New Member with a few questions.

[JerseyQ]

Hi, I am new to the forum and an Ironwood 650 owner for a little over a year now.

After cooking with this for over a year, I really love doing longer cooks.

But for burgers, hot dogs and steak I think it might be a bit overkill to use (cleanup, prep, mess, no good char/crust).

Do you all still own another grill to do quick cooks like burgers,
dogs and steaks?

 

[JamesB]

Hi, I am new to the forum and an Ironwood 650 owner for a little over a year now.

After cooking with this for over a year, I really love doing longer cooks.

But for burgers, hot dogs and steak I think it might be a bit overkill to use (cleanup, prep, mess, no good char/crust).

Do you all still own another grill to do quick cooks like burgers,
dogs and steaks?

Yes, many of us here own more than one grill/smoker. I do all of my searing on my gasser. Burgers, steaks, etc. Sometimes I’ll smoke steaks at a low temp on the Traeger, and then sear on the gasser (reverse sear).
I’m with you on the longer cooks on the Traeger…

 

[Slimpicker]

Do you all still own another grill to do quick cooks like burgers,
dogs and steaks?

of course I do, Weber kettle, weberQ gas, and they get used all the time!!!

 

[Timmy]

Blackstone 28” griddle, Chargriller gasser, Chargriller offset, Traeger Pro 780 and Bronson 20.

 

[YYCRed]

I thought I would be able to replace both my old electric smokers AND my gas grill with a Timberline, but like you, I don't really like it for burgers etc.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

 

[CMTiger]

I thought I would be able to replace both my old electric smokers AND my gas grill with a Timberline, but like you, I don't really like it for burgers etc.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

My bro uses his a good bit with grill grates for burgers/steaks. I have a weber genesis gasser and have no plans to get rid of it. I’ve done burgers a few times since I’ve had my Traeger, thought about doing them on it and just fired up the Weber instead

 

[Timmy]

My bro uses his a good bit with grill grates for burgers/steaks. I have a weber genesis gasser and have no plans to get rid of it. I’ve done burgers a few times since I’ve had my Traeger, thought about doing them on it and just fired up the Weber instead

Way easier and you don’t have to buy Grill grates.

 

[YYCRed]

My bro uses his a good bit with grill grates for burgers/steaks. I have a weber genesis gasser and have no plans to get rid of it. I’ve done burgers a few times since I’ve had my Traeger, thought about doing them on it and just fired up the Weber instead

I have Grill Grates and they didn't cook burgers or steak the same as the gas grill. Just a different texture and we like the gas grill better.

 

[JamesB]

Way easier and you don’t have to buy Grill grates.

I use GrillGrates on my gasser… No flare ups. That’s the only reason I bought em.
Ribeye can be tricky to cook on a gasser without getting flare ups, at least for me.
GrillGrates stops that completely.

 

[CMTiger]

I use GrillGrates on my gasser… No flare ups. That’s the only reason I bought em.
Ribeye can be tricky to cook on a gasser without getting flare ups, at least for me.
GrillGrates stops that completely.

Burgers can be the same on a gasser

 

[primeone]

Welcome to the forum @JerseyQ - I have an Ironwood 650 and a Weber Genesis gas grill. I still use the Weber for most quick meals (hot dogs, burgers, pork chops, steaks, etc).

 

[John S.]

welcome to the forum..…

 

[Dcgunman]

Welcome to T forum. I’m new as well. Well 3 weeks new. Haven’t done burgers, dogs yet. Thought about it. But reading all of this here I think I’ll use my Weber gas or JR Weber charcoal instead. Otherwise I’ve been using my smoker every weekend so far. Good luck.

 

[jablase]

Welcome to the forum! Probably don't need me piling on, but just to throw my two cents in, I also kept the gas grill. I tend to use the Traeger for smoking/longer cooks, but rely on the gas grill for quick turnaround and nice sear.

Happy cooking!

 

[Murphy's Law]

I'll jump in here late, too!

I was going to buy a Traeger last summer and one of the concessions I gave my wife to justify the cost was selling the Weber gas grill. Well, as luck has it my daughter won a Traeger in a sales contest and gave it to me so I kept my gas grill, and I am glad I did.

And then I went and bought a Weber charcoal kettle, and also glad I did.

So I have a Traeger Pro 780, a Weber Genesis and a Weber kettle and they all get used depending on what I am doing and the desired outcome. I have said this before but a grill is a tool, and you need to use the right tool for the job!