Oh, I agree - you don't need to spend $20 a pound at Lobels (www.lobels.com) to get good meat - my point was that you also don't need to spend $2500 on a Viking grill to cook meat on.binary visions said:
Reccomend me a grill.....
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I looked at those online this morning and they look really nice. I have my eyes on one with a 602 cubic inch grilling surface and no side burners.binary visions said:If you want the bling, though, go for a Vermont Castings
They have some nice cuts of meat tooI Are Baboon said:
I buy lots of meat there...ground beef, steaks, boneless chicken. You can't buy 6 pounds of ground beef at a grocery store for $2.50/pound.
forget costco....my local shop rules.
http://www.butcherboymarket.com/
edit - just noticed on their home page they have links to Weber and Ducane.
http://www.butcherboymarket.com/
edit - just noticed on their home page they have links to Weber and Ducane.
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Anything that will fit in the fireplace. Nothing beats indoor grilling.
I've played with the Weber grills (never seen a Viking, though), and honestly, I've never seen one as solidly built as the VT Castings. The thing looks and feels like it was machined out of one solid hunk of metal.I Are Baboon said:I looked at those online this morning and they look really nice. I have my eyes on one with a 602 cubic inch grilling surface and no side burners.
No noise or rattles anywhere - slam the cover open, slam it closed, go nuts with the wire brush, kick it, set off a stick of dynamite in it, anything you want. No hot or cold spots when grilling, but any decent grill should provide that. The build quality is what you pay for.
This grill thread is making me hungry!
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I'm going to have to pick up some meat on the way home. Maybe some spicy Italian sausages...
binary visions said:
I'm going to have to pick up some meat on the way home. Maybe some spicy Italian sausages...
Going out to dinner to celebrate Laura's birthday - I'm going to have to order something grilled for sure!
Awesome, wish her happy birthday from some random guy on the internet that she doesn't even know. You know, from me.MMcG said:
Absolutely. Their ribeyes, NY strips, and filets are excellent cuts.Mackie said:Wait, you recommend buying a multi-thousand dollar grill & you buy your meat at CostCo?
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That's kind of far for me to drive.narlus said:
We have a local specialty shop with a good meat counter, but when I can get comparable chunks of NY strip for 1/2 the price, I have to skip the local shop.
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WEBER is the only one i use
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I don't own a Viking grill. I bought my grill at CostCo too. 
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you've confused him w/ Prince Dexter.SkaredShtles said:
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Good God.narlus said:
I thought he was Princess Dexter, the Metrosexual.....?
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So MBC and I were in Lowe's the other night looking at grills (Webers and Char-Broils). Apparently, we need to buy one of the higher-end models because I grill year round and the grill needs to be able to handle being used in New England winters.
well, ask the sales guy what the means? ie, does a heavy-duty grill cover suffice?
pssst. check out the ducanes.
pssst. check out the ducanes.
Actually, we came to that conclusion by reading the literature they gave us. I guess the material in the frame and grate need to be be durable enough. I think we need stainless steel and procelain, respectively.narlus said:well, ask the sales guy what the means? ie, does a heavy-duty grill cover suffice?
pssst. check out the ducanes.
I'd like to check out Ducanes if I can ever find a dealer.
Target apparently carries them.......I Are Baboon said:
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from MMcG's post:I Are Baboon said:
There is! One in East Hartford and Wallingford, CT - they actually carry Ducane and Weber so you could go there and compare the two brands Babs
http://www.vinnysshowplace.com/gardencenter/grills.htm
what part of the grill needs to be stainless and/or porcelain? i call BS on that. i'd go w/ a stainless grilling surface, but for the body, cast aluminum (if heavy enough) should be fine.
Porcelain grilling surface, stainless body. Then again, this is information coming from LOWE'S, and I do not trust Lowe's.narlus said:
I forgot about McG's post. Ducane's website will not load for me.
