<p>I have enameled grates in my weber. After a while…with the wire brush cleaning, they do rust. But mine were at least 10 years old when we replaced them. </p>
<p>Mine is an older three burner Weber. The outside is a dark green enamel that looks brand new. And it still works like a charm (getting new grates and burners was done over a few years…and cheaper than a new grill.</p>
<p>It is a S330 Weber! The HD not too far from our house had one in stock, and it is riding in the back our truck right this moment. Thank you, my CC friends, for your help! Mr B says it is my Mother’s Day gift. 
Now the fun begins. Next on my list: that egg-shaped green thing… For occasional weekend charcoal bbq fun. ;)</p>
<p>Very cool! You guys are going to love that thing. And you’ll get a workout lifting it out of the truck. I think they are 177 pounds!</p>
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<p>I’m ver familiar with the Big Green Egg having cooked on one with BIL Incredibly heavy duty (although his repeatedly cracked). Personally, I’d rather have a Weber Kettle Grill. The Kettle Grills with the one-touch ash removal are pretty much as perfect as a charcoal grill can be, especially the ones that light themselves. I never touch ash. Never touch lighter fluid.</p>
<p>We have never had a gas grill, but I would love to get one. I am terrible when it comes to charcoal grilling. There are only two of us most of the time, so something that can be turned on to cook a relatively small amount of food is appealing. The other thing I <em>really</em> want to be able to do is lengthy indirect smoking of things like brisket and a Boston butt for pulled pork (using chips, of course).</p>
<p>How much, realistically, does one have to pay for a reasonable smallish surface grill?</p>
<p>I’m convinced that besides the Weber grills (and perhaps even those to a certain degree) grills are becoming a quickly disposable item. Seems we are replacing ours after less than 5 years and we cover it all year round in between uses. Our currrent one is a lower priced Weber - we will see how long it lasts. Always wish they would stay looking shiny and new !!! </p>
<p>Abasket, we had four different cheapo gas grills in about 10 years prior to getting our Weber. Those cheapies just rusted out…and I’m not talking the grates…I’m talking the body of the grill.</p>
<p>BB…read the cooking booklet that comes with the Weber…it has great ideas. My favorite…heat all three burners, then turn the middle one off, and set the other two to medium (it’s called MOM…medium, off, medium). Get a nice big roasting chicken. Clean it out, and cut a lemon in half. Stick the lemon into the cavity of the bird. Put on the grill, and cook for about an hour. It is better than a Costco rotisserie chicken.</p>
<p>Enjoy BB!</p>
<p>Thank you! Now Mr B is itching to put that thing together. His Saturday morning plans are set in stainless steel. B-) </p>
<p>Consolation, we paid a ton for the Weber, $950 plus the lovely WA sales tax. Weber makes a 2-burner, smaller (and less expensive) versions of this grill called the Spirit. It is pretty heavy duty and looks impressive compared to the disposable junk that costs 1/2 the price. I am impressed that this thing has 4.5 stars out of 5 with more than 400 Amazon reviews!</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0098HR0PY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1399045684&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0098HR0PY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1399045684&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40</a></p>
<p>and here is this one:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009UYTLXO/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1399045827&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009UYTLXO/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1399045827&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40</a></p>
<p>We just needed to buy a new grill and since we are cheap we bought this one. I also didn’t want anything to big taking up space on my deck and the size was perfect. DH seems happy with it, so it’s all good to me. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.lowes.com/pd_221380-95393-MFA350BNP_4294610385__?productId=3804539&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar|1%26page%3D2&facetInfo=#BVRRWidgetID”>http://www.lowes.com/pd_221380-95393-MFA350BNP_4294610385__?productId=3804539&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar|1%26page%3D2&facetInfo=#BVRRWidgetID</a></p>
<p>We have a Lynx grill in our outdoor kitchen area and it’s fantastic, in every way. It will make Webers look inexpensive but it was worth it to us because we use it year round and probably three or four times a week.</p>
