WHICH BBQ GRILL?

[Gothgar]

Grill King makes a decent cheapy, I had a Charbroil that was good, but their quality has fallen I heard.

I currently have a Charmgrill or something from Home Depot, worst piece of shit I ever used.

 

[adairusmc]

Traeger

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[sjwaste]

I bought my Weber Genesis in late fall, was the floor model, so it came assembled. I got 20% off since they wanted to get rid of the display models.

The igniter was busted, but they just gave me the replacement off the shelf. It turned out to be the wrong part, so I called Weber, explained that I bought a display, and they shipped it to me no questions asked. They also sent me the manual that I didn't have.

Bottom line, buy a Weber. They will take care of you. If some part breaks, they will replace it.

But since its louissss, I have to speak his language. LOUISSSSS THE WEBER GENESIS IS THE... HONDA ACCORD OF GRILLS.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

great i'll try to find the best weber i can afford. but if i can't afford any, whats the 2nd best i can get, prefer 3 burners and stainless steel. casters are a plus. $200-350.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
great i'll try to find the best weber i can afford. but if i can't afford any, whats the 2nd best i can get, prefer 3 burners and stainless steel. casters are a plus. $200-350.

Keep in mind that you're getting towards the end of the season. Troll Home Depot and look for stock to dip, and keep asking if you can buy the floor model. When they do go on sale, you get an assembled grill at a discount.

The Weber Spirit is probably closer to your range. It's a little smaller than the Genesis with some concessions on the construction, but they still last a damn long time.

In reality, though, if you find a cheaper stainless grill that you like, you could always roll the dice on it. Chances are, the body will hold up if it's really stainless. Since cheaper grills usually come with shitty grates, you can just set aside $50-75 and buy a nice set of cast iron or thicker stainless.

 

[IronWing]

Cruise your neighborhood on trash day. Chances are good someone will be chucking a serviceable grill so snag a freebie. The grill doesn't matter; it's the food that counts.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Cruise your neighborhood on trash day. Chances are good someone will be chucking a serviceable grill so snag a freebie. The grill doesn't matter; it's the food that counts.

nah dude... i'm not gunna go garbage diggin. u can do that

 

[JDub02]

another option is a used Weber on Craigslist. you can usually pick one up for < $100. Weber sells all of the parts to refurb their old grills. All you need is a solid firebox and there's usually a 25 year transferrable warranty on those. you can usually refurb one for another $200 for burners, grates, flavorizer bars, etc. (aka all the guts).

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: zinfamous
none of those are BBQs--they're grills.

BBQ is a type of meat and food preparation; it is not a device to cook upon. It does not refer to hamburgers, hotdogs, etc, etc...........

BBQ is low and slow, grilling is hot and fast.

I thought that was the tempo not BBQ. I know BB is Beastie Boys, what does Q stand for?

 

[brandonbull]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: Turin39789
something American made of course

thats idiotic. why pay excessive for the same quality? i dont care where the products i buy are from.

where would u guys recommend buying? i'm open to anby and all suggestions. of course cheapest is best. i have a sears/lowes/home depot/doody/ probably some more B&M stores around me. i live in NYC. i'm fine with mail order also

My in-laws bought us a 4 burner Jenn-Air stainless and I love it. Still looks and cooks great after almost 4 years of being kept in the Florida weather. They bought it from Lowes.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn...52341-P3018&lpage=none

i like dis one!!! do u guys?

no flavorizer bar though, whats the point of this? is it a heated steel bar that burns into the food to get that "bbq" flavor?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

a few of u guys said you wish u had a rotisserie on their Gas grill, how does that work? do i need to plug it into an electric outlet? is it just a stainless steel rod that i poke through the meet and it spins inside of the grill?

 

[theblackbox]

i found an old pk grill (cast aluminum) at a goodwill for 11 bucks, cleaned it up and man oh man does it rock.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
a few of u guys said you wish u had a rotisserie on their Gas grill, how does that work? do i need to plug it into an electric outlet? is it just a stainless steel rod that i poke through the meet and it spins inside of the grill?

It has a motor that needs to be plugged in to spin.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
none of those are BBQs--they're grills.

BBQ is a type of meat and food preparation; it is not a device to cook upon. It does not refer to hamburgers, hotdogs, etc, etc...........

not entirely true.


Barbecue or barbeque is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, with the heat and hot gases of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of charcoal or a propane gas grill, and may include application of a marinade, spice rub, or basting sauce to the meat. The term as a noun can refer to the cooking apparatus itself, or to a party that includes such food. The term as an adjective can refer to foods cooked by this method. The term is also used as a verb for the act of cooking food in this manner.

 

[Grunt03]

My brother en-law has a 'Big Green Egg". I do not think there is anything better on the market and this thing will do it all...

The Big Green Egg

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Grunt03
The Big Green Egg

Withstands temperature extremes from below 0° to 1800°F

1800 degrees F huh?

Wonder how they tested this.

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn...52341-P3018&lpage=none

i like dis one!!! do u guys?

no flavorizer bar though, whats the point of this? is it a heated steel bar that burns into the food to get that "bbq" flavor?

angled bars that sit over the flames. they prevent flare-ups and also vaporize fat drippings to "flavorize" your food.

in other words, your burgers won't catch on fire when the fat drips down.

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: Grunt03
My brother en-law has a 'Big Green Egg". I do not think there is anything better on the market and this thing will do it all...

The Big Green Egg

Those are nice, but really expensive. And you still have to deal with charcoal. I don't mind cooking with it, but I really hate the clean up.

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: Grunt03
The Big Green Egg

Withstands temperature extremes from below 0° to 1800°F

1800 degrees F huh?

Wonder how they tested this.

The thing's basically a ceramic crucible. They can just say it can withstand the temperature of a kiln.

I saw one at Sam's Club before - it's big and really heavy. And very very expensive.

 

[MrChad]

I like the 4-burner Charbroil Commercial Series I bought from Lowes about two years ago. Was $300 on sale for $240 at the time. Not sure what the equivalent model is today.

 

[TheAdvocate]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: Grunt03
The Big Green Egg

Withstands temperature extremes from below 0° to 1800°F

1800 degrees F huh?

Wonder how they tested this.

Like this

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: zinfamous
none of those are BBQs--they're grills.

BBQ is a type of meat and food preparation; it is not a device to cook upon. It does not refer to hamburgers, hotdogs, etc, etc...........

yeah, well, welcome to amercia *Waves*

i wanna build my flower pot smoker this week to make some bbq

don't you live in or around NC? you should be one of the last people to defend the misuse of the sacredness that is BBQ.

and yeah, I too can't wait to put together a flower pot smoker.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: Grunt03
The Big Green Egg

Withstands temperature extremes from below 0° to 1800°F

1800 degrees F huh?

Wonder how they tested this.

The thing's basically a ceramic crucible. They can just say it can withstand the temperature of a kiln.

I saw one at Sam's Club before - it's big and really heavy. And very very expensive.

And they don't cook all that well. You will never see one at a BBQ or grilling competition because they suck.

 

[BarneyFife]

Weber hands down.