Customer Reviews

Broil-Mate Model 155154 Liquid Propane 44,000 BTU Gas Grill, Black and Black Chrome

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Why did I choose this to begin with? I looked at "stainless" grills and to get a true, well built unit really required $1000 or so. I am not into grilling enough to justify that. I was looking in the sub $300 range and frankly most of them were sheet metal made in China with cheap burners and cooking grates. This unit has a 5 yr burner warranty, heavy cast iron cooking grates and a thicker solid aluminum cooking chamber. I will trade off this for a cheap "pretty stainless" grill anytime. This is how they were all made 30 yrs ago. I also liked the tall hood for doing rotisserie chicken. At $200 - $250 this is a BARGAIN and the best built grill you can get for the money.

Assembly - Disclaimer: I am an engineer so you'll need to factor that in. It was quick, maybe 30 minutes. For the less mechanically inclined the picture only assy instructions may be a problem but there are so few pieces it's really not bad.

Performance - OK, now the real reason you buy a grill. This heats up fast and retains heat real well. There seems to be more variability with the valves on this unit than ones I have used in the past and the temperature adjustment seems better. The heat is very uniform across the whole cooking surface, the "H" shaped burner seems to do what they claim, and when those heavy cast grates get hot they leave great marks on meats of all kinds. The cooking surface is great for my family of 4 and meat, veggies etc all have enough room.

Overall, this is an A. If you want great function and performance over "pretty stainless", and are on a budget, you can't go wrong with this grill.

Read lots of reviews on what was available at Home Depot and Lowes. I only wanted to spend a couple hundred dollars and the "Stainless" BBQs in that dollar range all were problematic. This old school BBQ works great, both high and low heat.

The parts went together pretty well. I did add a few lock washers. I didn't like the thumb screws for the lid handle, so I used a couple stainless steel hex screws and washers instead.

Awesome grill for the price. Great quality. Tray was cracked during shipping and the company sent out a replacement immediately without a hassle. Cooks evenly, excellent heavy duty grill grates, and the aluminum cast grill body won't rust. I picked up some locking washers which will help keep everything tight after assembly. Assembly was easier that I expected.

No complaints here! Ours arrived with the assembly manual and no scratches!
Assembly took about 45 minutes without any major show-stoppers. The only thing I would have wished for were lock washers included in the package. The grill is very basic, only two main burners and no side burner but it is made out of excellent quality components usually found only on much more expensive grills. It heats up fast (app. 5 minutes) and cooks evenly. We use it at least two to three times a week and everything we have cooked on it so far has come out perfectly. I almost bought a (fancier) BBQ from one of the large chain home improvement stores but after more extensive research I decided on this unit instead. Deducted 1 Star for not including lock washers and the no-frills design.

I couldn't believe it.. but it came without ANY kind of manual or assembly instructions! I had to print them out myself from the manufacturer's website.

The packaging is very minimal, a few parts came with small scratches on them, I had to straighten out 2-3 metal parts that got a bent during shipping. The packaging box had a few small holes in it, bags that contained screws had holes too. It could have easily arrived with missing screws. The main cooking grids came with 3-4 nicks on their coating.

The assembly manual is not user friendly and not very well thought out, towards the end especially.
Took about 90 minutes to put it together, that's without counting the time spent by my wife trying to figure out the lame assembly instructions.

Sometimes a tiny bit of BBQ grease manages to drip through vent openings on the bottom of the grill, openings which are not below the grease collection cup.

The only reasons I gave it 3 stars is because it seems to work well as a LP gas BBQ.