Re: Magma grills: They have one called the Chef's Mate -- looks identical to the Newport. It is also cheaper, and has detachable legs (making it good for trailer-camping) but doesn't come with the (useless) ignition button. Its available for under $200 vs. $260 for the Newport.
Can anyone recommend one over the other? Both of them are smaller than the Catalina (~$350). - Stu On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Daniel C. Hall <d...@cornell edu> wrote: > Warning - the following contains no useful information! > > I've had my round Magna for close to ten years now, have cooked on it > a lot and in all sorts of blustery wind conditions, and I have NO > complaints. It chars a very fine piece of flesh, no matter the > weather. > > I just thought I should offer my utterly satisfied experience as > balance to the recent flood of Magna bashing. I'm not sure what I > could be doing to deserve such loyal service from my grill; perhaps > the occasional kind words I offer it? > > dogaboard > > > > > > >>I use the round one. Have replaced the burner w/a standard unit from >>Home depot - knocked the remains of the old one off the mounting >>plate, dismantled the new one to just the burner and tacked that >>onto the mounting plate; w/luck might last another 10 years. >> >>By itself it's always blown out real easy. I've had luck with a wind >>break, a cylindrical piece of sheet metal (think I used a piece of >>16" (diameter) sheet metal flu from HD. Hang the wind break from the >>edge of the bbq so it hangs _below_ the bbq. It needs to be a little >>smaller around (circumference) than the bbq so there's a slot left >>up one side for the gas pipe; I guess you could customize and tailor >>a better fit but I never did. Looks kinda like a barrel with the >>grill at the top and you need some space under the bbq. But 12-16" >>length helped a lot; adjust/modify to suit and maybe you could get >>by w/only 8" hanging down... >> >>Rufus >> >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Lee Haefele" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Liveaboard] Marine BBQ >>> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:02:28 -0400 >>> >>> >>> I have fought with my Magma round BBQ for 8 years, basically it will not >>> stay lit in winds over 5mph. Have replaced regulator many times and burner >>> once. >>> Prev tried a barrel style (2002) found it as bad and sold it with first >>> boat. >>> Was recommended to buy Magma Catalina and verified from owners that it >>> works >>> in reasonable winds, don't like $350 price. >>> Currently have tiny Force 10 barrel, it cooks unevenly, it requires wind or >>> must leave top ajar, or it goes out. >>> Recommendations please! >>> Can anyone verify if new models Kuuma (specify exact model) cook in normal >>> circumstances? >>> Lee Haefele >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Liveaboard mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To adjust your membership settings over the web >>> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >>> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >>> >>> To search the archives >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>> >>> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >>> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> >>> >> >> >>-- >>An Excellent Credit Score is 750 >>See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Liveaboard mailing list >>[email protected] >>To adjust your membership settings over the web >>http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >>To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >>To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >>To search the archives >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >>The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >>http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > -- > Daniel C. 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