Great info, Josh! I am familiar with the units, but I haven't cooked on each. Build quality and construction, and availability of parts is the info I'm pulling from. It's good to hear actual cooking experiences on all and from a very credible source.A Broil King will out cook a Genesis every time. The construction of their cart leaves a little to be desired, but the burners are superior, the cooker gets much hotter, and overall it lacks the unevenness of the new Genesis grills. Heck, I'd rather cook on a Broil King than a Summit that costs $1,899!
So for the price, the Broil King is a better grill, you just need to make sure you cover it to keep the cart and sides from going on you since they are built rather cheaply. If I were to buy any backyard gas grill these days it would be a Napoleon, but they don't manufacture anything in your price range.
... Build quality and construction, and availability of parts is the info I'm pulling from ....
I have a 2 burner Broil King Natural Gas at home, my Mom has a Genesis propane, my buddy just bought his 2nd Genesis NG in 20 years (!), my son has a Summit Propane as well as a BGE. The one thing I find annoying about the Webers (and maybe they changed the design) is the burner arrangement is front to back. I prefer side to side, like my Broil King and Huntington. I also don't like the controls at the side, but there's probably a reason for that. My favourite gas grill? Was my propane BroilMaster that lasted me 24 years with the cast iron bowtie burner. Being in the Great White North and BBQing (sorry, grilling) year round that thing would hold the heat in like no tomorrow. But man oh man, not only are they hard to find anymore, they are a ton of money for what you get.
http://www.broilmaster.com/bm/
Haha, thanks, man!!
I have a 2 burner Broil King Natural Gas at home, my Mom has a Genesis propane, my buddy just bought his 2nd Genesis NG in 20 years (!), my son has a Summit Propane as well as a BGE. The one thing I find annoying about the Webers (and maybe they changed the design) is the burner arrangement is front to back. I prefer side to side, like my Broil King and Huntington. I also don't like the controls at the side, but there's probably a reason for that. My favourite gas grill? Was my propane BroilMaster that lasted me 24 years with the cast iron bowtie burner. Being in the Great White North and BBQing (sorry, grilling) year round that thing would hold the heat in like no tomorrow. But man oh man, not only are they hard to find anymore, they are a ton of money for what you get.
http://www.broilmaster.com/bm/
A Broil King will out cook a Genesis every time. The construction of their cart leaves a little to be desired, but the burners are superior, the cooker gets much hotter, and overall it lacks the unevenness of the new Genesis grills. Heck, I'd rather cook on a Broil King than a Summit that costs $1,899!
So for the price, the Broil King is a better grill, you just need to make sure you cover it to keep the cart and sides from going on you since they are built rather cheaply. If I were to buy any backyard gas grill these days it would be a Napoleon, but they don't manufacture anything in your price range.
that may be a good thing, as long as she doesn't hate you...My wife officially hates you.
Will definitely try that!! I sold my Genesis, which was just a year old, garage kept and with a cover on, in great shape, for $400. Man, I wish I could find THAT deal!! :mrgreen:
I have a 2 burner Broil King Natural Gas at home, my Mom has a Genesis propane, my buddy just bought his 2nd Genesis NG in 20 years (!), my son has a Summit Propane as well as a BGE. The one thing I find annoying about the Webers (and maybe they changed the design) is the burner arrangement is front to back. I prefer side to side, like my Broil King and Huntington. I also don't like the controls at the side, but there's probably a reason for that. My favourite gas grill? Was my propane BroilMaster that lasted me 24 years with the cast iron bowtie burner. Being in the Great White North and BBQing (sorry, grilling) year round that thing would hold the heat in like no tomorrow. But man oh man, not only are they hard to find anymore, they are a ton of money for what you get.
http://www.broilmaster.com/bm/
Old Genesis grills go side to side. I actually prefer front to back, as my Crown Verity grills are laid out. It is much easier in my opinion to do direct/indirect with the burners going front to back, where I can move food left to right to get in nd out of the heat zones. Just my opinion though on how I like to run my grill.
I have a Genesis e-310 I bought new in 2007. It has had hundreds maybe a thousand pounds of propane through it. It has been great until recently. I do notice in the last year It has a lot more hot and cold areas on the grill. I have cleaned the burners a few times and nothing has helped. I was looking at new ones and I see weber f-uped the design and moved the burners so they go front to back not side to side. This is terrible for a rotisserie. I won't buy a new one. I actually believe the older ones are better too. I have a heck of a time hitting over 400 degrees.
I just learned about those grates a few days ago thanks to someone digging up an old thread. I still think that i need a little more area though. I would hope that there is a brethren up north in the states that could help you out.that may be a good thing, as long as she doesn't hate you...
as previously stated by another member, I think the GRILLGRATE (tm) may make things better. I wish I could find someone in Canada that would offer it for less than a 100% premium. Otherwise I may have to wait till October
Old Genesis grills go side to side. I actually prefer front to back, as my Crown Verity grills are laid out. It is much easier in my opinion to do direct/indirect with the burners going front to back, where I can move food left to right to get in nd out of the heat zones. Just my opinion though on how I like to run my grill.
I have a Genesis e-310 I bought new in 2007. It has had hundreds maybe a thousand pounds of propane through it. It has been great until recently. I do notice in the last year It has a lot more hot and cold areas on the grill. I have cleaned the burners a few times and nothing has helped. I was looking at new ones and I see weber f-uped the design and moved the burners so they go front to back not side to side. This is terrible for a rotisserie. I won't buy a new one. I actually believe the older ones are better too. I have a heck of a time hitting over 400 degrees.
You can prolly find an old early-mid 90's genesis and refurb that. There is a guy on ebay who makes great quality stainless flavorbars thicker than weber and cheaper. Could prolly replace burners and bars for like 200, and maybe score the grill for $0-50 bucks. Plenty of info on refurbishing old webers on the web. I have my parents old redhead genesis 3000 i am going to refurb myself.