--- title: "2018 DCS Grill Review: Nor'easter Grilling with Solid Fuel Insert!" description: Senor Smoke decides to create a Frankenstein grill by merging the DCS BH136RN with the Alfresco Solid Fuel insert. The results were astounding, nothing like cooking over live fire! --- - [CONTACT](https://rofgrills.com/contact/) - [(914) 215-1436](tel:9142151436) - - - - Open Close ![ROF-logo-new](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ROF-logo-new.png?width=120&height=110&name=ROF-logo-new.png "ROF-logo-new") - [HOME](https://www.rofgrills.com/) - [ABOUT US](https://www.rofgrills.com/about/) - [OUR WORK](https://www.rofgrills.com/our-work/) - [BBQ Supplies](https://www.rofgrills.com/bbq-products/) - [Outdoor Kitchens 101](https://www.rofgrills.com/outdoor-kitchens-101/) - [Blog](https://blog.rofgrills.com/) - Visit Our Showroom - 1968 Central Park Ave. Yonkers, NY 10710 - [(914) 215-1436](tel:9142151436) - [questions@rofgrills.com](mailto:%20questions@rofgrills.com) - MON – TH : 9am – 6pm FRI – SAT : 9am – 5pm SUN :          12pm – 4pm ![ROF-logo-new](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ROF-logo-new.png?width=120&height=110&name=ROF-logo-new.png "ROF-logo-new") Open Close - [HOME](https://www.rofgrills.com/) - [ABOUT US](https://www.rofgrills.com/about/) - [OUR WORK](https://www.rofgrills.com/our-work/) - [BBQ Supplies](https://www.rofgrills.com/bbq-products/) - [Outdoor Kitchens 101](https://www.rofgrills.com/outdoor-kitchens-101/) - [Blog](https://blog.rofgrills.com/) - Visit Our Showroom - 1968 Central Park Ave. Yonkers, NY 10710 - [(914) 215-1436](tel:9142151436) - [questions@rofgrills.com](mailto:%20questions@rofgrills.com) - MON – TH : 9am – 6pm FRI – SAT : 9am – 5pm SUN :          12pm – 4pm - - - - Open Close # [2018 DCS Grill Review: Nor'easter Grilling with Solid Fuel Insert!](https://blog.rofgrills.com/2018-dcs-grill-review) Written by [Senor Smoke](https://blog.rofgrills.com/author/senor-smoke) on 03.21.18 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In this blog post, Senor Smoke from Curto's decides to experiment by merging the Alfresco solid fuel insert with his [DCS BH136 grill.](http://www.curtos.com/en/catalog/product/324122-DCS%20by%20Fisher%20%26%20Paykel-BH136RN?searchterm=bh136rn)..all during a Nor'easter! As we are bludgeoned by the 4th Nor'easter this month (and on the second day of Spring!) I made an early  departure from the showroom and while shoveling my driveway decided to do something to commemorate this white and stormy start to Spring. It was time to fire up the DCS grill.  However I decided to add a twist. Instead of simply grilling over the normal (boring) burners, I decide to take the Frankenstein approach: I would use the DCS grill but I was going to attempt to integrate my beloved [Alfresco solid fuel insert (SFIPOD)](http://www.curtos.com/en/catalog/product/446745-Alfresco-SFIPOD) to cook over a live fire.  DCS will be releasing a solid fuel insert this Spring, and in no way am I advocating the purchase of the [Alfresco SFI-POD](http://www.curtos.com/en/catalog/product/446745-Alfresco-SFIPOD) to use with your DCS. The insert does fit, but it is a bit awkward and sits very high off the grill. Yet, when the Fogo lump coal was ignited and the steak was thrown on, the results were magnificent!  [![Free Nationwide DCS Shipping in our 70th Anniversary Sale!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4211358/8495983e-706d-40be-9540-c1fe68ab3bbc.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4211358/8495983e-706d-40be-9540-c1fe68ab3bbc) As I have stated to many of my customers, the ability to grill over solid fuel has completely changed the way I cook outdoors with a gas grill.  ![DCS Grill Curtos.com](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2175.jpg?width=300&name=IMG_2175.jpg) I rarely, if ever, cook over the normal gas burners. To this man, they are simply there out of convenience. The ability to get that lump coal and/or wood fired up is simply a game changer and takes us back to a more primal time where man always cooked with fire.  One interesting thing to note om using the Alfresco solid fuel insert with the DCS - because the DCS grill puts off more heat than the Alfresco, at least in the short term, your solid fuel ignites QUICKER!. So wrap your mind around that for a second - you can now get the incredible, olfactory sensation of cooking with charcoal or wood, now, in a matter of minutes! Any questions, please email me at [jonathan@curtos.com](mailto:jonathan@curtos.com). And if you live in the tri-state area, please visit the Curto's showroom so we can help you with your grill purchase or outdoor kitchen!     | ![SFIPOD Curtos.com](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2121.jpg?width=389&name=IMG_2121.jpg) | ![DCS Grill Curtos.com](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2137.jpg?width=389&name=IMG_2137.jpg) | | --- | --- |   Topics: [new dcs grills reviews](https://blog.rofgrills.com/topic/new-dcs-grills-reviews), [dcs solid fuel insert](https://blog.rofgrills.com/topic/dcs-solid-fuel-insert), [dcs charcoal insert](https://blog.rofgrills.com/topic/dcs-charcoal-insert), [2018 dcs grill review](https://blog.rofgrills.com/topic/2018-dcs-grill-review) ### SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER ###### Popular Posts - [![Are Napoleon Grills Better Than Weber Grills?](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hubfs/PRO665RSIBPSS-3-Web-Gallery-02-Prestige-Pro665-3-RSIB-Prod-Ang-Knbs-On-ProxLight.jpg)](https://blog.rofgrills.com/are-napoleon-grills-better-than-weber-grills) [Are Napoleon Grills Better Than Weber Grills?](https://blog.rofgrills.com/are-napoleon-grills-better-than-weber-grills) September 11, 2025 - [![Should I Buy an Alfresco Grill or a DCS Grill?](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hubfs/dcs%201.jpg)](https://blog.rofgrills.com/should-i-buy-an-alfresco-grill-or-a-dcs-grill) [Should I Buy an Alfresco Grill or a DCS Grill?](https://blog.rofgrills.com/should-i-buy-an-alfresco-grill-or-a-dcs-grill) September 08, 2024 - [![Outdoor Kitchen Rules: Remember to Vent!](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hubfs/vents.jpeg)](https://blog.rofgrills.com/outdoor-kitchen-rules-remember-to-vent) [Outdoor Kitchen Rules: Remember to Vent!](https://blog.rofgrills.com/outdoor-kitchen-rules-remember-to-vent) January 17, 2020 - [![Are Napoleon Grills Made in China?](https://blog.rofgrills.com/hubfs/rogue%20pro.jpg)](https://blog.rofgrills.com/are-napoleon-grills-made-in-china) [Are Napoleon Grills Made in China?](https://blog.rofgrills.com/are-napoleon-grills-made-in-china) August 24, 2025 ![](https://rofgrills.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ROF-logo-new.png) ###### Visit Us 1968 Central Park Ave. Yonkers, NY 10710 ###### LET’S TALK questions@rofgrills.com (914) 215-1436 ###### FOLLOW US - - - - Open Close [![](https://rofgrills.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/curtos-logo-white.png)](https://www.curtos.com/) © 2020 Curto's Inc. 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