Grill Maestro

This morning I took a trip to Home Depot to pick up the Brinkmann Smoke n’ Grill, courtesy of MS&L, and saw that Home Depot’s grilling and BBQ has been significantly expanded from the last time I’d been there and it’s barely Spring-time. In the past they only had about a dozen grills lined up next to the riding mowers and nothing significant in the way of accessories. They always had a few scrubs, some grill covers, and maybe a handful of grates - but this time they had an entire side of an aisle dedicated to accessories from your standard lighter fuel to wood chunks & chips and even spare grill parts like burners and grates.

They also added a lot of tailgating grills, smokers (including electrically powered ones… which seemed to defy one’s expectations) and other grill types. I was pretty happy to see Home Depot start carrying some more stuff because there aren’t any grilling focused supply shops in my area. I picked up a bag of hickory wood chunks and bag of mesquite wood chunks as well, having been advised that chunks work better than chips (we’ll see), for this weekend (if the weather improves). While the prices of the wood chunks weren’t that great, it’s certainly cheaper than ordering online and paying for shipping.

Overall, I’m glad to see that somewhere local is carrying these things so I can go pick them up rather than buying pounds and stockpiling them somewhere in my small townhouse.