propane gas grills

keithdog · 06-08-08, 10:41 AM

Ok, let me start by saying that if you are a diehard charcoal grill fan this post isn't for you. Nothing against charcoal, I just prefer the convienience of propane.

For gas grillers, if you were going to buy a gas grill and spend under $400.00, what do you think you would buy? I just know this is gonna open a can of worms thats worse than asking about a favorite fishing line! But I need to replace the grill I currantly am using. And the choices out there are endless. Webers are great, but boy are they expensive! Found a nice Brinkman, but the knobs are cheep and I really don't know anything about Brinkman. My last two grills were Charbroil, and even though many folks seem to dislike Charbroil grills, my last two have given me 10 years of service each, so no complaints about Charbroil from me. Sears Kenmore grill look nice, but after going on line and reading the customers comments, it sounds like there are a lot of people who purchased a Kenmore grill and are dissappointed with their grill. Some grills I have seen are not designed very well and there are obvious flaws in the design as far as keeping the weather, such as rain out of the grill. I found one brand at Lowes that had a lid where the front and back of the grill met dirrectly over the burrners with a small opening in which rain would fall dirrectly into the center of the grills interior!

I'm looking for something over 600 sq.inches of cooking area. Also with an enclosed grill stand with front opening dooors for easy storage of the tank. Porcelain coated cast iron cooking grates are ok, but prefer a heavy stainless cooking grate as cast iron rusts so badly, and porcelain scratches pretty easily. Any suggestions?

Jim80 · 06-08-08, 10:51 AM

my wife got me a kenmore grill 2 christmas's ago and i love it , when i get home from work i'll get the model number a everythig for you but it has served me well .

zooker · 06-08-08, 12:07 PM

keith
weber or a kenmore are good. but i got lucky my brother in law is a stainless steel fabucater who works for cape fear grills. he built mine several years ago..you don't want to know the price.but it is the best gas grill i have ever owned.mine weighs in at a chubby 200 pounds with propane tank..

here is a link just in case you REALLY want a 100% stainless steel gas grill-they are not cheap-just so you know mine is the deluxe model

http://www.wilmingtongrill.com/

zooker

keithdog · 06-08-08, 01:07 PM

Thanks Jim, looking foreward to the info. Man O Live Zooker. thats an impressive grill!!! Maybe your brother in law should start marketing his own.

zooker · 06-08-08, 01:32 PM

keith

$1900+ a piece..

zooker

keithdog · 06-08-08, 08:19 PM

I checked them out Zook. whew Not in my near future for sure! lol beautiful grills though

Jim80 · 06-08-08, 08:45 PM

they apparently don't make the one she got me anymore but the closest one to it is
# 071 16125 you could punch in the last 5 digits and it should come up on the website .

keithdog · 06-08-08, 10:38 PM

ok, thanks Jim

Christopherkeene9 · 06-10-08, 11:03 PM

Weber are the only way to go for a production grill!

keithdog · 06-10-08, 11:52 PM

Weber is a great grill. Unfortunatly they are not in my price range. I can get a 400$ Weber thats nice, but smaller than what I need.

crankybait · 06-11-08, 08:57 PM

Our Charbroil works perfectly fine... I love it

keithdog · 06-12-08, 08:35 PM

Well after looking at what seems like 100 grills it's down to either a grill from Sears or Charbroil. Having had two Charbroils that served me well I'm leaning towards that. But the Sears grill looks very nice. Gonna have to go back and take a second look at both.

Christopherkeene9 · 06-13-08, 11:43 PM

The charbroil is going to have to be replaced in less than 2 years when the burners don't burn evenly and you can only use about 1/4 or less of the actual grill!

keithdog · 06-15-08, 08:49 AM

Actually Chris, the two Charbroils I have owned lasted me 10 years each. I simply replaced the burners every three years or so. And the new Charbrooil I'm looking at has a lifetime warrenty on the burners now. Free replacements.

keithdog · 06-15-08, 05:58 PM

Well I ended up buying a grill from Sears. The Kenmore 071/16313. For $400.00 on sale it's a pretty nice grill. Hope I didn't make a mistake by not going with a similar Charbroil, but this grill had some nice features the Charbroil didn't have. There was a Charbroil that did have the same features, but it was their top of the line and over 600$. If your looking for a nice mid range priced grill, you may want to check this one out.

