Gas grills make outdoor cooking easy—no waiting for the charcoal grill or smoker to get hot, simple and immediate control over the temperature—but what’s the best gas grill for you? Well, that really depends on what you plan to do with it. And how much you want to spend.
At its base, grilling is a straightforward way to cook, but you still need the right grill for your specific needs. If you’re short on space or simply want the option to cook a few sausages, drumsticks, or (yes), romaine lettuce when the mood strikes, you might be fine with a no-frills, two-burner grill. But maybe you plan to cook a beer can chicken, or seven…at the same time. In that case, you’ll definitely need more space and BTUs. And if you cook over an open flame every chance you get, you better get something made from durable materials.
To find the best gas grill for every type of outdoor cook, I enlisted the help of a four-seasons charcoal griller (my husband) and someone who might have a little gas grill shopping problem (my brother-in-law). Between them they have over 40 years of grilling experience. Together, we meticulously inspected and rigorously tested seven popular gas grills under $1,000. Read on for our top picks and scroll to the bottom to learn how we tested the grills and which ones didn’t quite make the cut.
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The 2022 Weber Genesis is a big, sexy grill. We tested the E-325s, the most basic version of the new Genesis line, but this grill is far from basic. This year Weber revamped the entire line to include a bigger and more powerful Sear Zone in every model (previously the extra sear burner was only available in certain Genesis models). So while this is billed as a three-burner grill, the sear burner ups that to four. But even without engaging the extra burner, the Genesis produced perfectly cooked meat and gorgeous grill marks every time we used it.
After our initial round of testing, we did a handful of side-by-side cooks to compare the Genesis with our other front-runner, the Napoleon Rogue XT 425 SIB. Each time, both grills perfectly cooked or seared our meat in almost the same time. In the end, the Genesis came out on top for two reasons: It’s a sturdier, more substantial grill, and, unlike the Napoleon, gave us no issues in high winds.
With 787 square inches of total cooking area, including 513 square inches of porcelain-coated cast-iron grates plus an expandable warming rack, super-sturdy fixed side shelves, and a temperature gauge built into the tall cast-aluminum lid, the Genesis is a beast. For such a large grill (a little more than five feet wide), assembly was pretty easy. It was the first grill we put together and it took two people 90 minutes, but the instructions were clear and the parts were well marked with a letter system. Aesthetically, four matching swivel casters give the 2022 Genesis a more high-end look than the Weber Genesis II, which had two large and two small wheels. The easy-to-read fuel gauge was handy as well.
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