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I'll just spit it out... I'm seriously thinking about buying a Hasty-Bake Hastings 290C (grill and cart).
Need the cart and need it all stainless, as it is parked under a covered patio open on all sides and will be exposed to the elements.
Love to grill, although most of the time it's just a couple of ribeyes on my PK 360. We buy a lot of CAB 60 day ages loins and cook steaks pretty much weekly. I also grill ribs and/or pork chops, and other stuff pretty much weekly (1-3 nights per week grilling). However, I don't like how the PK functions overall, or the cleaning process. I also don't like it for cooking wings, ribs, chicken, sausage, etc. I can't control the fire height and I just don't like it, other than for steaks and chops. I don't smoke that much, but I have a real wood brick firepit for that, and a Pit Barrel Smoker that does a fine job if I do want to smoke anything... but I don't do that much of it.
I want something that has a good travel distance for the firebox up and down to the grill grates. I like the fire really close for cooking the steaks and chops, but farther away for other meats. About once a month I cook several slabs of ribs, a bunch of sausage, and half butts for my mom, sister, and for me and the wife. So I need something larger and something that has more control. I don't mind that it might be a little larger than I need... if it does what I need.
I want something that loads and cleans from the front, not the sides because I have things in the way on the sides. I also like the storage box at the bottom of the cart for my charcoal. Right now I keep it in a plastic tub and I'd like to get rid of it.
I looked at the Blaze 32, which has cart storage and is all stainless, but the firebox doesn't look like it travels more than about 6 inches, and I don't like the venting system it uses. Also not crazy about the firebox design. I like the depth of the firebox on the Hastings much better.
The Hasty-Bake Fiesta would be okay, probably more the right size, but I don't see that it comes with a cart. I think I might like the idea of having the two fireboxes on the Hastings, but if the Fiesta had a cart, I'd probably opt to save a few bucks and get it. I can see maybe using the same cart as is used for the Hastings, although I'd have 12 inches to spare, which I suppose could be used to sit stuff occasionally. That might actually be a worthwhile consideration.
The Hastings just seems like it has about everything I could ask for and then some.
The Hastings is expensive no doubt. I'm trying to justify it. I don't know why, but I am... maybe my conscience.
Am I missing anything else I should be considering?
Thanks!
Need the cart and need it all stainless, as it is parked under a covered patio open on all sides and will be exposed to the elements.
Love to grill, although most of the time it's just a couple of ribeyes on my PK 360. We buy a lot of CAB 60 day ages loins and cook steaks pretty much weekly. I also grill ribs and/or pork chops, and other stuff pretty much weekly (1-3 nights per week grilling). However, I don't like how the PK functions overall, or the cleaning process. I also don't like it for cooking wings, ribs, chicken, sausage, etc. I can't control the fire height and I just don't like it, other than for steaks and chops. I don't smoke that much, but I have a real wood brick firepit for that, and a Pit Barrel Smoker that does a fine job if I do want to smoke anything... but I don't do that much of it.
I want something that has a good travel distance for the firebox up and down to the grill grates. I like the fire really close for cooking the steaks and chops, but farther away for other meats. About once a month I cook several slabs of ribs, a bunch of sausage, and half butts for my mom, sister, and for me and the wife. So I need something larger and something that has more control. I don't mind that it might be a little larger than I need... if it does what I need.
I want something that loads and cleans from the front, not the sides because I have things in the way on the sides. I also like the storage box at the bottom of the cart for my charcoal. Right now I keep it in a plastic tub and I'd like to get rid of it.
I looked at the Blaze 32, which has cart storage and is all stainless, but the firebox doesn't look like it travels more than about 6 inches, and I don't like the venting system it uses. Also not crazy about the firebox design. I like the depth of the firebox on the Hastings much better.
The Hasty-Bake Fiesta would be okay, probably more the right size, but I don't see that it comes with a cart. I think I might like the idea of having the two fireboxes on the Hastings, but if the Fiesta had a cart, I'd probably opt to save a few bucks and get it. I can see maybe using the same cart as is used for the Hastings, although I'd have 12 inches to spare, which I suppose could be used to sit stuff occasionally. That might actually be a worthwhile consideration.
The Hastings just seems like it has about everything I could ask for and then some.
The Hastings is expensive no doubt. I'm trying to justify it. I don't know why, but I am... maybe my conscience.
Am I missing anything else I should be considering?
Thanks!