Finally buying a grill soon... suggestions?

Denverdave said:
Yeah - I do agree with that. It really does not get hot enough to properly cook a steak - but most gas grills won't.
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This does. In fact, I am inspired to get it out and order new grates and burners for it:


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This is a TEC Patio II. Two ceramic Infrared Burners generate 1600 degrees at the grilling surface.
 
FenderPusher said:
I wanted a Weber since I know they're supposed to be the best, but they're a little steep seeing as I'll have a lot of other expenses when I move into my new place. I was checking this out:

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Dual propane/charcoal grill & smoker. Covers all bases, but I'm not sure about the quality of Brinkmann grills.
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Any grill I've purchased from Home Depot or Lowes didn't last more then a few years for me.

The number one thing I look for in a grill are Brass burners. Brass doesn't rust.

Auto ignite systems never work after the first few months (maybe that's a North East thing) so that has never been a major requirement either.

Most side burners have to much BTU output. That's great for boiling water - but they always seem to be to much heat for warming up beans, onions/peppers or any other side dish you don't want to burn.
 
I don't need a side burner, not too concerned with the auto ignition either since I don't think I've ever seen a grill where it ever works.
 
I've had great luck with the igniters on the Weber. I've only had mine since Sept. but my Dad's is eight years old and the igniter still works on the first push.
 
fanuvbrak said:
This does. In fact, I am inspired to get it out and order new grates and burners for it:


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This is a TEC Patio II. Two ceramic Infrared Burners generate 1600 degrees at the grilling surface.
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That looks a bit blue for my blood, but I bet I'd like one. :embarrassed:
 
Weber Genesis FTMFW

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I thought it over for a long time and finally decided it was worth the investment not to have to buy a new one every 4-5 years.
 
So I called TEC. To replace my burners and cooking grates will be $442.

WTF?

And that's just for the ceramic burners themselves...if the burner housings are bad, the total cost goes up to $856.

So, essentially, I have to pony up enough money to put a Stainless Steel Weber in my grill.
 
fanuvbrak said:
So I called TEC. To replace my burners and cooking grates will be $442.

WTF?

And that's just for the ceramic burners themselves...if the burner housings are bad, the total cost goes up to $856.

So, essentially, I have to pony up enough money to put a Stainless Steel Weber in my grill.
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Good God.
 
Cheese Grits said:
Here's the thing about smokers. Good smoked meat requires constant temperature. Down south, you can buy a cheap one because it never gets too cold and your temp will not fluctuate much. Up north, you need a really high quality insulated smoker (thicker metal, etc.), and that can get expensive. The Brinkman would be great for down here, but might not perform well during the winter up north. It seems to be made of about the same material as my New Braunfels smoker. If it is, it will be a pain in the ass to smoke in the cold.
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^This man speaks the truth. I have a cheap smoker that works great in the summertime, but sucks in the winter.

As for gas grills, I'm probably going to be shopping for one soon too. I have a $99 Lowe's Char Broil special. I've been using it for 5 or 6 years. It actually still works OK (Better than new, now that I replaced the heat distribution plate) but the heat has always been uneven and hard to control.

Don't be fooled by the "stainless steel" on most grills. Take a magnet to it - if the magnet sticks (and it will on most sub $500 grills) it's a low grade stainless allow that will still rust in time because of the high iron content. If it doesn't stick, it's a higher quality alloy with plenty of nickle that will be much more resistant to rust.

For mere mortals like me, I'm probably going to say screw stainless and just get one with a good enamel finish.
 
My father in law has a really nice charcoal grill, but I can't remember the brand of it. It's the nicest grill I've ever cooked on, tbh. He bought it a couple of summers ago and I think it's been used three times, and all of those times it was used by me.

Lemme see if I can find out the brand.
 
Some day I'm going to build some kind of giant brick monument to the BBQ gods. Some kind of 4 ton smoking/grilling/brick oven monstrosity that takes up half my patio.

I've cooked once or twice on a non-portable type brick BBQ, and I don't think I'll ever be completely satisfied with a metal box style again.
 
2manband said:
Some day I'm going to build some kind of giant brick monument to the BBQ gods. Some kind of 4 ton smoking/grilling/brick oven monstrosity that takes up half my patio.

I've cooked once or twice on a non-portable type brick BBQ, and I don't think I'll ever be completely satisfied with a metal box style again.
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Now your talking!!
 
2manband said:
^This man speaks the truth. I have a cheap smoker that works great in the summertime, but sucks in the winter.

As for gas grills, I'm probably going to be shopping for one soon too. I have a $99 Lowe's Char Broil special. I've been using it for 5 or 6 years. It actually still works OK (Better than new, now that I replaced the heat distribution plate) but the heat has always been uneven and hard to control.

Don't be fooled by the "stainless steel" on most grills. Take a magnet to it - if the magnet sticks (and it will on most sub $500 grills) it's a low grade stainless allow that will still rust in time because of the high iron content. If it doesn't stick, it's a higher quality alloy with plenty of nickle that will be much more resistant to rust.

For mere mortals like me, I'm probably going to say screw stainless and just get one with a good enamel finish.
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That's why i like the Weber Stainless. Not only is the housing Stainless Steel (and not the crap stainless you mention), but the favorizer bars and the cooking grates are stainless. Plus, it's only like $100 to $150 more than the regular.

But, you can buy the regular and then buy the stainless cooking grates and flavorizer bars...it'll run you another $90.00, but when yours go bad in four years, you can replace them with stainless and you'd be good for another 8 years.
 
Might as well throw these up too.

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Filled with eggs, peppers, onion and cheese. This wasn't coooked on a grill.
 
FenderPusher said:
I wanted a Weber since I know they're supposed to be the best, but they're a little steep seeing as I'll have a lot of other expenses when I move into my new place. I was checking this out:

ee99d22f-9b05-4947-ae76-4f3efb36c97c_300.jpg


Dual propane/charcoal grill & smoker. Covers all bases, but I'm not sure about the quality of Brinkmann grills.
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I don't go with that propane shit, you can get a Weber kettle charcoal grill for about 60 bucks. Everybody always complains that it's a hassle to start the fire but if you get one of those charcoal chimneys it fires up in ten minutes.
 
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