The Costco thread

YellowSnow said:
BleachedAnusDawg said:
Propane ignition burner in my Weber has the coals ready in 15 minutes while prepping whatever is going on. If it's a steak I'm either cooking over charcoal or in a cast iron skillet.
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Look, pal, no one here loves a long slow charcoal cook on a Weber Kettle grill than Yella. But quick ignition or not they are a lot more labor intensive- i.e., dumping in the charcoal and removing the ash. And this is especially more of pain in the winter months in a place like Seattle.
If I'm in a hurry to cook some brats or chicken or burgers, propane to me is fine. Plus my grill is almost 20 years old and well seasoned with build up shit that ads to the flavor!!
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I'm not disagreeing that charcoal takes more work…maybe my setup is a lot different because I have a big old ash collector pot thing underneath that only needs to be emptied once every 7 - 8 cooks. Dumping some coals in the kettle, clicking a button - it's pretty user friendly. Perhaps it's time to upgrade the old Weber?
I used to be a propane guysm for the convenience factor and being easy to keep clean. Started playing around with smoke boxes in it, then got a smoker that was a propane burner and the smoking chips tray on top of the burner. Then said WTF am I bothering with propane at all because I kept pursuing the smoke and char flavors.
 
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I've gone three rounds with propane grills and given each of them away. I find that getting the briquets going and arranged is my favorite part of the process. The last bit of prep of raw meat, which is my least favorite part, conveniently happens after I get the fire going. The flames give me that little extra kick in the ass to get moving and deal with the next step.
 
YellowSnow said:
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@El_K I’ll buy you a case of beer if you come clean this shit up for me
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I have the same one and it is on its last legs after 18 years. Was probably going to buy something new (from Costco surely) but now @El_K is challenging my manhood. I do hate just throwing things in the trash when they can still be usable.
It needs new everything inside and the thermometer is busted too. How much effort is this for real @El_K?
 
whlinder said:
YellowSnow said:
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@El_K I’ll buy you a case of beer if you come clean this shit up for me
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I have the same one and it is on its last legs after 18 years. Was probably going to buy something new (from Costco surely) but now @El_K is challenging my manhood. I do hate just throwing things in the trash when they can still be usable.
It needs new everything inside and the thermometer is busted too. How much effort is this for real @El_K?
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Get me the serial # and I can get you the part numbers of the items you need. Should be under the knob panel on a sticker
Most likely here is what you need:
3 burner tubes. Plenty of videos on YouTube to replace these. Probably takes about 5 minutes. You will notice the grill will get up to temp much faster
A set of stainless steel flavorizer bars. Probably 5 below the grates? These some in stainless steel or porcelain coated
New grates? You can go stainless steel tubes or porcelain coated.
new thermometer

To get after the insides you will need
A scraper with an edge to it. Not exactly like a spackle applicator, but similar
A razor blade scraper helps with the interior of the lid and gets off the grease without damaging the porcelain coated interior lid. And it can be used on the exterior lid
A drill or impact driver with a wire brush for the interior and exterior of fire box and interior sides of the lid. I used steel wool on the exterior sides of the lid before painting
Simple green or some sort of degreaser before painting the lid sides exterior.

I will take some photos of the gear I have tomorrow. You will be glad to spend maybe $130 instead of $800. That grill has 20 more years if life easy.
 
here is what you will need to really get it clean
You already know about the paint for the side is the lid
Simple Green
you can’t really paint the lid as it is porcelain coated

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El_K said:
here is what you will need to really get it clean
You already know about the paint for the side is the lid
Simple Green
you can’t really paint the lid as it is porcelain coated

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No need to clean the interior build up gunk on the inside lid, me boys.
That's where all the flavor comes from.
 
My 2024 900$ Traeger with Pecan flavored wood pellets that cooks my shit with the click of a button on my phone >
 
YellowSnow said:
BleachedAnusDawg said:
haie said:
My 2024 900$ Traeger with Pecan flavored wood pellets that cooks my shit with the click of a button on my phone >
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BBQ vs grill. Not many people, if any, are trying to do indirect heat BBQ on a propane grill.
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People forget you can turn 1 back burner on low and toss in wood chips and make good ribs on a Weber propane grill. Super easy.
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That's basically how I started on my BBQ journey. Fool proof, but not as good as real BBQ.
 
BleachedAnusDawg said:
We had friends over last weekend and I saw that they both were wearing the ubiquitous Puma low cut socks sold at Costco. It was somewhat depressing to see people a few years younger than me slowly accepting their suburban parental fate of buying everything at Costco to save a few bucks.
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I bought the Puma tube socks there a few years ago. They kind of suck (if you don't put them on just right, you have to adjust them or take them off and put them on again, and they're mostly polyester), but I'm the type of person who won't throw away things until they're really threadbare, so I am stuck with them.
 
BleachedAnusDawg said:
The Bounty paper towels feel like actual towels compared to the Kitkland ones. Both have their place, though. Highly recommend stocking up on the Bounty when they're on sale.
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Ok, we ran out of Bounty last week and had to survive for a few days on the Kirkland brand. Holy fuckall the Kirkland ones are atrocious.
 
Kirkland brand sucks. I will not use Kirkland brand on most things if I can help it. I should make a recent Costco run to see what I would actually use.
 
El_K said:
Kirkland brand sucks. I will not use Kirkland brand on most things if I can help it. I should make a recent Costco run to see what I would actually use.
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Kirkland brand is usually a name brand. For example Kirkland batteries are Duracell. Anyone who buys Duracell batteries at Costco at the higher price is an idiot burning money.
 
BleachedAnusDawg said:
All I know is Kirkland paper towels are not Bounty. Not even close.
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@BleachedAnusDawg had me feeling like a pour and we both know I'm way more baller so had to go Bounty.
Also, got 5 bags of diabetes for the kids.
I guarantee you guys I get more trick or treaters than anyone on this board. It's fucking nuts.

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YellowSnow said:
BleachedAnusDawg said:
All I know is Kirkland paper towels are not Bounty. Not even close.
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@BleachedAnusDawg had me feeling like a pour and we both know I'm way more baller so had to go Bounty.
Also, got 5 bags of diabetes for the kids.
I guarantee you guys I get more trick or treaters than anyone on this board. It's fucking nuts.

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Haven’t had a trick or treater at the G&R Compound ever.

Don’t miss living in the development where literal bus loads of kids came in from ghetto.
 
PurpleThrobber said:
YellowSnow said:
BleachedAnusDawg said:
All I know is Kirkland paper towels are not Bounty. Not even close.
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@BleachedAnusDawg had me feeling like a pour and we both know I'm way more baller so had to go Bounty.
Also, got 5 bags of diabetes for the kids.
I guarantee you guys I get more trick or treaters than anyone on this board. It's fucking nuts.

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Haven’t had a trick or treater at the G&R Compound ever.

Don’t miss living in the development where literal bus loads of kids came in from ghetto.
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I live in the kid of high density subdivision where the average home price is like 1.3 to 1.5 and the pour kids from East and South Bend get driven in by their parents to trick or treat. I don't mind it.
I just sit on the porch and drink beer while handing out $125 worth of candy.
 
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