Just want to go against the grain here, but I'm an owner of the "Gourmet BBQ System" with the cast iron grate insert. I'm a big fan of it.I have a large cast iron karahii that I found roadside on a table, paid a couple of bucks for it. Great for slow simmer Indian dishes. Pull out the insert, put in the karahi. Position the fire where you need it for the temp you're looking for. Person selling it told me it was the worst wok she ever used....I told her I was going to use it as a decorative planter after drilling a hole in the bottom. Heh heh......
A karahi is a type of thick, circular, and deep cooking pot<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahi#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a> (similar in shape to a wok) that originated in the Lucknow, India. It is used in Indian, Nepalese, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Bangladeshi/Bengali, Afghan, and Caribbean cuisines. Traditionally press-formed from mild steelsheets or made of wrought iron, a karahi resembles a wok with steeper sides. Today, they can be made of stainless steel, copper, and nonstick surfaces, both round and flat-bottomed, or of traditional materials. The word Karrahi emanates from Karah, a bigger version of wok traditionally used in the subcontinent for boiling milk and producing thick cream, that stems from the Persian word کرہ karah meaning circular.
I have used a traditional round bottom carbon steel wok with the Gourmet grate. Works well.
Another find was at at Homegoods store, a fairly heavy steel pot, smaller width on the bottom than on the top with lid. that Slips right in to the center area self suspended, great for making Mexican slow simmers that can use a bit of smoke flavor.
The removeable cast iron grate itself can be got almost to red heat, searing heavy grill marks while maintaining a medium rare rare is effortless.
I also have the Weber rotisserie, used often. Rotisserie on the Weber over lump puts grocery market rotisserie to shame.
Through Craiglist I picked up a KETTLEPIZZA "Serious Eats"
https://www.kettlepizza.com/products/kpse-22s-serious-eats-pizza-oven-kit-for-weber-22-5/ for $50 (though I did drive 70 miles each way for it.
An excellent piece of equipment, fun to break out at parties and letting guests create their own pies.
Also have the Weber cast iron skillet (found new at a Goodwill type store). Used it this morning indoors on the gas range, made buttermilk pancakes.
Don't discount the Weber accessories, most are well made and well thought out.
And never denigrate (see what I did there?) chicken wings prepared correctly and cooked over lump. They can be one of the most tasty items off a grill.
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