How Long Typically Gas Grill Last?

[SECyclone]

There is a big difference in a pellet smoker and a grill. I have a traeger tailgater I bought to take to tailgates for making pork shoulder, brisket, pork belly burnt ends, etc. It doesnt get hot enough to grill on, but it is transportable and makes good food. I am in the RV lots so I can cook over night or start it super early.

I also have a big green egg which does both smoking and grilling. It can even be used as a pizza oven. But is too heavy/fragile to haul to ames every game (why I bought the traeger). So it stays at home. The green egg is better in every way. Especially if you have a temperature controller. It can be tricky to get the hang of temp controll though with out technology helping. The food makes it worth the effort to learn though. It can do high heat for grilling and searing or maintain very low temps for low slow cooks. I'm partial to the BGE but Kamado Joe makes a good product too. BGE also has a lifetime warranty on all ceramic parts for the original owner. So if anything cracks they will replace it. It doesnt cover negligence or say if a tree falls on it on a storm.

If you want to grill, pellet smokers aren't what you want. If you only want to do the long low slow smoking cooks, pellet smokers are good for that. They do make good barbeque, and are stupid easy to use. Need a power supply though.

My main point of this long post is that if you are looking to grill, do not buy a pellet smoker. If all you want to use it for is low slow cooks go for it. If you want to do both get a BGE or Kamado Joe. Or buy a second grill.

A lot of the older ones wouldn't get to 500 degrees, but the new pellet grill lines can go 500 to 550. Just upgraded for this reason.

 

[NorthCyd]

The maillard reaction is where the best flavor comes from anyway.

 

[Cyfan1965]

15 year old charbroil replaced the vents that cover burner electric start quit last year but for 100$ I would buy it again and again. I don't want side burner hoping they get cheap again this fall so I can buy one leave it in the box until this one really craps out for good.

 

[Triggermv]

I've had my Weber Spirit gas grill now for 10 years and it hasn't been until just this summer where the insides essentially all started falling apart. I first looked at just getting a new grill, only to quickly realize that not only is that an expensive endeavor, but the new ones looked substantially cheaper and chintzier than my 10-year old one. They truly DON'T make them like they used to. So, it was then that I explored just replacing all the inner parts quickly to realize this was 100% the better way to go. I was frankly amazed at how reasonable all the Weber name-brand parts were to the point where I pretty much replaced the entire inside for around $120. This was much cheaper than the $600 or whatever for a new one, and I'd argue I have a better grill now than a new one. This summer I've also invested in my first Camp Chef Pellet grill alongside my Weber, and that combo is nearly unstoppable. I love having both of them for different reasons and purposes.