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So for about three decades I've been doing my grilling on full-size gas barbecues and
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they're great, they work well, nothing wrong with them. But for the last six months I've been using this portable model
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It's made by Napoleon. They call it the Travel Q240 and I've really come to like the smaller size for reasons
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that I'll explain. But before I do that, let me just show you some of the features and why this thing is
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turning out to be a really nice grill to take on trips or when you want to just cook a few things
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Now this unit puts out 9,000 BTUs per hour which is a surprising amount of heat for a
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unit this small. The heat comes from propane of course and it's in this cylinder, standard camp stove
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type propane cylinder. I have done some experiments. This will take the longer style as well, the kind that you'd usually use with a torch
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But this is handier and you should take it off when you're carrying the grill around
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of course. I do particularly like the actual grates here. They're cast iron but not just regular cast iron which can rust
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This is porcelainized cast iron so it's got a coating on it, permanent coating, never
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comes off. You don't have to use plastic tools on it or anything like that
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But the porcelainization helps to protect against rust and makes the surface a little
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smoother so it's easier to clean. So the grill surface area is 240 square inches
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This meal I'm preparing here is for six people so you don't necessarily need a big grill
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in order to make good things happen. The burners themselves are stainless steel which is what you'd expect on any high end
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grill and it's also replaceable. Even stainless steel does rust out over time but it'll last many years before that happens
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Now with any decent barbecue there's a removable drippings tray here to keep things clean
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And the legs fold in too which makes it a really handy thing to carry around
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And that's really where a grill like this shines is so you can take your grilling activity
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wherever you happen to go, picnics, by the lake, on the road
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It works quite well. The legs fold in and if you want you can actually get an accessory folding stand with wheels
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on it so you don't necessarily have to carry it. If you prefer you can roll it along too, take it out of your car
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Bottom line is that it's just super convenient and portable yet as I said it's got some high
