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Lets clear all these misconceptions up here shall we. Below is a short story, by your favourite neighbourhood Milf hunter, Hawthorny.

After a devastating evening of beers, burgers, poutine and ribs, my stomach was literally a Mt. Vesuvius waiting to destroy all in its path. I had gone for a quick Timmies run and as I pulled into my driveway, I then realized that the coffee had acted quicker then expected. I got out of my car to make a B-Line for my front door, unfortunately nature didn't agree with my intentions and decided it was coming out then and there. I stood still, in my driveway, clinching my butcheeks together with the power of Thor. I swear if you had put coal in my anus at that point, I would have made diamonds. I gave myself a minute to decide the best course of action, by that time, the tidal wave of a shitstorm had temporarily subsided, so seeing my window of opportunity, I made my run for it. Knowing already that this was going to be a messy incident, I ran for the ensuite bathroom for instant access to the shower. While dropping my drawers, my Anus decided to give me a resounding "oh no you di-eeeeeent" and decided to erupt just as my pants went down, but before my ass hit the seat. What happened next, I am sure will be made into a movie remake one day. It was part fart, part sh*t, part stuff that flies out of your lawnmower when you cut your grass. It was pure Armageddon. Fortunately, I was able to stabilize the situation by finally getting on the seat, but nevertheless, the damage was done. The tank looked like it was one of those pic cards you see when you go to a psychiatrist. The floor was a disaster. As it was a post drinking sh*t, it was liquidy death and had crept into every crevice of the toilets inner workings. Ever have to clean sh*t out of 1/16" hole? I hope you haven't, because I have. Thats all for today folks.

Oh and Jack, the names are:

Nigella
Lexington
Sophia

Those names make it more manly


*** Worst part of that story for me. Standing still in my driveway like a tool while all of my neighbours stared at me like some wierdo.

The secret to an amazing steak is the meat itself, not so much the method of preparation. To properly gauge the effectiveness of these gimmicky features, you'd need to compare identical cuts of meat prepared by the same person.

Hey, did the posters who purchased the Napolean with the infra-red burners try them out to cook steaks the Ruth Chris way? If so, how did they turn out?

Sorry we haven't used ours yet, it still in the box in the basement...

Do go on...

Getting back to the original question... Napoleon vs Weber BBQs.

So thanks to the kind folks at BBQ galore and some other shops here's the consensus.

Napoloeon.

3 reasons (based on the Napoleon P500 vs Weber Genesis CEP 310):
- Napoleon finally increased the size of their main cooking rack to 500 sq inches, Weber is 504
- Weber this year is now using 400 grade stainless steel for their searing plates while Napoleon is using 304 grade stainless steel.
- one of the best warranties in the business. 10 years for burners and parts. After that it is a 50/50 split on costs from years 11 to 25.

400 vs 304 is that magnetic test people spoke about on this forum. If the magnet sticks it is using 400 grade.
Another reason and I may be biased here but I like the charcoal accessory tray that you can insert into the Napoleon, pretty neat. I also like the LIFT Ease Roll Top lid, saves space when opening the grill and also some of the heat stays since half the grill is under the lid.

The sales associates for the most part said that for the past 15 or so years they would've said Weber since it had more main rack total cooking space and everything else being equal. This year they will feel Napoleon truly has caught up and gone a bit beyond.

Both are great BBQs, I have neither as I am in the market for one so I guess whatever is on sale first, I'll end up getting that one but all things being equal - Napoleon is probably the one I would select.