I am looking for a new, wheeled, hinged-lid type charcoal barbecue, and need
some help from the experienced shoppers here to find what I want. As a point of
reference, the Beefmaster from Barbecues Galore was almost perfect:
http://www.bbqgalore.com/store/item.bbq?invky=5841263
At $200, it has a nice heavy cast iron cooking surface, a drawer-like tray for
removing the ashes, a thermometer in the lid, four wheels, and you can raise or
lower the height of the charcoal. What I don't like is that there is no means
to increase or decrease the amount of air coming in. The louver vents are
permanently open, so I can't regulate the temperature inside, like an oven.
Also, I would like to be able to completely close off the air supply and
extinguish the coals when I'm done cooking. Does anyone know of a manufactured
unit that would fit my many needs? I'm retiring my Weber kettle type. I didn't
like the way you get rid of the ashes, the two wheels, and the detached lid.
Any suggestions? Gary Hastings

GaryH82012 wrote:

...detached lid. Any suggestions? Gary Hastings

What do you want to do? Grill, roast, bake or barbecue? Recommendations
can only be given depending on the application.

"GaryH82012" wrote in message
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I am looking for a new, wheeled, hinged-lid type charcoal barbecue, and
need
some help from the experienced shoppers here to find what I want. As a
point of
reference, the Beefmaster from Barbecues Galore was almost perfect:
http://www.bbqgalore.com/store/item.bbq?invky=5841263
At $200, it has a nice heavy cast iron cooking surface, a drawer-like tray
for
removing the ashes, a thermometer in the lid, four wheels, and you can
raise or
lower the height of the charcoal. What I don't like is that there is no
means
to increase or decrease the amount of air coming in. The louver vents are
permanently open, so I can't regulate the temperature inside, like an
oven.
Also, I would like to be able to completely close off the air supply and
extinguish the coals when I'm done cooking. Does anyone know of a
manufactured
unit that would fit my many needs? I'm retiring my Weber kettle type. I
didn't
like the way you get rid of the ashes, the two wheels, and the detached
lid.
Any suggestions? Gary Hastings

For the dirt cheap I liked this one:
http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=prod...-000001646-212
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or http://tinyurl.com/2hstn

I put the lump on one side and smoke my meat/fish on the other. For a first
purchase it's not too bad. 3 years ago I got it for 89. it's now up to 119.

Gary, take a look at http://www.kamado.com ... the forum in particular will
tell you about the fans of this grill/bbq/smoker. I love mine!
Bruce
"GaryH82012" wrote in message
...
I am looking for a new, wheeled, hinged-lid type charcoal barbecue, and
need
some help from the experienced shoppers here to find what I want. As a
point of
reference, the Beefmaster from Barbecues Galore was almost perfect:
http://www.bbqgalore.com/store/item.bbq?invky=5841263
At $200, it has a nice heavy cast iron cooking surface, a drawer-like tray
for
removing the ashes, a thermometer in the lid, four wheels, and you can
raise or
lower the height of the charcoal. What I don't like is that there is no
means
to increase or decrease the amount of air coming in. The louver vents are
permanently open, so I can't regulate the temperature inside, like an
oven.
Also, I would like to be able to completely close off the air supply and
extinguish the coals when I'm done cooking. Does anyone know of a
manufactured
unit that would fit my many needs? I'm retiring my Weber kettle type. I
didn't
like the way you get rid of the ashes, the two wheels, and the detached
lid.
Any suggestions? Gary Hastings