> I'm in the market for a gas barbecue and I'm trying to figure out > what brand to buy. Can anyone recommend one? Has anyone > bought one that turned out to be a piece of junk? Is Weber the only > reliable maker (not to mention the most expensive)? Weber is the best. Consumer Reports did a report a year or two ago and I agree fully. Cheaper grills get too hot and can't cook food properly. My father has a Char Broil and we end up cooking everything up on the top rack where you are supposed to put the rolls for toasting. Also, the upper end Webers have 3 burners. This helps because you can have the center burner off when you are cooking. If all of your food is over the center burner then there will be very few flare ups because there is no flame underneath. Though I don't generally subscribe to this philosophy with grills it is definately true, "You get what you pay for!". I have a Weber Genesis 2000 and all of my neighbors are buying them now because they are the best. -- Scott J. Sipiora, Interface Designer SPSS Inc. 444 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 312-329-3447 scott@spss.com