What surface do you use to place it on? The stand looks like it would need a solid surface to place it on. For traveling, picnic tables are split wood most of the time, I was wondering if anyone travels with a small fold-out table or how they create a flat, solid, fire-resistant surface to place the grill on? What surface do you use to place it on? The stand looks like it would need a solid surface to place it on. For traveling, picnic tables are split wood most of the time, I was wondering if anyone... » Read More What surface do you use to place it on? The stand looks like it would need a solid surface to place it on. For traveling, picnic tables are split wood most of the time, I was wondering if anyone travels with a small fold-out table or how they create a flat, solid, fire-resistant surface to place the grill on? « Show Less
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We've camped with this grill going on 12 years now and we always place it right on the picnic table. We've never had an issue with burning the surface. One note, we use a charcoal chimney to start the briquets so the heat is in the grill only after all the charcoal is grey. We use a portable metal table when there is not a picnic table available. We've also used those old rusty bbq's that some campgrounds have, the kind on the metal pole sticking up just anywhere. The Weber sits quite nicely on those and it's up high enough to use easily.
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I've used this on wooden surfaces and on grass before with no problems. The "feet" do not get that hot at all. I'd be careful with it around very dry brush but it's not going to catch solid wood on fire.
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Beware: While the heat out the bottom is not intense, but it is still enough to warp a plastic folding table. I've had no problems on typical wood picnic tables at campgrounds.
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The cover that we bought from Amazon cover the grill and legs, we don't have a stand, we use a table. You have to disconnect the shelves, which come over very easily. They store inside the grill. It also fits a universal warming rack which we got. Hope this helps.
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My husband used our grill and stand this past weekend for the first time. He told me that there are no rollers on the stand or a way to attach rollers. He said there are two clips that attach the grill to the stand. He was able to easily lift the grill and stand together by using the grill handles. According to him, it wasn't heavy.
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The surface is PERFECT for food prep and serving. That said, the surface is bamboo [very pretty and nicely finished]. As we enjoy the look it has, while we *could* cut food on the surface, we prefer to use cutting boards in order to preserve the finish
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I place the whole thing right on top of the grill. It goes with the rack/carrier for the stone that you place on the grill.
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while camping i use a piece of firewood on the "arms", then place rocks on the ends of the wood for stability. i was worried that the arms were too flimsy for anything too heavy like the rocks directly. the stakes is a great idea, but sometimes were are on blacktop or cement, or hard desert ground without the ability to use stakes!
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I wouldn't put it directly on the surface, but you could put a cookie sheet or metal tray underneath and you would be ok as long as you are close by with a pitcher of water or hose. It might even be better to put the tray on top of a few bricks or floor tiles just to make sure the table top doesn't get too hot. You can also get concrete board at home improvement stores (used to line chimneys, etc). Then you wouldn't even need the tray.
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Yes --- the stand that is shown in the picture is included (it shows the side tables on the stand). You do not have to use the stand. You can put the grill on another surface, if you want to.
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They are singles however id you want a total grilling surface order 2. I chose to Have one like this and a solid one beside it. I just found it more versatile. As well I ordered a "frypan" grate so that I could use a fry pan or a pot. Get all the heat direct ro the frypan or pot that way. (in summary, I have three "grill" tops. This one, a solid one (pancakes, eggs, bacon etc) and the stove top style grate). If you want it cooked outdoors I can do it any way you want!
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you want to place on the briquettes or balance on flavor bars/heat shield underneath the cooking grates. That way it does not take up any of your cooking space and gets more heat.
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If you purchase the correct style you can use it on a table. The one that I have is on folding legs and the only way I could use it on a table is if I put bricks under it. so the heat dispurses. Hope that helps you. I dont have alot of positive to say about this grille. The grille of my choice would be coleman it is eliptical in shape as I dont recall the name given to it. With coleman you have the choice of either on a stand or on a table or tailgate. Hope this helps.
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I had the same doubts, so I use a wood cutting board to place hot/warm items on the table just in case. So far the table has performed as expected.
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I have mine on a hard plastic folding table, no problems, this my second grill on the same table.
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It seems you could put it anywhere you wanted but if u place it on a cooktop and accidentally turn on the burner underneath it you will damage this expensive appliance.Seems risky. I would love to place mine on my gas cooktop so it is under my ventilating hood. I wondered if a fireproof heatproof board could be placed over the cooktop to protect this device in the event one of my gas burners was inadvertently turned on.
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It sits on top of the super big sky, not down in it. You could burn wood on top of it but the point of a fire pit is to control and contain the fire, you would want to ensure the fire would be contained somehow. Otherwise, it is good steel and would hold up for a while. Over time, the steel will rust some and begin to warp from the direct heat of the coals and then cooling slowly... kind of like annealing it. but it will take a while to hurt it.
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Biggest problem is that the two halves of the island are designed to use the outer wall of the grill as a common wall. In other words, the left hand cabinet of the island uses the existing left hand panel of the grill as its right hand panel. The mounts for the shelves are mounted on this common wall. If you put the island cabinets in a wood frame you will have to provide a common wall between the two cabinet halves and mount the shelf brackets to that wall.
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No grill just sets on top and once on top will stabilize the stand as it is pretty wobbly without grill on it. I bought the stand but returned it because it did not fit the grill I had bought. It only fits the grill that is made for this stand.