Grill Suggestions

Looking to replace the propane grill with a natural gas grill. Nothing against propane, just convenience. Any suggestions?

The current grill has been the biggest piece of crap since day one.

Phoenix. Mine is propane but I would think you could get it in natural gas. Have had it over 8 years. No problems and it gets used a lot. No flare ups no burned food.

I may be wrong but as I remember all you need to convert a propane grill to natural gas is a change in the regulator and a bit of a larger orfus (sp?) drill. I may be remembering wrong though what Dad did when I was at home to make the conversion many years ago.

If you’re talking about converting my propane grill, it’s not worth the effort.

It doesn’t grill food, it destroys food.

Need a new grill.

CHARCOAL is the only way to grill!!!!

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Looking to replace the propane grill with a natural gas grill. Nothing against propane, just convenience. Any suggestions?

The current grill has been the biggest piece of crap since day one.

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Take a good look at the Weber Performer. It is a gas-started charcoal grill. I picked one up last August and absolutely love it. I forgot how much I missed the charcoal taste compared to just a gas grill. It uses so little charcoal that I have only purchased 2 20# bags (green egg brand of charcoal) so far and I grill all year. I have had gas grills for ever and now that I have the Performer my Gas just sits there with the cover on most of the time. If you are set on another gas, I also have the Weber Genesis which is 8-10 years old and is a very good gas grill. No complaints except its not charcoal:)

http://www.weber.com/explore/grills/performer-series/performer-2

Pry my bag of charcoal from my cold dead hand!

I did not mean to convert your old one, what I was referring to was, if you don’t find a natural gas unit that you like, converting a new propane grill might broaden your search.

10-4 on the performer!

I would take a look at the wood pelleted grills if I was you. Ive had charcoal, gas, and now pelleted. The pelleted has been the easiest of all 3. Just plug in the power cord and select (smoke, low, or hi). I bought a Traeger and have been very happy. You are able to grill or smoke and it doesnt use many pellets. I would say a bag of goes about as far as a 20lb. cylinder in a gas grill.

Best food Ive ever had has been on the Traeger. I can now sell my gas grill and my cabelas upright gas smoker and just use the one unit for all of my needs.

I agree with the charcoal is the only way to go!

With todays advancement in charcoal and a good charcoal chimney I can have my grill ready to cook on in under 5 minutes!

recently someone offered me a gas grill as they were moving. Said I could have it! It was a nice 200-300 grill hardly used. I kindly turned down. Nothing beats grilling on charcoal!!

I love charcoal snobs. They are almost as funny as Macheads.

After going though I don’t know how many grills both propane and charcoal, we ended up with Weber Summit S-470 propane grill and it does it all…very well.

It comes with a smoker box that makes smoking easy, an infra red burner for the rotisserie, pleanty of room on the grill section and brisket/ribs are now much easier now that I don’t have to keep an eye on the charcoal.
They make this one in a nat gas version also.

Was more than we wanted to spend, but I’d buy another in a heartbeat.

Al

Weber.

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X2. So much quality and options here, but the quality and the fact you won’t buy again for 15+ years is worth it.

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X2. So much quality and options here, but the quality and the fact you won’t buy again for 15+ years is worth it.

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X 3. I have a weber at home and at the cabin. When I die they better have a Weber in heaven.

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I did not mean to convert your old one, what I was referring to was, if you don’t find a natural gas unit that you like, converting a new propane grill might broaden your search.

10-4 on the performer!

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OK, thanks, I’ve noticed that a lot of the units out there are for both these days. Just looking for one that has good temp control and even heating.

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Take a good look at the Weber Performer.

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Well, I’m pretty set on natural gas (mostly for convenience, time and the fact that I already paid to have it routed to my deck!) but a few questions on the Weber Performer:

1) How long do you have to wait for the grill to warm up compared to a gas grill?

2) How do you control temperature?

3) Is there a wide range of temperature control?

4) Do you think temperature adjustments happen as quickly as they do with gas grills?

5) Do you have to change charcoal every use?

6) How clean are they compared to gas grills?

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X2. So much quality and options here, but the quality and the fact you won’t buy again for 15+ years is worth it.

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X 3. I have a weber at home and at the cabin. When I die they better have a Weber in heaven.

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but who says your going there?????????

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but who says your going there?????????

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I probably don’t need a grill if I don’t go there.

“Well, I’m pretty set on natural gas (mostly for convenience, time and the fact that I already paid to have it routed to my deck!) but a few questions on the Weber Performer:

1) How long do you have to wait for the grill to warm up compared to a gas grill? 15 t0 20 minutes, depends how long you leave the starter on.
2) How do you control temperature? Top and bottom vents, the amount of charcoal, off set the fire body from the start
3) Is there a wide range of temperature control? From no heat(fire died to hotter than hell 550!
4) Do you think temperature adjustments happen as quickly as they do with gas grills? only when you learn how to deal w/ #2
5) Do you have to change charcoal every use? No I just add as I go and finish what was left from the last time with some new.
6) How clean are they compared to gas grills? I will toss a bit of wood in mine every so often. Other than brushing the grate and eptying the ash bucket into an emptyed coal bag that is it. I keep mine covered and clean the exterior a few times a year.

Now we grill, smoke and dutch oven every week probably 3 times each week, balance is left overs. I do most of the meals

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CHARCOAL is the only way to grill!!!!

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Charcoal is more expensive than gas, but I believe that those that use charcoal, like me, have more passion for what they grill, roast, smoke, or BBQ. You have to babysit it, watch the wind, mind the drafts,shift the heat. Enjoy what ever you use, I use the old traditional Weber.

Sometimes babysit sometimes not so much, a labor of love!
I use mostly lump hardwoods anymore.