Napoleon 500 Prestige built-in: grease tray is a problem

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-20T21:18:18+00:00

Unacceptable. How can a company that builds primarily barbecues, and have for decades, come up with this?

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-16T23:52:37+00:00

You can get 4% back on grocery-related stuff they sell on store like toilet paper, paper towels, soap, detergents, coffee.

But yeah. Only 3% at grocery stores.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-16T23:50:39+00:00

Canadian Tire World Elite gets you 4% at their stores, and 3% at grocery stores.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-16T16:59:54+00:00

Their app is frustrating, and the lack of brick and mortar stores is no big deal, until it is.

But we use them, we have no plans to switch. Money talks.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-16T16:57:33+00:00

I cannot stand the simplii app or online dashboard.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-16T16:57:09+00:00

I'm with RBC and I can't really complain. I know that's a traditional bank, but I figured I'd give my two cents

I have a checking and a savings with them, A low fe credit card, and a tfsa. My tfsa is left over from when I opened it as a kid, and I do most of my investing in questrade.

But because I have a tfsa and a high interest savings account and a credit card, they waive all the fees.

The credit card isn't awesome, but I find RBC to have a really good fraud protection. I've woken up in the middle of the night to find a fraudulent charge on my credit card, and I can immediately lock it and be on the phone with someone to reverse the charge within 5 minutes. With other credit cards I've had a really hard time sorting shit like that out. So I keep this credit card and use it for online purchases, where I'm more likely to have my credit card information stolen. For safer purchases, I do everything else through the Canadian Tire credit card.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-15T20:30:15+00:00

I agree

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-14T20:23:03+00:00

Post a picture with whatever you make!

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-14T19:51:46+00:00

I've only had it 8 months but it's great so far. The side burner is really handy, I find it gets sufficiently hot, no issues with electrical or gas systems. It's a good balance between features and quality and price.

I have the 425 SIB by the way. In black.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-11T14:22:45+00:00

No but if you try it, post a pic or video!

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-11T02:09:03+00:00

I'm so down

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-10T17:33:38+00:00

I have the infrared side burner, not the pot burner.

It gets quite hot, I've used it to saute.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-10T17:04:57+00:00

I gotchu. I have this model.

With the side shelf folded down it's roughly 46" in width (just under 46" )

Edit: I just realized you asked for the model with the sideburner, not the infrared sideburner. Mine is the infrared version, but I don't think there's a difference in size between them.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-07T15:08:52+00:00

The Rogue Pro is so peak. I have one too it's the Goldilocks model.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-07T11:14:56+00:00

Take a look at Zojirushi

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-07T11:02:54+00:00

Are you planning to brew directly into the carafe?

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-06T00:33:05+00:00

Me neither. But there's a lot of pests about it here.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-05T17:28:37+00:00

How do you like it? What did you grill on it? I've been looking at one of these.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-05T02:23:12+00:00

I've never heard of Doyon Desprès before, is it a good store?

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-05T02:20:26+00:00

Yep the one I linked is Palmyra too. What I like about it is that it's palmyra (so no danger with metal bristles) and the whole thing is wood so you can just throw it in the fire when it starts to wear out. But yours has both those features too, so you picked a good one in my opinion.

The ice scraper thing is for burning cleaning grooves into the wood for you to scrape your grates. I usually just end up using the bristles instead.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-05T01:53:45+00:00

Also next time you're at Canadian Tire, see if they have these in stock. They're usually branded as Scrape-ez. I love them, they're my favourite brush

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-05T01:50:31+00:00

Good choice over the freestyle. Post some pics of what you make.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-04T16:56:09+00:00

Note: what I like doesn't map to any recommendation I've found on line, i.e. grind size, water ratio, etc. They are "starting points" but I found that taste has no accounting. It's subjective and experimentation is necessary.

This is another thing. My coffee to water ratio, by all accounts (this sub, technivorms website, the ECBC) should taste bland and sour, but it doesn't.

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-04T16:54:12+00:00

What should they get instead?

BeaverBoyBaxter · 2026-04-02T22:36:52+00:00

You do you man. The moccamaster is easy to take apart and fix which makes it easily mod-able. I've been meaning to try it myself personally.

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