Our condo housing development has banned charcoal grills and smokers. So
far, propane is ok if the grill is 10 feet from any wood wall , fence, or
deck. I anticipate someday soon they will ban any open flame cooking on
balconies or patio areas.

I'd like an electric grill, or better, a grill/smoker that would be
practical for an elderly couple that doesn't entertain big groups.

I saw a recent ad for a 189 square inch Weber Q140 electric grill which is
supposed to get to 600 degrees. It's just becoming available for about
$240. Not many user reviews yet. There's also a Cooknumber electric grill
for close to $600. It looks great, but it's pricey and evidently hard to
clean.

Any recommendations other than moving?

Ken

kenkozak wrote:
> Our condo housing development has banned charcoal grills and smokers. So
> far, propane is ok if the grill is 10 feet from any wood wall , fence, or
> deck. I anticipate someday soon they will ban any open flame cooking on
> balconies or patio areas.
>
> I'd like an electric grill, or better, a grill/smoker that would be
> practical for an elderly couple that doesn't entertain big groups.
>
> I saw a recent ad for a 189 square inch Weber Q140 electric grill which is
> supposed to get to 600 degrees. It's just becoming available for about
> $240. Not many user reviews yet. There's also a Cooknumber electric grill
> for close to $600. It looks great, but it's pricey and evidently hard to
> clean.
>
> Any recommendations other than moving?
>

Ken, would an IR cooker be acceptable? It technically has a flame, but
the flame is inside the ceramic element. Electric cookers would have
the same flare up issue that any gas cooker would have, so that's a moot
point. The IR cookers tend to be compact and the heat is great for
steaks. Most run on LP, and I recommend them highly.
http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=313144


--
Nonny
Some people are like a Slinky: not really
good for anything, but you still can't help
but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

On Jan 11, 3:54*pm, "kenkozak" > wrote:

You might also want to ask in these two groups:

rec.food.cooking and
rec . food . equipment

The only electric smokers I know of are slow smokers. But I've read of
people making 250F smokers with electric pans for heat (putting a
chunk of wood on the pan for smoke).

Denny Wheeler wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:44:32 -0800 (PST), Tutall >
> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 11, 3:54 pm, "kenkozak" > wrote:
>>
>> You might also want to ask in these two groups:
>>
>> rec.food.cooking and
>> rec . food . equipment
>>
>> The only electric smokers I know of are slow smokers. But I've read of
>> people making 250F smokers with electric pans for heat (putting a
>> chunk of wood on the pan for smoke).
>
> Oh, there's an electric version of the ECB; and isn't Nonny's Bradley
> an electric?
>

It sure is. I'm not sure, but I also think there's a propane model of
some kind. However, the electric smoker does all I ask of it.

--
Nonny
Some people are like a Slinky: not really
good for anything, but you still can't help
but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

On Jan 12, 6:34*pm, Nonnymus > wrote:
> Denny Wheeler wrote:
> > On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:44:32 -0800 (PST), Tutall >
> > wrote:
>
> >> On Jan 11, 3:54 pm, "kenkozak" > wrote:
>
> >> You might also want to ask in these two groups:
>
> >> rec.food.cooking * * * *and
> >> rec . food . equipment
>
> >> The only electric smokers I know of are slow smokers. But I've read of
> >> people making 250F smokers with electric pans for heat (putting a
> >> chunk of wood on the pan for smoke).
>
> > Oh, there's an electric version of the ECB; and isn't Nonny's Bradley
> > an electric?
>
> It sure is. *I'm not sure, but I also think there's a propane model of
> some kind. *However, the electric smoker does all I ask of it.
>
> --

Ah, thought the Bradly used propane for heat. Doh.

On Jan 11, 3:54*pm, "kenkozak" > wrote:
> Our condo housing development has banned charcoal grills and smokers. *So
> far, propane is ok if the grill is 10 feet from any wood wall , fence, or
> deck. *I anticipate someday soon they will ban any open flame cooking on
> balconies or patio areas.
>
> I'd like an electric grill, or better, a grill/smoker that would be
> practical for an elderly couple that doesn't entertain big groups.
>
> I saw a recent ad for a *189 square inch Weber Q140 electric grill which is
> supposed to get to 600 degrees. *It's just becoming available for about
> $240. *Not many user reviews yet. *There's also a Cooknumber electric grill
> for close to $600. *It looks great, but it's pricey and evidently hard to
> clean.
>
> Any recommendations other than moving?
>
> Ken

I reccommend that you take a look at the Weber Q-200 and Go anywhere
grills. They are very portable, use propane (some use charcoal too)
and have a ton of accesories such as rolling carts. If you want to do
some heavy cooking you can buy an adapter and connect it to a big
propane canister.

http://www.weber.com/grills/?glid=6&mid=35
http://www.grilldemon.com/-c-54.html

Take care,
Bailey