On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:50:55 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Desideria > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:24:33 -0600, Omelet >
>> wrote:
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>> >
>> >I did recently purchase a small bag of lump tho' for my little cast iron
>> >Japanese hibachi.
>> >
>>
>> <g>
>>
>> Yeah, sweetie got me a Lodge camping grill??? which is basically a
>> cast-iron hibachi.
>
>I want one of those! Mine is much, much smaller. Similar to this one
>(about 8" across" but has a wood handle:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/yztqhl5
>
>
>>
>> I love it, except that it rusts like crazy, since I live just off
>> Puget Sound. It also makes me hungry for a full-sized Weber kettle.
>> ;-)
>
>Just treat it like any other cast iron and oil it between uses! I've
>had no trouble with rust.

I do, Omelet. It rusts on the outside, on the inside, on the
grates...I'm within a few hundred feet of salt water.

My Weber stainless grill rusts here, too.

>
>>
>> I have a propane grill too, and like it very well. Not the same as
>> smoke, but I don't always want smoke accents in my food either. And
>> the propane is certainly less tempermental.
>>
>>
>> Desideria
>
>I can just cook on an electric hot plate if I don't want smoke. <g>
>I can get a grilled flavor using the electric contact grill (similar to
>a Foreman) or my new convection/toaster oven set on "broil".


Desideria