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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / August 2004Portable gas grill
Can anyone recommend a good portable gas grill/stove? One that will last more than a couple of years. Thank you for the help I didn't buy one yet but I've been looking at the Weber Q gas grill, http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?deptID=1&subOf=111,5&skunum=26024 > Can anyone recommend a good portable gas grill/stove? One that will > last more than a couple of years. > Thank you for the help > Can anyone recommend a good portable gas grill/stove? One that will > last more than a couple of years. > Thank you for the help It may not last more than a couple of years but I don't care, the one I bought came from Wallymart and cost $30. It has a nice set of folding legs that clip both up and down, a good latching system for transporting and looks nice to boot. You can see the same grill if you bring up $Camping World$ and look at the Sunbeam grill. YMMV but I don't need fancy, I need practical. HD in CNY >From: cfam@ureach.com (Clint) >Date: 8/9/2004 2:16 PM Central Standard Time We bought ours at Sam's Club three years ago for about $70 and it is till going strong. It is a no name stainless steel grill with folding legs (8-9 inches), latch for lid, handles on each end. We store it in a plastic container so we don't have to worry about cleaning the grease off after each use. The plastic container also doubles as a base for the grill when we use it. I expect we will use it for many years to come. Ron in Oklahoma > Can anyone recommend a good portable gas grill/stove? One that will > last more than a couple of years. > Thank you for the help http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004RALK/002-5171795-4073636?v=glance I've had the same weber portable gas grill ( go anywhere) for over 15 yrs. I've replaced the flavorizer plate once. I also see a lot of these grills in RV parks sitting on tables. mike in montana >> Can anyone recommend a good portable gas grill/stove? One that will >> last more than a couple of years. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >mike in montana this is the grill we've had for 4 or 5 seasons now. the only problem i've experienced is the igniter broke off at the beginning of this season. i now light it with a propane match. less convenient but i'm relatively happy. 73, rich, n9dko >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004RALK/002-5171795-4073636?v=glance > >I've had the same weber portable gas grill ( go anywhere) for over 15 yrs. >I've replaced the flavorizer plate once. I also see a lot of these grills in >RV parks sitting on tables. Looks like a deluxe version of this very common grill: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004TBJ4 which I think is the one HDinNY recommended [except this one is labelled "Char Broil" instead of "Sunbeam"]. I have a couple of these; if you ignore brand name and look in discount stores, you can often find them for $15 or even $10. At that price, you can buy a couple and do twice as much grilling, or just replace it every year. There is no integral ignitor; the standard long-reach lighter will work. Tip: Those lighters are great for gas grills, ovens, stoves, pilots, etc, long after they run out of fuel; their spark is enough. The only problem I've had is lately the heat distribution plate (or as Weber calls it, the "Flavorizer plate") is getting so caked up with crud that it flares up a lot. If I'd just spend 45 seconds scraping it... -- Rick Onanian >>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004RALK/002-5171795-4073636?v=glance >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >which I think is the one HDinNY recommended [except this one is >labelled "Char Broil" instead of "Sunbeam"]. Those Weber "Q" or the smaller "Baby Q" grills are really nice. A little more expensive but well worth the price. I know the "Q" has the cast iron porcelain coated grates (home depot) that are the key. I think the babys do as well. You can get an adapter the hook up a 20 gallon tank. The also have an optional stand that folds up. It may be bigger than the grilles mentioned in this thread, but my RV portable grille is a Sunbeam "Grille to Go". I have had it four or five years with no problems. It is about 30" long and has a set of folding legs and two push-in extensions that have tool hanger slots on each end. It can be used with the legs extended or folded (as a tailgate unit). The cooking surface is two-piece solid cast aluminum. One end is a griddle and the other is the grilling surface. Cleanup is to dump water on it after you cook and the grease/debris/etc. runs in to a run-off reservoir. It uses small propane bottles, but I use an adapter to hook to a 20-pound bottle. Paul Johnson PS- it fits in my RV basement nicely. >It may be bigger than the grilles mentioned in this thread, but my RV >portable grille is a Sunbeam "Grille to Go". I have had it four or five [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Paul Johnson >PS- it fits in my RV basement nicely. Paul I have the same unit. I agree with all you have posted except the cleanup part. It seems like you can never have the correct angle for it to run off completely. I usually have to help it along with a multi folded paper towel. But it does clean up very easily. And it has an igniter built in.  