Weber grills are so expensive, what is the difference if I just buy one at the box mall for $249.99?
There are many differences and let me start by saying this is a personal preference issue. When a customer tells me their grill works fine, I am already thinking that it may work fine but does it grill your food to your preference. Burners are designed to light and stay lit until you turn it off. You can cook your food over any open flame also, but the reality is the fine cooking you get from a Weber Grill is head and shoulders above any food cooked on these lower lines. Also when those barbeques fail you, where do you turn? Those grocery stores etc. will not have anyone available to instruct you on the possible problems or be there to help you find the parts required to change them out. Parts are not universal and therefore limited to what you can find for these grills. Weber grills offer 10 years warranty on all burners, 5 years on the grilling surface(stainless steel), 5 years on the Flavorizer bars and 25 years on the casting of the grill. I am still replacing parts on grills that