06-08-08, 10:41 AM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	propane gas grills Ok, let me start by saying that if you are a diehard charcoal grill fan this post isn't for you. Nothing against charcoal, I just prefer the convienience of propane. For gas grillers, if you were going to buy a gas grill and spend under $400.00, what do you think you would buy? I just know this is gonna open a can of worms thats worse than asking about a favorite fishing line! But I need to replace the grill I currantly am using. And the choices out there are endless. Webers are great, but boy are they expensive! Found a nice Brinkman, but the knobs are cheep and I really don't know anything about Brinkman. My last two grills were Charbroil, and even though many folks seem to dislike Charbroil grills, my last two have given me 10 years of service each, so no complaints about Charbroil from me. Sears Kenmore grill look nice, but after going on line and reading the customers comments, it sounds like there are a lot of people who purchased a Kenmore grill and are dissappointed with their grill. Some grills I have seen are not designed very well and there are obvious flaws in the design as far as keeping the weather, such as rain out of the grill. I found one brand at Lowes that had a lid where the front and back of the grill met dirrectly over the burrners with a small opening in which rain would fall dirrectly into the center of the grills interior! I'm looking for something over 600 sq.inches of cooking area. Also with an enclosed grill stand with front opening dooors for easy storage of the tank. Porcelain coated cast iron cooking grates are ok, but prefer a heavy stainless cooking grate as cast iron rusts so badly, and porcelain scratches pretty easily. Any suggestions?

06-08-08, 10:51 AM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	my wife got me a kenmore grill 2 christmas's ago and i love it , when i get home from work i'll get the model number a everythig for you but it has served me well . __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

06-08-08, 12:07 PM	#3
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	keith weber or a kenmore are good. but i got lucky my brother in law is a stainless steel fabucater who works for cape fear grills. he built mine several years ago..you don't want to know the price.but it is the best gas grill i have ever owned.mine weighs in at a chubby 200 pounds with propane tank.. here is a link just in case you REALLY want a 100% stainless steel gas grill-they are not cheap-just so you know mine is the deluxe model http://www.wilmingtongrill.com/ zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-08-08, 01:32 PM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	keith $1900+ a piece.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-08-08, 08:45 PM	#7
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	they apparently don't make the one she got me anymore but the closest one to it is # 071 16125 you could punch in the last 5 digits and it should come up on the website . __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

06-08-08, 01:07 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thanks Jim, looking foreward to the info. Man O Live Zooker. thats an impressive grill!!! Maybe your brother in law should start marketing his own.

06-08-08, 08:19 PM	#6
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I checked them out Zook. whew Not in my near future for sure! lol beautiful grills though

06-08-08, 10:38 PM	#8
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	ok, thanks Jim

06-10-08, 11:03 PM	#9
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Weber are the only way to go for a production grill!

06-10-08, 11:52 PM	#10
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Weber is a great grill. Unfortunatly they are not in my price range. I can get a 400$ Weber thats nice, but smaller than what I need.

06-11-08, 08:57 PM	#11
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	Our Charbroil works perfectly fine... I love it __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

06-12-08, 08:35 PM	#12
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Well after looking at what seems like 100 grills it's down to either a grill from Sears or Charbroil. Having had two Charbroils that served me well I'm leaning towards that. But the Sears grill looks very nice. Gonna have to go back and take a second look at both.

06-13-08, 11:43 PM	#13
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	The charbroil is going to have to be replaced in less than 2 years when the burners don't burn evenly and you can only use about 1/4 or less of the actual grill!

06-15-08, 08:49 AM	#14
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Actually Chris, the two Charbroils I have owned lasted me 10 years each. I simply replaced the burners every three years or so. And the new Charbrooil I'm looking at has a lifetime warrenty on the burners now. Free replacements.

06-15-08, 05:58 PM	#15
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Well I ended up buying a grill from Sears. The Kenmore 071/16313. For $400.00 on sale it's a pretty nice grill. Hope I didn't make a mistake by not going with a similar Charbroil, but this grill had some nice features the Charbroil didn't have. There was a Charbroil that did have the same features, but it was their top of the line and over 600$. If your looking for a nice mid range priced grill, you may want to check this one out.

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