SignatureLarry WA4YNS > Those Weber "Q" or the smaller "Baby Q" grills are really nice. A > little more expensive but well worth the price. I know the "Q" has the > cast iron porcelain coated grates (home depot) that are the key. I > think the babys do as well. You can get an adapter the hook up a 20 > gallon tank. The also have an optional stand that folds up. The Weber grill is all right if you prefer boiled steaks, they're baby grill has only 8500 BTU output, I must say they are build sturdy, OTOH the Coleman Grill to Go has 20,000 BTU for the same grill surface that allows you to have real BBQ grilling. Wade FWIW, we just acquired a George Foreman GF20G combination grill and griddle. Nice thing about the Foreman grill is that it cooks both sides at the same time making it fast and this thing with the added griddle is real handy. Each is individually controlled. Only downside is that it does require electric but, in our case, since we are all electric, it was a small inconvenience. Just another way of doing things.... George >> Those Weber "Q" or the smaller "Baby Q" grills are really nice. A >> little more expensive but well worth the price. I know the "Q" has the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >have real BBQ grilling. >Wade > The Weber grill is all right if you prefer boiled steaks, they're baby grill > has only 8500 BTU output, I must say they are build sturdy, OTOH the Coleman > Grill to Go has 20,000 BTU for the same grill surface that allows you to > have real BBQ grilling. > Wade Yeah, I know what you mean, Wade. All my tenderloins, burgers and glazed chicken breasts come out boiled on my trusty little $14.95 Weber. Ask Giddings or Martin. I saw them both throw down their tenderloins. I guess it was the un-real grilling. BD lmao > > The Weber grill is all right if you prefer boiled steaks, they're baby > grill [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > lmao It is rather obvious you are not familiar with the Baby Weber, your throwaway Costco special usually is rated at between 10,000 to 12,000 BTU and for the surface that is usually adequate, although the 10,000 BTU units have a struggle to maintain adequate heat in colder weather, the Baby Weber OTOH has only a pitiful 8,500 BTU and your $ 14.95 would not even cover the Washington sales Tax on the Baby Weber. I prefer to have my steaks broiled at high heat with markings just like the restaurants do and that requires high heat output. Wade > > > The Weber grill is all right if you prefer boiled steaks, they're baby > > grill [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Wade Wade, It's a little tiny tabletop Weber. I swear to your God, it is! I also see and have bought almost identical units for $14.95 on sale. My little tiny Weber sold for about $50, but it was a gift to me. Has the "flavorizer" and everything. After preheating on high, it will leave nice sear marks on steaks, burgers and chicken. A 1.5 inch tenderloin is done medium rare after about 7 minutes per side. Burgers about 5 minutes, chicken much longer because I turn down the heat to medium and slow cook with basting. BD (who can work a cheap grill just fine) > > It is rather obvious you are not familiar with the Baby Weber, your > > throwaway Costco special usually is rated at between 10,000 to 12,000 BTU [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > BD (who can work a cheap grill just fine) http://www.grillstuff.com/weqpogasgr.html This is the one Centex was talking about, small very well build and just a bit on the expensive side, and unfortunately not enough heat output IMHO Wade snipped > Looks like a deluxe version of this very common grill: > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004TBJ4 > which I think is the one HDinNY recommended [except this one is > labelled "Char Broil" instead of "Sunbeam"]. snipped Nope, it's this one; <http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?deptID=1&subOf=111,5&skunum=24627> Can be found at some Wallymart Super Stores for $30. Best darn portable grill I've ever had and we bought this one; <http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?deptID=1&subOf=111,5&skunum=5289> Piece of junk. The cast iron smoker plate will rust away in no time unless you clean it up, plus the gas burner rotted away as well. We got it on sale and it lasted three years. This Sunbeam we have now is a much better buy. JMHO HD in CNY After grilling, I put a piece of foil, shiny side down and leave the BBQ on for about 5 minutes. Turns the crud in to ash. >>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004RALK/002-5171795-4073636?v=glance >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > -- > Rick Onanian Nice looking unit but watch out for size. This thing is pretty big, room in your RV for it?? > Nice looking unit but watch out for size. This thing is pretty big, > room in your RV for it?? That's the same one I have, and it's not really that big. I bought a bargain pack of 5 steaks and only 4 fit on. The best part are the legs. They unclip from each other and rotate to hold the top on (there are indentations in the top they clip into), and the grill and flavorizer in. The whole thing has been in one of my compartments for years. I pull it out, drop the legs down (from the holding the lid position), clip em, grill, unclip em, fold em back up, and back in the storage bay for the next cookout. For what its worth, we've had a Big Boy (also marketed as Olypian) portable grill for about 10 years. Instead of lava rock it has thin ceramic bricks that are enclosed in a wire 2-sided rack that stops them from moving around when traveling. I frequently use an aluminum griddle on top of the grill rack to do bacon & eggs. Brian Vernon, BC > Can anyone recommend a good portable gas grill/stove? One that will > last more than a couple of years. > Thank you for the help |
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