Hi Everyone!
I know, I know, it's been way too long. I miss you guys, but outdoor cooking hasn't played all that much of a role in my life in the last 2+ years. This year has brought me a new fad to play with! Restoring vintage loudspeakers I find tossed to the curb. You heard that right, tossed out. In any case, that's what I've been up to. So, there's that.
And, here's this! Some of you may remember my post from this last February when I had to retire a longtime friend, Old Grilly.
It wasn't too long after that when I was asked by a friend to help her and her husband purchase a new charcoal grill. Their old weber needed to be sent to the recycle yard, had past its prime. I showed up to find a stunningly spiffy weber that just needed the air vent cleaner blades replaced. They were on the hunt for a new grill, so I dragged off the old weber and got it back up to snuff.
After some laying-on-of-hands at a local hardware super mega store, they'd purchased a Charbroil 940x. And as you can probably guess, this was under my direction. It's actually my dream grill and had one just like for umpteen years and wore out probably 10 years ago. This one grill had been marked down numerous times and on a No Sales Tax Weekend, they paid a measly 200 bux for it.
So, they got the most awesome new grill of all time and I got a fancy weber for free!
I was not happy. It certainly wasn't Old Grilly and I was threatening to sell it as soon as I could get off my lazy behind. It just wasn't what I was used to cooking over, I'm not a Weber Guy. Nothing was wrong with it, just not my trip. Ya know? Well, I'm still unemployed and selling that to buy a new one just wasn't and isn't in my best interest at the moment. So, I've been grilling with it ever since. Not a happy Biggles.
Well now, early last week I was at the local neighborhood hardware store and ran in to the couple who I'd got the Weber from. We exchanged small talk and it was actually good to see each other, catch up a bit. Her husband gave her a nudge and pushed her a bit. She lowered her head, shuffled her feat and let it spill that the Charbroil 940x was nice and all, but she just wasn't happy with it. It was a great grill, but just not what she was used to. Plus it was just too darned large for the two of them. She asked me nicely if she could have her old grill back and in exchange I could have the new one.
HAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAH, sheeyit yeah! Their eyes lit up, they get their baby back. It was a wedding present from a family member and their life just hasn't been the same without it. And since I had repaired it, scrubbed it clean, she was ready for anything!
At 7:30 this morning I was out in the back yard stripping down, cleaning, scrubbing and getting all nice once again their weber grill. I'd used the pizazz out of the sucker, worked it hard. But after all was scrubbed, she was gleaming once again. I packed it up in my little truck and waited for her to respond to my email. I was at her door today by 1:03pm. The weber plopped right out without a hitch. But that darned Charbroil is a cast iron BEAST to say the least. Hooboy! It took up nearly all of the bed in my Tacoma, tucked under the shell.
After all of today's shenanigans, I got him/her home and grilled me two burgers. Heaven on earth! I can hardly wait to use seasoned wood as fuel again, I dearly miss that part. REAL WOOD, there is no substitute.
It was a grand day out.
xo, Biggles
