We are looking for gas grill that will get lots of use year round. Will have NG hookup. Looking for something in the $1,000-$1,500 range. Would like a grill with lots of flexibility: rotiserrie, smoker etc. Anyone have a favorite?

Of the four barbecues you mentioned, IMHO the only one worth buying is the Napoleon. Why? Napoleon offers a limited lifetime warranty on their grills and is built as such. MHP is cheaply made and Broilmaster was great 30 years ago, but now its no better than Fiesta. If you do high heat grilling a lot (90% or more of the time) you should consider the infrared sear burner. If not, don't buy it. You give up half your space for a burner you can only use a fraction of the time. The turn down on ceramic infrared burners is very small and using that part of the grill when that burner is off can cause the ports to plug with grease.

I'm happy with my Weber Summit Silver bought about 6 years ago. This model has 4 burners arranged left-to-right, by the way. Performance is good - my only gripe is that the separate side burner to the right of the grill isn't very adjustable (though I rarely need it for anything). While I could probably get choosey and find a more perfect grill, I would first look at Weber's higher-end because I'm thrilled with Weber's customer support. While performing way-overdue maintenance, I called them to order some replacement parts for items that had understandably worn out or corroded over time... They sent me replacements at no charge. No questions about warranty periods or anything like that. I called them intending to purchase parts, but it seemed they volunteered to replace them on the assumption that Weber products are designed to last forever. So I'm a loyal customer of Weber's. We live not far from the pacific ocean, the grill is outside, uncovered and facing the sea, and we use it 2-3 times a week year-round. No complaints.

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