For whatever it's worth, I had that exact grill (VM400) (my wife had it before we got married so I inherited it). The lid was very, very heavy, and it had a nice set of cast iron grates, but that was about the extent of the niceness of it. The firebox and legs and all the other important bits...
If anyone's looking for a dual-probe wireless thermometer, there's a lightning deal going on now on Amazon for the ThermoPro TP20:
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I hope you're not implying that spending more on a "real" grill is necessary. I can respect someone wanting or thinking they need only the absolute top of the line BUT in the end does it really make that much difference?
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If the Thermopro had been available when I got mine, I'm pretty certain I would have gotten that instead. Alas, I don't think there was anything comparable at the time.
I do think my Thermapen will probably be working still 20 years from now, but then again the Thermopro probably will as well...
For whatever it's worth, my wife got me a Thermapen for Christmas 4 or 5 years ago and it's easily my most favorite kitchen/grill gadget. I wholeheartedly agree that $100 is really steep (I think she got mine on sale for $80, but still)... but honestly every time I use it I still think it's...
Did a quick look at Weber.com, and sure enough, it's not a cobble job... as I suspected, it's a permanent mount Silver.
(I have no interest in this thing; just thought the unusual base and condiment basket were interesting)
What's the deal with this one?
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/app/d/buffalo-grove-weber-natural-gas-grill/6941618575.html
I nearly looked right over it but then noticed the frame looks odd and there's a condiment basket on the side? Is this a fixed-mount frame or something?
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I've used that exact griddle on my silver B both parallel and perpendicular to the burners. I've never measured the temperature, but I don't recall there being much difference either way.
Most often I use it parallel to the burners pulled towards the front of the grill such that the first and...
There's absolutely tons of (overpriced) Silver Bs and Cs here in Chicagoland on Craigslist, but very few x000s. Seems like I saw a lot more last summer, though it's early and the Father's Day replacements probably haven't been listed yet. All the rain here isn't helping either - I'm sure I'm not...
I keep wondering if dusting a freshly-painted piece with sand would work (to get it to stick to the sticky paint) and then putting a finish coat on top. Sand shouldn't have any temperature issues.
I suppose the most likely outcome would just be a big mess though.
Yeah, I've been really pleased with them. I have not seen a set of RCP grates in person so I can't say for sure how they compare, but regardless I'm happy.
Plenty of stuff popping up here, however nearly all of it looks overpriced to me. I think it then becomes a compounding problem because new sellers do a search to see what's out there when they list and set their prices similarly.
Lots of dilapidated old 1000s are being listed for $50, $100 or...
Of course everyone is entitled to their opinions. However, according to Bruce, the distance between rods on RCP grates is .415". The distance between my BBQParts grates is .428". I think it's going a bit far to say that a difference of .013" makes the difference between universal praise (RCP...