A New Grill (what a thrill)

Dan and I both had gas grills.  Old gas grills.  For years.

Mine was a hand me down from our fine cousins Rita and Fred.  This was probably 10 years ago.  They must have had it for at least 10 years prior.  Great little grill.  Definitely had lots of use!
The burners were replaced (they didn't make them as small as this grill required even and had to install one larger one diagonally - try cooking evenly on that!), the side shelves were replaced and even added some hooks to them.  It is very much missed.....last year, we put it on the side of the street and within 3 days, it was gone.

Then, we have Dan's old gas grill.  It's a little larger than mine was.  The propane connection and so many of its parts were destroyed over time.  It has been used as a charcoal grill for the last year or so.  It will soon be placed on the side of the street and we'll see how long it takes to disappear.

We started shopping for a grill some time ago...so many things to think about.....
Size, material, number of burners, do we want searing?, do we want a rotisserie?, do we want a side burner?, how high-end do we want to go?, etc etc etc.

We finally narrowed it down to 2.  We decided that eventhough we could spend thousands and thousands on an outdoor grill, we decided that we should keep it under $1000.  But we want to keep it for many, many, many years to come.  But, no matter what, it had to be stainless steel (Dan's requirement).

The 2 contenders were the Weber Genesis S330 and the Jenn Air 32" outdoor grill.  Both have received spectacular reviews on multiple websites.

The Weber is available at many places, similar pricing between all locations - we'd probably get ours from Lowe's.  It's very close, we have a gift card and if we purchased the floor model, they'd give us a discount.  But, they can't deliver the floor model.
It has 637 sq in cooking area, has 3 burners, is all stainless steel construction (burners and cooking grates too), a side burner, a searing station and tool holders.

It doesn't have a warming drawer, not built for rotisserie, no lighting and doesn't come with a cover (those aren't cheap!).

The Jenn Air I found at Sam's Club.
It has 828 sq in cooking area, has 5 burners, is all stainless steel construction (flame tamers are stainless steel with a porcelain coating and the cooking grates are thermal core with stainless steel coating), a searing station, rotisserie option, lighting on the knobs and inside the lid, a warming drawer and comes with a cover.
And the price??  If you add the rotisserie kit, same as the Weber described above.

What it doesn't have?  A side burner.
The other cons with this Jenn Air is that it requires electricity for the lights, warming drawer and rotisserie motor to work.

Both really great options.  Both have excellent marks for durability and quality.  The Jenn Air was Consumer Reports' top pick (even over the Weber Summit, KitchenAid and others).  The Weber is just a spectacular grill brand.

Well, we've made our decision.......
AND THE WINNER IS..........



......you'll have to come back and see......

THE FINAL ANSWER IS THE Jenn Air!  It's awesome.  Cooks great!  We've used it multiple times every week since we've gotten it!  Clean up is a breeze!  The only issue is that the model we purchased doesn't have the warming drawer.  Be sure to double check the model (it had a "B" at the end of it) which the manufacturer swears Sam's wasn't supposed to have in stock.  So, aside from that - we are extremely happy with the purchase!