> I gotta say I am really tempted by yhe Amazon offer for the Weber Genesis
> Gold C for $499 with free shipping. It's hard to find anything bad that
> people say about this grill...yes, it's a safe choice, but it's also a
> quality one. And from what I hear with the good low temp control I can
even
> do some smoking. Yes, the rotis and a cover will add a bit more but I
think
> I could spring for that.
>
> Other options are the Nexgrill at Target and the Costco Char-Broil Front
> Avenue. The latter at $389 including cover and rotis seems like a great
> value, but I am still leaning toward the Weber Genesis Gold C.

I have a Silver B and have praised it before and will praise it now. There
are many good points to the Webers, one of which is support and availability
of parts from the factory. Not too many grill mfrs still providing
replacement parts for grills well over a decade old but Weber does. I've
had and used a number of gas grills over the years and nothing this side of
$1000 can touch the Weber.

The Amazon Gold C is a good deal but only the Home Depot models have cast
iron porcelanized cooking grates which you'll want if you do many steaks and
like them bloody inside and charred outside. However, you can always buy
just the grates from HomeDepot.com for about $50 and add them to the Amazon
unit later.

Eventually you'll want a dedicated smoker and the Weber Smokey Mountain
("WSM") is excellent if a bit pricey at $150-180. I have one of those,
also.