"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Theron" > wrote:
>
> > I don't think Consumer Reports does anything dishonest. I just think they
> > don't, or didn't in this case have the expertise to accurately rate the
> > product.
>
> Years ago I quite reading it when characteristics they called defects were
> good features to me.

I eventually figured out that Consumer Reports is for and
by non-experts. Any field I know well I'm going to disagree
with them in that field. Any field I barely touch, chances
are pretty good their opinion will include issues I won't
think of in the first few hours.

When I was an audiophile in college I thought their advice
nonsense. Now if I want a new stereo their advice is good
enough for me.

Being a foodie posting on RFC I'm unlikely to have interest
in their advice on cookware. Only using my back yard
grill for simple meals their advice on grills is likely good
enough for me. It's natural that an expert griller posting
on AFB won't see their advice on grills the way I do.

I've got a Charbroil propane grill with 3 internal burners and
1 burner on the side. To this day I've never cooked anything
on the side one. The types of food I'd want to cook on that
one I can do far better inside on the regular stove.