Propane tanks

[hastur]

After a while of trying it and testing, you'll be able to lift it and get a general idea of how much is left.

I have now typed this sentence 7 or 8 times trying to figure out how to say this without seeming snooty or self-rightous, so you'll forgive me if it seems self involved :

True BBQ=SMOKE+TIME. Buy a chimney(metal cylinder with wooden handle) and a basic non-gas grill. Go to your local bookstore and buy "The Barbecue Bible" by Steven Raichlen.

Its much more involved and more time, but for the best BBQ you've ever had, this is the only way to go.

Page 242.....Beer can chicken. WOW! just WOW!

That guy has a cooking show on PBS, and he uses a big shiny propane grill. What a hypocrite.

I was suggesting that title because he has great advice on how to BBQ, but I didn't know he had a show, and I didn't know he used a propane grill on said show. Your right, hypocrite city! In the book, he clearly indicates a wood/charcoal grill is best....

[VaderFin]

I'm moving into a new home the end of July and I'll be getting a new fancy gas grill for the occasion. Grilling by the pool is so gonna rule!!

[mutantseabass]

After a while of trying it and testing, you'll be able to lift it and get a general idea of how much is left.

I have now typed this sentence 7 or 8 times trying to figure out how to say this without seeming snooty or self-rightous, so you'll forgive me if it seems self involved :

True BBQ=SMOKE+TIME. Buy a chimney(metal cylinder with wooden handle) and a basic non-gas grill. Go to your local bookstore and buy "The Barbecue Bible" by Steven Raichlen.

Its much more involved and more time, but for the best BBQ you've ever had, this is the only way to go.

Page 242.....Beer can chicken. WOW! just WOW!

Thanks for the heads up on the book, i will have to go and pick it up. I do also have a charcoal grill which i usually only use on the weekends. Now that i dont work anymore i have some more time and will have to start using it more. I have had beer can chicken before. . The lifting idea is what the guy at the hardware store just suggested to me also, he said it would give you as good or a better reading than after market meters, also tried to sell me a $2000 grill though. Ended up buying another tank for back up too.

[Horizons]

The extra tank idea is the way to go, I also have those cheap stick-on gauges you pour water on to check the propane level, they work pretty well and cost next to nothing...

[deluxe_247]

i also use the extra tank method. you just have to remember to fill the empty tank when you switch them. i barbeque enough that i run out pretty frequently, and an extra tank isnt that expensive.

[34=Sweetness]

After a while of trying it and testing, you'll be able to lift it and get a general idea of how much is left.

I have now typed this sentence 7 or 8 times trying to figure out how to say this without seeming snooty or self-rightous, so you'll forgive me if it seems self involved :

True BBQ=SMOKE+TIME. Buy a chimney(metal cylinder with wooden handle) and a basic non-gas grill. Go to your local bookstore and buy "The Barbecue Bible" by Steven Raichlen.

Its much more involved and more time, but for the best BBQ you've ever had, this is the only way to go.

Page 242.....Beer can chicken. WOW! just WOW!

That guy has a cooking show on PBS, and he uses a big shiny propane grill. What a hypocrite.

I was suggesting that title because he has great advice on how to BBQ, but I didn't know he had a show, and I didn't know he used a propane grill on said show. Your right, hypocrite city! In the book, he clearly indicates a wood/charcoal grill is best....

If you live in warm weather that isn't too inclement, charcoal is fine, but its a hassle to light in say, a Wisconsin winter. Gas is just easier and more convenient. Not as flavorful, but that can be offsetted by putting wood chips in a foil tray in the back to create some smoke. The bad thing about charcoal is that if you use it enough with the lid on, the soot and such builds up on the lid and impart an off flavor.