Dass why I’m aksin’ bro. I have shopped around and what I am looking for ain’t some piece of grill over bricks ;)
‘Preciate the input Johnny. The jury is still out, and the bux hadn’t been spent yet. I’m building a new cooking station as soon as I build a new back porch. And after that, the sky is the limit. I’ll drop a few dollars on something I can be proud of.
Seriously? As a professional?
Number one, I want a good grill-top. Expanded metal is ok but it does burn out over time in one spot if you make your fire hot enough for grilling. Best I ever had was a 3/8 inch cast iron rod grill from the late 1800s. I recovered it from a house ruin on the side of a mountain.
If you are smoking, expanded metal is fine.
Second thing is easy to clean and add fuel.
I tend to rate equipment on how well it does what I want, and how difficult it us to use/maintain.
This is as personal a question as which is the best carry personal firearm. And as contentious. ;)
/johnny