The Inherited BBQ

so, I blogged a while back about the BBQ that my brother gave me last fall... foolishly, I left it out all winter.. and as you can see... the uh.. burner didn't fare so well!!

First time we cooked on it ( ironically, it was the last time I've cooked on it in 2 1/2 weeks ) .... there was a huge flame in the center.... I thought it odd, at the time.. but since I'm a pyro at heart, I quite LOVED IT!

decided though, when we put 5 burgers on there, and four weren't cooked and the one was BURNED... that perhaps I should investigate... above photos show what I found....

Gonna keep it INSIDE this winter! duh!