desert house? Must be nice.

I have a webber and I cook on the good charcoal only

I would not have it any other way

Looks awesome but...does the lid manage to rotate backwards with that rear lip on the top surface (behind the lid). It looks from the picture that either
a) you can only rotate it slightly to open (mimimal access)
or
b) have to lift the whole thing off (which would be very inconvenient

?????

That is my neighbor's grill setup of which the curved island design I am copying. The grill open's normally w/o hitting the raised counter, though you're right the picture would seem to indicate otherwise.

Another vote for natural gas here.

Faster, cheaper, easier, more predictable, cleaner.

And you might as well cook in the broiler in your oven.

Charcoal sir...……. until the day I die (only with natural hardwood tho)

Smoked paprika is awesome, but I buy it smoked from Penzey's Spices.

PROPANE!

I grew up eating over charcoal, then dad switched to gas. I never noticed a difference in flavor. I haven't had a grill in 6 years, but I've never had anything but propane.

^^^^^ Then you are missing out sir!^^^using hardwood charcoal like Royal Oak natural makes all the difference. Unlike most everything else that first come to mind 'briquettes' contain a lot of crap, petroleum based products to quickly ignite. They leave a distinct lighter fluid 'flavor' that is noticeable right away.

Good hardwood charcoal burns hotter ( like up to 600+ degrees ), more evenly and imparts no petroleum taste. If you have had a hamburger grilled properly over hardwood charcoal, you'd use your propane for your fireplace instead.

I make my own.

Hahah, I picked this up about a month ago.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1602888920.JPG

I'd lift the work surface an entire foot. It appears too low.

So Bourgeois...

I picked a Brinkman Watersmoker unassembled for $12 at a Thrift now what am I gona do with it?

Spammer resurrects 16 year dormant thread....

Cereal...

Store it in your shoe room?

Guys, this thread is from 2004, resurrected by a bot.

Meh... still a fun subject.
If I could have only one grill, I'd move somewhere they allowed me to keep all three that I own now!