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Seems my wife likes her Weber she purchased 15 years ago.

Must be part of the trailer park appeal.

After years of dealing with rusted out gas grill inside bottom halfs, replacing rusted, corroded, pitted burner assemblies/racks/etc./etc., then trashing old grill and buying new ones, then repeating all the above processes again and again, I believe I've stumbled on the key to increasing a gas grills longevity regardless how expensive or cheap it is.

What I did was I completely quit cooking anything directly on the grills rack and instead now cook everything on a rack inserted in a rectangle pan (basically a cookie pan) placed on top of grill rack. With a gas grill what you're doing is really not true grilling but baking/broiling food. Cooking on the pan on top of grill rack keeps grease and dried food crud in the pan and not building up on top of burner deflector, burners, bottom of grill base, etc. which I believe is the root cause of rust and corrosion building up in gas grills and assemblies.

I've got a cheap, flimsy made grill now, bought it about 4 (+/-) years ago, cook everything on rack inside "cookie-pan" on top of grill rack and now 4 years later the burners, deflector and inside bottom of grill base still looks almost as good as the day I first got it. Food tastes no different than when I used to cook directly on grill rack.


Stainless Steel Baking Pan Cookie Sheet with Cooling Rack,


As always, YMMV...

Another vote for a Weber Kettle. Paired with a infra red only grill for steaks and chops.

Note: Putting steak tenderizer on your steaks before cooking will destroy any grid and burner over time.

The Weger Q series are a nice grill.

I bought a clearance priced Napoleon through Lowes about three years ago.....best gas grill I've ever owned!!!


Frog---OUT!

Honestly,

How gauche, eh?

Work, then dinner doesn't usually happen until 7 or 8pm, bed time at 10. I grill ~5 nites/week.
No, I'm not emptying or cleaning a grill every week much less every friggin' day.

Made in the USA, I'm thinkin?
They were great.

...ok, back to the original post parameters: I keep a CampChef Big Gas Grill on my covered back porch and cook on it 1-3 times a week. More often during grid-down events. If not familiar this is a 3 burner stove/range that uses accessory cast iron grilling surfaces and griddles purchased separately. I only grill Polish sausages, venison steaks and occasionally pork or chicken--quick and hot. The burners are heavy cast aluminum and get so hot I usually set the knob on the medium heat setting. "The minimalist's choice". Those fancy stainless cabinet style grills are a major headache to get rid of when they wear out.

Bought a Sarka stainless grill about thirteen years ago. Stored outside an it still looks like new. Has a heavy cast iron burner which was replaced once. Very sensitive to wind until it heats to 300F


Found a stainless Phoenix grill on FB Marketplace for $40 with a full tank. Works better than my Sarka. Gave it to my son and he loves it.

Get yourself a Blackstone 4-burner flat top. Haven't used my Weber Genesis since except as a staging table for my griddle!

Our Weber Genesis is also about 15 years old and still cooks and looks like it did the day we got it. Granted I haven't used it much since we got a BGG about 3 years ago.

Bought a 32” Blaze from bbqguys.com. They also sell napoleon’s which have a good reputation.
Love my Blaze, built like a tank and lifetime warranty.

I got a PK grill five or six years ago, best money I’ve spent.

Add a flattop and I'd think you'd have quite the outdoor kitchen! I will either end up with a smallish gas grill for some things or maybe a small egg to go with the Large and Camp Chef griddle.

Though it has it's intricacies I can find fault with a BGG. Not much I haven't been able to cook with it.

PS- Smoked/grilled meatloaf is my new "thing"