Pellet Tube Smoker in Gas Grill Review for ann_t, or anyone else
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Any info on the 'Perfect Flame' grill from Lowes?
Comments (109)This posting is well after the fact, but an FYI on top of the hours worth of testimonials above to confirm the Perfect Flame GSC 3318 (side by side lids)was a complete waste of money. Contrary to that implied by the Lowes salesman, I did not purchase this unit because of price, I was furnishing a new house and simply liked the arrangement and size of the unit. Having had punted Home Depot years earlier to become a loyal Lowes customer based on their merchandise quality and customer service, it did not seem necessary to do a whole bunch of research. My mistake. I purchased this grill in July of 2006 as a floor model. From the first use forward, the left hand side would light, then flash and whistle; kind of like the backflash sound of an acetylene torch. Due to my work load at the time, I had not time to pursue a fix and figured it was probably a simple adjustment. As winter approached, it was clear the heat output on the working side was not sufficient to offset the northern Michigan winter temperatures, and eventually I abandoned the grill on my front porch until now, fall of 2012. Oh, yes, as our Lowes friend suggested, I purchased a cover with the grill so it would be protected even though it was stainless steel and its home was a covered porch. Even so, the rusting "stainless" steel reared its ugly head about two years after this "grill" attained decoration status as a result of the high-quality cover I purchased dry rotting and blowing into the front yard. So, six and one half years after the fact, my wive and I wheeled it into the garage and I was about to attempt to fix this engineering wonder and tribute to global trade, but after searching for a manual and reading an hours worth of negative postings,I am considering otherwise. Has anybody out there come to a similar juncture and successfully reconditioned or should I say rebuilt a similar unit with aftermarket parts? Anybody have a link to an owners manual? Mine is probably at the same location as my receipt, which is currently MIA along with all of my other paperwork from 2006. Anyways, that is my experience to date. Congrats to those who did not get taken and have similar grills that work correctly. Shame on Lowes for joining or at least repeating Home Depot's race to the bottom with this product....See Moreexterior gas grill recommendations
Comments (97)Webers are everywhere, I have owned a couple through the years friends have owned them and they are fine grills for the price (the charcoal ones) But Webers you can buy everywhere, are far cheaper depending on the model, have tons more advertising so of course you are always going to have more people recommending something of which virtually everyone has or have owned. That's like saying on a post about Beer. 1 count the number of people that recommend Budweiser 2 count the number of people that recommend Deschutes Brewery, "The Abyss" Bud is one of the worst beers ever brewed, it is classic horse pee as far as beer goes. YET it sells more than any other American beer, nothing comes close because it is sold everywhere and puts out many millions in advertising. 1000s upon 1000s would recommend Budweiser as their beer of choice in this country. Now Deschutes Brewery The Abyss ale is one of the very best beers in the world, not just the USA. That would be my recommendation for the best beer. Now which one is truly "better"? Horse pee with millions in advertising that is available on every street corner in the country for cheap or truly one of the best beers in the world, only available from one place and only a couple months out of the year for $14 a 22oz bottle? If you only have say $150 for a grill then a good little Weber Kettle is by far the best choice. If you are talking about spending between $500-$1200 though? Any number of Kamado type grills be it the Big Green Egg, Primo, or the Vision are better BY FAR. Most of the Webers mentioned here I think are what, about $600-$900? The Vision I got from Costco was $570, less money, lifetime warranty, costco return policy, will BBQ, Grill, Sear, Smoker, Water Smoker, Pizza Oven, Wok, easy to start, very efficient use of charcoal, can maintain almost exact temps like you can on your indoor range from 200 up to 800+ degrees. So $570 Kamado or $600++ Weber Gas is a total no brainer as far as usability and value for the money. If Avid still prefers Gas no matter what then for the money the Solaire Infravection grills are far better than the Webers though cost a few hundred more, but what is an extra $200 when you are spending $1200 when you get a far better grill? Lower priced Weber Charcoal grills are hard to beat. If you are spending $900-$1500 then there are certainly better options for that price. and Charcoal beats the heck out of gas for absolutely everything except for ease of use....See MoreAnother New Kitchen Toy
Comments (35)writersblock, I will be happy to, thank you for asking me, but I won't order it until after this first phase on our renovations, which may take up to a year. I worry all the dust might hurt it. Meanwhile, I'm using our old one, which if if bites the dust (pun intended) is more than fine with me : ) Been meaning to do a review on another kitchen appliance I love (Ankersrum mixer) but haven't had time to do all the testing and comparisons I want to try. Now that I've got only folding tables to work on, that also won't be forthcoming for some time : ( It was a very special gift from DH, which he loves now that I've made him cinnamon rolls (never did those before it). Ann_t, I laughed a good minute! I saw a youtube on beer can chicken the other day and thought it a hoot - kinda looks like the chicken is standing up! But I do thank you for the input, seriously. I've only given our Weber a bit of time to heat up (3 burner with a side burner for pans) and it gets to 600 F that I know of -with all 3 burners on high. Probably doesn't get much hotter, but 500 is good enough for me. It's got one of those phone apps for a temp gauge which I've read is awful. I don't intend to bother with it. When I've more time, I want to try several things with indirect heat on the grill. Chicken would be the first, aside from bread and pizza already done... reminds me, I need to make more dough. I'd love to try a roast as well....See MoreWhat's for Dinner - #360
Comments (101)So many great looking meals. 2ManyDiversions. Your smoked cheese turned out great. I showed it to my son, who is the one the loves any kind of cheese but especially smoked. I like the idea of smoking a number of cheeses at the same time. Neely, as much as I love all your meals, I honestly could make a meal of your perfect potatoes. Sleevendog, good choice on the muffin pan. And the cornbread fish are adorable. Shirl, nice flaky crust on your pie. Jasdip, that cake is loaded with apples. Would love a piece for dinner. I can almost taste it. I made smoked chicken sandwiches topped with lettuce, tomatoes and sliced avocado with a garlic mayonnaise from the chicken I smoked last week....See More- 6 years ago
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