Originally Posted by
Duke787
^^ I just grabbed "Weber's Big Book of Grilling" from Amazon for $7 including shipping. It's from 2001 but seems pretty authoritative and has good reviews across the board
Ah good tip on the oil from cleaning - I'll keep that in mind! I will look into the gas line though not sure if it's doable at our house but certainly makes sense if I can!
I read in a blog somewhere that this is a quality thermometer that's very accurate but not break the bank expensive:
http://www.thermoworks.com/ThermoPop?color=7
I have that Weber cookbook and it is good. I also recommend
Nice looking thermometer and easy to read. It seems expensive though---I think I paid about $15...just make sure whatever you get has a nice long probe so you can get into the middle of a big tri tip.
When you do the paper towel thing, wad it up into a ball and pour a few tbs of oil into a bowl and saturate the paper towel and rub it back & forth over the grates each time...you will see a lot of black on the paper towel instead of your food.