We decided to use some of our income tax refund and pick one up. I found out that Sears was having a clearance sale on their Kenmore brand of grills and we decided on a beautiful red grill that normally would have been out of our price range if not for the huge sale they had.
When the Sears warehouse person wheeled out the big box it came in, we realized it was not going to fit in our car. Lucky for us, a very nice gentleman in a pickup was getting something and offered to bring it to our house for us. I took him up on the offer and we loaded it up in his truck and I hopped in the passenger seat. There really are nice people still in this world.
It took us about 2 hours or so to assemble it. I ran and got a full LP tank from Kwik Trip down the road for a killer price. Sears wanted to sell me an empty tank for $40. Kwik Trip sold me a full one for $49.99. I was very happy with that price.
I brought the tank back home and hooked it up. I had a bit of an "OH MY GOD ITS GOING TO BLOW UP" scare when I first attached the connector to the tank and it did a little burst of propane. But I tightened it up and there were no problems. I waited a few minutes then fired up the grill for the first time. All 3 burners inside lit with no trouble and there were no explosions.
We had some steaks to cook up and they turned out delicious. I didn't get any pictures of it because by that time it was pretty dark outside and we were too busy getting everything ready anyway. I'm pretty sure we're going to be doing a lot more grilling now that I don't have to mess with charcoal.
The grill in its new home
The old dying grill
Me reading the instructions carefully
What a dandy looking grill you have there Ben! FYI, Cub Foods has "No Name" steaks on sale for half off.
ReplyDeleteMan, you got some good use out of that old grill. I think we purchased that grill for you when you moved into your first home.
What do you think....maybe 1,000 beers standing in fron of that old grill guarding it's contents? Dad
Yeah you guys did buy us that grill shortly after Anna moved down here. I"ve probably cooked the equivalent of 4 cows on it.
ReplyDeleteDoing some quick math, I figured it requires at least 3 beers to grill. 1 beer while the coals were heating up, another after I scattered them and let the grill itself heat up, then another while the meat cooks. That would be about 333 grilling sessions which is quite possible considering how long I've had that old grill.
That's fricken BEAUTIFUL!!!! I can't wait for you to cook me stuff on there! Boy, you're gonna have a backlog of stuff to cook for me the next time I come down there. I'll have to find a job close by so you and Anna can cook for me all the time. :-)
ReplyDeleteAngela, c'mon down, you're always welcome to visit. I'll grill up something extra tasty for you
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