I've been looking at some s/s plates and grills on ebay, we were going to fit our old bbq with them.
Amy, did your BBQ come with the s/s plate and grill already? Can I ask how much if you don't mind?
I think we paid roughly $1100 for our BBQ! We had some Bunnings vouchers which we used towards it. It's absolutely brilliant though - worth every cent.
It came with s/s plates and grill etc.
The whole BBQ is made from stainless steel with a porcelain frame so it's super tough and so easy to clean.
Ooh, I just found a Matador 6 burner in the bunnings catalogue online, but it was $749...wonder if it is s/s burners or not? You wouldn't think so for that price..
Might have to check it out at christmas
nic - the one we bought is the model up from that one which we had special ordered because we wanted the s/s plates. That was about 6 months ago and they are cheaper now than when we bought ours - about $999 I think!!!
Thanks for that Sarah! Your rock
AJC, I noticed that there is a report about bbq's on choice. I just re joined a couple of days ago and saw the report, but can't remember now if it was a free report or if you have to pay for it. I do remember they had points about what to look for when buying a new bbq, and what traps not to fall for too i think?
Thought I would bump this back up and see if you ended up getting a new bbq, AJC?
We checked out Bunnings when we were near them at chrissy, and my DH has fallen in love with one of the Matador bbq's. We walked around and checked all the knobs on them, and the matador ones seemed to be a bit more 'heavy', seemed like they were a bit sturdier.
Now I've just got to save some $$. Might try to get it for DH's birthday in July!
Hey Nic - thanks for asking. DH actually started looking around today - we had intended to get a new one in time for Christmas but when our little man came unexpectedly a week before Christmas (@ 35 weeks) he kind of took priority and the bbq was shoved to the background. Now that we're home & things have started to settle down we've started looking again and I must say the only one that has impressed me so far is the Weber. Yes they are expensive but I love that they can be cleaned so easily (you can put the s/s plates in your dishwasher) and I also really like the generous warranty (limited warranty but it's far better than most offer). I also like the cooking system and how it heats the whole grill evenly - no hot or cooler spots. We still haven't made a final decision but I am leaning towards the weber at the moment even though the model we're looking at is slightly over out budget. Will let you know when we make a decision. Glad you've been able to benefit from this thread too!
Thanks for the info everyone. I must say I love the idea of stainless steel plates, I had no idea there was so a thing so that is great news.
amysarah, thanks for the PM, I had never heard of Matador before & like feeb said some of the well known brands you are just paying for the brand name.
Hmm - might do a bit more web research before I hit the shops.
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