How to Choose a Gas Grill?

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Lubby if ya live in Houston ya gotta got see and talk to David Klose before ya make up yer mind. The guy is smart and an absolute trip to talk to..

http://www.bbqpits.com/

Every unit U bOyz have talked about so far is AMETEUR back yard grill masterbaiter equipment except the Egg..


When see Davids units you will know why I say that.

[jyl]

I think the BGE look cool and I have no doubt they work great. That said, I wonder if you couldn't replicate the results with a big thick and deep clay or ceramic garden pot, a shallower one for the lid, and inside some bricks and metal grilles for food and charcoal. Not as high status but you could probably find green pots if that matters.

[jyl]

Like
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/01/smoking_pot_with_an_ip_ad.html

[RWebb]

that guy used a 4.5 digit meter to build a BBQ?

hahahaha

[cantdrv55]

Originally Posted by dd74

How can a barbecue be "too big for everyday use?"

That big Weber is a 6 burner deal. I bought it because I throw huge family parties 3 or 4 times a year. About 100 people show up (no kidding) so the Weber is perfect for it. But, cleaning it is a b1tch! The drain pan is 4 feet long and doesn't fit in any sink, not even in the big laundry tub sink I had installed in the backyard BBQ area. Also, using just a couple of burners for smaller parties is a waste of propane and gets the rest of the grill dirty. At least that's how I sold to wifey so I could buy the cool, rolling Coleman BBQ.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by jyl

Is Ducane even in business? I think they were bought by Weber, who put the Ducane name on some Chinese-made grills sold at Home Depot.

I have one of those Chinese Home Depot Ducane/Webers. It is not a great performer. But, it is all stainless steel (which you don't see in a <$1000 grill today) and after three Portland winters I can attest it is reasonably good stainless. The lower cabinet is ferrous stainless but still has held up well. The top part is genuinely non-ferrous stainless. So, at least it should last a decade or more.

Its not the stainless it is the gauge of the stainless use in the high end appliances. Look at the cheap HD jobs and compare to say a DCS or Lynx that cost about 3-4 times as much. It is much heavier gauge and no flex. everything is solid. I can't cooks for beans nor could I bbq. I just know a llittle of the products.

My neighbor and I have been talking about building a combination gas / charcoal with a hand crank rack system out of fire brick up in his cabin. My wife suggested Pizza oven too. I think she is nuts. That would be fun project.

[89911]

I use to have a Ducane grill that was fairly nice. It needed parts that would rust out every few years. When I bought it, I paid for a lifetime warranty on the majority of the parts and it was easy to have them send new ones. A few years back, I called again and when it came time to ship them, they wanted a credit card. Seems they were sold to another company and all the prior "lifetime" warranties were now void. Great.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by look 171

My neighbor and I have been talking about building a combination gas / charcoal with a hand crank rack system out of fire brick up in his cabin.

Nice idea!

My BBQ is ordinary gas, but below the grates (above the gas flame) is a half inch layer of volanic stones on a cast iron grate. I preheat it for a while to get the stones glowing red hot and the cooking results are as close to charcole without being charcole. However I do agree charcole is best.