Back in October, I was on my way to meet a close friend to hang out for a few days. About halfway, I met
@Mr.CPHo and we made a trade on a couple of Webers.
During my stay with my friend I grilled us some steaks and another day, I made us some Vortex wings. My friend was not a griller, he had a gas grill but didn't use it much. He raved over the steaks. The next day we had the wings and he said they were the best wings that he had ever eaten.
Then he started asking questions about Webers and the Vortex. I told him that what I made was easy and anyone could do it. The next day after he got home he sent me a photo of a new copper Master Touch. He asked about the Vortex and he immediately had one on the way. His first cook was the wings, and from there he was hooked.
He expanded to cooking steaks, loins, chicken. Then I got him interested in sides and desserts. Well, of course, he realized that he needed another grill. He found a deal on CL on a new in the box green MT and then shortly he found another new MT in brick red. Now he was set.
His wife thanked me for getting him interested in grilling as she was reaping the benefits. She even bought him a beautiful blue Performer for Christmas. I told him that I was very envious because I didn't have a blue one...yet. (Hopefully that is changing soon.)
A couple of weeks ago, he sent a picture of a black original kettle. He said they were going down the highway and passed a house where the people were moving and had a huge trash pile by the side of the road. He thought he spied something and did a U turn. In the pile he saw a bowl. He kept digging and found the complete grill less the ash pan and charcoal grate.
While my grill count hasn't changed much, my friend has really been busy in just a few months.