Enough of War Talk, etc., etc....on to a SERIOUS Topic!

2/18/03 | RightOnline; RightOnlinesWife

[RightOnline]

Now that all is decided except how much French tourists will be charged for parking tickets in post-war Iraq, I want to temporarily divert the attention of my fellow FReepers onto a truly serious topic.

I'm talking, of course, about...........grilling.

The Lovely Wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary yesterday, and as part of our mutually-decided "extended celebration" of our Silver Anniversary, we decided as one of our little fun things planned to get a new grill. Stop laughing. We like to grill. A lot.

You see, we figured that all too often, couples that reach this point have some big blowout, take a trip, throw a party, yada yada yada.....and then it's over. We've decided that we're going to spread this thing out over the space of a year (ok, the fact that we have seven kids, the youngest being 16 months, making it a bit tough to take a 'mommy-daddy trip' quite yet enters into this, but go with it..). The overarching theme will be, originally enough............silver. Now, the last thing we need is more silverware, or some stupid, use-it-once-a-year silver punch bowl (who drinks punch, anyway? give me a good bourbon...), or some other decorative but nonsensical and overpriced trinket to sit in a hutch or on a shelf. No, we're pragmatic if nothing else. We also like to be creative........so if it's "silver", it'll get a look. Still.............

Trips to the Islands, etc. will come later. This is serious stuff.

Now, we've been longtime charcoal bigots. We've literally burned out a few Weber kettle grills (all we've ever used). However, we're now seriously considering a propane grill and have, generally speaking but open to suggestions, narrowed our choices down to one of the following:

> Weber Genesis Gold C

> Weber Genesis Silver C, or the impressive upstart,

> MembersMark " Stainless Steel Gourmet Gas Grill" (apparently only available at Sam's Club)

Give me your reviews. Air your biases. Chastise us or praise us for considering gas vs. charcoal after all these years. Tell us what has served you well and what to avoid. Share the glories and the horror stories.

Time for you Deck Chefs to stand proudly and Present Arms with your tongs (silver, of course) and oversized two-pronged forks.

Let's hear it........and we appreciate your expertise, experience, and insights. Humor will work, too.

Hey........by the way..........any suggestions for the remainder of our Hi-Yo Silver, Away! year-long celebration will also be appreciated. I mean, does flying on a silver aircraft to one of the Virgin Islands count? Bit of a stretch, but what the hell.....we'll stretch to beat the dead horse.

God bless, thanks in advance, and light 'em if you got 'em.

[Maceman]

Gas grills are for wimps.

[Senator Pardek]

Charcoal is the way to go. It's closer to "outdoor cooking" than those new-fangled gas thingys.

Be prepare to be flamed by this site's Hank Hills.

[RightOnline]

C'mon, hot shot chef. Let me hear it. Hit me.

[ConservativeMan55]

I was happy when I read the headline...but in the first sentence you mentioned you and your wife had been married 25 years. The reason I say this is because I am in brokenheartsville today and everywhere you turn there is a loving couple.

[hoosiermama]

Re-do the entire kitchen and install a Jenn-Aire stove with grill.

[isthisnickcool]

The reason I say this is because I am in brokenheartsville today and everywhere you turn there is a loving couple.

Hey! It could be worse for you. You could be married to my first wife! (May she rest in peace).

[July 4th]

My parents grill all the time as well. Charcoal became too much of a hassle, and then propane became too much of a hassle because you had to take the tank in, and had a rolling bomb in your car at the same time.

For about $700 a few years ago, they got an awesome natural gas grill (MHP) that hooks right up to the house. It's always there and ready to go when you want to use it, and the hookup from the gas co. was free. If you've got NG at home, skip the propane.

[RightOnline]

Hang in there, bud. SHE is out there for ya. Patience. Win her over with your grilling skills and rapier wit...............now.........tell me about grills.

[js1138]

TEC. The only gas grill worth having.

[still lurking]

This needs your special opinion.

[ConservativeMan55]

Grills I can talk about. I can grill just about anything.

[ConservativeMan55]

This girl I had went out with once or twice just happens to mention she has a boyfriend...but acts like its no big deal.

[tet68]

Kamado.
It's big.
It's green.
It cooks better than anything you've ever seen.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Hush. His wife may be reading this and deciding that is a good idea.

[RightOnline]

OK, The Lovely Wife smacked me upside the head and says to tell you she sends a BIG hug your way (....and she's a 6' beautiful blonde.........take the hug, my friend, take the hug..). :)

[Poohbah]

You misspelled "series."

[RightOnline]

Green????? Don't they have a.........ummm.........ummmm..........thinking here..................silver version?????

[Quigley]

For charcoal grills nothing is better than the "Big Green Egg". I have had every kind of grill known to man and this one is the very best. Always use Lump charcoal instead of the supermarket charcoal because it has no fillers and is 100% pure charcoal. You won't be sorry.

[hoosiermama]

That's the idea. If she's been cooking his meals for twenty five years, she deserves it!