Cheap kettle grill?

[txags2011]

I want a 22.5 kettle but i dont have the funds to drop on a weber (sadly). So, i found a Char-Broil one at Academy for only 40$ (or an 18.5 for 25$) and i was thinking of going that route. I want an affordable charcoal grill for steaks/burgers but I want to be able to do a beer can chicken or two as well so i was wondering if the Char-broil would be just as solid as anything else for my purposes. any bad/good experiences or anything like that would be appreciated

[cds9333]

I think the char-broil would get you by... however, if you truly want a weber, keep an eye out on craigslist or even freecycle. There is a weber in the westchase area on cl (though probably too far to drive for the deal) posted on the 11th. I found two so far on cl (a 1995 and 2007) for a total of $40 so they are out there if you can wait. Good luck

[NorthwestBBQ]

Compared to a Weber 22.5 kettle those others options are made out of foil.

[JiveTurkey]

Hey we all have to start somewhere. If that is all funds will allow then your options are pretty simple. Just remember man started cooking in holes in the ground a bazillion years ago so anything created these days is pretty good. Just learn on what you have and be the master of YOUR grill. In time, after selling blood week after week you will have enough dinero to hook up a kettle. I say check craigslist, you can find used kettles there for real cheap, even free sometimes. Either way get what will suit you and have fun.

[txags2011]

Originally Posted by NorthwestBBQ

Compared to a Weber 22.5 kettle those others options are made out of foil.

haha, yeah... im aware.

i have yet to find anything on CL close enough for me to want to pay for the gas to go get.

i may settle for the char-broil and then once I get a job again ill go big and find my self a good weber. then i can scrap the charbroil for parts (ie. use its lid for my UDS )

thanks for the input guys

[Captain Dave]

Build a uds. You wont regret it.

[Skidder]

While on vacation the last 2 weeks I had the chance to use two grills and both had absolutley no air controls. Had to plug what was there with foil to stop all the air leaks. So I think you'll be fine once you get to know the grill you buy. Was nice to get home to my Weber kettle for sure. Good luck with whatever you buy.

[jdub]

Originally Posted by txags2011

I want a 22.5 kettle but i dont have the funds to drop on a weber (sadly). So, i found a Char-Broil one at Academy for only 40$ (or an 18.5 for 25$) and i was thinking of going that route. I want an affordable charcoal grill for steaks/burgers but I want to be able to do a beer can chicken or two as well so i was wondering if the Char-broil would be just as solid as anything else for my purposes. any bad/good experiences or anything like that would be appreciated

Start working Craigslist hard! Weber Kettles are in there all the time for cheap. People buy them and decide they want gas-happens constantly. Good luck.

[BBQ Grail]

You live in a college town. If it's anything like the large college towns I've lived in all you have to do is be willing to do a little dumpster diving at the end of each semester.

College kids throw everything away in their efforts to get out of town after graduation. You can score a weber or two if you driving around, starting a week or so before the end of a semester.

Also, craigslist and freecycle as already mentioned.

[Texas Turtle]

When I moved my daughter out of her apartment in CS for the last time (she was class of 0, there were a plethora of BBQ implements in the dumpster at the complex, but no Webers. I did pluck a couple of good-as-new grill brushes to the disgust of my wife and daughter.