Charcoal grill suggestion

Weber Q, elec push button start, the way to go.

I can be of no help....:(

I prefer the Weber Q, propane, with electric start !!!....:B:B:B....Dennis

AikenRacer wrote:
Looking for a small, portable charcoal grill just big enough for my wife and I.....

Since charcoal grill was the question!!! The only thing I have found is the cheap stamped sheet metal at Wally World. Years back you could get small grills in cast iron and/or aluminum. Lodge makes a nice cast iron one, but it does not come with a top, and I want one that can also be used for smoking as well. Have thought about trying to get a #12 to #16 deep Dutch oven with legs and modify it to what I want or if I can find an old Baby Q and converting it to charcoal.

Weber Smokey Joe!!! MADE IN THE USA. :)

Love my Smokey Joe grill, it is designed with air vents and lights quick. I use news paper torn into small strips and about six small sticks lights quickly. Started using it when some pine trees died on property. Cut them up for fire wood, food does not taste very good cooked on pine.

I actually carry a regular 22.5" Weber. I pop the legs off the bottom, pull the cover over it and set the whole thing in a belly box.

HOWEVER ;)

More often than not, the campsites we hit all seem to be equiped with the forever popular tire rim for a fire pit. And they're all 22.5" tire rims :) Notice something familiar there?
I have 2 extra Weber cooking grate/grills, and 2 extra charcoal grates, both available individually for about $10 ea. All the hardware stores carry them as replacement parts. I take 3 bricks, place them around the edge of the inside of the firepit, put one of the charcoal grates on the bricks, and that holds my charcoal. Then I just put the grill on top of the fire ring, and we're good to go ;)

And...when I'm done cooking?...take the grill off, and pile it with firewood for the evening. Already has a nice bed of coals, and the bricks keep everything up off the ground so the fire can get plenty of air.

This is a VERY quick, easy, cheap way to grill where ever there's a "fire ring" :)

I still carry the Weber kettle, because sometimes I like to smoke some ribs, or a pork roast, or a chicken or two, and the Weber kettle is excellent for smoking.

Jim

Another vote for the Weber Smokey Joe.

Nothing like real charcoal.

Bumpyroad wrote:
I prefer the $18 walmart specials. throw them away when tarnished, gunked up too badly, etc. when I buy an expensive one like my small gas with hookup to RV gas system, I want either aluminum or stainless.
bumpy

I agree - about 5 years ago we were wandering through our local WalMart and they had a small grill on sale for $10 - the cooking area was about 15" square, the lid hinged at the back and it had a metal "bail" that swiveled up ober the handle to hold the lid on tight for traveling, and the legs folded up underneath it. It actually has a label on a leg that states (quite emphatically) that this grill is not made by, or in any way affiliated with, Weber! It's been working great for 5 years now! Even if you have to replace it every 5 years you can't beat the price!

We also have a grill that was given to us by a friend - it's a small version of a Santa Maria grill. The cooking area is about 15" X 12" and it's about 3" or 4" deep.

Both of these work great for us. A trick I use for quick cleanup: I line the firebox with heavy duty foil before I add the charcoal. The next day, when it's cooled down, I simply fold up the foil over the ashes, and throw the ashes away - no muss no fuss!

vegasfoodguy wrote:

Alfred622 wrote:
We use a Weber also, but a different model. They call it the "Go Anywhere" grill. It uses propane: WebLink to Product Description

For us this works well as I have cooking temperature in just a minute or two, cool-down is fairly fast, and cooking is easy and tasty. Now we mostly either use this or a wood bonfire when we're cooking outside.

I especially like how this folds up securely for travel. It has just enough space for a couple of large hamburgers and a couple ears of corn.

X2

X3 also available in a charcoal version.

Thanks guys!