<p>I have a hot rodded Weber. It starts with a Performer, which is their big charcoal kettle grill in a cart with a small propane tank and burner for push button lighting of the charcoal. That part grills like a charcoal Weber, the only difference is a cast iron grate. But, I’ve added a few bits to it so it can be converted to a super-size Smokey Joe smoker with a cast iron insert, pizza stone, and water tray to separate the fire from the cooking chamber. This can either hold three grates of ribs (the most I’ve done is four full slabs of baby backs and four pork butts at the same time). Or, it is perfect for rotisserie Thanksgiving turkey. </p>
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<p>This is the old Performer, that lasted 20 years with one major rebuild. All the parts transfered over to a new Performer a couple of years ago when the cart of the old one finally gave up the ghost.</p>
<p>By adjusting the vents, I can hold a steady temp anywhere from 200 to 400 degrees in the smoker section. Ribs at 225. Turkey at 325.</p>
<p>In the grill configuration, close the vents and the fire goes out so any left over charcoal can be use in the next fire. This means no reason to not build a searing red hot 600+ degree fire for grilling.</p>
<p>Dh has the Weber Summit S-670 that he uses >95% of the time. He also has a Weber charcoal grill that I bought from Crate & Barrel about five years ago; it looks like the “Performer” grill on Weber’s site. It’s nice but we’re spoiled by the convenience of the gas grill. We’ve given our kids Weber gas grills, too, since we can all cook out year round.</p>
<p>I am so far very impressed with the new grill! The steaks came out with the perfect steak house sear marks. yum. Many thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Awesome, BB. Looking at them at Home Depot, I probably would have ended up with the stainless model, too – or maybe the EP models that have all the stainless parts, but enamel exteriors. Those massive stainless steel rod grates are impressive. I was thinking they had the thin stainless stamped grates.</p>
<p>I ended up ordering a new grill, too. 
A Weber Go Anywhere Charcoal grill for camping:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.weber.com/grills/series/go-anywhere/go-anywhere-charcoal”>http://www.weber.com/grills/series/go-anywhere/go-anywhere-charcoal</a></p>
<p>And, of course, I had to order the aftermarket [cast</a> iron grates](<a href=“Craycort Cast Iron Grates Home Page”>Craycort Cast Iron Grates Home Page). Gotta have sear marks, doncha know?</p>
<p>Rib eye and grilled asparagus sounds like roughin’ it, huh?</p>
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<p>BTW, for someone looking for a little less fancy spread, the 3-burner Weber Spirit 310 looks like a killer smaller grill, too.</p>
<p>My oldie Weber is very similar in terms of the cooking to the 310. I just don’t have an enclosed cabinet. It works perfectly fine for grilling. </p>
<p>We had an old charcoal grill just like the one linked by idad. Perfect width for kebab skewers! </p>
<p>The kiddos (the ones with the house) will probably be getting a 310 for their combined birthdays. Mr B wanted to fix the old piece of junk and give it to them, but I talked him out of that.</p>
<p>The Weber Go Anywhere is like the kettle grills. Close the vents and the fire goes completely out. 30 minutes later, put in the car. Next time, open it up and reuse the charcoal. Or take it out of the car and dump it in the kettle grill! </p>
<p>I’m thinking pre-seasoned or marinated meats in zip lock bags. Prepped veggies in zip loc bags. Paper plates. Gourmet camping dinners with nothing to wash except a knife, a fork, and a spatula.</p>
<p>I was putting together a list of stuff (grates, etc) to cook over the camp fire ring at camp sites when it occurred to me that a little grill on the picnic table would be a lot easier (and easier on my ol’ geezer back!)</p>
<p>DH swears by our Weber. Prior to that we had two cheaper models (Sunbeam?). Cooking was not as even, and they seemed to only last about 6 years each. </p>
<p>I don’t think I know anyone that has a Weber that doesn’t swear by it and recommend it. H was impressed (~8 years ago, and STILL talks about it) with how easy it was to put together. I agree that it is one of the few grills that isn’t “disposable”.</p>
<p>We have the smaller “Spirit” model and are perfectly happy with it. (Except now I am trying to figure out how to make Thumper’s chicken with it…it has 2 burners instead of 3…)</p>
<p>A chicken in a cheapo WalMart roasting rack over a foil baking pan should work perfectly for indirect cooking on a 2 burner grill. I say cheap roastng rack because I like to have dedicated grill stuff so I’m not spending hours trying to get every last bit of grill smoky cleaned off it!</p>
<p>You might be able to use just one burner, put the chicken on the other side of the grill, and turn the chicken every 15 minutes, but chicken likes to roast at pretty high temps, so I think the roasting rack/pan will be the better way to go.</p>
