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May 17, 2014

need a grill

Not for Rv but home. The one we have now has expired. The thing would never get hot enough to sear a steak good. never reached 500 degrees.
went shopping today and all of them are four 12 thousand btu burners or three if smaller than 27 inches or 60 thousand with five burners but a much larger grill surface.
Several of them had, instead of an eye on the side burner a "Searer".
That's crazy. You have to sear one steak at a time and I guess keep them all warm and over done on the main grill.
Lowes, Wall Mart, Cosco, Sams all seem to have the same ones with maybe a different brand name though Lowes had one that said made in North America,Mexico most likely. Stainless for 800.00 except the bottom of the grill was ceramic coated which means death by rust anyway in two or three years.
I want a good grill, with replaceable brass jets in heaavy stainless tubes and everything else in a heavy heat resistant grade of stainless, not plated or designed to be replaced right away. I would like to buy one that will outlast me. Last thing I like is shopping for grills and assembling them and paying a fortune for them and not getting a properly cooked steak, hamburger or whatever.
  • NYCgrrl wrote:
    I don't use propane grills but Cook's Illustrated did a test back in 2010 and pronounced the Weber Spirit 210/310 winner in the mid priced category.

    COOK'S ILLUSTRATED wrote:
    Highly Recommended - Winner
    Weber Spirit

    A strong performer from Weber and just the right price. Front-to-back two-burner configuration allowed varying heat levels over the 350 square inches of cooking surface. Chicken thighs and steaks developed good crust when seared, and thick eggplant planks browned evenly over every point on the grill. Extra features include a built-in thermometer and attached side table. If you need more cooking surface, and have a little more money to spend, we also recommend the three-burner Weber Spirit E-310 ($498)

    HTH!


    I had one of these and it was not good. Previously I had Webers that I loved. I bought this one in Florida and within three years the cabinet was totally rusted out. The doors and the back panel literally fell off. The grill part was OK, but I think they must have sourced the cabinet from China. Will never buy a Weber again.
  • I have had this one BBQ from Lowe's for over 4 years now and it is the best one I have ever bought.
    it gets plenty hot and the stainless grills are easy to clean and the side shelf on the left is extremely useful but when your done it just lowers out of the way.
    Awesome BBQ
  • Webber is the only grill I will purchase from now on, spent lots of $ over the years & get 2-3 years out of a $400 grill then cant get parts for it. Lessons learned the hard way
  • I don't use propane grills but Cook's Illustrated did a test back in 2010 and pronounced the Weber Spirit 210/310 winner in the mid priced category.

    COOK'S ILLUSTRATED wrote:
    Highly Recommended - Winner
    Weber Spirit

    A strong performer from Weber and just the right price. Front-to-back two-burner configuration allowed varying heat levels over the 350 square inches of cooking surface. Chicken thighs and steaks developed good crust when seared, and thick eggplant planks browned evenly over every point on the grill. Extra features include a built-in thermometer and attached side table. If you need more cooking surface, and have a little more money to spend, we also recommend the three-burner Weber Spirit E-310 ($498)

    HTH!
  • Only way you can get a really long lasting grill these days is to build one yourself out of bricks/stones and make the cooking surface size flexible enough to take any griddle/grate you can get. Everything these days is built to be replaced, not repaired. Not just grills, EVERYTHING.

    Since this is for your sticks and bricks, masonry is the way to go.
  • yep, in an expensive grill I want stainless or cast aluminum. no steel to rust out. and I want to be sure that I can get replacement grates.
    bumpy
  • magnusfide wrote:
    Old-Biscuit wrote:
    Weber Kettle.......pile of charcoal

    It'll singe your eyebrows off

    LOL double ditto. Less expensive than what you described too.

    Yup.
  • Old-Biscuit wrote:
    Weber Kettle.......pile of charcoal

    It'll singe your eyebrows off

    LOL double ditto. Less expensive than what you described too.