Ideas on a Grill??

Jeff and Julie · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:25 am Post subject:

Well, I am hoping now that the Boat Show will have a good representation of grills to browse through. I appreciate everyone opening my eyes to all of these options!

Julie

Sea Wolf · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:33 am Post subject:

Here's a source for a Cobb Grill for $90, instead of $130:

LINK

Joe.

gljjr · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject:

For those of you with the Force 10 Propane grills. How do you like them. Do they also run hot? I bought another cheapo grill this summer from GI-Joes to replace my old one and it just plain sucks. I may break down and purchase a Webber to get the heat control I had with my old one. The new one is either on high or out. No in between Angry

I'm sure I can put one of the Magma or Force 10 mounts on the Webber so I'm not concerned about mounting. I can also use the Engine box like I do now on the sled (one advantage of having a built in "table" in the cockpit!).

Sea Wolf · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:26 pm Post subject:

Here's another alternative I'm thinking about and why:

We all see the need for a BBQ/grille, but sometimes it's just nice to cook out in the cockpit to keep the heat, smell, and clean up out there instead of the galley, which also is space limited.

The slick looking, Magma, Force 10, and Dickinson BBQ/grilles look great and classy, but are without a cooking burner.

I've been looking for a BBQ/grille/stove combination, and think I've found one that will work. It's also portable, stowable, and can be taken home easily for through cleaning, which would be hard with one bolted to your cockpit rail. There's also a griddle attachment for frying. It also is out of the way for fishing when easily stored away!

Take a look: LINK

and LINK

It's probably too small for entertaining, but for two, it looks like a very intelligent, utilitarian, workable buy to me!

I'll be setting it on the Dual Purpose Food Serving/Bait Cutting Magma table clamped to the rail on my Sea Ray.

Joe.

Grumpy · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:31 pm Post subject:

We have the two burner stove listed lower on the same page and it works well. Thanks for the tip with the second link as it looks like that grill would also fit my stove.
The propane tanks fit into the port lazarette which has an open overboard drain so no worries there.
Very good alternate / addition to the Wallas if you don;t want to heat / stink up the cabin.

Merv & kathy

Best Day · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject:

Gary unfortunately I've only used my Stow N Go BBQ once. It was very windy that day but the BBQ worked fine. If anything it seamed not to get hot enough with the top open so I had to close it. I really can't give a fair evaluation untill I've used it on a normal day. After that I'll report back my opionion.

The one nice thing about it that the Magmas don't have is the four legs that fold down to make it portable. Definitely a nice feature when your beached.

Bill

Aurelia · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 12:12 pm Post subject: The little Coleman that CAN

After trying a small coleman open party grill, Magna Kettle, Cobb grill, and cheap tabletop grill, we now have been using this one for over a year and love it. I will seriously pull it out for one hot dog, it is so slick and it is more spacious than it appears. Found ours at camping world in Fife.

http://www.coleman.com/product/fold-n-gotrade-instastart-grill/2000020932?contextCategory=2036#.VYLrTGd0xaQ

Has a lid for real heating, doesn't run too hot on low like the magna, stays cool enough underneath to use it on our plastic table/filleting board or the gunnel, runs on gas with pushbutton start, packs very small in the underseat storage, and is easier than most to clean with a cast grill and pull-out drip pan. I would seriously buy another one to use at home when our big grill dies and use both at once for a larger group. They cook meat that well (huge porterhouse tested).

Greg

SEA3PO · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:22 pm Post subject:

I have one of those Magma Kettle ones, using a mount over the motorwell... and I HATE it !! it runs so hot it ruins the meat...just cooks too hot.... I can not throttle it back enough to cook the steaks properly... it just sorta blasts them done....in about 3 minutes... darn propane.

If I were to do it again I sure would go with a COBB.... and mount it to my fish cleaning table... Roger King has one and it does a fantastic job.

Joel
SEA3PO

Aurelia · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:49 pm Post subject:

The Cobb is a neat cooker but it was way too slow to setup and use for our dogs, burgers, steaks, cabob needs. We gave it away to a foodie friend with more time on his hands. We don't cook until we are hungry so the cobb was meal delay device at best. Don't blame the propane, just the grill design. That Magma was a blowtorch.

Greg

SEA3PO · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:00 pm Post subject:

Yes I guess your correct..... I could rent it out to a foundry....I guess there are folks that don't mind minute steaks... but I do...

I don't mind slow.... gives the two glasses of wine a chance to mellow...
I once lived in the jungle of Fiji for a month.... it taught me how to enjoy a meal, not just eat a meal....no fast food fer me.

Joel
SEA3PO

C-Hawk · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:30 pm Post subject:

Here's another plug for the COBB-- love the one I have.
They now have a COBB Compact that would be great for the boat.

bshillam · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:00 pm Post subject: Magma

+1 on the magma. I like the new rectangle style with the legs built in. Great size for the boat or dock side on a picnic table. In the past mine always held together really well. I also have a Magma cook set, very impressed with the quality. The thing with cheap grills, you can spend $30-50 for one, put it near salt water and get two to three years before rust is an issue. Or buy a solid marine grill and it will last the life of the boat. Minus maybe the burner.

bridma · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:55 pm Post subject:

Magma has taken a couple of knocks on this subject. But I like my Magma Trailmate BBQ. Compact and perfect for a couple but still plenty of room for 4 burgers or steaks. I have not come across "running hot" with my barby but if you crack the lid open with a non-combustable wedge, problem solved.
I also liked what someone else said, these barbys are made for a marine environment. Mine stores easily in a box under the seat storeage.
In my pics album (mods) you can see my solution to grilling away from the outboards and the fuel tank breather outlet.

Martin.

Aurelia · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:13 pm Post subject:

Martin, The running hot problem seems to be the kettle model and does not mean the others have any problems. I agree that stainless materials are an advantage for a rail mounted unit that lives largely outside and the painted models need to be stored inside for a long life.

The Magma kettles are not good cookers in my experience and nether is the Coleman small tabletop party grill. Other models can be very good of course and that trailmate looks like a nice design.

Greg