Hey guys, I'm in the market for a new grill. I'm deciding between the big green egg ceramic grills and just a weber kettle grill. Besides the vast price difference, what are the pros and cons of each. In other words help me decide.
I would do this.....
If you want to look at Weber from a cost stand point I would suggest look at getting a Weber Smokey Mountain and a Weber Kettle. Use the smoker for smoking and the kettle for the high heat grilling. You can buy a brand new 22.5" WSM for approx. $400, and then pick up a used kettle off of Craigslist for under $75. Still half the cost of the BGE and you get two great cookers!
Or this....
Another great low cost option is the Chargriller Akorn kamado grill.
Basically a poor man's big green egg. For $299 it does about 95% of what the Big Green Egg can do. Super high heat, sealed egg type enclosure, long smokes at low heat, very low fuel usage and most importantly - it produces AWESOME results. I've had several different types of smokers and grills over the years and this low cost kamado produces better tasting results of all of them!!!
https://www.chargriller.com/grills-smokers/kamado-grills.html