> >
> >> I am looking for a new BBQ and am not sure what to buy. My budget is
> >> about $500 +/- $100 (cdn). I usually grill for about 4 people and
> >> sometimes more.
> >>
> >> I have looked at several but not sure what to do. I looked at all
> >> stainless steel bbqs though expensive can turn yellow after a few
> >> years. They are a little harder to clean as well.
> >>
> >> I was looking at an alluminium one as well. They do not rust till the
> >> coating peels off.
> >>
> >> In your opinion which is the best grill to buy for 5-600 range?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help,
> >>
> >> Shavak
> >
> >Hard to go wrong with a Weber. Vermont Castings is also a good choice,
but
> >some models are apparently made offshore and have been reported to suffer
in
> >quality.
> >
> >Larry T
>
> The Vermont Castings [just a few bucks over Shavak's budget], is made
> in Canada .[I suspect at the Fiesta plant - as Fiesta bought VC a few
> years ago]. I've compared [with the idle curiosity of a Kamado
> Driver], the VC & a similar Weber and concluded that I would buy VC.
> It's carried by Home Depot so that is where my dissatisfaction, if
> any, would be directed to.
>
> Harry

I'll stand corrected then... A couple of years ago when I was grill
shopping, I looked at the VC that HD had. The research I did at that time
suggested it was made in China, and there was some criticism of the quality.
Of course all of this input was anecdotal, and I know VC is a well trusted
brand.

Larry T