Are Weber grills worth the money?

[churchmouse]

Best charcoal grill on the market. If I'm grilling I use the weber, smoking and making pizza I use the Big Green Egg.

I see from the pic you got the tops made for the table. Looks great.

 

[steve666]

Have had a large Weber Kettle Grill for years, have used it year round for everything from burgers and hot dogs to Thanksgiving turkey.

 

[teddy12b]

Geesh, you guys aren't going to save me a dime. Apparently now I must buy the Weber.

Now... some of these have the cast iron grates, stainless grates, or the new porcelain grates. Is there one of these that's better than the others? I would assume that the cast iron would be the way to go, but I'm open to suggestions.

On another note, my patio is a pretty big concrete slab and I'd like to get some kind of a nice little countertop setup right next to the grill, but I don't want to throw a lot of money at it. Any suggestions there?

Thanks for all the help everyone!

 

[Mark-DuCo]

Whatever you buy can last a long time as long as you take care of it. My thoughts are the Weber guys and people who spend a ton of money on their grills make sure that they are well protected from the elements. People who typically buy cheaper grills not so much. Cheap grills are made cheaply, but if you take care of them like an expensive grill they will last a long time in most cases.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Whatever you buy can last a long time as long as you take care of it. My thoughts are the Weber guys and people who spend a ton of money on their grills make sure that they are well protected from the elements. People who typically buy cheaper grills not so much. Cheap grills are made cheaply, but if you take care of them like an expensive grill they will last a long time in most cases.

You need to read my post upthread, out in the elements ran over a few times, lasted 13 years.

 

[Hotdoger]

Whatever you buy can last a long time as long as you take care of it. My thoughts are the Weber guys and people who spend a ton of money on their grills make sure that they are well protected from the elements. People who typically buy cheaper grills not so much. Cheap grills are made cheaply, but if you take care of them like an expensive grill they will last a long time in most cases.

My Weber gas grill has sat outside uncovered for over 12 years.
My 8 year old Weber Kettle got picked up demolished in a wind storm last year.
Both were hand me downs from others.

Looking for a deal on a Kettle to buy this spring.

 

[Bunnykid68]

My Weber gas grill has sat outside uncovered for over 12 years.
My 8 year old Weber Kettle got picked up demolished in a wind storm last year.
Both were hand me downs from others.

Looking for a deal on a Kettle to buy this spring.

Weber One-Touch Silver 22-1/2 in. Charcoal Kettle Grill in Black-741001 at The Home Depot

 

[CountryBoy19]

I'm in the minority here... I hate my Weber gas grill... Contantly battling flare-ups and horribly uneven heating... It seems to be somewhat common if you don't clean the grill religiously after every use... what's the point in having a grill that needs cleaned top to bottom after every use? Same purpose as having a car that has to have a car-wash after every time you get it out of the garage?

 

[Hotdoger]

Weber One-Touch Silver 22-1/2 in. Charcoal Kettle Grill in Black-741001 at The Home Depot

tks BK!!!!!

 

[mrjarrell]

Weber One-Touch Silver 22-1/2 in. Charcoal Kettle Grill in Black-741001 at The Home Depot

This is what I have and it's great. It'll do anything I want and has been trooper. Well worth the money I spent on it.

 

[MrsXtremeVel]

XtremeVel and I have both a Weber gas and charcoal grill. We use the gas occasionally, but the charcoal one is the bomb!!! He made 3 slabs of bbq ribs last week using the weber rack to slow cook them on. ( approx. 5-6 hrs) He uses hickory chips to smoke. He puts on a "rub", then a " mop ", then sauce at the very end. They are the best I've ever had. I'm so glad I'm married to a master griller!

 

[teddy12b]

I'm in the minority here... I hate my Weber gas grill... Contantly battling flare-ups and horribly uneven heating... It seems to be somewhat common if you don't clean the grill religiously after every use... what's the point in having a grill that needs cleaned top to bottom after every use? Same purpose as having a car that has to have a car-wash after every time you get it out of the garage?

Every time I get done grilling I'd brush off the grates and every time before I started grilling I'd brush off the grates. Beyond that I don't plan on doing anything else with the grill other than changing the gas tank.

There is a valid arguement though for grills lasting longer because of the better treatment. I was talking with my brother in law and I had to catch myself because here I was moaning about my last grill not lasting long because it was a cheapo and left outside, but if I bought this new fancy weber I'd surely buy the better cover and bring it in during the winter. I about smacked myself in the forehead because of course any grill will last longer if you baby them like that. If I do spend the money on a weber I will go the extra mile and treat it well.

 

[teddy12b]

I was on the fence but we ended up buying a Weber genesis. After I really looked at the Webers hard the cheaper grills just seemed so bad to me. Maybe I'm becoming a grill snob. I started this thread genuinely hoping the consensus would be to buy the cheaper grill.

 

[infiremedic07]

You will really appreciate the enamel coating on the weber lid. It holds up very well to flared when compared to just a painted surface.

 

[HICKMAN]

I know a lot of people are going with the Green Egg these days.

 

[teddy12b]

Well, now that we've cooked on our new Weber Genesis I have to admit that I am now drinking the Weber koolaid. That grill is awesome, plain and simple. My nieghbors came down and he cooked on half the grill for his family of 4 and I cooked on the other half for my family of 5 and both turned out awesome. They did burgers & hot dogs, and we did thin pork chops and hot dogs. All the food was awesome. The next time we used it was on chicken. On our old grill we'd been putting a little stainless bowl full of water on the grill to keep the chicken moist and we completely forgot all about that on our second grilling and the chicken was some of the best we'd ever had and it was the cheap stuff that comes in te big bags.

All things considered, I now completely understand why people pay the extra money for a Weber grill, and now I'm trying to convince friends and family to give my grill a test drive before buying anything else.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Well, now that we've cooked on our new Weber Genesis I have to admit that I am now drinking the Weber koolaid. That grill is awesome, plain and simple. My nieghbors came down and he cooked on half the grill for his family of 4 and I cooked on the other half for my family of 5 and both turned out awesome. They did burgers & hot dogs, and we did thin pork chops and hot dogs. All the food was awesome. The next time we used it was on chicken. On our old grill we'd been putting a little stainless bowl full of water on the grill to keep the chicken moist and we completely forgot all about that on our second grilling and the chicken was some of the best we'd ever had and it was the cheap stuff that comes in te big bags.

All things considered, I now completely understand why people pay the extra money for a Weber grill, and now I'm trying to convince friends and family to give my grill a test drive before buying anything else.

In 10 years you will understand it even more

 

[Noway Jose]

I use a weber knock-off that I picked up at the end of the 500 a couple years ago. She's not a looker, but the results still taste great.

 

[Scutter01]

I went through your pain last year. I finally got tired of replacing a rusted-out grill every two years. Totally worth it.

Dead Grandma Grill:

 

[Bennettjh]

We use a basic run of the mill round charcoal Weber. Can't be beat IMHO.