Grills as status symbols?

[NickTheGreat]

That's awesome. I'm pretty sure my parents had that same one in the late 80's or early 90's.

Especially the redwood shelves

 

[Sid Post]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have a Sunbeam 2 burner gasser that's my mainstay. Cast aluminum box, genuine redwood shelves. Standard "H" burner that's been replaced a few times. 30 farkin years old, still going strong. Lots of burgers, dogs, chicken, and steaks have come off of this. Even smoked a rack of ribs once, using a pellet pouch for smoke.

It's hard to argue with cooking success. Just take a look at the Carribean and the awesome stuff that comes off old scrap oil drums! :wink:

Phubar on the other side of the Atlantic does some awesome cooks on rather ordinary equipment too. Just take a look at some of the awesome cooks he has done and the various 'mundane' cookers you see in the background. :thumb:

A skilled cook could make awesome stuff even on an old hubcap if that was all they had to work with. :cheer2: