Need a new propane grill

[bkboiler]

bought a once used medium weber kettle coal grill for $40 on CL. the chimney afterburner method does make great steaks, i can attest!!
if u grill year round tho i can understand the need for propane....even in socal starting the coals in the winter is a pain...

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Glad to hear it worked out! Since you're downsizing, you might appreciate the versatility of a pellet grill if you ever decide you want to add a smoker to the mix. A few months ago I picked up a pellet grill to replace my old bullet smoker and now I'm finding that I use it for practically everything and my propane grill is getting less and less use. I can hold a pork butt overnight at 200F, smoke sausages without any fear of flare-ups, grill burgers at 400F. Just one more choice to consider since it sounds like you're going to stew on it for a while

When I was in the grill buying arena 2 years ago, I was looking for a single "do it all" grill. My gasser was nearly dead, so I needed something that could cook absolutely anything and everything I wanted.

I was looking at both the kamado and the pellet grills. Both had their advantages, and both had their disadvantages. I liked the kamado for versatility, I liked the pellet for ease of use.

I ended up going with Kamado Joe Big Joe (and later a Joe Jr) because there's basically nothing you can't do with it. Smoke, grill, bake, sear, it'll do it all. And at the time, I figured "hey, I homebrew, I will clearly sacrifice ease of use for versatility."

I'm still very happy with the purchase(s). The Joe Jr makes for a great weeknight grill for something simple like burgers, fish, or as a searing station for sous vide. The Big Joe has plenty of capacity and it's awesome for smoking.

But I'm finding myself ever more wanting to add to the stable, because the hassle of dealing with charcoal *every* time I want to grill is getting to me. I was thinking of a gasser just for convenience, but I think a pellet grill might be just as convenient and a lot more versatile in itself. Given that I can get a Green Mountain Grill Daniel Boone model (the bigger one) for only $600, I think that might be on my shopping list this summer.

After I buy a Big JoeTisserie, of course

Edit: Scratch that, the Jim Bowie is the bigger GMG. Still not too expensive relative to other (weber) grills...

 

[TimmyWit]

When I was in the grill buying arena 2 years ago, I was looking for a single "do it all" grill. My gasser was nearly dead, so I needed something that could cook absolutely anything and everything I wanted.

I was looking at both the kamado and the pellet grills. Both had their advantages, and both had their disadvantages. I liked the kamado for versatility, I liked the pellet for ease of use.

I ended up going with Kamado Joe Big Joe (and later a Joe Jr) because there's basically nothing you can't do with it. Smoke, grill, bake, sear, it'll do it all. And at the time, I figured "hey, I homebrew, I will clearly sacrifice ease of use for versatility."

I'm still very happy with the purchase(s). The Joe Jr makes for a great weeknight grill for something simple like burgers, fish, or as a searing station for sous vide. The Big Joe has plenty of capacity and it's awesome for smoking.

But I'm finding myself ever more wanting to add to the stable, because the hassle of dealing with charcoal *every* time I want to grill is getting to me. I was thinking of a gasser just for convenience, but I think a pellet grill might be just as convenient and a lot more versatile in itself. Given that I can get a Green Mountain Grill Daniel Boone model (the bigger one) for only $600, I think that might be on my shopping list this summer.

After I buy a Big JoeTisserie, of course

Edit: Scratch that, the Jim Bowie is the bigger GMG. Still not too expensive relative to other (weber) grills...

I think you nailed it! I always thought I would replace my Weber bullet with a Kamodo. But, after digging into the pellet grills, I decided to go that route for the very reason you mentioned; ease of use. I ended up getting a Mak 1-Star. I'm really happy with it especially for overnight cooks like pulled pork. Being able to crank it up to 400 and do burgers with a heat shield catching the grease was an added bonus that I didn't even consider when I bought it. But, I don't think those amazing looking pizza's that come off of the Kamado are a possibility with the pellet grill.

 

[vanishingpint]

I have recently checked out the Char Griller double play. One side is gas and one side is charcoal. They seem pretty heavily built and you can add on a side fire chamber to make it a smoker. For 249 at Home Depot it looks like a solid unit. Since I do gas and charcoal about 50 50 it might be my next purchase. Also after burner is the only way to go with sous vide.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I have recently checked out the Char Griller double play. One side is gas and one side is charcoal. They seem pretty heavily built and you can add on a side fire chamber to make it a smoker. For 249 at Home Depot it looks like a solid unit. Since I do gas and charcoal about 50 50 it might be my next purchase. Also after burner is the only way to go with sous vide.

