Gas grill recomendations

[T.G]

Hard to beat the durability of the Weber Genesis gas grills, but I don't really care for their left to right burner design which makes having a cool zone rather difficult, I much prefer front to back burner design when dealing with gas (which isn't often, thankfully).

I would suggest checking if there is a BBQ Galore dealer in your area and seeing if they still carry/manufacture the more modestly priced units. I have one of their old 4-burner Cook-On grills, which was fantastic as a gas grill, I used the heck out of it for years, I would typically burn about 20lb of propane a month until I got tired of food that didn't have any flavor.

I also hear good things about the higher end Brinkmann stuff, but I haven't used them that much to form any real opinion.

The grill guy on about.com actually seems to have some solid reviews and I noticed that he will call a grill out for being junk or poorly designed, unlike some of the other reviewers there. http://bbq.about.com/od/grills/u/equipment.htm

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by T.G

Hard to beat the durability of the Weber Genesis gas grills, but I don't really care for their left to right burner design which makes having a cool zone rather difficult, I much prefer front to back burner design when dealing with gas (which isn't often, thankfully).

That would be my only complaint about my Weber. But then I usually don't cook that much food, so I will only have the front two burners running and can use the back for a cool zone if needed. But I would prefer side to side burners.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

That would be my only complaint about my Weber. But then I usually don't cook that much food, so I will only have the front two burners running and can use the back for a cool zone if needed. But I would prefer side to side burners.

At least you have the three burner and you can do that (which is how I've done it too). I had to use a two burner once - I'm glad it was just burgers, dogs and sausage, anything else that would have required better temp control and a cool zone would have been somewhere between a royal PITA and impossible.

[GoatLocker]

Originally Posted by T.G

Hard to beat the durability of the Weber Genesis gas grills, but I don't really care for their left to right burner design which makes having a cool zone rather difficult, I much prefer front to back burner design when dealing with gas (which isn't often, thankfully).

Weber has updated the Genesis line with front to back burners for 2011. Also, knobs are on the front (since the manifold was moved there). I'm looking at the 330 and trying to decide between the old model for $100 off and the new one. I guess the old left-right burners are preferred by those who use the rotissierie, the new one should be a bit better for grilling. I never use a rotisserie, so I'm leaning toward the new. Or a BBQ island...

[T.G]

Originally Posted by GoatLocker

Weber has updated the Genesis line with front to back burners for 2011. Also, knobs are on the front (since the manifold was moved there). I'm looking at the 330 and trying to decide between the old model for $100 off and the new one. I guess the old left-right burners are preferred by those who use the rotissierie, the new one should be a bit better for grilling. I never use a rotisserie, so I'm leaning toward the new. Or a BBQ island...

I did not realize that, thanks for the update.

Looking at their website now - so it looks like the Spirit line still uses the old left-right design. Actually, the spirit line looks almost exactly like the old genesis line, just renamed.

[mithrilG60]

Originally Posted by T.G

Hard to beat the durability of the Weber Genesis gas grills, but I don't really care for their left to right burner design which makes having a cool zone rather difficult, I much prefer front to back burner design when dealing with gas.

QFT, especially the left to right burner design. That design also means the left side is ofter cooler than the right

My wife gave me a 4-burner Napoleon P450RB grill last year for my birthday and it's AMAZING. Same quality and durability as Weber w/ a lifetime warranty on all the SS parts and burner box. Very hot and even, the outer two burners wrap around the back to form a U shape which lets you turn down/off the centre burner to create an direct heat zone that covers about 80% of the grill surface. The rotisserie burner is amazing and the rotisserie kit was included.

I am given to understand that Napoleon isn't as common down in the US (it's a Canadian company out of Barrie, Ontario) but it's well worth it if you can find them!