In Arizona I have lost trees do to the wind. I have also last branches. When we purchased our house we lost a double staked tree. The wind broke the tree and the stakes went down with it. In our back yard I lost a small new scaffold branch that was in the perfect place and growing so nicely. Just at the right height and angle. I was thinking to myself just how well I was training the tree. Yesterday the sucker broke off right at the point of attachment. Thisisme hoping a new grows out as nice as the last one. I know there is at least a chance one will but I'm a little bummed.

After less than a year in service, all of our Perfect Flame's burners are cracked, one so badly that there is absolutely NO way to adjust the heat. Everything is torched. And, like others, DH can't even get the bolts off to replace them IF he could get replacements. Of course, as everyone has already found out, Lowe's does not offer any help. They carry a couple fo peripherals for the Perfect Flame, but not parts like burners. They tell you to go to the manufacturer. And guess what? The manufacturer told us to go to Lowe's. RUNAROUND! The gentleman at Lowe's was so solicitous and said that he would call the manufacturer for us and get back to us in a couple of days. It's been 2 weeks and no call yet. Don't think there will be, do you? Bottom line (for us, anyway) is that we will never again purchase a "store" brand. It will definitely cost us more, but we will buy only a name brand like Weber, CharBroil, etc. Something at least that we know we will be able to purchase parts for.

I have no clue about our duct work, we vent at 90 degrees to exit house, about 8 feet. Our "quiet" 600 CFM sounds like a locomotive when on high, and our smoke detectors always go off when I cook steaks inside. I have the wolf df range, and I also suggest your hood be at least 6" wider than your cooktop so that it works on your outside burners. Working within the confines of HOA will probably determine your appliance choices. At least you have some existing hood/duct work, rather than a recirculating filter system. Huge plus!

Here's the recipe, it's a Weight Watcher's one: Mococcan Chicken Thighs 4 4 oz. skinned, boned chicken thighs (mine have bones, I'll take off most of the skin) 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 2 tsp. lemon rind 1/2 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp. olive oil Trim fat from chicken thighs, set aside. Combine spices in a large bowl. Brush oil evenly over chicken. Add chicken to bowl, and toss well to coat chicken with spice mixture. Let stand 10 min. Prepare the grill. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Cover and grill 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Serve with pita bread, if desired. Note: to prepare indoors, place a grill pan over medium-high heat: coat with cooking spray. Add chicken and cook 7 minutes on each side or until done. There's a park up the road from me where I could go and try this out grilling, or I could buy a little hibachi or a grill pan. But I don't grill, I'm going to have to sell my house pretty soon and I don't want to get more stuff to move with, and money is at a premium, so I don't really want to use a bunch of charcoal for just 4 pieces of chicken. My broiler gave out on my oven, but I think it is the pulsing that screws things up because it seems to still heat up OK, so I'm thinking I could use my broiler pan and just turn the oven up high and cook the meat close to the heating element for a similar effect to broiling. Or I guess I could sear the meat first in a frying pan and then bake. I didn't realize that just heating a pan on high on top of the stove would wreck it but now that you mention it, I guess it would.