The Grill of My Dreams

The Grill of My Dreams

Today I bought a spare tank for my tabletop gas grill.  it reminded me of all the fine meals we have enjoyed on this little grill.  We've been living in our downsized abode for a little under eight months.  While we are happy to have done it, downsizing has its drawbacks.  The most immediate drawback that comes to mind is the restriction on the use of a charcoal or gas-fired grill.

When asked, as we were about to purchase our condo, the condominium property manager provided regulations for the property that indicate no outdoor grilling.  It is permitted only in the area of the pool on the single communal gas grill provided there.  There are over ninety units here, so I concluded the rule was not going to work for me.  Talking to my prospective upstairs neighbor, the former president of the property owners association, I learned that grilling was permitted as long as the grill was at ground level and resting on concrete or concrete block.  The POA rule is intended to prevent people from grilling on the wooden-floored balconies that most units have.

Not long after this conversation, I found myself at Costco, and there I spotted a tabletop grill.  It's no ordinary tabletop grill.  It has a stainless steel cover, a 20 inch gas burner, with a push-button ignitor.  It stands nine inches tall at its highest, and has a two hundred forty square inch cooking surface.  It also attaches to a standard fifteen gallon gas canister, although you can use a smaller one if you prefer.

It looked like the answer to my problem.  With this little grill, I could cook--perhaps even under the cover of darkness., then bring the grill back inside where no one could see.