Weber 426001 Q 300 Propane Gas Barbecue | Weber 300 grill is great!

Weber 426001 Q 300 Propane Gas Barbecue | Fabulous Grill.. Easy to Assemble Compact Quality

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Weber 426001 Q 300...

	Weber 426001 Q 300 Propane Gas Barbecue Weber Weber, 2006 average customer review:based on 75 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Weber, New Q300, Gas Grill, Silver, Cast Aluminum Lid & Porcelain Cast Iron Cooking Grate, Includes Q Stationary Cart, Hose & Regulator, Flavorizer System Integrated Into Cooking Grate, Large 393 SQIN Cooking Area With 2 Piece Porcelain-Enameled Cast Iron Cooking Grate, 21,700 BTU, 2 Seamless Stainless Steel Burners, Built In Thermometer & Infinite Control Valves, Bolts Into Stationary Cart & Features Removable Side Tables,

Weber 300 grill is great!

I chose this grill after reading reviews on many grills and am pleased with my choice. It is hot, cooks evenly, and does not flare up. It is made of quality materials and I expect it to last for years. It is big enough to do the job, but not one of those huge grills that take up the whole garage. We love it, and I would recommend it to anyone.

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Fabulous Grill.. Easy to Assemble Compact Quality

First, thanks to Amazon for offering great products and service, and the Amazon community for sharing experiences and tips.. particular thanks to the poster who pointed out the first two screws get the only washers.. and where to find the axle!

This grill has been well reviewed by many, so I'll keep this to a minimum with a few extra comments.

1. Fast! I ordered this at midnight on Friday night and it was on my doorstep at 10 AM on Monday morning.
2. The box is heavy (75 pounds) and large.. no surprise. A suggestion: open the box wherever it "landed" from UPS and bring it to your assembly area in parts. The grills are 30 pounds, so once they are out, the remainder weighs 45 lb, and you can bring the main grill section and the stand box in much easier
3. Quality. Cast aluminum shell, plastic frame for light weight but threaded inserts for strength where needed. Everything fits together perfectly.... took me only 30-40 minutes (engineer and do it yourselfer, however).
4. Grill surface is cast, and each "rib" is a wide rectangular cross section where the cooked item contacts the grill. This is hugely important for several reasons: we grilled salmon last night and for the first time ever just plopped it on the weber, and even the soft fish was supported and cooked without issue. Prior, we had to make an aluminum "tray" to cook salmon, otherwise it fell apart and through the grid of lesser grills. The wide heavy grill also allows temperature and flame control: other grills cook only with exposure to the flame, so cooking will be a function of the difficult control of the flame. With this weber, you can put meat on early.. with the grill not so hot... for a slower cook... or you can preheat to have the grill sizzling. Even thought I have only used it once, I can tell this is going to be one phenomenal grill.

Maintainability. Others have referred to Weber stocking parts. I have rebuilt several prior cheapo grills with parts I had to find at third party vendors... that "sorta" fit. I expect this will be my last grill, and will last my lifetime with occasional replacement parts

Compact. We looked everywhere for a compact grill that didn't take up half our deck.. and this is the only one that offered quality and compact size. This fits perfectly on our deck without blocking our view of Peachtree Creek nature area. Fold down trays are perfect: there when you need them and gone when you don't No, you can't sit on them but they should support a reasonably heavy platter.

I could not be more thrilled... and though I am really parsimonious, this is the best $320 + $30 cover I have ever spent!!!!

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Great for a vacation home.

We bought this for our vacation home at the beach. It's perfect for our needs, a quality grill yet portable enough to store during the off season.

Some drawbacks

First, the good news. This grill is stylish in appearance and easy to assemble. It seems to use less gas per hour than other similarly sized grills yet gets as hot as needed.

There are, unfortunately, two problems with the cooking grates. They are porcelain-coated cast iron. The cast iron is good because it holds the heat. However, the cast iron surface is not smooth, and even with the porcelain coating foods are more likely to stick even with careful use. Cleaning instructions from Weber are only partially successful. (The grill should be run at high heat for at least 7 minutes--more is really needed--then allowed to cool, after which the grates can be scraped with a bronze-bristle brush. The high heat does fully burn the debris on the grates, but it is not fully removed by the brush. Harsh chemicals (like Dawn Power Cleaner) are to be avoided, and dish washing-up liquid doesn't clean much off, so that a layer of burned food eventually develops on the grill. This is unsightly, and is unhealthy.

The second problem is more minor. Most other Weber grills have "Flavorizer bars" which are inverted-V pieces of metal over the gas flames that prevent dripping fats or marinade from landing directly on the gas and flaring up. The Q-300 uses a different design. The cast-iron cooking grates have wider solid surfaces over the gas tubes, so that drips generally fall to the side of the flames. Generally, but not always, and flare-ups and foul-tasting and unhealthy smoke can rise to the food. In addition, only part of the grates have the narrow parallel bars that give grilled food that pattern. Only occur on 50-60% of the cooking surface of the Q-300 has this pattern-- a minor problem, but not what you expect unless you look at close-up views of the grill.

I'm not unhappy with the grill, and I've worked around or adapted to these problems, but they are definitely design flaws in an attractive gas grill.

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One Major Flaw

This is obviously a quality product, packaged well, and relatively easy to assembly. However, lighting the grill with their electronic push-bottom system, is a problem. It worked for me about 10% of the time and then, after about 15 minutes of retries, I lit the grill with a match.

Weber has been very cooperative and is in the process of mailing me a new starter kit. This problem has been noted by other grill purchasers of the Q300 grill. I am confident that Weber will take care of my problem and I think that they will come up with a revised (or upgraded) lighting system in the near future.

This grill is a perfect size for a family of 2 to 6. It heats up quickly and cooks evenly. A fine product.

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