Need TRF help! Looking to buy outdoor Weber grill. No idea what I'm doing.

[james1787]

Originally Posted by Sublover2166

X2. Weber kettle with a chimney starter and charcoal. Easy to start and nothing really compares, IMO. Gave up propane for good years ago.

X3... another vote for Charcoal.

Years and years ago, my dad grilled using charcoal until he got a gas grill.. which he also had for a long time. I only had vague memories of how good meals prepared on charcoal tasted. Fast forward a number of years and my wife and I bought our first house. Figuring some day I'd put a permanent gas line in after seeing how hassle free my brother's grilling is (he has a natural gas line to his grill).. I needed to get something in the mean time. Remembering that I had some delicious meals with charcoal in my youth, I searched craigslist and found an old Weber Kettle for $40.

I re-discovered the awesomeness of a charcoal grill. These are so versatile.. you can grill fast & high heat.. or you can bbq/smoke low and slow. I am just getting into the low & slow aspect.. so amazing what can be done. Soon I plan to try smoking prime rib followed by perhaps a brisket.

Folks sometime complain that it's a bit more involved.. it takes a while to fire up (hey.. it's time to do your other prep work!), they are a bit more difficult to clean.. but I dunno.. I like tending the fire and some of the detail that goes into some of the longer cooks.. and the end result.. a REALLY great tasting meal!

I now have two grills.. both vintage. A 1977 faded black 22" and a 69 or 70 red 18" (don't mind my upcoming spring project.. sand & stain the deck!!)

There is a place I found this year online.. weber kettle club.. good resource there.