[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by 87maniac

Sometimes you Do get what you pay for.

Those cheapo Costco units are gas burners, NOT infrared, and flimsy.

Solaire BBQ is as hot as white hot coals from briquettes
and there is no flareup or fire from dripping fat.
Food cooks in about half the time as a conventional BBQ.

20 gauge stainless steel
14,000 BTUs of infrared power

Absolutely. I was going through a "cheap" $200 Walmart quality grill every two years or so. Either the some operational feature would break (no parts available) or the bottom would rust out. They also cooked like crap. I think I'm on year 5 of my Weber that lives outside with a cover, it still looks and works like new.