My grill is on its last legs and Im shopping for another, never had what I felt was a "good" grill. Can anyone recommend a good gas grill that wont send me to the poor house?

Thanks

Weber

Weber Spirit is about as good as it gets for the coin.

This is the one I have. http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/out...ll/pid-231055?color=Grey&N=578846087
It's purty darn good and price is reasonable.I like the cast iron grates,you will never burn them out like the coated ones.

Anything else but this is just not this good. It is a Cabelas Smoker Grill, but can also be bought at propane stores for $20-50.00 cheaper. There is nothing that will grill like these do, including that morphodite Egg...

I asked a similar question on The Campfire some months ago and the resounding answer was a Weber Genesis. I bought it and it is fantastic! Couldn't be happier.

RS

The Genesis is several hundred more than the Spirit... and honestly, the Spirit is just as good IMO.

But either are great... Weber has had this stuff figured out for a long time, and I can testify their customer service/after sale service is as good as it gets.

You can buy cheaper than Weber, but be prepared...

Maybe I should add the price of the Smoker grill is around $150.00. Weber Genesis, $700.00 and it still won't smoke like this. If you don't care about price or the ability to smoke, the Weber may just be the ticket.

Don't confuse Smoker grill with a smoker only, the grill can be used without the chips and smoking, or with the chips. It will still cook in the same amount of time as the grill, just tastes better...

Is that the 7 in 1 premium model? It's on sale for $139 right now. 60 bucks off.

There ya go, this is the one. It comes with another cooking pot and several accoutrements, I just put the meat in, pour in the chips and let er rip...

I bought the one similar to this about 13 years ago. Paid $400 (discount for floor model and military discount at Bass Pro). It has never broken in any way and works great. That's $30 / year and it shows no signs of stopping - good value.

http://www.weber.com/grills/series/genesis (mine is all stainless)

Assuming you're looking at a gas grill, once you've gotten a Genesis, you'll kick yourself for all the cheap grills you've had in the past.

FC

I was not going to post but temptation has overcome me. I used gas for years, it is fast and easy and the results were good. Then I switched back to charcoal and only use real lump charcoal. With a Webber charcoal starter, looks like a large tin can with a handle, starting the charcoal only takes a few minutes and not the food it twice as good.

I know the OP asked about gas but lump charcoal is in my opinion way better.

Room for both in my life and an offset smoker as well. Doing a lamb Gyro on the rotisserie last weekend on the propane worked well.

Doing Paella on the weber with lump at camp is an enjoyable hour of cooking amusement. ( Paella )

I'm a cheap ass, so I went with the Weber Q. $400-800 for a grill would be a sin for me...(grin) I think I got my Weber Q for $200 with the stand off of Amazon. Its good for what I grill. Fish, backstrap, and shrimp/vegis. It's small, and hardly uses any propane compared to my old one. I'm very impressed.

Since you asked for a gas grill I, like others, recommend a Weber, which ever one that meets your needs. For a hard fuel fired unit I also recommend a Weber. I have been using both for many years. A lot of the less costly stuff will rot in a matter of years. This from experience too.

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I saw that thread so we bit the bullet and bot the Weber Genesis. Many significant advantages over the Spirit line and ITS MADE IN THE USA. Built like a tank and I'm sure will last for many years.

NB

Couple of years ago the wife and I went shopping for a gas grill. We were prepared to spend around a grand if necessary to get something good (we're real serious about our cooking and entertaining.) We had an epiphany of sorts and came home with a Weber kettle style charcoal grill like this for about a hundred bucks and never looked back. I can not begin to tell you how much simpler it is to get really outstanding results. Also, no guessing about whether or not you've got enough fuel for a marathon session cooking prime rib, turkey, pork shoulder, or whatever might take a few hours. We will never go back to gas for outdoor cooking. If we want convenience, we've got a grill plate that covers two burners on our gas range. Works as well, takes up less space, and does just as good a job as a gas grill.

I bought a Weber 20 years ago and it's still going strong. (I grill 2-4 times a week year round.) Over the years, I've replaced the flavorizer bars a couple of times and am on my 3rd igniter. All cheap, readily available and easy to install.

That cast iron body of Weber always allows for replacement parts, ie new burners after the others have rusted out. On other grills by the other manufacturers, their bodies are not made of cast iron and so the body rusts out also. They might sell replacement parts, but over time, what are you going to replace it too?

Get the weber and don t look back.

Loving our new Chargriller! This thing will hit 600� in a matter of mminutes and won't rust like my last Charbroil grill did. We use our grill year round and this thing still hits those temps in a short amount of time.

http://www.chargriller.com/index.ph...1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

Since the OP is asking about gas grills, I'm going to have to fully recommend a charcoal of some variety.

If I were to compare it to... let's say... scopes, I'd frame it this way.

Cheap: spend $199-$299, & get a CharBroil, etc. This gets you a blister pack beauty from WalMart. It even looks like a scope.

Functional & Competent: spend $600 - $800, and get a Weber, Vermont Castings, etc. You step all the way up into a VX3 / Conquest level product. Solid performance, solid company backing it. Will last for decades, easily maintained, replacement parts (if ever needed) fit perfectly, and will return it to original working condition.

Sky is the limit: spend $1500 - ??? and get a stainless steel clad, infrared heating element behemoth. This is the next step, & you go all the way to Nightforce.

As I see it, one pays way too much for what they get on the low level of grills. There's a huge jump in quality, for not a whole lot more shekels to go up to the Weber level.

FC

I've had a small Weber for 16yr. Several sets of flavorizer bars, several burners, new regulator. Weber always has parts and they are reasonable and shipped quickly.

Weber is the Toyota of grills. Want the best? Get a SS Holland.

If you don't mind buying used, there's a couple in your neck of the woods.
There's a Weber for sale in Zeeland that has a lot of life left in it.



Weber Sivler grill. Currently set to connect to natural gas. Needs new flavor plates that cost about 35$ on Amazon. Other than that it runs well. Could set it up for propane if you wanted.
$75 OBO


Another on in Kalamazoo for 25 bucks



needs new gas burners (~$40) for the weber. in OK shape. black, with 2 working wheels. 2 side tables

I'd look at the one in Zeeland. Get some Weber parts, pressure-wash it, and you're GTG!

I've got my Weber Genesis for prolly 3 yrs now. Cooks great & can get to some hot temps when necessary.

I do use natural gas though, not propane.

-Ken

Get a Big Green Egg. I did and I will never use propane again.

I have one similar to yours, same brand except mine is the Duo model 50, uses both LP gas and charcoal, I won it at my local casino, so far I have had no issues with it. You are correct is warms up real fast even in cold weather.

AOG

http://www.rhpeterson.com/aog/

American made and a damn fine grill.

405wcf

I have had a lot of them over the years, what I have found out is that you get what you pay for. Weber, Charbroil, and a couple of others. All of them lasted about two years and either the grates or burner shields rusted out. I bought a Jenn Air, not cheap but after 10 years it is still going strong. Look for cast iron porcelain grates and stainless steel burner shields. Anything less will not last.