As I sit inside watching the snow pile up, I'm thinking about replacing my grill, since the current one is starting to show its age. Right now I've got a chargriller, which is nice because it has a huge amount of grill space, a separate firebox for indirect heat, and can raise and lower the coals. Unfortunately it is rust-prone despite my efforts with an angle grinder.
This is how I normally use it:
I'm not opposed to buying both a grill and a smoker if that's the best way to go forward, or to spending some significant $$$ for a device that will do both. I definitely don't want gas. A lot of the charcoal grills I've looked at depend on regulating airflow to control heat, rather than moving the tray with the coals, which is something I've not had to do before, so I'm not too sure about them.
What grill are you using and why do you like or dislike it? Does anyone have suggestions on what I should buy?
This is how I normally use it:
- A few times a year, I cook enough burgers/brats/dogs to feed 20-30 people.
- Once or twice a month, I smoke a pork butt, a turkey breast, ribs, a chuck roast, or a combination of these.
- A couple of times a week, I grill dinner for the wife and myself. Steaks/chops/poultry/vegetables/fish/kabobs...sometimes a pizza.
I'm not opposed to buying both a grill and a smoker if that's the best way to go forward, or to spending some significant $$$ for a device that will do both. I definitely don't want gas. A lot of the charcoal grills I've looked at depend on regulating airflow to control heat, rather than moving the tray with the coals, which is something I've not had to do before, so I'm not too sure about them.
What grill are you using and why do you like or dislike it? Does anyone have suggestions on what I should buy?