On Thu 08 May 2008 08:53:18a, Janet Wilder told us...

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Wed 07 May 2008 05:32:45p, Steve Calvin told us...

Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman wrote:
Hi all,
Have been on the market for a new gas grill for the past few weeks
and it only gets more complicated. Have seen a couple that I like at
BBQ Galore (Capt'n Cook) that have cast iron burners, then a couple
both at Home Depot and Lowes with stainless steel burners, what is
the difference and which one is the better buy? Same thing for the
cooking grills, stainless steel, cast iron and porcelain covered cast
iron. Then I saw something new at Home Depot, their RED 3 or 4 Zone
Infrared grill. The flame never touches the cooking surface or food.

I did search Google, and now I am here for your expert advice. Many
thanks in advance.

Ray
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Probably comes down to personal preference, use, frequency, location,
etc. I live in NY and my grill is outside, uncovered, and used all
year. (gasp, yes, even in winter)

Grill: Weber Genesis Silver B
SS burner
porcelain coated CI grates

9 years so far (heavy use) and the only thing I've done to it is to
replace the starter a month ago. I do need to get new grates shortly
but that's probably due to the fires that started before I had the WSM
and was trying to que in it...

Infared I can't comment on.

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Steve

We had a Weber that we used and liked very much for 7-8 years but chose
to leave behind on a cross-country move. After we settled into our new
place we felt we shouldn't spend quite that much money on a new grill,
so bought a Brinkman instead. It's a larger grill than the Weber, has
4 cast iron burners and porcelain coated cast iron grates. It also has
a smoker drawer to hold wood chips. After 6 years, it's still
performing as well as the Weber did. Brinkman grills are not always
easy to find, but we'd try to buy another one if we had to.


We have a Brinkman, too. It's got 6 burners, a side burner and an ice
well. It's been in use for well over 3 years and the one time it gave us
a problem, we called the company and got excellent help.

It's large enough for me to use it as a smoker by putting the meat on
one side of the grill and lighting the other side.

It is rather large. It's name is "Grillzilla"


Even the 4 burner model we have is large enough for smoking by the same
method, especially since we don't cook for that many people. Ours also has
the side burner, but not the ice well. All of which reminds me, it's
really time again to do some ribs!

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Wayne Boatwright
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