RV BBQ

You guys do know, I hope, that "searing" has been proven a falsehood in regards to doing steaks?

While I have a good grill at home, which I use every week, I don't use a gas grill on the road. Considered it, but decided that a portable charcoal grill was a better option. One bag of charcoal will last more than a week (two of us), and the collapsible grill packs-away nicely.

I used to cook over the campfire, but charcoal is more consistent heat, and takes less time to get a bed of cooking coal. A collapsible grill from Walmart was $18, I believe, and charcoal (I only use Kingsford, as it seems to burn better) is not expensive, either.

Enjoy your camping, whichever way you go!

To answer your question in a respectful manner (which a few others did), no, do not leave your grill on the trailer when traveling. Also, you might really think about the Weber Qs. I bought a Weber Q200 and love it. It gets hot enough to sear. It is a great little grill. I did notice the Weber Q100, 120, 200, 220, etc have now become the Weber Q1000, 1200, 2000, 2200, etc and the price went up 20 bucks for the same grill. They added a 0 to the end of each model number and a 20 dollar bill to the price. I bought the older version 200 at the old price from Academy.

Take a look at the broil king porta chef, simple and folds nicely at a reasonable price, I see many other rver's using the same BBQ

Markiemark32 wrote:
Not for transport, just wait until you crank it up, mine was'nt even really designed for BBQ'ing either!

Enjoy the adventures!

Markiemark:C

This one should get the response of the year award.. ROFLMAO..

tkoden wrote:
This has been a very embarrassing thread. It has been a long week with my 3 month old son up all night long. Once I posted my first comment I realized how stupid this thread was. The BBQ came with the trailer so I will use it before I decide to toss it.

If it doesn't work, does anyone have any suggestions for a good gas BBQ? I like the size of the Weber Q's but they don't put out much more BTUs than my Aussie Grill does. But, maybe its more about design than BTUs. I will see how it does this weekend when we take the trailer out for the first time and I will bring my Smokey Joe as a backup.

Yeah I hear you about the stress and lack of sleep with a young one!
It only gets better as they grow up......well not always true! lol

Only you can decide for yourself if you like it or not. You already have it, so give it a go. You might find it's better than a lot of other portable grills available. For example the Coleman tailgater grill, good idea but very low BTU.

tkoden wrote:


If it doesn't work, does anyone have any suggestions for a good gas BBQ? I like the size of the Weber Q's but they don't put out much more BTUs than my Aussie Grill does. But, maybe its more about design than BTUs. I will see how it does this weekend when we take the trailer out for the first time and I will bring my Smokey Joe as a backup.

I have the Weber Baby-Q (110 I think)and it does a great job, though I still find myself wanting to use the CG fire pit more often than not. I'll concede it's a good choice for a party of two, maybe not so much for a family. And, I think you are correct about the design making a difference. The Q is one of the very few gas grills I have owned in my life that doesn't incinerate 'skin on' chicken while it's cooking. The Q seems to have very even heat distribution and does a good overall job with whatever you cook on it.

I sold the RVQ from our last trailer and bought a WeberQ. The output was a bit low but easy to fix but drilling out the gas jet just a bit. Now works like a charm.

Don't mind the wolf pack on here - they will jump at the least little off the mark comment or question. Just ignore them.