After visiting a few home shows and BBQ stores, I found that you could spend a lot of money on a wonderboard built island.  Wonderboard is that stuff that is sort-of like concrete in a board (like plywood, only harder and much more durable).  But, when complete, they are hollow sounding and they just don’t feel that sturdy.  For some reason, I have this crazy idea that it needs to be sturdy enough for me to jump up and down on.  A grill made from block was for me, but these islands are more expensive than Wonderboard.  The answer?  DIY

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Happy New Year!   I hope you, your friends and your families had a great Christmas and are bringing in the new year by grilling! Oh, and maybe a few resolutions like “grill more veggies and fish”, “spend more time with family…grilling”, “grill instead of frying”.  

I missed a couple weeks of blogging, but it certainly wasn’t without grilling.  We had a lot going on so I thought I would share in a 3 part post.  I feel stupid since I actually got a cool new Sony Cybershot camera, and only have a couple pictures to share this time around, but had a ton of grill activity.

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I love my Barbeques Galore Turbo Elite Grill. Read on to learn what I like and dislike about this grill. 

My Choices 

When we signed contract on our second house, my old grill on a cart was falling apart.  Since build time on the house was over 8 months away, I decided that I would buy a grill that could go in a cart or an island, and that could be converted from propane to gas.  I did a lot of research on which grill to buy.  The grill I wanted was a 30 inch Viking, but I was having a hard time parting with $3000 (plus the cart) before moving into a new house.  So, my new first choice was a 30 inch DCS. 

One Saturday night, grill cart on my old 2-burner Charbroil gave out on me and it wouldn’t even stand up.  Sunday, I went to buy the DCS, but the place I was going to buy it from was not open on Sunday and I could not find any place that had the DCS I was looking for.  And since I just HAD to have it that day, I turned a well thought out purchase into an impulse buy.  I went into Barbeques Galore and with their help, I found that the Turbo Elite met my needs at about $1000 with the cart and it had more surface cooking area than the Vikign and DCS.  It has been about 3 days of cooking each week for the last 4 years and I don’t regret my purchase at all. 

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Here are my top grill accessories.   These are the ones that really make my life of grilling simpler. 
Top 10 Accessories 

Tongs - I own about 5 pair of 12″ locking tongs.  I will usually use 2 in any given grilling day (I am not very good about cleaning as I go). The longer ones are just a bit too long, and difficult to manage large cuts of meat.  Since their are locking, I can lock them and they will stay in my pocket easily.  Never turn your meat with a fork as you will lose valuable juices.  Not sure where I got these, but they are dishwasher safe. Click to continue »

Today marks my entry into the blogging world.  I created this blog to share my interest in grilling, to to see how blogging works and what kind of interaction I get.  I don’t claim to be a Bobby Flay or Stephen Raichlen, however, their books have really helped me along the way.  I am just a regular guy who loves to grill and I fire up my Barbeques Galore Turbo 3-4 times per week.  Weather in Arizona gives me plenty of opportunity to enjoy year round grilling (and yes, I will even grill in 115 degree weather).  Gas has been my choice fuel source for about 15 years.  If I have to, I can cook on charcoal, but that is just too much work for as often as I grill.  I know there is probably a religious debate on gas vs. charcoal/lump coal, but it is too much prepwork for me and the ROI isn’t there for me.   Oh, grilling really doesn’t have anything to do with my career (and I won’t bore you with tales from the big company IT department).  Anyway, stay tuned!