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Welcome Center => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: grillboy47 on February 10, 2014, 04:48:39 PM

Title: Noob in SoCal
Post by: grillboy47 on February 10, 2014, 04:48:39 PM
Hello all-

I am an amateur when it comes to grilling and BBQ but always looking to learn more.  I live in Orange County with my wife and little one who is about to turn 4.  I just bought a 2 burner Tru Infrared at the Depot over the weekend.  It was kind of a change up in terms of how I spend money - last time or two I've bought Webers, one being a Genesis for my in laws (kind of a reverse dowry I guess) that still basically looks and cooks as good as it did on day one.  My other Weber was the predecessor of the spirit with the plane ol' black color and three burners that ran L to R - was just ok (to me) in terms of how it cooked.

My wife and little guy are vegetarians (I'm part time) and I find that cooking things like garden burgers on a regular grill tend to dry them out real quick - even when brushed with a little oil here and there.  So that coupled with a desire to be a bit more 'thrifty' with my $ led to what I'll call my Charbroil IR experiment.  I've read all the horror type stories around rust, seasoning the trough, grates and the like.  Here's to hoping that with regular oiling I'll get more than a year out of both of those sets.  Wish it was just stainless for all from the get go as I'd pay more for that but oh well. 

From my first (2) cooking attempts I'll say I've got some learning to do in terms of how much 'power' the emitter is putting out versus what position the knobs are in.  First time was a bit too much and I carbonized our stuff real quick, went the other extreme last night as things were just a tad too low.   Looking forward to reading and learning in the forum and playing more with the grill.  I'm going to take a look after this intro post but would appreciate it if someone could tell me where I should post questions about my grill if there isn't a specific IR or Charbroil part of the forums.

Thanks everyone,
gb47
Title: Re: Noob in SoCal
Post by: teesquare on February 10, 2014, 05:19:41 PM
Glad to have you grill boy! We have a lot of Char Broil Infra Red owners here - that will be a great help I am sure.

WELCOME!
Title: Re: Noob in SoCal
Post by: sliding_billy on February 10, 2014, 05:21:04 PM
Greetings from north Texas.
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Post by: muebe on February 10, 2014, 05:31:50 PM
Welcome from the north of you in Santa Clarita, Ca :)
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Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 10, 2014, 05:38:55 PM
Greetings from Las Vegas.
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Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 10, 2014, 05:53:15 PM
Welcome from SE Georgia!
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Post by: ACW3 on February 10, 2014, 06:12:52 PM
Welcome from "snowy" NC.

Art
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Post by: CDN Smoker on February 10, 2014, 06:15:00 PM
Welcome from Manitoba, Canada  ;D
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Post by: Pam Gould on February 10, 2014, 06:19:12 PM
Hello and welcome from NW Ohio.  Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ. 
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Post by: smokeasaurus on February 10, 2014, 06:52:48 PM
A big howdy from the San Fernando Valley  8)
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Post by: Saber 4 on February 10, 2014, 08:35:59 PM
Another Howdy from N Texas
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Post by: TMB on February 10, 2014, 08:49:56 PM
 Welcome from Alabama, there is a section near the bottom of the home page for Infrared grills
Title: Re: Noob in SoCal
Post by: grillboy47 on February 10, 2014, 10:28:17 PM
Folks...I've been on internet forums for cars, motor oil, dating, tech stuff, and more for many years now (ugh - age).  I've never gotten as many replies to my first welcome / hello thread as I did here.  Sincere thank you to all for the warm welcome!

GB47
(Chris)
Title: Re: Noob in SoCal
Post by: smoker pete on February 11, 2014, 08:09:58 AM
Welcome from Northern California  :)
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Post by: Scallywag on February 11, 2014, 08:20:59 AM
Welcome from Ontario, Canada! Lots of great folks here to learn from!
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Post by: Hub on February 11, 2014, 08:32:29 AM
Here's another NC welcome before the blizzard hits  ;D

Hub