Expert: John Langenfelder - 6/11/2008

Question
Whats the story with Burners these days? A year ago it seem like cast iorn burners were the thing. Now can:t seem to find any? Every Stainless steel burner i seem to use ruts out with in a year.

Answer
Quality stainless steel will not rust, that's why they use it.  Cast iron rusts out and they are heavy, that's why they stopped using them.  The stainless steel burners in my Weber are going strong after 3 years of year round use.  Problem with burners these days is that most are just steel, which does rust out.  Or poor quality stainless steel.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  Don't really know more than that.