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.

[RightOnline]

OK, I'll give the Viking a good look. I know their products are exceptional.........but also exceptionally expensive.

[aBootes]

Thank you kindly................but is yours at least silver??? :)

You know, I expect that the GRILL part of the grill on most any grill is silver...

;)

[bigfootbob]

" I know their products are exceptional.........but also exceptionally expensive."

Yeah, but you get what you pay for. Congratulations on your 25th! Was it the 17th? That was my birthday. We celebrated our 25th last August, boy time flies. (I had to buy the wife a new house for our 25th, you should be able to spring for a good bar-b-que grill, LOL).