Members HKSblade1 Posted June 16, 2011 Members Share Posted June 16, 2011 HD has the Brinkman/Weber grills. They look alright, but I went to Costco and found a Jenn Air (not top of the line) grill with a seering side and real nice burners (4), rear burner and rotisserie etc. I liked the Weber and the Brinkman is so so. I know Jenn Air is good appliances but haven't seen anyone with their grills. Will this outlast the other brands? Jenn Air one is $650 Weber is $759 and the Brinkman is $399 and lower Jenn Air Weber Genesis Brinkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted June 16, 2011 Members Share Posted June 16, 2011 The searing side is supposed to be an "infrared" grill; infrared grills convert the propane into a "infrared radiation" (there term, not mine), which burns much hotter ...allowing for a faster sear to seal the meat. Most high-end steak house chains (the kind like Morton's, Lawrey's, Shula's, The Palm, etc.) use infrared grills. The patent protection just ran out, so infrareds are popping up all over. But I can't speak for the Jenn-Air, I know Char-Broil cheats the process, and their infrared burner really isn't infrared. Jenn-Air appliances are made by Maytag (actually, they are just re-branded Maytag appliances, it's the same company), but I doubt they actually make grills, I'm guessing they outsource that work to another grill company...Brinkmann, Char-Broil, ???? With Weber, you know you are getting an even, balanced cooking surface and warranty they stand behind. Otherwise, there is a lot of brand equity in the price and they still wear out in about the same time as any other grill. Brinkmann's products are all over the place. For cheapy's to some pretty durable products. Their BBQ's are useless these days because of their 1/16" steel that won't trap heat, but some of their grills are nice. You have to make sure they over a balanced cooking surface. The last thing you want is to only be able to great steaks successfully on half of the grate. Weber is the known commodity, and they'll always be good, but may not be brilliant, the other two may need a little testing, which isn't an easy thing to do. And since it seems every company rolls out a whole different line-up of models every year, finding enough objective reviews isn't easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kenny Powers Posted June 16, 2011 Members Share Posted June 16, 2011 I will only say this, if its not a smoker or charcoal, the ONLY answer is infrared if you are a true meat lover. otherwise, you are a fucking fool. srsly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 We went with the Jenn Air. Wife liked it better (colors) We'll test that searing infrared part this evening with some t bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 I just use a hole in the ground. Then I use burned garbage for fuel. I cook CHinese shit burgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheRymanChu Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 I was trying to make the same decision. Read the reviews on the Jenn-Air, they are terrible. Jenn-Air licenses their name to a company in China that makes these. I went with the Weber E-320 and added a rotisserie. It may not be the best, but there are a million reviews and none of them are bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheRymanChu Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 I just use a hole in the ground. Then I use burned garbage for fuel. I cook CHinese shit burgers. Is that a cheap knock-off of the Japanese shit beef? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 I was trying to make the same decision. Read the reviews on the Jenn-Air, they are terrible. Jenn-Air licenses their name to a company in China that makes these. I went with the Weber E-320 and added a rotisserie. It may not be the best, but there are a million reviews and none of them are bad. 95% of everything we buy is made in China these days. Most of the grills are using the same stainless steel grade now too (in this price range) or are cheaper cast material. I liked the even more expensive weber grill (one i didn't list) but had to keep around 6 bills. We've cooked twice on this one and its very good. Even heat (unlike my last pos) and works real good for indirect cooking. The searing section is really nice too. I read a lot of bad reviews about all of the above, but many were comparing them to models a few hundred dollars more than these so that didn't help. The better reviews were from cheap asses that buy Sam's club grills or CharBroil shit from Home Depot like me. This is the first time I spent over 4 bills for a grill. My ultimate plan is to build a nice brick one in the yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheRymanChu Posted June 19, 2011 Members Share Posted June 19, 2011 My ultimate plan is to build a nice brick one in the yard. I would like to build a brick one some day too, with a seperate smoker. I'm going to have to get a house with a bigger yard and a better job first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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