<p>As some of you might have read in the Diet, Exercise… thread, our old LP grill croaked last night. It is about 10 years old and has been heavily used - a repair would probably cost more than we paid for it. As the result of the grill’s untimely departure, I am looking for a new grill - LP, not natural gas and definitely not charcoal. Do you have a LP grill that you love? Any suggestions and recommendations are appreciated! But please, please, do not try to convince me that charcoal is superb, since this is going to be used for making quick dinners on busy work nights, so charcoal is out. TIA!</p>
<p>I totally love my Weber Grill…and when it does, I will buy another one. I have the three burner kind, which easily does indirect or direct cooking. We use it year round…even shovel snow to get to it. </p>
<p>You won’t hear me trying to convince you that charcoal is better. </p>
<p>Thank you, thumper. That’s 2 votes for Weber brand (idad has a combo charcoal-LP one).</p>
<p>I don’t know diddly about gas grills, but I’ve owned Weber grills continuously since 1976, and my dad owned them for another 10 years before that. I can’t think of a single good reason to even consider any other brand of grill – gas or charcoal – unless you are talking some ultra-high end model well above Weber’s price points (like some of the custom outdoor kitchen built-ins.</p>
<p>Their grills work. Parts and accessories are available and easy to find. Customer service is good. Their gas grills are supposed to be outstanding.</p>
<p>Another vote for weber. </p>
<p>Every grill I have owned has ‘worked’. Weather and wear make the difference. I suggest the combo grill as well. I have a charcoal/LP combo that is also a smoker (stove top style). Don’t even know the brand…I have had a Thermos LP grill in the past and it worked awesome. Even in Wisconsin weather. I grilled all winter long.</p>
<p>hahahaha I read this as “help me find a good LP girl!”</p>
<p>well I STILL like the White Album. (so much for my recommendation)</p>
<p>The Weber is head and shoulders better than the cheaper LP grill. The heat is more even, and steaks come out the same every time. There is such a big difference in cooking on the Weber, I will never buy another cheap grill. We vacation every year and the rental has a cheap grill, I burn the food every time. At home, I never burn my food. </p>
<p>It’s easy to clean and I haven’t replaced the burner yet, I think it’s 6 years old. I grill almost every night when there isn’t snow. My neighbors grill in the snow but I think it’s hard to grill in the dark. </p>
<p>Another plus…the weber website. It is far and away the easiest to use. Our weber is about 15 years old. We replaced the burners a couple of years ago, and the grates last year. Easy peasy with that website!</p>
<p>Thanks! Musica, lol. That’s my favorite one, too. Have it in all formats. ;)</p>
<p>Back to grilling… 
Any specific Weber models? Other brands you like? Does anyone own Patriot (that’s the name (brand?) that was mentioned to me as a good one).</p>
<p>I would probably get either the Weber E-330 or the S-330.</p>
<p>I think the Sear Station Burner on those models would be extremely useful for high heat grilling. The difference is stainless steel hood and doors versus enamel (which holds up really well on Webers and is probably easier to clean than stainless.</p>
<p>Also the S model has stainless steel flavorizer bars (what Weber uses instead of lava rocks) versus porcelein steel on the E. No big deal. These get replaced every so often and you could buy either.</p>
<p>The other difference is the grates: porcelein enamelled cast iron on the E, stainless steel bars on the S. Again, a replacement item. Both should cook really well. I have a cast iron cooking grate on my charcoal grill that has been going strong for 12 years now.</p>
<p>I like Webers, but am currently grilling with a KitchenAid. Love it. Very straightforward, user friendly grill that is also reliable. Never had a problem and we use is constantly - even in the middle of winter.</p>
<p>Anyone have any experience with the Traeger wood pellet grill? I have heard good things and am intrigued.</p>
<p><a href=“http://help.weber.com/faqs/10/which-are-better-stainless-steel-porcelain-coated-cast-iron”>http://help.weber.com/faqs/10/which-are-better-stainless-steel-porcelain-coated-cast-iron</a></p>
<p>As I suspected, even Weber hints that the cast iron grates sear better than the shiny stainless steel grates. I’d go Weber Genesis E-330 unless I just had to have the stainless steel exterior for style considerations. I’m not a stickler for grill appearances. I wash mine off once or twice a year weather it needs it or not…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.weber.com/grills/series/genesis/genesis-e-330”>http://www.weber.com/grills/series/genesis/genesis-e-330</a></p>
<p>Another vote for Weber. We have a 17 yr old older model natural gas genesis. It is going strong. I secretly wish it would die so I could get a newer prettier model. We use our grill several nights a week. I love the quickness and ease of use of gas. </p>
<p>Glad to see this thread - we need to replace a Sears grill that did not last nearly long enough. The bottom rusted out. H is considering the Weber Genesis. He was going to go with SS, but if the cast iron and/or enamel cook as well & hold up as well for $150 less … he will reconsider that!</p>
<p>Another vote (well 2 - we own two). Weber-Genesis series. H was a hardcore charcoal rib BBQ’er. After some research, I decided to get a Weber so that I could quickly grill stuff instead of going thru the charcoal ritual. H stuck to ‘his’ grill for about 6 months…then switched to mine :). Home Depot has (had) a special setup for this grill in that they have the coated cast iron grill grates instead of stainless steel. The cast iron grills leave those wonderful ‘steak house’ marks.</p>
<p>My Weber Genesis series is about 10 years old now and I love it. It was supposed to be natural gas and that never worked right (an issue with my gas line, I think, not the grill) and I bought the propane conversation kit and love it now. I have the cast iron grills. Love them. </p>
<p>And I love that I have a side burner so I can cook something else while grilling. Being a single mom, I never had a person to do the grilling while one cooked sides in the house so I used to have to run back and forth. Not with this grill though :)</p>
<p>Oohhh, it sounds like Weber time! Thank you, my CC friends. I have to see if Mr would like to check on the way home if HD has the recommended grill. I doubt he will pass an opportunity to visit HD. ;)</p>
<p>I’d go with the stainless steel cooking grates if you are the kind of person that actually tries to clean the cooking grates after every use and tries to keep them shiny. Otherwise, the cast iron grates will get hotter and sear better. Stainless steel grates are better the more encrusted they get. I just do a burn off and hit them with a grill brush before cooking. You can always switch later. Looks like a set of replacement cast iron grates is $80 versus $130 for the stainless steel.</p>
<p>The flavorizer bars are available as replacement parts in either enamel for stainless steel for $40. I’m guessing the stainless lasts a bit longer, but his is probably a once every five year replacement item, either way.</p>
<p>The parts that eventually rust and kill off one of these grill won’t be the doors or lid where stainless or enamel steel will make much difference. It’s always the cart, burners, etc that eventually add up to more to replace than buying a new grill. I would say S-330 versus E-330 would be an aesthetic choice. </p>
<p>Sear Station burner would be big for me, because it lets you get half the grill seriously hot for searing steaks. That’s always the achilles heel of gas grills.</p>
<p>Oops. That’s should be “cast iron grates are better the more encrusted they get”. I have the old fashioned non-enamelled kind, so they will rust if they are caked. The enamelled kind shouldn’t have that problem.</p>