Rep. That was a legit LOL.

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You are thinking of the Menards one that has a steel grate and tiny little holes. This is the Gourmey one sold at Home Depot that has a standard cast iron grate over a large trough. No tiny little holes to clean at all.

Thousands of dollars?

You can get a large BGE for around $900.00. My Weber gas grill was $500.00 and my Weber kettle was $100.00. Add to that the $1500.00 for the Yoder Smoker and that is much more than any BGE.

$900 for a grill is way more than I'm willing to spend. Even if I were hot for a ceramic shell grill, a Kamado is a better deal than an Egg.

I bought a 3 burner Charbroil T-36D (still waiting for it to come in off backorder from NFM), own a Weber Smokey Mountain and I'm planning on getting a Weber Performer. All three of those together still cost less than an XL BGE. All of those together probably weigh less, too.

Don't forget about the $700 accessory table either!

I have one of the first Weber Performer grills. Absolutely loved that large workspace on the side. Got it for $50 off of craigslist.

Gas vs charcoal reminds me of Xbox vs PS3. haha, good laughs all around.

I love my PS3 gas grill that never overheats as opposed to that shitty charcoal xbox that has to be replaced due to meltdown. :)

lol, nice

But your PS3 gas grill steaks just aren't very good. My Xbox charcoal has a line of steaks that you can't get anywhere else.

Any one ever use a pellet grill? I looked at them but was turned off by the high price as well as the high price of the food grade pellets.

Seems like a nice idea, though.

I made some kickass steaks last night that are better than anything I ever tried to grill myself on a xbox.:thumb:

My friend has one. He loves it. He makes some good stuff on there. Everything has a smokey flavor.

I prefer my Weber Genesis and having a separate smoker.

I bought my Good One for right at $1,000. Best grill and best smoker I have ever owned...best of all you can grill and smoke on the same unit at the same time.

+1 for Komodos

I've got a large Komodo Joe and can smoke a brisket to perfection on it as well as sear steaks at 800 degrees. For me having one device that can do it all is worth the extra price. I can smoke a brisket for 8+ hours on 1/4 bag of lump charcoal, and never have to touch the smoker during the process once the temperature is stable. Komodos also help trap in moisture so the meat you cook is still moist instead of dried out.

I light mine with an electric starter and it's usually up to smoking temps (225) within 15 minutes, and at searing temps (800+ degrees) within 25-30 minutes.

Just to make it really awesome, I built and added a HeaterMeter to mine. If you are handy with a soldering iron and know a bit about electronics, you can assemble one for around $120, including the cost of the Raspberry Pi and wi-fi adapter. With that thing added on there I can watch & set the smoker temps from anywhere with my mobile phone.

On the subject of steaks.. the best method I've used for cooking them is called the T-Rex method and can be found here. I would be willing to put a properly cooked T-Rex steak up against the best offered by most steakhouses. Letting the meat rest makes all the difference in the world.