Thinking of buying a grill. Probably a Kamado style. They seem neat. Grilling veggies. Baking pizza. All tasty. Any recommendations on cheap brands or reasons to talk me out of it?

  • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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    2 years ago

    Grills rock. In terms of charcoal, a cheap Weber kettle is enough. Anything cheaper than a Weber kettle isn't worth it.

    • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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      2 years ago

      Granted, you can't really bake in them like the ceramic ones, and they're less fuel efficient and probably have less heat control. I have not used a large ceramic grill yet.

      • Wildgrapes [she/her]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        I do love a kettle. But the Baking is kinda what's making me think ceramic. Always wanted a outside pizza oven so it seems cool.

      • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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        2 years ago

        Build quality is a thing. Webers are buy-it-for-life. My family's $200 non-weber gas grill that was stored covered rusted to nothing within 5 years. I've been running the same Weber for 15 years, Dad's Weber is 20 years old. I've replaced a few screws, and the grates plenty of times, but the enamel steel shell has taken a hell of a beating.

        I did have a Weber smoker rust out, but that was stored uncovered in the rain, and filled with water for literal years.

        • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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          2 years ago

          Also for some reason those little square shaped grills are just garbage compared to the round kettles for heat management. No idea why; you'd think stuff like adjustable coal height would help. Food quality when I bought the family a kettle to replace the rectangle went through the roof.

          • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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            2 years ago

            Ideal seems to be outside with a cover, but mine tend to just face the elements. Definitely gonna end up paying for that at some point.

      • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        It's definitely worth it to hit up a second hand site like eBay or Craigslist and just grab a used Weber grill, they kick ass and you can regularly find them for dirt cheap. Sometimes in the fall and spring, you'll just straight up find them for free, when somebody either doesn't feel like putting it away or got a different one and decided to get rid of their perfectly good older one.