I hear you. We upgraded our kitchen last year. Wife made most of the decisions. My job was to say " yes " open boxes and install.
I wanted man made or solid surface but she was bent on granite. Good thing was we found a local guy that did a great job at a better price.
Cutouts for drop in cook...
Thank's. Totally spur of the moment. Found a small vac sealed package of strami I did awhile ago in the freezer.
When putting it together I figured why not.:)
Had a few packs of Aldi polish ( real good ) that I needed to clear out.
A pound of bacon and some weber Carolina gold mustard seasoning.
On the Vortex with JD lump and a chunk of alder.
Glazed with some brown sugar bourbon at the end.
Spicy sweet mustard and seasoned waffle fries.
Besides CR those are the top three according to reviews I searched.
Ryobi you get two batteries while EGO only one, not sure on GW.
I did see a Milwaukee at Farm & Fleet. Holy moly that was over a grand.