I'm thinking about building a cart for my 26er - currently I have grill stuff scattered all over my shed where I keep my grills and I would like to consolidate everything into one cart that would also hold my 26er. I'm thinking butcher block top, wire baskets for all of my tools a bag of charcoal or two etc. I'm definitely going to install a side burner sized to light my chimneys, and pegs/hooks to hold tools and cooking/charcoal grates while cleaning and prepping.
So when thinking about your cooks what things do you wish were at arms length?
Running through a typical cook in my head - I typically remove the cooking grate, then the basket/vortex/SNS etc. then the charcoal grate, sweep out the bowl and empty the ash catcher if it's getting full.
Put the charcoal grate back in, but my basket/SNS/Vortex back in with the used coals - add desired amount of new coals to my chimney and light it up. Once the coals are going I'll toss them on the old coals cover and let the grill come up to temp. Then add the cooking grate, give it a quick scrub and have at er.
During the cook I typically just need tongs, some foil, paper towels, a hand towel or two, a dish for sauce or oil, my thermalpen, maybe a light for those late night cooks/smokes.
Once I'm done, I usually give the grates a quick scrub and put the grill away.
Am I missing anything?