On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:59:35 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:

>
>"raymond" > wrote in message
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>> Summit S-450 from Home Depot.
>>
>> At first I had rejected Weber because I didn't like the 2006 Summits.
>> But when I saw the 2007s, I decided to wait until they were available.
>> Had to wait a month for them to show up on HD's website as in stock.
>> I wanted good quality cause I cook on it seven days a week during the
>> summer to help out the A/C indoors, so I went a cut above the
>> Char-Broils and Charm-Glows, which, according to what I read, are now
>> made in China. The S-450 is about $1900 with tax and delivery, which
>> leaves me cash from my bonus to put in the bank.
>>
>> It looks like they've incorporated the Ducane design with Weber's
>> features. Ducane's are heavily discounted everywhere, and it won't
>> surprise me if you can't get them after this year. If so, that means I
>> wouldn't be able to get parts in about five years when it's time to
>> start replacing worn out ones. Weber parts for the S-450 should be
>> around for years.
>>
>> I considered the S-650, but decided that was overkill. My old Ducane
>> has been ample for my needs and the S-450 has 538 square inches of
>> cooking area compared to 300 for my 20-year-old Ducane, which is going
>> to the dump. No need to burn gas to heat unused cooking grids.
>>
>> It should be here first week in March. Can't wait.
>>
>> Raymond
>>
>>
>>
>I would order cast iron grates for your new grill. Stainless steel is a very
>poor heat conductor. A cast iron
>grate will sear and char the surface of any meat you are cooking directly
>better than SS or the Weber porcelein coated steel grate. I recently bought
>the porcelein coated cast iron grate on my Weber Silver Genesis B, and the
>difference in creating a "char-rare" steak was striking. It is also much
>easier to grill fish, even flaky gill fish, with the flat side of the grate
>positioned on top of the grill. You can turn the fish without it going
>everywhere.
>Cheers,
>
>Kent
>
Thanks, Kent. I would rather have cast iron, too. I'll check into
ordering them for the S-450.