But first I need to get a new grill. I’ve always enjoyed grilling in the summer, and for most of the time that I’ve lived in this house I’ve had a grill out on the patio. Most summers I would grill at least once a week, sometimes more. I usually bought cheap grills and just didn’t worry about if they rusted out. However a few years ago I had a grill that decided to rust out on part of the gas line by the temperature dial. I fired it up for the first time the following summer, and there were flames shooting out where flames shouldn’t be shooting out. Needless to say that one went away quickly.

I decided I wanted to get a smaller grill the next time, one that I could store in the garage in the winter time. Because of the size of our garage I can’t fit a huge grill in there, with all the other tools and two cars. Therefore, I opted for an electric grill. I figured it would be a nice small grill that would also save on having to get propane all the time. The downside that I discovered with electric grills is that they don’t retain heat very well at all. So the moment you open the lid to check on your food, the temp drops dramatically, and it takes forever to get back up. Cooking burgers was a balance of patience and guesswork, trying to only open the cover once to turn the burgers over.

Needless to say I’m going back to gas this year. I’ve looked a CharBroil at Target that is smaller and still could fit a full meal for a family, and I need to check the Home Depot’s of the world as well. Of course I could go back to really old school and just do charcoal, but often times I don’t want to sit and wait for coals after getting home from work. I just want to fire and forget.

Here to grill shopping!