Gadgets and Gilhookies: Coleman 9941 Series Barbeque
We mostly write about computers, but some people have never forgotten that I
used to be an editor of Survive Magazine, and every now and then they send me
neat stuff for evaluation. In this case it was a Coleman portable barbeque. If
this doesn't interest you, skip past it. It's not long…
We already had a barbeque system, but Mike Donahue, a Raleigh Studios
executive, was interested in a portable so I had him try it out. Here's his report:
Jerry, as you know propane grills are all the rage, and the market is flooded
with competing manufacturers. But I really have to hand it to Coleman, as they
have combined the best features of a large stay-at-home grill, a smaller
portable traditional portable barbecue, and their classic propane stove. It's
the 9941 series model, marketed as their trademarked "Road Trip" grill. It
advertises 20,000 BTUs, features a detachable lid to accommodate large pots
and pans, easy grip handles, detachable side tables, leg levelers. The entire
assembly is no rust—porcelain exterior, no rust metals used in manufacture.
The cooking surface is 285 square inches, and has dual burners (independently
controlled) and match-less push button ignition. I allowed myself about an
hour of time to open the shipping box and set up the grill the first time—but
it only took about 10 minutes total time for the entire operation, and 3
minutes of that was finding the box cutter and about 5 minutes was glancing
through the directions.
The assembly in the box was heavy, but once you have it set up, it's easy to
convert it from fully usable to a briefcase sized contraption.
The griddle is plenty big enough to cook three or four Pournelle-sized pancakes, and if you had
the other griddle, you would be able to fry up bacon and eggs at the same
time. For my initial test run, I invited over the usual suspects, and we
grilled hamburgers and hot dogs.
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