Customer Reviews

Char Broil K6B 6-Burner 65,000 BTU Gas Grill, with Sideburner

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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I saw this grill at Walmart for $295 and, even though im single and live alone, i felt the need to buy the largest grill in the store. The first thing you notice about this grill is IT IS HUGE!. You could easily have a bbq for a large group of people with this grill, so if your on a budget and like to entertain in the summer, this is definitely the way to go. After getting the box home and opening it up you will stare at the parts and say to yourself "what did i get myself in to". I think i could have had it assembled for free but i wanted it right then and there. Actually it only took me 1.5 hours to put the whole thing together, so assembly is not that bad. Considering though that i am a mechanical engineer i would hope i could put a grill together... Once assembled, i grabbed a few porkchops and threw them on. If you have never used an infrared searing burner before, YOU NEED TO. This grill easily produced the juiciest pork chops i have ever made. I have used full infrared grills before but i suggest the separate infrared burner over the full infrared grill, because you have more latitude to grill at varying temps, vs a full infrared grill which will be ridiculously hot all the time. So far i have grilled pork chops, ribs, sirloin steaks, chicken corn and even perogies on this grill and everytime my food was done perfectly and evenly. I was very impressed for a 295 dollar grill. All of the components of the grill seem to be very solid and well made, the stainless tube burners are cheap to replace which is a plus. The downfall of the grill is the ignitor. It seems very solid so i doubt it will break quickly like most cheap grills, however the negative is that it only ignites one burner in the middle so to use the searing burner you have to light one burner at a time untill you get to it. There is a rail along the back which seems to be used for directing the flame across the back so you can light any burner off of it, but it doesn't really work that way. Although this is fairly minor and is only annoying the first couple uses. The other thing is that, if this grill is like other cheap grills, it will probably rust out, even if you keep it covered. Although i expect that this grill will last at least 3 or 4 seasons, which is worth the money in my opinion, especially at this price point.

So in conclusion, if you are looking for a grill on a budget, buy this right now before its out of stock. I noticed the walmart by me already removed most of the grills from display and its the beginning of JUNE!!. It cooks great, has a searing burner, 7 burners total, can cook for a crowd and is very solidly constructed. I guarantee you will get tons of compliments when your family, friends, and neighbors lay their eyes on it. They will be jealous.

***UPDATE.... over year later...rust, rust, rust! I bought great cover yet all heat tents badly rusted, $9.99 x 5 to replace, worst is the grease tray rusted a hole straight through but I only noticed after the whole thing fell out from under the grill while I was cooking. $29.99 to replace...

Great buy and find! I had been looking to buy a Brinkmann 5 burner at Walmart for 390.00 when I looked up high on a stock shelf in the garden area and seen this 6 burner for 290.00. There was not one placed on the floor for display so I called my husband and asked him to look into the model number listed on the box. We found limited info online on them, they just were released in Jan 2010. So it was a shot in dark not even seeing the grill displayed, we called countless Walmarts) no one had any assembled on display. Also, Walmart does not even show online they sell this Char-Broil) So after debating on the cheaper bigger version we decided to buy it. When we returned to Walmart to buy this grill we were told we also get a free 50.00 gift card and free assembly. SO all and all it was 240.00 for a 6 burner with side sear. OK now its time to get it home and fire it up.

It's a MONSTER, huge cooking area. Got it up to 400-500 easy, the sear was my first time use with steaks, unbelievable!!

The Steaks had perfect sear marks and crispy in all the rights spots, they were better then going out to my fav. chop house here in Chicago. I have been cooking on it at least three times a week. I do not see any problems with this grill so far but I am sure it will only have a life of a year or two. For the money it is an awesome find. I love it!!

This grill went together in less than 2 hours and cooks the food very evenly. We love the searing burner and appreciate all the cooking space on the grill. This product is well worth the cost. We would would buy it again. You can't go wrong with this one! We recommend it to be a super deal at the price.

The grill is outstanding. I love the searing burner.

Putting it together is not fun. The instructions are hard to read and the illustrations are completely useless. The parts list doesn't include numbering so you can match parts to what the instructions are saying.

Price is right; it's at least $75 or more less expensive than anything comparable that I can find locally. Doesn't really "flare up" like my last grill would, but I'm not sure why (better design / wider flame covers?). I just know that I like it. :-)

Took me about 2 hours and 45 mins to put together, but that was with my three kids "helping" a dog and two cats "supervising" and so not too bad all in all.

I was unhappy at first, but very happy now. Char Broil Service Department was outstanding in working out the problems with the new grill. (Now, don't judge Char Broil grill problems with me as common, because I am one of those people that seems to always choose the slowest line at all the stores, no matter how short the line appears.)

My 12-year old Char Broil grill finally played out and I replaced it with this new Char Broil grill. When I first received the new grill and installed it, I was disappointed with the quality compared with my old one. The new one was made in China. One of the sheet metal screws #8-32x3/8" broke during step # 7 of the installation. I had to drill it out, plus drill the other holes a little larger to prevent braking or stripping any more sheet metal screws. One end of the Towel Bar female fitting had a spur in the thread and would not allow the 1/4-20x1/2" screw to go in all the way. Char Broil sent me a new one to fix this problem. When I first fired up the grill, it would heat up to 275F and drop down to 225F. I reset the regulator according to instructions and Customer Service and changed tanks without any improvements. Char Broil send a new Hose Valve Regulator Assembly via Fed-X. It was fairly easy to replace, and it took care of the problem.

I would recommend purchasing a Grill Surface Thermometer at the store for under $5.00. The Thermometer on my Char Broil grill is more of an oven thermometer and reads about 150F to 200F lower than at the grill surface. The Searing burner works out great! Now, I would recommend purchase of this Char Broil grill.

I am entirely happy with this grill. It is large, attractive, and very sturdy. The cooking area is 2 to 3 times that of most department store grills, and at a comparatively good price. The cook time for the recipes that I have tried so far have been spot on. The only warning I have is that the instructions call for less than an hour of assembly time. I am pretty handy and it took me 4 hours to assemble, but well worth the investment.

Awesome product. Love the searing burner off to the right side. Nice storage space underneath for tank and accessories. Made of heavy duty material, one of CharBroil's best grills made in 2010.

Easy to assemble, although the sheet metal screws they give you stink. Be careful not to strip them.

After an exhausting search for a grill that was suitable for entertaining. I found this grill and I couldn't be happier. My family and I love to have lots of people over for dinner and parties. So when I found this grill I just had to have it! Not only can I grill for the 15+ people we have over on a regular basis, I can also grill for just two of us.

I would recommend this grill to everyone that likes to entertain. I also feel that it is a great value for the price.

I have had this grill since it first showed up at the local Wally World. Its kinda a pain to put together but it was all worth it in the end. This thing will cook for an army with no problems and it will cook for 1 person as well. Bought the large cover which is a must if you plan on keeping it for many years to come. The only gripe I have is the grease pan, its flimsy metal and is already rusting away like the titanic. Thank GOD I am a fabricator, I will make something much more stout then what it came with. All in all this is an excellent grill and I am very happy with my purchase and so if my wife, she has me out grilling on this thing every chance she gets ;)