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I like my portable Weber. It use’s the little propane bottles that you can fine at any sport or RV store. It’s easy to store and cooks great New York steaks!!

[Peter]

Takes forever to cook with
electric grill, we have propane grill with a 20 Lbs. bottle that take about a
year to use up.

The meet
cooks better with propane and especially steaks.

[Bill]

I have both the gas Weber and electric one , like Sid said small bottles , can cook 7 steaks on bottle I think , I like both cook three nights at bus every week for 38 weeks your choice of grill , I run gen when using electric grill , I think ribeye or new york about 7 mins for me on gas grill , about 10 mins on electric one… It’s not how fast you get to the end result it’s the journey that’s important , that’s why I drive my bus at 62 mph enjoy the ride . When cooking have a beer or cocktail and enjoy the time. Just my thoughts LOL !!!!!!!

[Peter]

Take a look at the portable Solaire infrared grills and you will never cook on anything ever again.

http://www.rasmussen.biz/grills/portG.html

This heats up quickly and produces a serious sear on your meats. So different than any other gas grill I have used.

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I had LP on previous coach. Glad I don’t have to mess with it any more! My electric grill gets up to 600 degrees in no time and will put sear marks on ribeyes.

[Bryan]

Jimmy,

I have been a life time wood and charcoal only fan. When adding a grill to the bus I searched high and low for gas versus electric and what model. I even cooked on friends home gas grills to check them out. In the end I went with a Kenyon electric grill ( they are big in the boating industry) and also added a single burner. For me the arrangement has been great. My grill heats to a true 500 degrees and cooks a great steak. It has some unique features you can see on their website and while not a problem for Becky and I the grill Alvie posted looks much larger than mine. My final conclusion was the real key is neither gas or electric but the heat you can generate. Grills that don’t get hot enough will leave you with a poor version of your favorite grilled foods. I got the 220 version of the Kenyon but they say the 110 reaches the same temperature just takes longer. Electric for me just eliminated the extra step of gas. Alvie’s 600 degree unit should be even better and is about as hot as they get . My advice is whichever you choose just make sure it will reach a temperature to do the job

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Nice grill Alvie , I used the gas one for years weber , now what I carry is the weber electric one it does great job to no gas to carry.

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I don’t have an opinion on gas/electric, although I use gas. But I do have a question. Don’t you get a lot of smoke and grease in the bus (through open windows), in the bay and on the stainless with the grill affixed in the bay? I had one on my Prevost and never used it, in favor of a portable grill that I could set up 10 feet or more away from the bus. Maybe I need cooking lessons or something, but I make a lot of smoke when grilling.

[AL]

My wife thought of the same smoke problem. The Model we settled on is smokeless and is sold for indoor use as well. I am always surprised when the hype turns out to be true on any product but this one has worked. It is available as built in or as portable.

[Ken]

This is exactly what has been going through my mind. As some of you may know, we are thinking strongly of having a new coach built and the grill choice has come up.

Currently, we have a small round electric grill that works perfect. I can grill a couple of small fillet’s in about 20 minutes (10 min. on each side). I’ll usually add some fresh squash along with onion all wrapped up in foil seasoned with olive oil and pepper.

Neither one of us are cooks, we eat out 90% of the time or buy cooked food from the local grocery store. The only time we really ever cook is when we are in the motorhome. Our electric cooktop has only been used twice in 7 yrs. The convection microwave gets a good workout.

So, my dilemma, do we spring for a built-in nice expensive grill or keep our little round electric grill that works so easy.

Anyway, it’s interesting reading everyone’s input on what they choose.

MM.

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Mark, there is a middle ground. I have seen several coaches which have a drawer that slides out with a portable grill sitting on a flat surface for cooking. Not sure that’s too clear but hopefully you get the idea. If you like the grill you have I would keep it.

[Bill]

All of our coaches had a grille on slides in the second bay. The first was gas, the other 2 were electric.

If we do cook at the coach, almost 3/4 of the time it is me grilling something.

The smoke does not enter the coach because we rarely open our windows. I think I opened one or two when we got the coach to see how and if they worked. But the grill will get some oil mist on the lower part of the bay door, which is easy to wipe off with Glass Plus

The key is making sure the grille extends far enough out from the coach so minimal smoke gets up onto the bay door. There is no issue with it entering the coach. If you want your windows open, just keep the ones on the grille side closed while cooking.

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I agree with Jon that smoke has not been a major issue……….keep windows closed on that side when grilling. 220 volt electric just plain works. http://www.electri-chef.com/Shop/PD/tabid/84/ProductID/21/Default.aspx

[Peter]

10 minutes on each side!! Really??

I prefer a super hot grill, sear both sides, and serve before the middle gets hot…

10 minutes on each side must be a well done pot roast…

[Ken]

Yeah,

The little electric grill will get hot but not super hot. I like my steaks medium (slightly pink in the middle). I am by no means a cook or griller…. this little grill and I get along, we understand each other. LOL!

Safe travels,

Mark