If not cooking outdoors, I am cooking on the stovetop with my 14" carbon steel wok, 12" CI skillet, or in the oven with my two Lodge CI pizza pans, or two dutch ovens. I've also got a nifty Lodge carbon steel grill pan that rocks for veggies outdoors.
Note that it has cast iron grill grates with no porcelain coating. Unless he is good at keeping his grill clean and the grates oiled, I would plan on spending the money on replacement grates from Grillgrate.com up front, and just start with something that will keep the inside of the grill nice and clean.
my weber Q300 came with bare cast iron grates so not all weber grills come with porcelain coated grates. and my cast iron grates will look like his pictures if i don't oil them every single time i use them. i'm sure the fact that they live in south florida with the salty water and extra humidity accelerates the rusting process (is your dad on the beach?).
your dad could try to get replacement grates but look on amazon for porcelain coated ones this time and read up on how to maintain them properly, however if the weather is causing the erosion of the grates and assuming your dad is properly cleaning it i don't think it will matter what brand you buy, they will all end up this way no matter what.
The Spirit series that was just discontinued (I guess you can call it Spirit 1 versus the new Spirit 2) in recent years had the porcelain coated grates like my 16 year old Genesis has/had. Maybe they didn't 4-5 years ago. My dad bought a Spirit 330 model with side burner about 2 months ago, and it had them for sure, along with the Spirit 210 and 310 in the local stores.
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