For those looking for a grill: the Weber 325 is on sale starting Wednesday at Ace. $800 instead of $900. Black. If you want the indigo, add $25. I you want it in deep ocean blue
The 325 has three burners, plus the searing station, but it does not have the side burner (like the 335).
The 315, even less expensive, has three burners with no searing station or side burner.
Note:
Free assembly and delivery on grills/accessories $399+ for Ace Rewards members.
kept it simple, burgers, dogs. corn. – at the beach
It was cold today, so I roasted a chicken (indoors, in the oven.)
I had friends over to watch the Euro final outside on my porch. Made tacos: grilled shrimp w/ avocado salsa, carne adovada (NM style pork)
I got into charcoal earlier this year, using some $5 grill I had in my shed. I had all sorts of problems keeping temperature, airflow, and even keeping the charcoal lit.
Bought a Weber kettle this weekend and used it last night. Unbelievable, it’s not even in the same universe. It stayed burning, temperature was way hotter than the other one (looking forward to doing steak on it) and it burned all the charcoal entirely to ash instead of leaving half of it unburnt. Shoulda made the purchase months ago.
Next up, I may try smoking something in it next week.
How it started:
I have a slightly fancier Weber (it has a removeable bucket for ashed, easy to dump on the compost heap) and I find it extremely easy to use. Light the charcoal, wait for it to heat up, cook.
They are quite well designed, and priced right. Yeah they may seem expensive compared to the run of the mill Walmart crappo grills that are frequently sold in the big box stores, but they function better, last longer, and have easy to find replacement parts and accessories.
Are they the grills to end all grill comparisons? No, but they are great. They are a bargain compared to any BGE, kamado, pellet grill, smoker, etc. Like a Timex watch, a Weber grill just does its job competently without fanfare and with limited prestige.
That said, most people who get one want another one. The 26inch kettle really hits a sweet spot.
$160+tax at lowes. I paid $50 off of kijiji (craigslist clone) and got a free charcoal starter. The deal makes it even better.
So I’m doing sausage (homemade) on the there tonite. Should I smoke them? Or just let 'er rip?
The way I do most food on the kettle is to get one charcoal basket as flippin’ hot as I can, bank it on to one side, and then put the food on the grate on the opposite side as the charcoal. Then put the lid on with the vent over the food. The rounded shape of the kettle promotes convection and even heating.
I don’t like buying used stuff, in general. I’ll pay for virgin equipment, knowing that it has never been used in any perverse way.
Lol. It came from a clean house, and I spent some time cleaning it til it was basically new. Yeah, many things I wouldn’t buy used but a metal bbq, I’m fine.
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But who grills wearing a button-down shirt and a tie? That’s a bizarre t-shirt.
Looks like “classic 50’s white guy from TV.” Back then, people wore suits and ties to bed!
The piece of meat on the grill is too small to be a brisket.
I recently grilled my first tri-tip.
Tri-tips are not a cut that I can generally find in grocery stores in the Chicago area. I don’t exactly know why. Do almost all the tri-tips just get shipped to Califormia?
I quite liked the one I found at Costco, although it was pre-packaged with a seasoning profile right inside the vacuum sealed pouch. I would greatly prefer to do all my own seasoning. In any case, it was lean and tasty. It was easy to cook, tender, and easy to slice. I liked it a lot and can relate to why they are popular.
Anyone know why the midwest is bereft of tri-tips?