I can vouch for the porcelain grill grates on my Char Broil. 4 flawless years of service thus far.narlus said:
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I assume in Colorado, you grill in all sorts of cold weather?SkaredShtles said:
you can clean the grilling surfaces via your oven's self-cleaning cycle. i should do that again, they are getting a bit grimy.
the stainless hood seems to be a big $$$ item though. i am 99% sure my grill is cast aluminum, and it has a lifetime warranty.
edit - weird, ducane's site isn't loading for me either, but it worked a week or so ago.
the stainless hood seems to be a big $$$ item though. i am 99% sure my grill is cast aluminum, and it has a lifetime warranty.
edit - weird, ducane's site isn't loading for me either, but it worked a week or so ago.
Hey IAB, I think your sales guy is full of crap. A heavy duty grill cover will keep your grill safe, and if you're at all conciencious about wiping it off before you throw the cover back on, it'll be fine.
I've been buying $20 Char-Broil charcoal grills for years, which are not rust-proof by ANY stretch of the imagination, and the only time they actually rust is when I stop covering them when not in use. Most any grill's surfaces (excluding the interior) are painted unless they're brushed stainless or aluminum.
Steel doesn't rust because it's exposed to water. It rusts when it's exposed to water for long periods of time. Hell, steel MTBs see a ton of water exposure, right?
edit: incidentally, my $200 Fiesta has a lifetime warrenty on all of its castings, and a 5 year warrenty on everything else. I fail to see how they would offer that if the grills will suddenly self destruct due to using them in the winter.
I've been buying $20 Char-Broil charcoal grills for years, which are not rust-proof by ANY stretch of the imagination, and the only time they actually rust is when I stop covering them when not in use. Most any grill's surfaces (excluding the interior) are painted unless they're brushed stainless or aluminum.
Steel doesn't rust because it's exposed to water. It rusts when it's exposed to water for long periods of time. Hell, steel MTBs see a ton of water exposure, right?
edit: incidentally, my $200 Fiesta has a lifetime warrenty on all of its castings, and a 5 year warrenty on everything else. I fail to see how they would offer that if the grills will suddenly self destruct due to using them in the winter.
Yeah. But our cold weather always comes in April and May. :angry:I Are Baboon said:
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When we were looking, Webers were 
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For everyone preaching about Webers, have you ever used anything else for comparison? Webers sure look nice and have a good reputation, but they are not the only decent grill manufacturer on the market.
it's like Brian carrying on about Hopes.I Are Baboon said:
Maybe someone will put BUY WEBERS in their sig.narlus said:it's like Brian carrying on about Hopes.
By the way, as far as Webers being thought of as expensive, comparable Char-Broils were within $100 of the Weber prices.
My dad had his Weber for 25 years before he had to get a new one!
Hmmm.I Are Baboon said:Maybe someone will put BUY WEBERS in their sig.
By the way, as far as Webers being thought of as expensive, comparable Char-Broils were within $100 of the Weber prices.
When we were looking, it seemed that the comparable Weber (size-wise) was several hundred $$ more.
Maybe Char-Broil has upped their prices.Or maybe the one at CostCo was really cheap.......
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I wonder if Mackie got a grill yet?
I look at it this way. im not gonna spend $100 dollars on sumtin that will last 5 years. i would rather spend that $300-500 and get a grill that will last 20+ years
Looks like we're all talking the same thing, then (Weber, Char-Broil, Ducane,etc.).yonton228 said:
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I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment. However, the implication is that one must spend many hundreds of dollars and buy a top notch product in order for it to last many years.yonton228 said:
I had dinner cooked for me the other night on a cheap, bottom-of-the-line propane grill that's 15+ years old. It rattles like crazy, has a small cooking surface, and no features to speak of, but the guy replaces the grill once every several years and replaced the burners once (to the tune of $30).
Pay for quality, but don't be deluded into thinking that inexpensive products can't last for years and years.
Oh, and IAB, this grill has survived year-round grilling for this time in New Hampshire... a sure testiment to stainless steel being unnecessary if it's taken care of