{"id":4440,"date":"2011-07-29T21:52:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T21:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2011\/07\/29\/man-make-fire\/"},"modified":"2011-07-29T21:52:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T21:52:49","slug":"man-make-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2011\/07\/29\/man-make-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Make Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We don&#039;t do a lot of product pimping here, but given how smitten I am (and how short the sale is), I thought I&#039;d share.<\/p>\n<p>Our old, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Solaire-Anywhere-Portable-Infrared-Stainless\/product-reviews\/B002VLYAVQ\/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=0&amp;filterBy=addOneStar\" target=\"_self\">crappy<\/a> grill gave out and I stopped by BBQs Galore today on a whim to see what they had. I&#039;d been thinking about a larger grill anyway (and glad I didn&#039;t buy one from the folks that made our old grill), so perhaps it was kismet &#8212; I found the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kd6JIa05QB8\" target=\"_self\">T-grill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The old grill was infrared and we liked that &#8212; it heated up fast and was nice to cook on. Who knew that they made an infrared grill so cool&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbqgalore.com\/t-grill-crossray-clearance-.html\" target=\"_self\">and one that was under $500<\/a> (actually less than our old one). However, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbqgalore.com\/t-grill-crossray-clearance-.html\" target=\"_self\">the sale<\/a> (on the older &quot;blue&quot; model) is only on the the next few days&#8230; I think it ends the 31st.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2014e8a3aed29970d-popup\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Grill-a\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e2014e8a3aed29970d\" src=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2014e8a3aed29970d-400wi.jpg\" style=\"width: 364px\" title=\"Grill-a\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nI&#039;m not sure who designed the T-grill, but they did a good job. In fact, most of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandhall.com\/\" target=\"_self\">GrandHall<\/a> line (a BBQs Galore house brand) is really well designed &#8212; much better than your typical Weber. It&#039;s made in China, which isn&#039;t ideal, but our old grill was made in SoCal and it busted in five years, so I&#039;m not putting much stock in the country of origin here.&#160;<\/p>\n<p>We were looking at the <a href=\"http:\/\/fuegoliving.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Fuego<\/a> which was designed here in San Francisco by the crew at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ammunitiongroup.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Ammunition<\/a> (one of the partners lives in an Eichler in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinij.com\/lifestyles\/ci_13275324?FORM=ZZNR6\" target=\"_self\">Marin<\/a>). The Fuego 02 and Element are indeed super cool, but one was too small and the other was a bit too large (and doesn&#039;t have a hood).<\/p>\n<p>The T-grill uses &quot;crossray&quot; infrared which seems like more of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Q6GJJFw_E8\" target=\"_self\">marketing<\/a> thing, but actually has some meaning. The infrared unit on the old grill had tons of flare-ups whereas this one has none, which is quite nice. Clean-up should also be easier. The cast-iron grates are super-heavy duty and once seasoned in the oven with a bit of canola oil, they were entirely, completely stick-free. The grates aren&#039;t huge, but good for 2-4 people&#8230; for 6-8, you might need to cook in shifts. A pork loin would fit, too, if you&#039;re into that sort of thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e20154341b3588970c-popup\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screen shot 2011-07-29 at 10.08.53 PM\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e20154341b3588970c\" src=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e20154341b3588970c-400wi.jpg\" style=\"width: 364px\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-07-29 at 10.08.53 PM\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lid on this model T-grill is a steely, blue-gray&#8230; not a bright blue by any means and is powdercoated. The newer, full-price ones are stainless steel, which would have been a preference, but not for $400 more. I&#039;m a bit worried about long-term durability of the powdercoating, but I&#039;m going to give it a coat of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autogeek.net\/klasse.html\" target=\"_self\">magic<\/a> car wax and hope for the best. The lid is also fairly heavy, giving a nice feel to it all. The LP-tank fits nicely under the grill in the oblong base. It&#039;s a tight package. I also figure the logos will wipe off with some laquer thinner (ours didn&#039;t have the &quot;Neil Perry&quot; name).<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don&#039;t do a lot of product pimping here, but given how smitten I am (and how short the sale is), I thought I&#039;d share. Our old, crappy grill gave out and I stopped by BBQs Galore today on a whim to see what they had. 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