tplife
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The WeberQ is top-rated by Consumer Reports and doesn't require you to carry a chimney starter like the SmokeyJoe, and you won't have moisture issues as with charcoal in wet mountain climates. I'm upgrading from my Weber Go-Anywhere Gas Tabletop when it rusts out to the Weber Q. Oh, and a handful of cherry/mesquite/hickory/apple soaked wood chunks will give you all the smoky flavor you wcould want without the space issues of charcoal. I own four grills and a Meco smoker currently and am always looking for the next "better option" myself.
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RandACampin
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Issues of charcoal?
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2012Coleman
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tplife wrote:The WeberQ is top-rated by Consumer Reports and doesn't require you to carry a chimney starter like the SmokeyJoe, and you won't have moisture issues as with charcoal in wet mountain climates. I'm upgrading from my Weber Go-Anywhere Gas Tabletop when it rusts out to the Weber Q. Oh, and a handful of cherry/mesquite/hickory/apple soaked wood chunks will give you all the smoky flavor you wcould want without the space issues of charcoal. I own four grills and a Meco smoker currently and am always looking for the next "better option" myself. OMG! I can just see the posts if I used a chimney starter while camping:
"We were camping last weekend and this guy had a blazing camp fire going. The wind was blowing directly into my TT. Then, to add insult to injury, A CLOUD of white smoke engulfed us! Since I have chemical allergies, we had to pack up and leave!"
A charcoal grill does not require a chimney starter - but it is fun to make that smoke billow! I still don't know how soaked wood chips produce smoke - but that can be it's own thread!
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You just put the soaked wood chips in a metal box or make one out of foil and place it on your grill as you're warming it up. They'll eventually start to smoke.
I'm done. This isn't a place to be helpful. It's a place where curmudgeons with a superiority complex will nit pick everything. If you want help, go elsewhere. Admin, delete my account please.
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tplife
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2012 Coleman, the use of a chimney starter eliminates petroleum residues and off-tastes in food from using self-lighting or liquid lighter fuel, and by using crumpled newspaper has fewer safety issues. We love the apple and cherry wood chips in flavoring our marinated beef, chicken and pork (Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese) BBQ cookouts.
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2012Coleman
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tplife wrote:2012 Coleman, the use of a chimney starter eliminates petroleum residues and off-tastes in food from using self-lighting or liquid lighter fuel, and by using crumpled newspaper has fewer safety issues. We love the apple and cherry wood chips in flavoring our marinated beef, chicken and pork (Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese) BBQ cookouts. I wholeheartedly agree and I use a Weber starter. But I would not dare to use it in a CG.
I use a metal box placed on the grate for dry chips or use chunk smoke wood buried in the charcoal. The smoke flavor is imparted into the meat early in the cooking process.
For serious cooks, I use my Weber smoker.
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jake2250
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I am a new Weber Q owner,, I resisted and suffered with a Road Trip,, hate the water pan and clean up sucks!
The Q is awesome, All I gotta say is,, try it,, youll like it!
Now for camping,, We are relaxing and taking our time, I like Old School so I carry a Smokey Joe, charcoal (Actually Royal Oak) is the best flavor,, I use the little Weber fire starter blocks,, no chemical flavor. Oh and a Chimney,, they make a half sized chimney that we take camping.
Also,, you can do the mod with a 32 quart tamale pot (check the internet) and it makes into a nice little smoker!
Bummer on the drifting smoke,,but after all its camping and we cook outdoors, What bugs me is cigarette smoke! But the cig smokers don't care so I go about what I need to do!! Never hd a complaint yet..
But yeah,, weber Smokey joe and a Q propane for us!!
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Tacswa3
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2012Coleman wrote:Actually, after seeing the Volcano Grill above - forgot about them, I would go with one when my Weber bites the dust. You can use propane, wood or charcoal, and it collapses into a nice size for storing. Lots of accessories to cook many different foods - you can even bake in it.
You might be waiting for a loooong time. Webers really don't bite the dust. They last forever, becoming part of the family.
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wing_zealot
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I use a Coleman road trip grill. Works perfect for me.
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shaner82
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Very stupid question, but do you typically leave the propane tanks attached to the trailer when getting them filled, or do you take them off? The bolt that holds mine to the frame looks very rusted and doesn't look like it's ever been removed.
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