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Wife and I had to get rid of our old Charbroil grill that we had for 3
years and used the heck out of to the point that we didn't figure it
would be worth trying to take on our move from Texas to California.

Anyway, I'm in the market for a new gas grill, and while I'd love to be
able to spring for a Weber, they are just way out of my price range. I
know they're worth it, but my wife and I just went from two paychecks
to one that just barely pays the bills. I found a Charbroil
Performance Series grill (45000 BTU) for $259 that looks fairly decent,
but Charbroil seems to have a bad rap around here.

My only options are whatever my local Home Depot carries - which seems
to be Weber, Charbroil and some brand called Fiesta that I've never
heard of before. I've also got a Target and a Walmart in the area, but
that's about it for grill-store options.

Anyway, just wanted to get some input from folks that might have used
these brands (or other, relatively inexpensive ones) and help me get a
good (read: not professional) grill that will get me the most bang for
my buck.


If you have a Lowes, take a look at the Charbroil Commercial Series gas
grill, #463251505, for $299. I just bought one this weekend. It has some
stainless on the exterior, 3 brass burners, front cabinet doors, 4 caster
wheels, and a side burner. There's also a Charbroil there for $269 that
rated as a best buy from Consumer Reports, but I didn't like that one only
because it had only 2 wheels and would be heavy for me to lift one end and
roll it around.

Charbroil makes different models for each store so it's very hard to compare
apples to apples when shopping for these things. Comparing BTUs is not
always the best way to shop for a grill. Higher BTUs and you'll burn fuel a
lot faster. Somewhere between 20,000 and 50,000 is good. But you may want
the higher BTUs if you're grilling often in cold or windy weather.