It's funny because I stumbled on a blog posting about that very case last night.

http://gizmodo.com/5923283/how-i-got-at-least-2000-worth-of-grill-for-540

Spoiler alert, he didn't end up going that direction.

 

[Hammy71]

I've had my Weber of about 5 years. Yes the price is scary....but I use my grills a lot. All year. The grill owes me nothing. Well worth the money and I can guarantee that it has actually saved me money since I was buying a cheap grill every two years. 5 years in and looks and works like new.

 

[mikeasu]

I ended up going with Kamado Joe Big Joe (and later a Joe Jr) because there's basically nothing you can't do with it. Smoke, grill, bake, sear, it'll do it all. And at the time, I figured "hey, I homebrew, I will clearly sacrifice ease of use for versatility."

I'm sold on the ceramic grills too - my in-laws from PA bought me a BGE as a housewarming present for moving us from AZ to MD, they have a BGE of their own. Never had a good way to suggest the Kamado instead. Regardless, love cooking with it, whether direct heat for steaks, or low and slow for pork or chicken. Still need to try a brisket though.

 

[HopGobbler]

I love my Chrarbroil Professional Series, best grill I've ever owned, got it at Lowes for around $400

 

[Jim311]

^ I had the same one for about 5 years. It was a good grill during that time but at the end the grates rusted out, it was on it's 2nd set of burners, one of the valves behind the knobs failed, and the floor of it was almost rusted through. Still, I paid 275 bucks for mine so it wasn't too terrible.

 

[applescrap]

Just got a 10 yo weber for 80 used. It is amazing. Get an old weber and save the money for steaks.

 

[AF1HomeBrew]

We had a Weber Genesis 1000 grill for over 10 yrs until the inner parts kept rusting, that it became too expensive to keep. The outer shell would have lasted another 20 yrs, and in hindsight wished I would have kept it. Not 2 hrs after we put it down our lane for the next day's trash pickup did someone come by and take it. For the last 2-3 yrs we've been using a Char-Broil InfaRed grill that we bought at Lowes... It will get replaced next year with a $700 - $1,200 Weber grill, but about 2-3 months ago I bought some Grill Grate https://www.grillgrate.com replacement grates and should get this season out of it. I could see using these grates on my Blichmann or Banjo burners... The Char-Broil burners are pretty rusted and electric starter no longer works. Will never buy Char-Broil again.

 

[catmandu1999]

Update:

The afterburner has been doing a great job for most of what we do, but I still need something for chicken, fish, etc. I was handed a handmade certificate by the kids for "One Grill" on Father's Day. I looked things over one more time, and decided the Weber Genesis II e-210 (retail $499) would be the one. After a little research, I found there was a possibility of getting a price break after the summer, so I decided to wait a bit. Last week, doing a price search, I found on Amazon, in their Warehouse Deals, a 'Used-Very Good' grill with 'Minor imperfections top, side, back. Original packaging.' Only $316! Having had very good luck with such things on Amazon before, I ordered it. It arrived yesterday, I moved the box to the porch for assembly, opened it up, and found this inside:

Yep, someone put a broken, dirty microwave, spray painted flat black, into a grill box and returned it to Amazon for refund. Apparently, no one at the Amazon Warehouse actually looked in the box before describing it and posting it for re-sale!

Oh well, back it goes, on to another price search.

 

[applescrap]

Man sorry to hear. That has never happened to me either, but we all hear about it. Those new webber genesis are nice. I thought they were closer to 700.

 

[NickTheGreat]

That's awful!

 

[Homercidal]

Ha ha! Imagine the gnads on that guy! I'd never even think about doing something like that.

 

[b-boy]

Wow - It's not like Amazon won't be able to figure out who did that.

 

[catmandu1999]

All's well that ends well. Got my veteran's discount on the same brand new Genesis II E-210 delivered to a Lowes in tax-free Delaware, so effectively got the $499 retail grill for $419. Works as advertised, look forward to using it the next ten years! Now to figure out how to clone the DFH Beer to Drink Music By '17 I bought last night, it is a good sipper.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Anyone aware of any retailers having sales on propane grills currently? It's about time to add one for weeknight usage when I don't want to fire up the kamado.