Yes, I agree - I grew up in Joisey and "barbecue" was a synonym for
"grill" - as in "I'll barbecue some hot dogs". There is a whole barebecue
subculture that takes its 'cue very seriously and calling a grill a barbecue
(the device or the process) is fightin' words.

Once you get your gas grill, with or without smoker box, you will find that
it can indeed be used for more than just grilling. If you learn the method
of "indirect cooking" it can do just about anything you could do with your
oven (plus add a little smoke flavor too). A lot of people get gas grills,
use them for burgers & steaks and little more and don't realize the full
potential of the device to do things like whole turkeys, etc.


"Tom Newton" > wrote in message
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> Thanks Jack -
>
> Being from NY, I didn't know what barbeque means, but now I do.
>
> In NY the word Barbecue is:
>
> 1) a verb meaning "to grill," and
> 2) a party or get together when you put things on a grill!
>
> Actually, I shouldn't say I had no idea what barbecue means... I was in
> kansas city last year, and had some real barbecue.... but I can't help
> thinking barbecue is grilling related - sorry.
>
> At any rate, I guess what I really want to do with the DCS, and what we
> really do in our back yards around here is GRILL, over flame, all sorts of
> stuff - especially burgers, dogs, steaks, corn, lobster, shrimp etc...
>
> So I guess as I look at the 36" DCS versus the 30" ... the smoker box is a
> relatively useless addition for people who grill or for people who "do
> barbecue"
>
> Tom
>
>