I need purchase advice between 625 and 525-PRO
I'm looking to upgrade my rusted out 10 year old Propane Kitchenaid BBQ. We are only a family of 2 adults and 1 toddler. We very rarely host people and don't really need crazy capacity. Our current BBQ is a 3 burner and it has served us fine. I want to upgrade to a natural gas Napoleon since our house has a NG hookup and I'm tired of dealing with propane tanks.
I have narrowed it down to two models the Rogue 625 and Rogue 525-PRO. Both have the cast iron grills and the infrared side burner. The 625 from Costco is $10 cheaper than the 525-PRO currently on sale at Canadian tire and it comes with a cover and a griddle both of which are not included with the 525-PRO. The only difference that I can see is that the 525-PRO has light up buttons and is black instead of stainless steel 2 things that I am indifferent about.
I have the physical space for both units. My concern is really if I making a mistake by choosing the bigger unit if I don't need the capacity. Is there a performance loss if I buy a bigger unit but only use a few of the burners or do I absolutely need to run all 5 burners at once? Is there anything that would make me regret buying the more affordable bigger unit over the smaller model? I sorta feel like paying more for the smaller unit and having to pay a couple extra hundred bucks to add a griddle and a cover is illogical.
Thanks for the advice.
TLDR: Do I buy 625 with cover and griddle for $1299 (cad) or 525-PRO no cover or griddle $1309 (Cad). I don't need capacity, 4 burners is already more than enough but the price is better for more toys. Argh. Wife says get smol I say go big.