Grills: Weber vs Napoleon
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I have had 2 Weber gas grills in the last 29 years. Salt, acid fats, heat, smoke tubes, I beat the crap out of them. There are wear parts and you can easily find them. That is a big plus to me. My 1st grill had 3 total grate sets and 4 sets of flavorizor bars. The one I have now is 6 year old. Total investment around 1700 dollars including replacement parts. Just make sure you get the BTUs per square inch that is what you need. Dont buy a weber Spirit. Read up on BTUs per square inch. It is everything on a gas grill. If you are going to buy a gas grill. I dont know and havent heard of anything that is as good as a Weber. No sear station no side burner for me. I can do that my self without the added expense. 600° no problem in the warmer months. Reverse sear anytime you want.
Bought this low cost model 5 years ago. Never has been covered. Works great. Like the individual 3 burners with spark starter. Always figured that if one burner rusted out, I have two more new and unused.
Got my Weber Genesis off a swap site for $350. 3 burners and a sear burner. Probably only used a couple times. Just a couple of spots on the lid where the paint has faded. Thing is solid and love the cast iron grates.
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That "heavyness" holds the heat. The lid says hot longer.
Damn! I recently bought a new Weber gas grill, and I'm happy with it, but THAT looks like fun!My next purchase. Gas is for chumps!
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I have resorted to putting 2 charcoal briquettes in a smoke box that I place in my gas grill to get some charcoal flavor. It works, but now I'm feeling like a minor-leaguer...
When you start working it, give us a report.
Will do. I have the Weber ultimate charcoal grill for now. It works well but its hard to regulate anything hotter than 325 degrees for extended time.
That's why I switched to gas a few years ago. But that Masterbuilt looks really cool
Napoleon is expensive for a reason but you can walk into any Ace Hardware and get parts/accessories for a Weber
I'm looking at one of the Pit Boss combo grill myself once we get settled into a new house soon hopefully. Seam like they have picked up when Treager cheapened out.https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pit-Boss...Bluetooth-Wood-Pellet-and-Gas-Grill/716604652
The only thing that wears out on a grill is the burner and sparker. Amazing what people spend money on.
We upgraded this spring to a Weber gas from a $130 Home Depot special. It’s unreal how much more even the heat is across the grilling surface. It’s night and day over the cheapos.
We also have a Weber Kettle that gets used when I feel like using charcoal. Smoked some ribs on it a couple weekends ago. The hand me down kettle grill we had before this one got retired after about 30 years of service. They last forever.
We also have a Weber Kettle that gets used when I feel like using charcoal. Smoked some ribs on it a couple weekends ago. The hand me down kettle grill we had before this one got retired after about 30 years of service. They last forever.
