The proof of the pudding, so to speak, is the warranty coverage. Generally, the better the burner, the better the warranty.
If this statement is true, then the grill company is willing to stand behind their burners to the point where they will replace their burners for whatever reason for as long as you own the grill, right?
You would assume so, wouldn’t you?
So why would a company then limit the conditions where this would be true? There are several valid reasons, among them hostile environment, misuse and abuse.
A hostile environment is a situation where the burner is subjected to forces not within the design intentions, like grilling on the planet Venus, or under water, or inside a burning garage, or something like that. It’s an out for the company, especially when you push the envelope. Actually, it is most commonly defined as a grill installed next to a swimming pool; the chlorine in the water has a tendency to do nasty things to grills.
Misuse would be using the grill in a way that is not specified by the manufacturer as “proper,” like using the rotisserie at the same time that you have the lower...