gbr@ihlpf.UUCP (06/21/84)
#R:mb2c:-25000:ihlpf:4700002:000:1029 ihlpf!ctb Jun 19 21:13:00 1984 and a third for webers (i just bought an 18.5 inch diameter one), but i have more to add. when i bought my weber, i also picked up one of those metal thinggys (i don't think that's the technical term...) that you put in the middle of a pile of coals, plug it it, and watch it *H*E*A*T* up. it's really worked out nice. the thing sits there for about 8-10 minutes (any more than that is supposed to damage it), then you spread the coals out and whala!!!. i've had my weber for about two weeks, i've cooked out on it about 8 times since then (much as i can!!) and this method has worked perfectly EVERY time. i will admitt, the weber is new, but as my father's personal slave (oops, i mean servent) outdoor cook for my entire childhood (which i'm just leaving, by the by), i DO have some experience cooking outside. i'd really recommend this to outdoor cookers new and old. besides, i NEVER have matches around, and hate blowing up the back yard throwing lighter fluid into a dying flame. ron replies to: ihnp4!ihdev!rjv
pking@uiucuxc.UUCP (06/28/84)
#R:ihlpf:-26000:uiucuxc:2500021:000:225 uiucuxc!pking Jun 28 15:51:00 1984 this is also a much safer method if you have small childern under foot--while the burner is hotter, it can be placed away from a child while cooling off and there is no danger of a child swallowing it while not being used--