No propane, no party. Use this trick to prevent the worst from happening.
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Just used a charcoal grill
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all tanks have a number (16-19) stamped in the top collar, that's how much it weighs empty
Just weigh the tank. they weigh about 16lbs empty, it's has the empty weight stamped on the side of the bottle.
First of all, NEVER be without a spare tank. There is a much better way to do this. Weigh how much propane you have in the tank. The tare weight stamped on the tank, usually on the top ring near the handle. Many tanks are 18 lbs. Now measure the weight of the tank and subtract the tare weight from it. A digital luggage scale works great. Now you have the weight of the propane. You can now calculate the cooking time. There are 21600 BTUs per pound of propane. Multiply the pounds of propane by the 21600 BTUs per pound. Use your grill's owners manual or website to determine how many BTUs per hour per burner. Divide that number of BTU/hr of the burner into the number of BTUs in your remaining propane to get the number of hours remaining.
Here's a link to a Zoho sheet: https://docs.zoho.com/file/p2rrn278d8b5f068a4e4db5d69ac784f53a4c
I hope that link works.
Or you could have a back up cylinder like I do. Bring back Chris.
Who doesn't keep a back up tank? Duh!
I've always tapped the tank and where the tone has changed is how I know where the level is in the tank.
thanks!!!
just weigh tank when full and empty using bathroom scale so you have your benchmark
I have run out of propane before when we had guests so we ended up making a wood fire and cooking over the hot coals. What we do now is ALWAYS have a second FULL propane tank on reserve. We have been doing this for years and it works well. I think I will try the method that she described in the video to see if I can judge the level of propane left…..but since I ALWAYS have my second FULL tank available….I shouldn't run into any problems if it should be empty.
Try the android app: Propane Tank Check. Just hold your phone next to the tank and read the propane level.
It's the liquid level, warm part would be the gas, there's def not "air" in there
Идиоты!!! Манометры должны всегда стоять с редуктором!!! Это же правила для газового оборудования!
I used to fill propane at a gas station years ago. If you look on the collar around the valve of a propane tank, there should be two things stamped on it: Water Capacity (WC) and Tare Weight (TW). When weighing, simply take the scale reading and subtract the tare weight of the tank to get your propane level.
Your conventional grill tank will have a water capacity of around 47.8 lbs which is 20lbs of propane (you find this number on capacity charts).
You can do all of this, or you can get your fat wives' digital scale weight and weight the tank in its current state – minus the empty weight of the tank which for an average BBQ grill is 20lb, so if a pound of propane is ~4.2lb and the tank weights say, 29lb, then you know you have well over 2lb of propane in the tank which should be plenty even for a decent size cookout lasting 2-3 hours.
You also might consider getting your propane in a composite made container.
Nice tip. BTW, it's just a simple tip, not a promo for gas over charcol. – chill out.
is this jsut ashit copy of chow ?
Rebecca is my favorite quick tipper. She's a natural in front of the camera!
Sure! You can definitely heat the water with a microwave, it will be a little faster. I am more comfortable boiling water on the stovetop because I find it more predictable than the microwave.
How about a spare tank?
Wouldn't microwaving the water be a heck of a lot faster?
I've seen that before.
That, and the hyper decantation…
Protip: use charcoal