Under $300, you might want to consider another charcoal grill. If you can
go to $450 or so, Weber Silver B at Home Depot (with coated cast iron
grates) would be a good choice. Weber's generally are of good quality, cook
well, have excellent support and have good parts availability when you need
it.


"webfoot" > wrote in message
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> We are just finishing a new 600 foot cedar deck in our back yard and
> thought we would be all set for a large gathering on Memorial Day
> weekend. Then yesterday my lady backed her truck into my prized old
> Weber (charcoal). It's beyond repair. We had been thinking about gas
> anyway, but after the deck we only have $250 - $300 left in the piggy
> bank. We looked at Home Depot, Sears, Target and Bi-Mart (like Sam's
> but in the Northwest). The Charbroils all seem flimsy. And I must
> say the Weber Genesis B seems kind of lightweight too. The 3 grills
> that seem the sturdiest are a Thermos Stainless (at Target for $249.
> A similar Kemore ( #16221) at Sears for $249. And a very stout
> Nexgrill (model 720-0082-S-LP at Bi-Mart for $279. All three seem
> MUCH more solid than the low end Webers we saw at Sears, and the
> Nexgrill and Kenmore have cast iron grates which the $389 Weber does
> not. I'm drawn to the Nexgrill has cast iron grates and burners,
> stainless drip catchers and appears to be very well made. My spouse
> likes that it has enclosed storage on the bottom. I've seen Nexgrill
> bad-mouthed abit on the various forums and not much info at all about
> the Kenmore or the Thermos stainless at Target. We have never done
> gas so we sure would appreciate any input on the three grills
> mentioned above.