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nforus · 01-04-2014, 04:36 PM

Now that we're in an all electric coach and cannot run our behemoth 60,000 BTU Camp Chef grill off of the onboard propane, we're thinking of getting a new grill. We want something that runs on a 20# bottle as we've had camp grills in the past that ran on the little bottles, and we never seemed to get enough heat. Ideally we would want a grill that would sear a steak in pretty short order and we like to do 2-3 gallon crawfish and seafood boils when we're in those parts of the country. We've seen a lot of praise on here for the Weber Q series. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

**CLIFFTALL** · 01-04-2014, 04:39 PM

Here's a link to some previous threads with some ideas.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Gril...earch=irv2.com

djbmsu · 01-04-2014, 06:00 PM

Also look at the smaller 10 lb. propane containers. Much easier to handle

nosticks · 01-05-2014, 07:13 AM

I bought the Charbroil Tru Infrared portable grill for the rv. Talk about searing a steak. You have to learn grilling all over again or you will end up with something that resembles a burned leather sandal. I liked it so well, I bought another one for home, only a full sized one. I use a portable #10 tank for the rv, but also have a pounder or two for back up. These grills will deliver very intense heat even on the small pound bottles.

palehorse89 · 01-05-2014, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by nforus

Now that we're in an all electric coach and cannot run our behemoth 60,000 BTU Camp Chef grill off of the onboard propane, we're thinking of getting a new grill. We want something that runs on a 20# bottle as we've had camp grills in the past that ran on the little bottles, and we never seemed to get enough heat. Ideally we would want a grill that would sear a steak in pretty short order and we like to do 2-3 gallon crawfish and seafood boils when we're in those parts of the country. We've seen a lot of praise on here for the Weber Q series. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

This set-up has served us well....... love the "free standing" option(can be used on table also without the stand.
(click on photo to enlarge)

Stealth01 · 01-05-2014, 07:31 AM

Try a Magma Grill with a 10 Lb. LP bottle! Works like a charm and will not blow out!!

bigjim8499 · 01-05-2014, 07:43 AM

You know about Camp Chef, you need to look at the Camp Chef Sports Grill. Better than Weber
jim

deSanford · 01-05-2014, 07:50 AM

Traeger® Portable Grill : Cabela's

I love my TRAEGER. deSanford

KSCRUDE · 01-05-2014, 08:02 AM

Weber Q200 on optional folding stand.

KSCRUDE · 01-05-2014, 08:10 AM

Will it sear a steak. Temp after 2 minute warmup. I did enlarge the gas orifice a small bit by drilling it out some. What fun is a stock anything? Now it is a high performance steak searing machine. Does not blow out in the high winds of the Kansas plains.

Will sear with the best of them, boil a pot of water, or slow cook mouth watering chicken on low.

scenic route · 01-05-2014, 10:28 AM

We use a Baby Q hooked to a 20lb bottle. Home Depot has the conversion hose and the aluminum grease trays. Well built and easy to clean...has worked well for us for almost 3 years - it gets a work out.

scenic route · 01-05-2014, 12:17 PM

Good test... I do wish they included that temp gage on the Baby Q.

J Birder · 01-05-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nosticks

I bought the Charbroil Tru Infrared portable grill for the rv. Talk about searing a steak. You have to learn grilling all over again or you will end up with something that resembles a burned leather sandal. I liked it so well, I bought another one for home, only a full sized one. I use a portable #10 tank for the rv, but also have a pounder or two for back up. These grills will deliver very intense heat even on the small pound bottles.

X2.

My 30 year old grill at home and I replaced it with a Charbroil Tru Infrared grill. Wow! Definitely the best grill I have ever used. The infrared grilling does take a little getting used to, there are never any flare-ups and even when slow cooking something like a 5 lb. rib roast, the meat never dries out.

The only reason that I haven't ditched my nice, 1 year old portable grill and replaced it with the Charbroil Grill2Go, is that it won't fit in the space where I am currently storing my grill. Unfortunately, the legs on it don't fold up

J

jeffwit · 01-05-2014, 01:15 PM

I'm not a huge fan of our Q. I use a Big Green Egg at the S&B, so I may be a little bit spoiled, though.

I have trouble getting the entire ring to light up. I've tried cleaning it with a wire brush and cleaning each individual hole with a toothpick. Still have issues occasionally. It also won't heat up as high as I would like it to for steak searing. May have to try to bore out the hole as described by a previous poster.
In all, it does an adequate job, just not as good as I had hoped. But I'll keep it until they come up with a portable version of the BGE.