types of grills<\/a>, larger grills, better quality, and warranty. At the same time, Weber is the more expensive option as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA friend of mine who is new to grilling was looking for a mid-range grill brand that was tucked between Char-Broil and Weber. She asked me to help her make a decision and this is what spawned by comparison of the two brands!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this post, I will compare Char-Broil vs. Weber across multiple categories and even put a few of their grills in a head to head battle!<\/p>\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\nChar-Broil vs. Weber: The General Differences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Here are some of the general differences between the two brands. If you want a quick comparison, then you should check out this table:<\/p>\n\n\n
Features<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Char-Broil<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Weber<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>Types of Grills<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>The brand offers electric, gas, and charcoal grills. They also have griddles.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
Has a slightly wider selection with wood pellet, electric, gas, and charcoal. Weber offers griddles too.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Smokers<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Has a greater selection of smokers including eletric, charcoal, and gas smokers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
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Selection and Models<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Has several options for electric, gas, and charcoal grills but the lines are similar.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
Has a wide selection of wood pellet, electric, gas, and charcoal grills. Contains numerous lines, series, and models.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Size<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>The smallest grill that Char-Broil has is a kettle grill and the largest design is several inches smaller than the Weber.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
The smallest Weber grill is a tabletop option and the largest grill is bigger than any grill in the Char-Broil lineup.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Cooking Space<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>The Char-Broil has a total max. cooking surface area of 755 sq. inches.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
The Weber has a max cooking surface area of 994 square inches. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Burners<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Has a greater number of burners per cooking surface with a max number of burners of 5. Max heat output is 32,500.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
Has a fewer number of burners with the max being 4. Burner output is greater with a max heat of 48,000 BTU.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Temperature Range<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>200 - 700 F.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
200 - 600 F.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Smart Grills<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Doesn't have a smart grill option.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
Has several smart grills across various price points. Grill syncs to the app to manage and alter settings.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Materials and Quality<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Cheaper options are made from steel but the burners are made from stainless steel and grates are porcelain coated. The quality is decent for the price point.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
Most grills are made from stainless steel frames with stainless steel burners and porcelain coated grates. Premium grills come with stainless steel grates. Quality is good. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Price<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>$50 - $700<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
$45 - $3000+<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Warranty<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>1 to 3 years for most parts, 10 years for the burner.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
2 to 5 years for most parts. 10 to 12 years for the cooking chamber.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Target Audience<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Char-Broil girls are meant for those new to grilling who are on a budget.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>
Weber grills is suitable for a wider audience, including people who want to improve their grilling performance.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Types of Grills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The Char-Broil brand has a selection of charcoal grills, gas grills, and electric grills. In this instance, Weber Grills does have a one up on Char-Broil. In addition to the charcoal grills, gas grills, and electric grills, Weber also has a wood pellet grill selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both brands offer griddles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of variety and types of grills, Weber takes the crown for this round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selection and Models<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Now, let’s take a closer look at each lineup for each brand and the models that they have in those lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it comes to electric grills, there is no series. The Char-Broil’s grills here are the Edge and the Patio Bistro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Weber, the electric grill models include the Pulse 2000, the Lumin Compact, the Lumin electric grill, and the Q Series which has the Q1400 and the Q2400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be noted that all of the Weber electric grills are portable, tabletop grills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Char-Broil models for gas grills include the Patio Bistro, Classic Series, and the Performance series – 4 burner, 5 burner, 6 burner, 375, 3B, Performance Amplifire 2 Burner, and Amplifire 4 burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is also the Commercial Amplifire 2 burner and Amplifire 4 burner. Then, there is the Cruise 435S, the Signature Amplifire 3 burner, and the Signature TRU-Infrared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the Weber gas grills, you have the portable grills which include the Go Anywhere grill, Weber Traveler Portable, and the Weber Q Series – Q1000, Q1200, Q2000, Q2200, Q3200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, you have the Spirit Series with the E-210, E-310, SX-315, E-330, S-315, EX-315, and EX-325s. Then there is the Spirit II Series. This gas grill realm includes the E-210 and E-310.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Weber Genesis lineup includes Genesis E-325s, SPX-435, S-325s, EPX-335, S-435, E-435, EX-325s, S-335, EX 335.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then there is the Summit lineup. This includes the S-460, S-470, S-660, E-670, S-670, and the Summit Grill Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the Weber gas grill models have natural gas and propane gas versions.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nFor the Char-Broil charcoal grills, you have the Kettleman TRU-Infrared, Performance 580, and 625.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the Weber charcoal grills, you have the Original Kettle grill, 70th Kettle, Master-Touch, Performer, Ranch, Summit Kamado, and Smokey Mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, in the wood pellet grill section, you can find SmokeFire, SmokeFire Sear+, and SmokeFire Stealth Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All in all, it is clear that Weber takes this round as well. There are simply far more Weber grill options across the board, even without taking the wood pellet grills into consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sizes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n When it comes to the smallest possible grill, I would say that Weber takes the prize here. This is because this brand boasts several tabletop grills, while Char-Broil doesn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Char-Broil does have more portable grills in the form of a kettle grill. This isn’t too distinctive, however, as Weber has several of these grills as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The largest grill in the Char-Broil grill roundup is the Performance Series 6 burner model. It has dimensions of 20.1 x 45.4 x 57.3 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The largest option in the Weber grill lineup is the Genesis S-435. It has dimensions of 48.5 x 68.5 x 27 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weber grills win this category as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smokers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Both of these brands offer smokers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weber has just one type of smoker – the Smokey Mountain bullet smoker. It is a charcoal smoker and is available in three different sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only does it have a digital and analog electric smoker, but it also offers a gas and charcoal smoker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, in terms of choice and selection, Char-Broil is my pick for this round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cooking Space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Of course, the size of the grills is one thing, you also need to consider the primary cooking space as well as other areas. This is what will let you know how much of the grill is actually usable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The largest cooking surface area that is available in the Char-Broil grill lineup is the Performance 6 burner. It has a main cooking area of 550 square inches and a warming rack of 205 square inches. To add to this, it also has a side burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the Weber, it is the Genesis S-435. The main cooking area is 646 square inches and the warming rack has 348 square inches, along with a side burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, when it comes to cooking space, Weber is the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n When it comes to gas grills, one of the top things to compare between brands is the burners and burner output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the Char-Broil grill models are lagging behind, I do have to say that there is one element that I like about this brand. This is the fact that there are a greater number of burners for a given cooking surface area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For instance, the largest grills in the lineup have 5 burners! This means that there is a greater amount of heat produced and that the heat is more evenly spread around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weber, on the other hand, has a maximum of 4 burners. This is surprising considering that the cooking surface area is greater as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, let’s take a look at the firepower of the brands. When it comes to Char-Broil, there is a maximum burner output of 32,500 BTU. For the side burner the max. output is 10,000 BTU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the Weber, the highest burner output is 48,000 BTU, with a max side burner output of 12,000 BTU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is clear that in this subcategory Weber is taking home the crown.<\/p>\n\n\n