--- title: First Review of the DCS Series 9 Grills  description: Senor Smoke at Curto's of Westchester County premieres the new DCS Series 9 grills. It has better lights, a solid fuel box so you can cook with wood/charcoal, a lighter hood and more! Please visit us in Westchester or call 1-800-966-2878 for more DCS info. --- - [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 # [First Review of the DCS Series 9 Grills ](https://blog.rofgrills.com/dcs-series-9-grill-review) Written by [Senor Smoke](https://blog.rofgrills.com/author/senor-smoke) on 04.04.18 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   Editor's Note: [Here is a newer DCS Series 9 Grill Review from 2023](https://blog.rofgrills.com/happy-customer-alert-dcs-series-9-48-grill) The wait is over.  The [new DCS Series 9 grill](http://www.curtos.com/en/blog/22360-First%21-New-DCS-Grill-Pictures-2018) is at Curto's and I was able to mess around with it yesterday and put some thoughts together on video. To my knowledge, it is the first online review of the new [DCS Series 9 grill](http://www.curtos.com/en/blog/22360-First%21-New-DCS-Grill-Pictures-2018).  From a "guts" standpoint, the Series 9 grill is not much different than the current BH1 or Evolution series grills. Chassis and firebox remain the same, as does the temp gauge, the rotisserie, the burners, the ceramic rods, the inverted grates and grease management system  What has changed is: - lights - lighter hood - inclusion of solid fuel box - inclusion of new rack system on back wall of grill    While I think the lights are a dramatic improvement, and a lighter hood is always a good thing (as long as it does not fly open in heavy winds as some spring assist hoods ware wont to do), I am most excited to use the solid fuel insert as well as the new multi-tier rack system, which is totally unique to DCS. 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