chilichick

We just bought one from Sears "Kenmore" it's a six burner with a
holding tray on each side. We paid $325 on sale. We found it
originally online at christmas time and kept the coupon. when we went
to find it at our local Sears we were told that it had been a
christmas sale item. The sales guys found one and we ended up buying
the last one in the store.
We love it, we grill a few times a week and always on the weekends.
good luck...
chilichick

meatnub

Thanks everyone for your input so far , too many good responses to
quote every single one.

I would never have thought about Sears' Kenmore line of gas grills.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.............

The only thing I question about Weber is that I heard something about
them possibly making certain lines of their grills in China now,
though some are still made in the U.S.A.

I know a lot of you say 10 years ago you bought your Weber. I just
wonder how the quality is today. Though with their 5-10 yr warranties
and excellent service.. and besides, I'm sure everyone is practically
mfg'ing in China anyways, so maybe the whole China question is really
irrelevant. And maybe the Genesis series isn't made in China. Who
knows.

steve calvin

May be interesting if we post the Make, model, age and use frequency
just for comparison. A cheaper grill that you have to rebuild/replace
frequently may actually cost more in the long run


Weber Genesis B 10 years old Used year round in New York State
replaced ignition once (a month ago)


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Steve

I've only heard good things about the Weber Genesis line. I don't
know where they are made, but if that is a concern here is a link
to Top Grill http://www.topgrill.com/
They make grills in the USA (in Georgia). They are a bit pricey,
but if you get one of the specials it's not too bad. On the other
hand they'll custom build something to suit whatever you want.
They do a lot of commercial restaurant work as well.

I've had mine over 10 years now and I need to replace the flavor
bars and burners. The cast iron grids are still solid, though.
Oh yeah, I got mine with a 60,000 BTU side burner for all you
folks who want a good burner for wok cooking . . . ;-)

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

robert klute

I have a 6 burner Sears Kenmore elite that I bought some 8 - 10 years
ago. Still in great shape. The burners are cast iron. It has 3 heavy
stainless steel grid sections that can be removed. There is a cast iron
griddle that can be dropped in place of one of the grill sections. It
is big enough I can do indirect cooking of two racks of pork ribs. I
have been very happy with it. It is controllable enough I can fire it
up for when there is just two of us or crank it up for a party of 25+.

The only drawbacks to it are it is pre infrared back burner - so no spit
roasting - and the spit is too light for its 40+" length - so no
rotisserie turkey. Too be honest, thought, I have only ever seen really
heavy spits (1/2" or better) on the high end grills like Viking and DCS.

goomba38

After reading everyone rave about the Genesis B for YEARS, and then
Consumers Report validated the same, I wanted that model when we bought
a new one. Turns out they sort of discontinued it, but brought out
something very similar. Then my husband ended up finding one of the
Genesis B models as a store floor model and scarfed it up. We've loved it.

blinky the shark

Aye. The best value is usually not found at either end of the price
spectrum. That's because value is the combination of cost and
features/durability -- not just about cost.


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nancy young

Same applies to cars ... there's usually one model that is at the crosshairs
of price and features. That's the one you want. Not the most expensive
or cheapest.

That's how I wound up with my Weber, I read Consumer Reports and
it ranked higher than much more expensive models, and lower than a
couple of much more expensive models. For the money, that's what
I chose. Never been sorry, either.

nancy

goomba38

I can't imagine shopping for big ticket items without input from CR.
I have NEVER been led wrong by their reviews.
I'm always baffled to hear people say they never read it.

nexis

On May 15, 8:46 am, meatnub <meat...@gmail.com> wrote:
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I agree! Whenever it's not raining (and sometimes when it is), we find ourselves
grilling almost
every night. Lately, I'd say we've grilled 10 out of every 12 dinners, and some
lunches. And, one
recent Saturday, we made breakfast on the grill and ate on the deck in the early
morning watching
the sun try to overcome the marine layer. It was lovely.

kimberly