Marty in Toronto
TVWBB Member
I have become a fan of TEC BBQ's after snagging a Patio2 LP model for $150.
The downside with the old generation of TEC infrared grills is there is only a screen to protect the infrared burners and they are extremely fragile.
Last weekend I noticed a Tec Sterling 2 NG pedestal grill on FBM for $300 CAD (It was sitting for a week as nobody out there seems to know how expensive TEC BBQ's are especially when they are buried on FBM listings with the mainstream retail BBQ's for sale).
This model has 2 Ceran Glass panels that sit between the burners and the cooking grates. The theory is the juices fall onto the super hot thermal glass and vaporize sending flavored smoke back into the food above - cleanup uses a plastic scraper and smooth top range cleaning liquid.
I couldn't resist as this is a $4K USD MSRP grill.
www.tecgrills.com
I managed to snag it for $275 CAD. The owner was moving to a condo and couldn't take it with her.
It was a bugger to get out of the owner's back yard as it was in a downtown Toronto location with 3 ft between the houses - we couldn't roll it as there was only a gravel path.
My son and I had to disassemble the entire grill to take it out piece by piece.
It was in excellent condition except the NG hose is pretty well shot (lots of deep cracks) - it's an inexpensive replacement as there are lots on FBM for $20 CAD or less and the alligator clip match holder (a stainless steel wire with a cheapo alligator clip on the end) had a rusted/seized alligator clip.
Here's an endorsement of the durability of 304 stainless - the grill had been left uncovered for years in the backyard (including Toronto Winters) and the only rusted part was a 50 cent alligator clip - when we took the grill apart the drip tray had about 2 inches of rainwater sitting inside.
2 cans of oven cleaner later and the grill came up decently clean. The discolouration seems to be heat related and absolutely will not come off.
The downside with the old generation of TEC infrared grills is there is only a screen to protect the infrared burners and they are extremely fragile.
Last weekend I noticed a Tec Sterling 2 NG pedestal grill on FBM for $300 CAD (It was sitting for a week as nobody out there seems to know how expensive TEC BBQ's are especially when they are buried on FBM listings with the mainstream retail BBQ's for sale).
This model has 2 Ceran Glass panels that sit between the burners and the cooking grates. The theory is the juices fall onto the super hot thermal glass and vaporize sending flavored smoke back into the food above - cleanup uses a plastic scraper and smooth top range cleaning liquid.
I couldn't resist as this is a $4K USD MSRP grill.
26" FREESTANDING STERLING II FR GRILL - TEC Infrared Grills
Available in Natural Gas or LP
www.tecgrills.com
I managed to snag it for $275 CAD. The owner was moving to a condo and couldn't take it with her.
It was a bugger to get out of the owner's back yard as it was in a downtown Toronto location with 3 ft between the houses - we couldn't roll it as there was only a gravel path.
My son and I had to disassemble the entire grill to take it out piece by piece.
It was in excellent condition except the NG hose is pretty well shot (lots of deep cracks) - it's an inexpensive replacement as there are lots on FBM for $20 CAD or less and the alligator clip match holder (a stainless steel wire with a cheapo alligator clip on the end) had a rusted/seized alligator clip.
Here's an endorsement of the durability of 304 stainless - the grill had been left uncovered for years in the backyard (including Toronto Winters) and the only rusted part was a 50 cent alligator clip - when we took the grill apart the drip tray had about 2 inches of rainwater sitting inside.
2 cans of oven cleaner later and the grill came up decently clean. The discolouration seems to be heat related and absolutely will not come off.
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