Does anyone know of a good quality outdoor grill that won't cost as much as my indoor kitchen range top? I am trying to stay under $1000.00 for a drop in barbeque grill. Is there another forum for outdoor kitchen appliances?

Wanted to update anyone who may be interested on our outcome. We purchased the Modern-Aire PSI1630-336 model and it is fabulous! We are totally happy with our decision. Best of all, the hood looks OK in our kitchen. There are two 600 cfm centrifugal force fans and they do a terrific job venting smoke and odors. I really like the infinite speed control. When on high, the fans do such an incredible job, that we had to have the spacers next to the baffles replaced - the fan would lift them. The spacers are now attached to the end baffles, so they are stationary when the fan goes on. The noise level is about what I expected - it's a bit loud, but not unbearable on the highest speed, and most of the time we use it on the lowest speed, which is just fine. We were concerned about lighting since we had to remove two of our overhead lights. I'm pleased to report the four lights on the hood do an excellent job, and best of all, they are on a dimmer, so you can control the brightness. Anyone installing an indoor grill needs to be careful about ventilation. Based on our experience, only an overhead hood will do an adequate job. I don't know if you really need something as powerful or large as we installed, but we were not willing to risk another under-ventilated solution. This post was edited by willaf on Fri, Dec 6, 13 at 15:29

Check the warranty from your grill's manufacturer. Some of them are void if you put grill in wood cabinets. Others offer warranty if you buy a stainless protector $4-500 additional. shellip

Thanks so much, lalitha. Decided, since I have some leftover countertop remnants, to have a small table made. It will sit flush up against the end of the island, but will be a regular table. The marble is super-heavy, so wouldn't work as a leaf. The drop-down is clever, though!