What lake/pond is that....does it have fish in it??

I just ran across this vid today.... spells out the differences between the Master Touch and the Premium kettles. From the looks of it, the MT is really the better deal between the two with all the added accessories that come with it. Hell, even just the heavier grates on the MT are probably worth the price difference in the long run. You really can't catch all the differences from the descriptions and pics --- its good to see them side by side.

Good call on the Master Touch

I just ran across this vid today.... spells out the differences between the Master Touch and the Premium kettles. From the looks of it, the MT is really the better deal between the two with all the added accessories that come with it. Hell, even just the heavier grates on the MT are probably worth the price difference in the long run. You really can't catch all the differences from the descriptions and pics --- its good to see them side by side.


Good call on the Master Touch

So after many weeks of research and comparisons I finally settled on a new gas grill to replace a freebie I got from MassiveDesign. We had a deal with my Mother in law (who we now rent from) to buy a grill for her place. On the same property we also run a daycare that she owns. In the summer they do field days where the kids get to play on the main property lawn. When they do this we will be making dogs and burgers for them with the grill so it is a business expense for her. I went up to Puyallup today to the Ace Hardware to pick it up. I wanted the 9mm stainless grates that are only sold in the specialty dealer chains. Yea, its a pricey model, but all the cheap char broilers just seem so crummy in comparison.

We just got a new Weber as well (well ~2-3 weeks ago now). Bit fancier than yours but wanted the side burner. We went with the cast iron grates. But nicest part...natural gas. Having only really had the cheap grills before this is quite a nice unit!

Our Ace Hardware was great to us too. We initially ordered online but ended up canceling that order. They had it for sale lower in store (not listed lower due to MAP), manually adjusted the price to honor coupons that we used online (that were now invalid), assembled and delivered for free. Grill came in on the truck and they had it assembled to us same day.

Only issue so far is just with the warming rack and hot dog buns. For whatever reason the buns like to stick to the rack

Nice one! I was really tempted too by that one. We never really used the side burners on the older grills I had with it. Plus going without kept us in the budget of Grandma who funded the grill.

Who knows how often we will use the side burner but the wife wanted it.

I used to have a grill with a side burner, and I almost never used it. Nowadays, though, I think I'd really appreciate it . . . it's fairly often that I cook something in the house that I really don't want to (really spicy, really smoky, etc.), and my stove has pretty poor ventilation. I'd love to be able to go outside and fire up the side burner to do that kind of cooking, without getting the whole grill going.

Back in 2007, I bought a 2 burner Genesis Silver model and the thing was built like a tank. Last year I decided to upgrade and got the the $500 one from Target. I noticed the legs are made of thin sheet metal and the tub is pretty thin too. Nowhere near the build quality of my old one.

Last week, I just bought a E-435, which is their 4 burner model. It was like $1200. While I was assembling it and seeing all the defects, I began regretting dropping so much coin on it.

I bought it at Lowe’s and the box was in perfect condition so I don’t think it’s shipping damage. But the legs are not square, there are a couple of bent rails, and somehow there is a large piece of cardboard inside one of the doors. The materials are the same flimsy sheet metal that the Target one was made out of.

I shoulda saved my money and just bought a Charbroil or something. Because Weber grills have the same build quality now.


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Trying to snag this one tonight for free..... wish me luck!
Responded 23 minutes after posting.... I may not have been quick enuff.....