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Grill Advice

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korchiki

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I am getting married in July and moving into a townhouse where I will be able to own a grill for the first time. Any advice on an affordable grill? It must be propane (community rules).

One of my buddies just bought an infrared grill and seems to like it. Does anyone have any experience with these? Pros/cons?

Thanks in advance.
 
korchiki;2158722; said:
I am getting married in July and moving into a townhouse where I will be able to own a grill for the first time. Any advice on an affordable grill? It must be propane (community rules).

One of my buddies just bought an infrared grill and seems to like it. Does anyone have any experience with these? Pros/cons?

Thanks in advance.
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What's "affordable" (and how much room do you have on your patio/whatever to devote to it)
 
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Do not buy a grill from Sam's or Wal-Mart. I learned the hard way that even decent brands make low-quality products to sell at Wal-Mart, while they'll sell better-quality grills at places like Lowe's and Menards. My grill is rusted out after four years, while my dad's - same model, but bought at a hardware store, not Wal-Mart, is in fine condition. We live in the same area, take similar care of our grills, but I had to replace mine this year and his is going strong.
 
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AKAK said:
What's "affordable" (and how much room do you have on your patio/whatever to devote to it)
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Space wise the patio is probably 6 X 10 so we should be fine there.

Price wise I would probably want to stay between $150 - $250. I guess I'm just looking for a decent starter grill that is big enough to cook enough food for a decent crowd.
 
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My .02.

I was in your exact situation. I went to Lowes and it came down to a Charbroil stainless vs a weber.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_212564-82210-463244011_4294857754+4294965877_4294937087_?productId=3276381&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl_CharBroil_4294857754%2B4294965877_4294937087_%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo=Char-Broil

vs

http://www.lowes.com/pd_296457-505-...4937087_?Ns=p_product_price|0&facetInfo=Weber

My parents had the weber so I can compare now, but at the time i went with bigger BTU and cooking area.

I went with the Char-broil. Big mistake.

A couple things weber does well.
1. Burners are arranged properly to give off even heat. Other grills (cheaper) have the main burner in the back so back to front there is a big difference.
2. The heating slats between the burner and cooking surface. On a weber there are more of these and they are steeper. On the cheaper models the grease will just sit on them, which causes flare ups.

I have adjusted to my charbroil, but the weber is consistent and hassle free.
 
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I was looking for a grill in that price range last year and went with a Huntington from Lowe's for just over $200. Made in America, cast-aluminum oven, 3 stainless steel burners (plus side burner), 400 sq.in. is a good sized cooking surface plus a big heating rack above. I've been happy with it.
 
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I have been looking myself in this same price range. I have read different reviews on different sites including the customer reviews on the Lowes and Home Depot sites.

I know you can't go wrong with a Weber, but they are a touch high for what I want to spend as short sighted as that may be. A neutral site gave the saga that you can only expect so much for a grill in this range. They liked Brinkman, but a good majority of the customer reviews on Home Depot just grilled the Brinkmans in this price range.

CharBroil anyone?
 
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You're not going to get a Weber for that price range. If you can bump your price up a bit you'll get a Weber and be happy with it, but if you're looking for economy, be prepared to buy a new grill in the next five-ish years.

While shopping for grills this Spring I looked all over the place. I took grills apart, manhandled the pieces, and gave them a good workout. In my area, for the money I was looking to spend (about the same as you), I ended up getting a Brinkman at Wal-Mart (despite my advice earlier not to do this :biggrin: ), but I also did it with the knowledge that I'd have to replace it in a year or two.

I have a grill fund set up that I'm kicking $10 a month into. If this thing can last me for two or three years, I'll be able to buy a nice grill when it dies. Because it's going to die. It's built to die, soon.
 
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knapplc;2158803; said:
You're not going to get a Weber for that price range. If you can bump your price up a bit you'll get a Weber and be happy with it, but if you're looking for economy, be prepared to buy a new grill in the next five-ish years.

While shopping for grills this Spring I looked all over the place. I took grills apart, manhandled the pieces, and gave them a good workout. In my area, for the money I was looking to spend (about the same as you), I ended up getting a Brinkman at Wal-Mart (despite my advice earlier not to do this :biggrin: ), but I also did it with the knowledge that I'd have to replace it in a year or two.

I have a grill fund set up that I'm kicking $10 a month into. If this thing can last me for two or three years, I'll be able to buy a nice grill when it dies. Because it's going to die. It's built to die, soon.
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Which Brinkman did you get. There is a black Brinkman at Home Depot, 3 burner, that is around $159. There is a 4 burner for $199.
 
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Three words: Made in America...or Japan if you were thinking about a ceramic cooker.

A friend of mine works for a kitchen electronics company (the first or second name that pops into your head) in engineering. His primary responsibility is overseeing production facilities in China, and the horror stories that I've heard about companies trying to maintain just basic levels of quality control from their Chinese factories is frightening.

His words: "you pretty much have to spec and negotiate with them to build you a BMW in the hopes that a halfway decent Chevy comes out the other end."
 
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