Debating on buying a new grill

[nevets88]

Went to buy charcoal at the hardware store and it had the Egg. That is one well put together piece of machinery.

Little of a hijack. Which would you buy? I took the middle 'cause that's what the store recommended, I'm a newbie at this.

[TN94z]

I bought mine today and put it together. Now to put it to use. 

17 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Went to buy charcoal at the hardware store and it had the Egg. That is one well put together piece of machinery.

Little of a hijack. Which would you buy? I took the middle 'cause that's what the store recommended, I'm a newbie at this.

I was told I can use any brand as long as its the lump charcoal. I'm obviously using the big egg brand first as it came with it. 

[jamo]

14 hours ago, TN94z said:

I bought mine today and put it together. Now to put it to use. 

Exciting! Keep us posted for sure. 

[Ernest Jones]

16 hours ago, TN94z said:

I bought mine today and put it together. Now to put it to use. 

I was told I can use any brand as long as its the lump charcoal. I'm obviously using the big egg brand first as it came with it. 

Awesome. That is one kickass BBQ!

[TN94z]

Grilled some ribeyes tonight. Best steaks ever grilled at my house! Grilled them at 600* and it makes all the difference in the world. I love how exact you can get the temp and leave it there. Much better than fighting my old charcoal grill. 

[jamo]

9 hours ago, TN94z said:

Grilled some ribeyes tonight. Best steaks ever grilled at my house! Grilled them at 600* and it makes all the difference in the world. I love how exact you can get the temp and leave it there. Much better than fighting my old charcoal grill. 

Pics next time or I'll shut this thread right down.

[dennyjones]

43 minutes ago, jamo said:

Pics next time or I'll shut this thread right down.

+634890234!  

[TN94z]

2 hours ago, jamo said:

Pics next time or I'll shut this thread right down.

Haha! Well, here was my first ribeye attempt. It turned out about medium well. Cooked at 600*.

[Groucho Valentine]

I use those grills at public parks, lol. I don't grill enough to justify owning one. And its a good reason to get out of the house, sometimes. Works out fine for me most of the time. You just need one of those chimmney things to get the coals lit. Its very difficult to get good heat going in one of those square public grills. 

[bmartin461]

On 7/3/2017 at 8:58 PM, Jakester23 said:

You can't go wrong with Webber Genesis. They aren't cheap but I love mine. It's going on 7 years old and still works as good as the day I bought it. It's been outside in Wisconsin the whole time I've owned it and to this point has shown minimal wear. I use it all year long and quite often(since my wife doesn't like to cook).  Personally I don't like food on a charcoal grill. Burgers and sausage are fine but IMO it ruins any seafood or a steak.

I'll second this, Weber grill are very high quality and they back it up with a lifetime warranty that is second to none.   Mine is outside 365 days a year, and not a single part has rust on it, I do cover it maybe 50% of the time, but still.

Be sure you get the one you want, because you won't replace your Weber for 10-15 years at least.

Did I mention I'm a fan of the Weber brand? LOL

[TN94z]

5 minutes ago, Groucho Valentine said:

I use those grills at public parks, lol. I don't grill enough to justify owning one. And its a good reason to get out of the house, sometimes. Works out fine for me most of the time. You just need one of those chimmney things to get the coals lit. Its very difficult to get good heat going in one of those square public grills. 

The chimneys are the only way to go. I have used one of those for years. I could imagine it would be pretty hard to maintain heat in one of those grills in the park. We love to grill out (we just haven't had a lot of time lately to do it), I was surprised at how much faster the process was compared to my other one. I am very pleased so far.

[boogielicious]

1 hour ago, TN94z said:

Haha! Well, here was my first ribeye attempt. It turned out about medium well. Cooked at 600*.

I use the Thermapen to get my meats to finish perfectly. It is almost instant read. Highly recommended.

http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4

[TN94z]

11 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

I use the Thermapen to get my meats to finish perfectly. It is almost instant read. Highly recommended.

http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4

I have actually been reading about them and had decided on getting that one. It will be my next purchase. Thanks for the suggestion

[boogielicious]

1 minute ago, TN94z said:

I have actually been reading about them and had decided on getting that one. It will be my next purchase. Thanks for the suggestion

After I got one, I bought them as presents for my friends and relatives.

[jamo]

24 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

I use the Thermapen to get my meats to finish perfectly. It is almost instant read. Highly recommended.

http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4

I have a ThermoPop: http://www.thermoworks.com/ThermoPop

Works almost as well (3-4 seconds instead of 2-3 seconds) for 1/3rd the price.

[billchao]

5 hours ago, boogielicious said:

I use the Thermapen to get my meats to finish perfectly. It is almost instant read. Highly recommended.

http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4

I've read excellent reviews on these and would have gotten one for myself if I didn't already have a thermometer for work.

What I use is an Atkins AquaTuff, which is a little pricey just for personal use, but I do find I like having multiple probes. I can clip the air probe on my grate for a true temperature reading on the cooking area instead of relying on the lid thermometer (which doesn't give me an accurate read anyway) and have the meat probe in my meat at the same time. This allows me to check both temps without having to open the lid.