25 years ago when we first got married, I had one of those round spindly legged charcoal grills you can get even at the supermarket. My BIL had a
Weber kettle, and always got fantastic results. I went and bought a genuine cheapy Weber copycat kettle. Man, I had no clue what I was doing, but turned out some of the best stuff! The legs gave out after a few years, and I decided I wanted one of those new modern Gas grills. I used them for 20 years, never getting good results. A few months ago I ruined some St. Louis ribs on a gas grill, and decided to look on the internet and try to figure out how to make my stupid grill work. I found a site that showed how to BBQ ribs on a gas grill. I tried it. Whatta ya know? They were pretty decent. After I did that a second time, I noticed my gas grill needed burners and the bottom was starting to rust out. So I decided to go back to charcoal. I
ALMOST bought a
Weber kettle (real one) intending to smoke with one of those "Smokinators." But then I found out that the Brinkman Gourmet doubles as a grill. The "cheap" gene I got from my dad kicked in, and I got the Brinkman. Looking back, people seem to have such good results Q'ing on a Weber, that I wonder if I made the right choce.
Regardless, My Q is great, and getting better, and the grill has been adequate so far. I keep thinking I want to get a kettle anyway. But I can't justify it. (My cheap gene demands proof that I need something before I buy it.)