Darryl - swazies
TVWBB Emerald Member
Hello friends, I am Darryl and I am from southern Ontario, way up here in Canada. It has been a challenge to get my hands on a new bbq but there could be a number of reasons.....COVID being one of them, I am also under the impression there may be new models coming out or they are just that popular. The new possible hinged model didn't seem like it was going to be much of an improvement, other than maybe the diffuser could be a game changer so I was rushing to buy the current model. So currently I am an owner of a few grills. I own a broil king SIGNET propane about 14 years old, a Traeger large size pellet grill about 8 to 10 years old and a 1 year owner of a Smokey Joe premium 14". The Traeger works well although recently it has a hard time maintaining a low temperature, this is rather annoying, I would like to figure this out but everything I try doesn't seem to change what is going on. Basically it is my current smoking machine but starting this weekend will be only my jerky making machine, it does this very very well as it normally can maintain a 180 degree setting. The propane has been fixed a few times, has one burner tube going and is just showing its age, so I was in the market to replace it in the spring. With the cooking I have been doing on the 14" using lump I have been swayed to buying a kettle as my replacement for propane, its very tasty although using that 14" is not overly user friendly I have been able to produce very tasty dinners, enough to want to upgrade. So I did.........I looked all over for what eventually became my new Weber first choice to purchase.....It took a few weeks, only to find " we have only one left in our showroom at a different location " and other situations similar to that. Eventually I found what I wanted. I was able to purchase on Tuesday of this week 1 brand new Weber performer premium, I am not really interested in the propane start feature for extra dollars spent. I also was able to get a cover for it, as bad as the reviews seem to be for it I needed something. I was also able to purchase a few accessories to go with it, these also are getting me pretty excited to jump into premium charcoal grilling. I picked up the slow n sear deluxe, the vortex, some Weber starter cubes, a couple bags of fist sized wood, the sear grate for the GBS, a few meat church rubs and I took a chance to try out the FOGO black bag lump. I have a few different brands of charcoal I use now and am currently a user of Killer hogs products. I currently also own a iGrill mini I have had for about a year but have never used. Feel like I am ready for the show now and while I do feel like I have a little knowledge behind me going in I also have questions and hopefully I can help people as well. I have been grilling in different ways for a quite some time and would love to help if I could. Thanks for taking the time to read all that, I will be doing my first start up here on the weekend, have to get it built, should be easy I build BBQ's at work all the time and they are propane, but easy. Once it is built I may just do a couple easy cooks to get started............I was thinking a heavy reverse seared rib eye for starts, and maybe on holiday Monday ( Thanksgiving up here ) maybe some indirect thighs and baby backs. No idea how long the chicken takes but all the you tube vids I have been watching will be a big help I am sure. Last night I used the 14" and grilled the best burger I have had in my life and I know it can only get better. Thanks again!
