Bought (a non car) manly thing!

"philsphan09" (philsphan09) 07/07/2015 at 22:37 • Filed to: None

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Bought me a Weber coal grill! BUT it uses propane to light the coal...the lazy mans coal grill. Loving it so far!

Here is my car to ensure I’m keeping this car related.

Agrajag > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 22:39

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Performer is a nice grill.

lone_liberal > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 22:41

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She’s a beauty! I fired up my Weber this evening but I had to use a chimney. Either way you end up with some mighty tasty food.

philsphan09 > Agrajag 07/07/2015 at 22:41

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Trying to upload a good pic but Kinja mobile Is crapping out on me

philsphan09 > Agrajag 07/07/2015 at 22:42

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There we go! Action shot!

FlimFlamMan > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 22:43

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Need to add some ‘Mericah to it.

Nice Audi to, BTW.

philsphan09 > FlimFlamMan 07/07/2015 at 22:44

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Weirdly enough in the 4 days I've had it haven't cooked a good steak yet. Did Bison burgers though! And thanks! I love her. Quality CPO find.

Alfalfa Romeo > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 22:44

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That is pretty schnazzy. It’s been way too hot lately for me to want to fire up the weber, but it’s finally getting cooler. And by cooler, I mean back to double digits.

philsphan09 > Alfalfa Romeo 07/07/2015 at 22:45

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Ooof. Where do you live?

Birddog > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 22:48

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Awesome color choice! Can’t go wrong with a Weber.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 22:58

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So do you have to buy super-clean anthracite or something? I wouldn’t want to cook food over any of the coal fires I’ve ever seen.

Alfalfa Romeo > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 23:00

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The blazing desert of Utah.

ly2v8-Brian > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 23:13

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Be sure to get lump charcoal.

cbell04 > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 23:14

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You bought a hybrid!!

Dogapult > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 23:15

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That Performer is a great choice.
Be sure to register it with Weber for any warranty concerns.

F ull disclosure: I work for Weber Grills in their Customer Service phone department.

Tohru > philsphan09 07/07/2015 at 23:26

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Nice 2015 Performer Deluxe in copper. I have a 2014 One-Touch Gold in the same color.

If you haven’t already, you should call the 800 number and register the grill for warranty purposes. When you do, you might get me on the phone.

Agrajag > Dogapult 07/07/2015 at 23:43

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You guys are saints.

mr2gud2u > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 00:10

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My in-laws bought us a performer grill for a wedding present. Its what got me into grilling and smoke meats. Its a great grill. I’ve had mine for 3 years and there is no rust anywhere. You might spend a few extra bucks and get the cover for it too. What’s the first thing your going to cook on it?

mr2gud2u > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 00:20

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What’s in the aluminum foil?

Dogapult > Agrajag 07/08/2015 at 00:23

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Thanks! And to think, you’re not even the guy who calls in for parts for his 20+ year old grill and we have them in stock!

Agrajag > Dogapult 07/08/2015 at 00:30

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(Looks outside at 20+ year old Genesis.)

But I do call in for customers of mine who are incapable of using a phone. Weber seriously has the best customer service I’ve ever dealt with.

Dogapult > Agrajag 07/08/2015 at 01:41

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That’s what we like to hear!

kanadanmajava1 > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 03:12

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I would have a nice place for a grill but I only have a basket ball sized coal grill that I found laying around in my car club’s yard. I have been think about going to a store and asking if the sell Dellorto grills as I can’t afford to buy a Weber grill. It’s quite unlikely that they would get the joke.

philsphan09 > mr2gud2u 07/08/2015 at 06:03

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Sweet corn!

philsphan09 > Dogapult 07/08/2015 at 06:03

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Thanks! Registered it even before I built it :-)

philsphan09 > Tohru 07/08/2015 at 06:06

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Wait time out. Two Weber customer service reps here? Best day ever!

philsphan09 > mr2gud2u 07/08/2015 at 06:07

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Might need to pick your brain a bit. Still trying to find the happy medium of how much coal to start with / how long to keep the propane on for to get a good base going. I cooked Bison burgers and kabobs already!

philsphan09 > ly2v8-Brian 07/08/2015 at 06:08

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Yes sir :-)

philsphan09 > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 07/08/2015 at 06:08

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I bought the lump charcoal Lowes sells. Frontier I believe?

philsphan09 > cbell04 07/08/2015 at 06:09

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Noooooo. Touché.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 10:07

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Oh, by “coal,” you mean charcoal. Here I thought there was a whole other level of grilling that used coal mined from the ground. Yes, charcoal grilling is awesome. Bituminous coal, perhaps still not a thing.

philsphan09 > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 07/08/2015 at 10:11

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Yeah i’m not that extreme.

Tohru > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 10:42

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Yep. Dogapult works at my call center - I helped get him the job.

Tohru > Agrajag 07/08/2015 at 10:43

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We try our best.

I also work for Weber.

ly2v8-Brian > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 13:35

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Very good.

cbell04 > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 13:47

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Ive had my eye on that grill. Have a 12 year old weber gas grill but had to ditch my old charcoal grill last year when we moved 700+ miles away.

philsphan09 > Dogapult 07/08/2015 at 14:44

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...How do i clean this? I heard dumping water on it is not good.

philsphan09 > Tohru 07/08/2015 at 14:44

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How do i clean this puppy?

Tohru > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 17:41

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Speaking officially, Weber makes a complete line of cleaning products for the exterior and interior of your grill.

Unofficially, Simple Green is a great cleaning product. Use a Weber stainless steel grill brush on your grates because it’s a bit higher quality than the $1 one from Walmart. Don’t use anything on the porcelain finish more abrasive than 0000 steel wool - and even then don’t use it dry and only for the most stubborn stains.

Tohru > philsphan09 07/08/2015 at 17:46

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Unless you’re aiming for temps below 300f, I recommend filling both charcoal baskets. You can always modulate the temperature with the bottom vent, and the grill design means when you are done cooking you can shut down all the vents and the charcoal will go out, saving it for next time. With my OTG I always start with a full Weber chimney starter.

Tohru > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 07/08/2015 at 17:51

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If you tried burning coal in a Weber it would most likely melt the charcoal grate, followed by the bottom of the grill. Coal burns much hotter than charcoal and would exceed the grill’s design tolerances.

Nibby > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 08:42

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I DO PROPANE!