The big gasser died and I just didn't feel like buying another big one since it is just me and the wife and my youngest anymore. For the past 5 years or so I've been using a little smoke hollow propane BBQ for camping and at home. Primarily use charcoal but out of convenience its nice to have propane. There are times when we are camping that we cant use charcoal due to wildfire hazards.
The problem with the smoke hollow is it has two temp settings, lava and surface of the sun. So one has to really pay attention and you always have to be fussing with the meat.
So after much contemplation I settled on a Weber Q1200. I also purchased the stand and the cover that goes with it.
Honestly I'm not overly impressed with the quality of the stand. Its pretty low (even for this short guy) and its a bit wobbly on an even surface for my liking. The reviews were good for it but I'm not totally happy with it. I'll make it work for camping but I will set something up better for it at home. Its also kind of a pain to fold up with the the grill on it.
I did my first official cook on it the other day. I always like to do chicken breasts as a test since they can be finicky. Fired up the Q and ran it on low temp. Good even temp across the grates. Cooked the breasts to 162°f IT. Let rest to 167°f. Nice juicy breast. Did SPOG so we could use them for several different meals throughout the week. And added bonus was after the pit cooled down I pulled the two grates and washed them in the sink. Cleaned right up with our standard scrub brush and a bit of Dawn soap.
BBQ Q and cover a working out great. Stand is maybe a 3 out of 5. It works but could be sturdier and easier to fold up with the grill on it.
The problem with the smoke hollow is it has two temp settings, lava and surface of the sun. So one has to really pay attention and you always have to be fussing with the meat.
So after much contemplation I settled on a Weber Q1200. I also purchased the stand and the cover that goes with it.
Honestly I'm not overly impressed with the quality of the stand. Its pretty low (even for this short guy) and its a bit wobbly on an even surface for my liking. The reviews were good for it but I'm not totally happy with it. I'll make it work for camping but I will set something up better for it at home. Its also kind of a pain to fold up with the the grill on it.
I did my first official cook on it the other day. I always like to do chicken breasts as a test since they can be finicky. Fired up the Q and ran it on low temp. Good even temp across the grates. Cooked the breasts to 162°f IT. Let rest to 167°f. Nice juicy breast. Did SPOG so we could use them for several different meals throughout the week. And added bonus was after the pit cooled down I pulled the two grates and washed them in the sink. Cleaned right up with our standard scrub brush and a bit of Dawn soap.
BBQ Q and cover a working out great. Stand is maybe a 3 out of 5. It works but could be sturdier and easier to fold up with the grill on it.
