Hello,

Looking at $399 USD for a Vermont Castings 3-burner, 36,000 BTU. Simple (no
side burner, lots of surface area). Within $100 are the 36,000 BTU Weber
Silver-B and a 36,000 BTU Charmglow. Don't really like the tank hanging out
on the Weber, but am curious if the Flavorizer is actually a plus. Also,
concerned about how rough the porcelain surface is on the Charmglow.

Just the two of us, patio is off of the kitchen, so side burner is not
important.

Any overwhelming reason to steer away from the Vermont Castings unit? Never
having cooked on it, one of my concerns is that the casters look like they
belong on a indoor file cabinet.

BTW, we mainly cooked tri-tip roasts on our (snow crushed) 2-burner Sunbeam,
with steaks and burgers following. Chicken maybe five times in five years,
and no fish.

Thanks for any advise,

CJ

Lynn & Curtis Jordan wrote:
:: Hello,
::
:: Looking at $399 USD for a Vermont Castings 3-burner, 36,000 BTU.
Simple (no
:: side burner, lots of surface area). Within $100 are the 36,000 BTU
Weber
:: Silver-B and a 36,000 BTU Charmglow. Don't really like the tank
hanging out
:: on the Weber, but am curious if the Flavorizer is actually a plus.
Also,
:: concerned about how rough the porcelain surface is on the
Charmglow.
::
:: Just the two of us, patio is off of the kitchen, so side burner is
not
:: important.
::
:: Any overwhelming reason to steer away from the Vermont Castings
unit? Never
:: having cooked on it, one of my concerns is that the casters look
like they
:: belong on a indoor file cabinet.
::
:: BTW, we mainly cooked tri-tip roasts on our (snow crushed) 2-burner
Sunbeam,
:: with steaks and burgers following. Chicken maybe five times in
five years,
:: and no fish.
::
:: Thanks for any advise,
::
:: CJ

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BOB


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Lynn & Curtis Jordan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Looking at $399 USD for a Vermont Castings 3-burner, 36,000 BTU. Simple (no
> side burner, lots of surface area). Within $100 are the 36,000 BTU Weber
> Silver-B and a 36,000 BTU Charmglow. Don't really like the tank hanging out
> on the Weber, but am curious if the Flavorizer is actually a plus. Also,
> concerned about how rough the porcelain surface is on the Charmglow.
>
> Just the two of us, patio is off of the kitchen, so side burner is not
> important.
>
> Any overwhelming reason to steer away from the Vermont Castings unit? Never
> having cooked on it, one of my concerns is that the casters look like they
> belong on a indoor file cabinet.
>
> BTW, we mainly cooked tri-tip roasts on our (snow crushed) 2-burner Sunbeam,
> with steaks and burgers following. Chicken maybe five times in five years,
> and no fish.
>
> Thanks for any advise,
>
> CJ
>
>
I have what seems to be the same model. It's fine except that it's
meant for genteel grilling - the grill never gets hot enough to really
sear a steak. This is a function, not of the BTU, but of the distance
of the grill from the burners. I suspect most high-end gas grills have
the same problem.

Michael Neumann

"Lynn & Curtis Jordan" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> Looking at $399 USD for a Vermont Castings 3-burner, 36,000 BTU. Simple
(no
> side burner, lots of surface area). Within $100 are the 36,000 BTU Weber
> Silver-B and a 36,000 BTU Charmglow. Don't really like the tank hanging
out
> on the Weber, but am curious if the Flavorizer is actually a plus. Also,
> concerned about how rough the porcelain surface is on the Charmglow.
>
> Just the two of us, patio is off of the kitchen, so side burner is not
> important.
>
> Any overwhelming reason to steer away from the Vermont Castings unit?
Never
> having cooked on it, one of my concerns is that the casters look like they
> belong on a indoor file cabinet.
>
> BTW, we mainly cooked tri-tip roasts on our (snow crushed) 2-burner
Sunbeam,
> with steaks and burgers following. Chicken maybe five times in five
years,
> and no fish.
>
> Thanks for any advise,
>

I have what I think is a similar model - though mine is a 4 burner, was sold
as a Jenn-air, it was made by the CFM Harris (I think) company in Canada.
The thing is heavy - and the casters have held up well, after I got them
replaced originally. The reason for that was that they were not screwed all
the way in before the grill was set upright (It was a floor model closeout
at Lowes) - and it was heavy enough to bend the threaded shafts. After
properly installing them, they've been fine and I roll the grill every time
I cook. The June 06 issue of Cnsumer Reports just hit my mailbox today, and
it has the Vermont Castings VM400XBP as the #1 rated midsize, and also
tagged as a CR Best Buy. I"m not planning on getting this thing to last as
long as a weber - but it's a damn good grill.

- Bo

"Lynn & Curtis Jordan" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> Looking at $399 USD for a Vermont Castings 3-burner, 36,000 BTU. Simple
> (no side burner, lots of surface area). Within $100 are the 36,000 BTU
> Weber Silver-B and a 36,000 BTU Charmglow. Don't really like the tank
> hanging out on the Weber, but am curious if the Flavorizer is actually a
> plus. Also, concerned about how rough the porcelain surface is on the
> Charmglow.
>
> Just the two of us, patio is off of the kitchen, so side burner is not
> important.
>
> Any overwhelming reason to steer away from the Vermont Castings unit?
> Never having cooked on it, one of my concerns is that the casters look
> like they belong on a indoor file cabinet.
>
> BTW, we mainly cooked tri-tip roasts on our (snow crushed) 2-burner
> Sunbeam, with steaks and burgers following. Chicken maybe five times in
> five years, and no fish.
>
> Thanks for any advise,
>
> CJ

Well, we decided on a 2006 Vermont Castings 3006 from a stove dealer. The
$399 model from Home Depot turned out to be a 2005 VC 3005 and there were
enough new features (tool hooks, better casters, a lip on the rear of the
grate) for us to spend an extra $100. Plus, the stove dealer has carried VC
products for years and we can get parts as needed.

We should have it by Wednesday!

- CJ

"Lynn & Curtis Jordan" > wrote in message
> Well, we decided on a 2006 Vermont Castings 3006 from a stove dealer. The
> $399 model from Home Depot turned out to be a 2005 VC 3005 and there were
> enough new features (tool hooks, better casters, a lip on the rear of the
> grate) for us to spend an extra $100. Plus, the stove dealer has carried
> VC products for years and we can get parts as needed.
>
> We should have it by Wednesday!

Smart move. Enjoy it.
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