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Weber Genesis Gold B was on sale for 399 at HD in Irving TX on I-635.

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:55:28 -0600, nib wrote:

> So, I'm looking into getting my first real grill. I've narrowed it down
> to Propane Gas for convenience and now I'm trying to finalize the
> brand/model. I've obviously been considering the Webers. The Weber
> Genesis Silver B is the one that looks about like my price range feature
> set. However, I also noticed a Char-Broil grill at my local Lowes
> Hardware store that had some additional features (a side burner), a
> cabinet under the grill (the weber didn't have that), more BTUs AND had
> stainless steel on the hood, which I thought looked nice. Now, the
> burners on the char-broil are brass, which I don't know much about so I
> don't know if that is good or bad. The kicker is that the Char-broil,
> with all the additional things I liked was $100 less.
>
> My question is, while I know Weber is high quality, is it worth the
> extra price for less features? What's the general consensus on
> Char-Broil? Quality grills?
>
> This is the Char-Broil grill I was comparing to the Genesis Silver B:
> http://www.charbroil.com/grills/terrace.asp
>
> For some reason the website says it has cast iron burners but I *know*
> the one I looked at had brass. Not sure what the difference is.
>
> As to how I plan on using my grill...It'll mostly be for your basic
> stuff, Steaks/burgers/chicken for 2-6 people. Like I said, I'm new to
> "serious" grilling but I do plan on moving up to things like ribs or
> tenderloin and all the other goodies.
>
> Looking for any opinions/links/advice or whatever.
>
> Thanks!