FWIW, I manage a hearth and patio store. Doesn't make me an expert, but I'm around this stuff everyday. Of the brands we carry, I like the Napoleon Rogue or Prestige series for the best bang for your buck. The Infrared sear burner they have as an option is fantastic if you love to reverse sear/sous vide steaks and is a lot more useful than the regular side burner that you never use. Great warranty
Weber did a great job on their new remodeled genesis line, though you may be able to find some people clearing out the outgoing Genesis II line (we just sold our last one on sale). Fantastic Warranty & customer service.
Weber also makes some of their charcoal grills with a gas ignition system, which is handy. Their Summit S6 is bigger and has an insulated firebowl and lid, trying to give you the better performance like the ceramic kamado grills.
I have an everdure gas grill that I really like. The head is removable and becomes a portable grill. I leave a cast iron griddle, teppanyaki plate, and regular grate in it all the time (most grills have options for griddle plates now too, instead of buying a seperate blackstone).
My Favorite grills are the Primo grills. You're talking a higher price point still, and they're charcoal instead of gas, but they'll last FOREVER (26+ year warranty). The food just tastes better! The oval shape gives you a lot more versatility over the Green Egg (which I still have and love), but unless you're competition cooking, the round shape doesn't buy you anything. The thing that BGE does better than Primo is outsourcing production to Mexico, and they're a fantastic marketing company.
Primos are made here in the states. Weber genesis and charcoal grills are made here, Pellet and spirit lines are made overseas. Napoleon are made in Canada.
No matter who you go with, pay attention to the warranty. You're not just paying for better quality with the more expensive grills, but also the better warranty!
Weber did a great job on their new remodeled genesis line, though you may be able to find some people clearing out the outgoing Genesis II line (we just sold our last one on sale). Fantastic Warranty & customer service.
Weber also makes some of their charcoal grills with a gas ignition system, which is handy. Their Summit S6 is bigger and has an insulated firebowl and lid, trying to give you the better performance like the ceramic kamado grills.
I have an everdure gas grill that I really like. The head is removable and becomes a portable grill. I leave a cast iron griddle, teppanyaki plate, and regular grate in it all the time (most grills have options for griddle plates now too, instead of buying a seperate blackstone).
My Favorite grills are the Primo grills. You're talking a higher price point still, and they're charcoal instead of gas, but they'll last FOREVER (26+ year warranty). The food just tastes better! The oval shape gives you a lot more versatility over the Green Egg (which I still have and love), but unless you're competition cooking, the round shape doesn't buy you anything. The thing that BGE does better than Primo is outsourcing production to Mexico, and they're a fantastic marketing company.
Primos are made here in the states. Weber genesis and charcoal grills are made here, Pellet and spirit lines are made overseas. Napoleon are made in Canada.
No matter who you go with, pay attention to the warranty. You're not just paying for better quality with the more expensive grills, but also the better warranty!