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vtlandrover

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My Weber Genesis S330 has $hit the bed. Supposed to be stainless, but turns out to be crap metal in all the wrong places.

I'm aware of the Big Green Egg, but I work most of the week, so a 6-hour commitment is not practical. Between COVID and kids flying the coop, a size M would do.

Charcoal is fine for Sundays.

Anything less known, but still supported in the long-haul if I were to make a commitment? Or do I just suck it up and get the knock-off-brand from the local "home improvement center?"
 
rocky

rocky

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Weber at Home Despot is worst quality than their products stocked by independent stores. But I can’t stomach the indie prices. So I bought another HD unit. It’s much improved over the old one.
 
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jymmiejamz

jymmiejamz

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I use a Primo at home (similar concept to BGE). I’m not sure what you mean by six hour commitment. To get the grill to 400F, where I do most of my cooking, takes about 15 min. If I’m in a rush, I’ll use a Snow Peak torch to get it really hot fast.

My parents and sister both have high end gas grills at their homes and vacation homes (Solair and Napoleon). I personally don’t see the point in having them. I’d rather cook inside on a cast iron grill pan.

I’d also like to note that when i lived in LA we didn’t have air conditioning so we exclusively used the Primo as our oven. Even now that we’re back in Virginia I use the grill for indirect heat more than direct.
 
evilfij

evilfij

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You can get parts for the weber. I use mine 5 days a week. Replaced the flavor bars with stainless aftermarket so far is my only repair.
 
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vtlandrover

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evilfij said:
You can get parts for the weber. I use mine 5 days a week. Replaced the flavor bars with stainless aftermarket so far is my only repair.
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Indeed. I've replaced the flavor bars, grills, and tubes a couple of times already and just priced out another set. At $400.00, it's easier to swallow than a new grill altogether - but the edges that the flavor bars sit on are rotted, so I think it'll be a bandaid at best.

Thanks for the tips about alternates - hadn't considered pellet before and am encouraged to hear the ceramics are not exclusively "slow" as some of the reviews had me believe. Still a lot of sticker shock for someone who grew up exclusively on a charcoal Weber Kettle!
 
jymmiejamz

jymmiejamz

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What do you like to grill? That would probably be helpful to know. For example, if you want it for searing steaks or seafood, an infrared grill might be a good option.
 
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vtlandrover

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jymmiejamz said:
What do you like to grill? That would probably be helpful to know. For example, if you want it for searing steaks or seafood, an infrared grill might be a good option.
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Any and everything. I had chicken thighs on Saturday, cooked by my neighbor at very low temp with just salt and pepper. Simple, crispy skin, and delicious. I like swordfish once a summer, cooked just past translucent in the middle. I always overcook pork to the point of dry. I love a medium rare rare (like a heading on a compass) steak or burger.

I've honestly never heard of infrared and will google the $hit out of it right now.

I just replaced a JennAir (not fancy, but rather, Home Depot variant, circa 2007) stove that was propane for the burners and electric for the split oven. I loved the combo and didn't appreciate the consistency of the heat (and lack of odor from propane) until last month, when I installed my new GE all-propane stove/range. Because of, yup, the chip shortage, I couldn't get a propane/electric combo. Really wishing I had held out and would have happily gotten by with my good 'ol Coleman camp stove for 60 days if I had known how much I DON'T like propane gas ovens.
 
evilfij

evilfij

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vtlandrover said:
Indeed. I've replaced the flavor bars, grills, and tubes a couple of times already and just priced out another set. At $400.00, it's easier to swallow than a new grill altogether - but the edges that the flavor bars sit on are rotted, so I think it'll be a bandaid at best.

Thanks for the tips about alternates - hadn't considered pellet before and am encouraged to hear the ceramics are not exclusively "slow" as some of the reviews had me believe. Still a lot of sticker shock for someone who grew up exclusively on a charcoal Weber Kettle!
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Weld her up :)

My other grill is a Ducane. Does not get as hot as the weber though.
 
CDN38

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I have several bbq grills.... yeah, a bit of a hoarder, but just like vehicles, you need different ones for different situations.

Weekdays:
Last year I finally said goodbye to my 20 year old Genesis Silver. It served me well after several rebuilds and a lot of grilling. I replaced it with the Genesis II smart grill. (Wasn't my first choice, I am doubtful the electronics will last, but I did get it for half price, so it's worth taking the chance) It's 3 burner plus the sear station, which actually works really well. I do like the fact that it's a digital temp readout, and it has a BT connection to my phone so I always know what the temp is. (I can say from experience that he temp gauge goes all the way to 999) The food probes work well, I don't really follow any of the app recipes, just prefer to set alarms for when food gets to a certain internal temp. It's the weekday cooker, easy and dependable...

Weekends:
My Webber kettle has been with me for10+ years. I have to work when you grill on this, as I only use wood chunk fuel, (no remade briquettes) low and slow ribs, brisket, pulled pork etc. Once you get the hang of fuel/air etc it's not tough to keep at a constant 225 for 10 - 12 hours. I also have smoked fish, and made candied bacon in it.

Beach:
Webber Smokey Joe is just for hitting the beach for an evening diner. It's a mini kettle and easily does a few steaks with briquettes. My wife and I have had many great evenings at the beach with a bottle of wine and a bbq dinner.

Camping:
Snowpeak Pack & Carry fireplace... yup, got one of those too... great for camping as it packs flat, grills well and turns into a fire pit after dinner. Too heavy to carry to the beach though.

Like I said.. a bit of a grill hoarder....
 
Wolf Fabrication

Wolf Fabrication

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Traeger! I've never been a grill master and mostly used propane. Got a Traeger a year ago and never looked back! Smoked our T-Day turkey on it and it was phenomenal. Bluetooth and the app makes grilling and smoking super easy.
 
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vtlandrover

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So many great responses. Thank you very much. Keeping me busy doing research... but multiple grills just might be my solution. Weber Kettle + __.
 
FlyersFan76

FlyersFan76

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Traeger.

If you lived closer I could sell you my Timberline 1300. I've had it for less than 2 years and am already looking to upgrade to the newest one. I have really enjoyed it. I like to cook but never experimented with cooking until I bought it. Already bought an Anova and a Blackstone as a result.
 
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evilfij

evilfij

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Wow. I had no idea how expensive these grills were. Traeger is like double even weber. I just get mine out of the trash or for peanuts used and broken.
 
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