The Weber Performance Grill is, IMHO, a the standard Weber Silver Kettle Grill with a really overpriced side table. In other words, it an excellent grill with over-priced accouterments. But, that’s just one grillers opinion.
Shoeless, I understand that the new Spirit grills now have front-to-back burners instead of side to side. Make sure you are not getting old stock.
black rabbit, you would likely have the same problem with the 3-burner. Unless they have a sear burner, many gas grills won’t get the heat you are looking for. Try Grill Grates - they’ll help (but probably still won’t pull off true black and blue - best you can hope for will probably be brown and rare).
I can see how you’d view it that way. But as a lifelong dedicated charcoal person who detests the taste of lighter fluid and having employed the chimney method of lighting coals for many years, I absolutely love the thing.
I don’t have to fuss with lighting newspaper, timing the charcoal-light period just right, dumping the hot contents where it needs to be, etc. I just pour the lump charcoal – conveniently stored in the container under the overpriced side table – into the charcoal holders, turn on the propane, press a button and presto! Five minutes later, nicely lit charcoal. In ten more minutes, I’m ready to grill.
Emptying out the ash container is much easier than it once was, also.
Used mine tonight for the first grilling session of the season… another perfect, wonderfully flavored steak.
In 2003, we vacationed at a resort that provided a Holland grill. We bought one within a week of getting home. It is by far, the best and easiest grill I’ve ever owned. And it makes me appear like a master cook. I’ve tried Char Broil, Weber, and a variety of smokers, kettles, charcoal and gas grills – and nothing else comes close. We cook steaks, chops, salmon (last night), veggies, hams, and our Thanksgiving turkey on it. We can also close the tray valve, fill it with water and seasonings, and steam crab legs.
We grill a minimum of two nights a week, and we’re still using that same grill – 14 years later. We bought this model, if it matters. We will never buy another brand, assuming we ever need to replace the current one.
If you can handle the looks of it I have and older version of the Weber Q3200 and it’s almost 10 years old and runs like new. It sits outside year round (covered) through midwest winters. They’re around $400.
The Silver Series kettle has the same ash catcher, and it is indeed easy to clean. I wish my Weber Smokey Mountain had one (too low to the ground, though).
