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Vermont Casting BBQ for the Lotto Winner
So I won a little gas BBQ in a local fundraising event. Yipee!! It's actually fun to win something once in a while. The item that I won is somewhat smaller than the grill that I use now - so I really don't have much use for it. But it's one of those - "must accept prize as awarded" kinda things. However, the place that's supplying the BBQ have said that they'll give me a store credit if I want to buy something else.
cha-ching! That's $250 smackers just waiting to be spent! Problem is these guys sell nothing but a billion different BBQ's, fireplaces and stoves - none of which I really need. Not an SSI or sport seat in sight. So, calculating me gets thinking... we do BBQ a lot (at least twice a week). Why not pony up for one of these...  they sound pretty good, I like the idea of all that stainless steel. here's the web description... Vermont Castings BBQ Anyone familiar with these Vermont Casting units and/or recommend other brands? These guys carry all the usual suspects from Broil King to Napolean to Webber to Aussie Outback and Beefeater.
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I have a VC grill. Very happy with it.
I liked the construction much more than the Webber or Broil King models.
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I just picked one up yesterday... nice heavy construction.
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There are grills, and then, there is Ducane...had one for 10+ years, and has worked perfectly, without fail.
I have this one, but with a stainless base:  http://www.ducane.com/
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Don't even know the brand name of our BBQ...I defer the cooking to the one who does it best. But I would advise getting a model with a rotisserie feature. Cindy marinates a whole chicken, then on the spit it goes. Delicious!
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"Fat girls and mopeds have one thing in common..." I'm impressed with the construction of the VC's myself. They feel like a quality item. I actually got looking into the company a bit out of curiosity, always looking for good investment opportunities. Turns out that VC is a brand of an outfit called CFM Corporation - very small cap company. Gonna have to look into their stock valuation/financials a bit when I get back to the office after the long weekend. Oh, yeah gotta check out those ducanes as well... Doug, have you had your VC for very long, and is your's the stainless or the cast body?
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Sometimes ya gotta go large, Joe.
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Why mess around? You know you want it...
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I too have a VC, very nice piece of equipment. Built like a tank, so it should last "forever". And it better considering the price.
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Haven't had the VC very long. We always used charcoal before. Ours is the CF9050 model. Very well made of SS and heavy castings. Everything seems to be covered in either porcelain or powder coat. VC also has a Canadian factory, and that's where ours was made.
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