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Offline TMB

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New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #-1 on: March 14, 2013, 09:51:08 PM »
After 1 year of owning this fine grill one thig has really got my goat  ???  >:( ???

If you close the lid to fast the damn thing will kill the flame, then you got a real problem with gas build up  :o :o

So after a few days of looking to find the right parts I got to add the top vent needed to keep the pressure down so the flame wont blow out  ;)

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New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« on: March 14, 2013, 10:05:49 PM »
Nice mod!


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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2013, 10:41:07 PM »
There goes Tommy again. Can't leave a cooker alone ;)
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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2013, 10:59:42 PM »
Tommy you so cuh-razy.... :D

But it looks like a good idea to me.

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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2013, 11:24:16 PM »
I love Tommy's mods. But I am also the guy that looks for the simple solution. I've had the same problem and found that flipping the little latch to keep the lid from closing completely prevents a flame out. Actually, I don't have a cool tool to cut the lid...

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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2013, 11:28:47 PM »
I love Tommy's mods. But I am also the guy that looks for the simple solution. I've had the same problem and found that flipping the little latch to keep the lid from closing completely prevents a flame out. Actually, I don't have a cool tool to cut the lid...

David

And then...there is always the no fabrication method.... ;D But that's no fun David! :D
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New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2013, 12:14:09 AM »
I love Tommy's mods. But I am also the guy that looks for the simple solution. I've had the same problem and found that flipping the little latch to keep the lid from closing completely prevents a flame out. Actually, I don't have a cool tool to cut the lid...

David
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2013, 12:16:05 AM »
After 1 year of owning this fine grill one thig has really got my goat  ???  >:( ???

If you close the lid to fast the damn thing will kill the flame, then you got a real problem with gas build up  :o :o

So after a few days of looking to find the right parts I got to add the top vent needed to keep the pressure down so the flame wont blow out  ;)
Is this Patent Pending ;) ;D


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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2013, 07:31:26 AM »
After 1 year of owning this fine grill one thig has really got my goat  ???  >:( ???

If you close the lid to fast the damn thing will kill the flame, then you got a real problem with gas build up  :o :o

So after a few days of looking to find the right parts I got to add the top vent needed to keep the pressure down so the flame wont blow out  ;)
Is this Patent Pending ;) ;D


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Mike did you notice Tommy made a square? Well the Patent Pending TendaRub Brush Applicator that comes with a case of Patent Pending TendaRub just happens to fit through that hole!

Now you can apply this amazing tenderizer on your ribs without lifting a lid!

See Tommy you accidentally invented a Patent Pending TendaRub Application Opening.... Genius! ;)
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New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2013, 11:29:14 AM »
After 1 year of owning this fine grill one thig has really got my goat  ???  >:( ???

If you close the lid to fast the damn thing will kill the flame, then you got a real problem with gas build up  :o :o

So after a few days of looking to find the right parts I got to add the top vent needed to keep the pressure down so the flame wont blow out  ;)
Is this Patent Pending ;) ;D


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Mike did you notice Tommy made a square? Well the Patent Pending TendaRub Brush Applicator that comes with a case of Patent Pending TendaRub just happens to fit through that hole!

Now you can apply this amazing tenderizer on your ribs without lifting a lid!

See Tommy you accidentally invented a Patent Pending TendaRub Application Opening.... Genius! ;)
And it will double as a heat vent and sneak a peek window for looking at the Championship Ribs Tommy will turn out using the Patent Pending TendaRub. ;) ;D


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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2013, 02:49:10 PM »
If this mod works like the SRG mod did I should see 50+ degrees higher at the grate!

Will let y'all know
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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2013, 07:46:40 PM »
With all the mods guys do here on various cooker you have to wonder why the manufacturers:

a) didn't think of it when they designed the cooker and

b) don't incorporate them into the latest production models.

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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2013, 08:20:13 PM »
I hope those boys over at marketing are looking at your mods. I cooked on one at a friends party, was very impressed with the high searing temps, but when I closed the lid.....party over!
Never should have gone into production with that design. Air + Fuel is pretty basic. Tommy is great at making grills work better, but why put the tailgators and grill packers that stuff in there RV's
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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2013, 09:16:13 PM »
I am going to give all of you a peer into what makes Tommy tick:

His Dad was an engineer at NASA - and Tommy is a highly specialized auto technician that only works on Honda transmissions. 
So - there is a genetic predisposition he has to make anything work better than it did originally. It is like something he just can't stop. Kind of like a very positive form of OCD. ;D

So while you and I typically look at our grills and are thankful when they work - are mad when they don't - Tommy looks at them  as to how they work and then how to make them work better

I can tell you that there are some things that he did to Charbroil products that just mysteriously started appearing as "product up-dates" ;)
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Re: New mod for the Grill2Go grill
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2013, 11:22:27 AM »
Down South we have a term "bless his heart, that boy just ain't right".  It is not neccessarily a bad thing, just means they are different, can even be a  badge of honor.
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