Im a Walrus
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2011
- Location
- st louis, missouri
My old grill finally died off and we just bought a new one. My wife loves grilling, but only with gas. I refuse to use gas (other than for searing and a few other limited purposes), so we were at a bit of an impasse. Then I found a Smoke Hollow grill at Sams Club which is both a gas grill and charcoal grill. It had a side firebox and a searer, seemed well built and sturdy, so we got it.
I'm liking it so far, but my only real complaint (after a week) is that the side firebox has ridiculous rubber stoppers which prevent the lid from closing tightly. I haven't used the side firebox yet, but it's pretty obvious the lid will leak a lot of smoke through the gap (even though it is a small gap) which goes all the way around other than the back where the hinges are.
I'm sure others have faced similar issues. What do you use to seal the side firebox? Obviously, it has to be non-toxic and heat resistant, but I also don't want it to look stupid- the grill actually looks pretty nice. I prefer performance over appearance, but is there a modification that won't sacrifice too much appearance?
I'm sorry if this is covered in a million other places on the board. This is my first day here so if I should be looking somewhere let me know and I won't waste your time. Thanks.
I'm liking it so far, but my only real complaint (after a week) is that the side firebox has ridiculous rubber stoppers which prevent the lid from closing tightly. I haven't used the side firebox yet, but it's pretty obvious the lid will leak a lot of smoke through the gap (even though it is a small gap) which goes all the way around other than the back where the hinges are.
I'm sure others have faced similar issues. What do you use to seal the side firebox? Obviously, it has to be non-toxic and heat resistant, but I also don't want it to look stupid- the grill actually looks pretty nice. I prefer performance over appearance, but is there a modification that won't sacrifice too much appearance?
I'm sorry if this is covered in a million other places on the board. This is my first day here so if I should be looking somewhere let me know and I won't waste your time. Thanks.