten year warranty, so I expect to be using this for BabyGirl G.'s high school graduation party...
Initial review of the Weber Spirit 210 gas grill is two thumbs enthusiastically up!
That is all.
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Grill + Rear heat exhaust slot + vinyl siding = AWwww. %$#@.
BTDT, Just saying.
Other than that... congrats!! I was looking at grills myself this weekend, although a charcoal model. I favor extreme steak searing surface-of-the-sun heat, when I want it.
Carteach speaks wisely.
We've got a nice-size deck on our house, maybe 14x16 or so. Big enough for a small group to be comfortable. Previous owners had a grill on it when we looked at the place.
There are TWO spots where the siding ... um ... sags a little. Right at grill height. Guess he didn't learn from the first one.
Heh. Thanks for the advice. The Weber is on wheels, so when it needs to be used, it gets rolled out a good 3' away from the siding. I had a good buddy who melted the aluminum siding on his house that very way...
Ouch! I bet THAT left a mark!
I've been doing outdoor cooking over a fire pit this summer, fueled with oak firewood. As GOOD as that is, I don't fire up the pit to cook a steak or two, or grill some mushrooms. It only gets blazed when we have bunches of guests for the evening.
I'd like something small and easy to use, big enough to cook for 2-4 people at a time. Right now... considering a simple charcoal rig... one of the folding ones from Australia. Not as easy to fire as propane, but really not hard either... and Charcoal cooks like nothing else.
Carteach0,
I can't recommend the Weber kettle strongly enough. We've had one of the mid-sized ones (18.5" diameter grill) for about 10 years now that has served the house and the camper well.
It's a little more pricey than one of the throwaway charcoal grills, but this is one case where you really do get what you pay for - the paint doesn't flake off into the food the third time you use it...
I think they're like $60-$70 or so at Home Despot... Worth the money IMHO, and I am a cheap bastard at heart...
I just killed the last of my Chipotle this weekend. That stuff is THE BALLS!
Dig the new Grill, Jay!
Nice.
But how many propane tanks does one need?
Hmmmmm..
Anyhow I am Weber dude also.
But charcoal.....only charcoal...Can't beat it.
Yeah yeah all those carcinogens.
Shoot Obamacare will kill me before cancer does!!
I'm a Weber fanboi too . . . gas for convenience and charcoal for flavor. Like Jay, I have a decent sized round charcoal unit I use more for smoking meats than for grilling . . . . I'm going to try my hand at smoking a couple racks of ribs this coming weekend using a Memphis-style rub. I also routinely smoke turkey legs & turkey thighs. Later this summer I might even try slow-smoking a brisket. We'll see how that goes. As for the gas grill, I wish I'd done one thing differently . . . had a gas line run out to my deck so I wouldn't have to mess with changing tanks. Oh well . . . next house.
- Brad
Interestingly enough, that's why I have so many propane tanks...
When my folks converted their house to natural gas, they had a line piped out to the back deck. We then inherited the three propane tanks they had for their gas grill, which they scrapped in favor of a new one large enough to grill an entire adult pig...
Nice choice, I think you will like it. At the beginning of summer, i got a "smoker" kit for it from a place called sur la tab (or something like that). The kit has to stainless steel wood chip holders that are set up like upside down rectangular pyramids (if that makes sense). simply put, they slide in between the flavor bars, and will put out about a half hours worth of smoke when I use hickory chips. The kit also has a plastic base that you can fill with your favorite wetting agent and then plop the metal containers in to soak...
Is it big enough to cook a Beer Butt chicken in?
I bought the exact same grill a month ago and wish I'd done it the day I bought my first. We've purchased the "cheapie" model over and over, rationalizing that $130 here or there was okay. Well, since we were replacing the grill/burners every 2 years or so due to averaging 4 days/week usage of the grill. those costs started adding up.
The Weber is one of the best purchases I've made. If you love yours half as much as I do mine, Jay, you're a happy camper.
I love cooking on my weber grill in the summer time. we recently had to buy some replacement parts for it because we've had it for that many years but refuse to trade it in for anything different.
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