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Originally Posted by Reaper
Or you can simply perform proper maintenance and cleaning on your barbeque by taking care of it. If you take care of your barbeque it can last a long, long time without looking like garbage. To boot, barbeque paint is available to spruce up a dusty looking one. So many people expect their barbeque to be a magic cooking device that never needs cleaning and then they wonder why they have hot spots or an extended cold zone.
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Yep, spent a couple hours doing that this Sunday, it's amazing how much carbon ash accumulates at the bottom. No matter what you buy, some basic maintenance is required.
What I was talking about more is the pain of extended degrease, burner / igniter replacement, and discoloration of the oh so trendy stainless steel / chrome found on many of the BBQ's of today. It's rather ridiculous how much replacement parts are too, I remember sizing up replacement parts for my parents Fiesta and concluding that for an extra $75 and 2 fewer hours, I could get them a new BBQ. Throwaway mentality, yes, but for their needs it was probably the best option.
That said, much like golf, I'll bet some of the BBQ lessons that SAIT offers would result in better tasting food than new equipment would.
