Joe Anshien
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My wife, dog, and I did a 2 day trip to the western part of Virginia to pick up a Viking grill. This was a good opportunity to see parts of the state that we had not been to. We traveled on the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway where our ears popped, dog barfed, and breaks got so hot we smelled them burning. Then we did lunch in Lexington by Washington and Lee University. Then we traveled to the Natural bridge park in VA, and stayed the night in Roanoke where we had Peruvian food. I wanted to try the chicken to compare it to mine. Mine was way better as theirs was soooo dry. But my wife had what they called beefsteak but was some kind of tenderloin with pesto pasta. It was really, really good. We stayed that night in a Westin hotel that was about 1 star up from a crack house. We WILL be spending more on hotels in the future.
Next morning we did a 40 minute ride to pick up the grill. Lucky I decided to be cautious and use the Sienna instead of the Prius V, as I thought it was only a 2 burner grill and would fit no problem in the Prius. This thing is a monster and would never have fit in the Prius. Good thing the seller was there and in good shape, and I brought the hand truck. I don't think we could have gotten it the 4 steps off his porch without it. This baby really does weigh in at almost 400lbs of solid 304 stainless steel!
He won the grill in a contest back in 2011 and it retailed at almost $5K, as he had to pay taxes on it. Except for the "flavorizers" the grill seems to be in fairly good shape but really filthy. It came with the included heavy duty rotisserie, burner, a tank, and cover.
I was initially contemplating replacing my Broilmaster with this grill but it is just too massive for us to handle.
We spent some time exploring Lynchburg on the way home. We did get some unique ice cream at the Cold Rolled Creamery. They pour cream over a frozen plate, stir it around and then using a spatula scrape it up into a bunch of rolls that they put into a cup. It was quite good.
It was kind of scary getting the grill out of the van, as had 7 abdominal operations and my wife is barely 5'. Thanks to those massive wheels that I locked. we where able to slide then tilt it enough to get it out.
Below are some pictures of our trip and grill. I will be posting more pictures of the grill as I take it apart and rebuild it.
Next morning we did a 40 minute ride to pick up the grill. Lucky I decided to be cautious and use the Sienna instead of the Prius V, as I thought it was only a 2 burner grill and would fit no problem in the Prius. This thing is a monster and would never have fit in the Prius. Good thing the seller was there and in good shape, and I brought the hand truck. I don't think we could have gotten it the 4 steps off his porch without it. This baby really does weigh in at almost 400lbs of solid 304 stainless steel!
He won the grill in a contest back in 2011 and it retailed at almost $5K, as he had to pay taxes on it. Except for the "flavorizers" the grill seems to be in fairly good shape but really filthy. It came with the included heavy duty rotisserie, burner, a tank, and cover.
I was initially contemplating replacing my Broilmaster with this grill but it is just too massive for us to handle.
We spent some time exploring Lynchburg on the way home. We did get some unique ice cream at the Cold Rolled Creamery. They pour cream over a frozen plate, stir it around and then using a spatula scrape it up into a bunch of rolls that they put into a cup. It was quite good.
It was kind of scary getting the grill out of the van, as had 7 abdominal operations and my wife is barely 5'. Thanks to those massive wheels that I locked. we where able to slide then tilt it enough to get it out.
Below are some pictures of our trip and grill. I will be posting more pictures of the grill as I take it apart and rebuild it.