Customer Reviews

Weber 2004 Model 5230001 Summit Silver C Propane Gas Grill

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

 

 

What a great grill! It only took an hour to assemble (I was alone and took my time) and I was grillin before I new it. I fired it up to see how high the temp would go. It reached 600 degrees on high in 18 minutes. This was in 75 degree cloudy weather. I grilled burgers in about 15 minutes. I should have pulled them off sooner but they were still excellent. I like the large smoker box and will put it to good use soon. The stainless steel grates, flavorizer bars (man are they heavy) and burners are a nice touch and make for easy clean up. This is the first Weber I have owned and I am very happy with the name and quality. I would highly recommend this grill to anyone. My old CharBroil it is replacing will have to go back on Noah's Ark. I am a Weber fan!

Have had the Silver C for a week now. Comes in a big box that takes up an entire pallet. Assembly was very simple, amazing how little hardware was needed. All tools necessary come with the grill.

Construction is awesome, no sharp edges, everything fit together very well.

First time I ignited a burner, I could barely tell it was lit. The burners are pretty much hidden from sight. Grill gets to 500+ degrees pretty darn quick. I cooked a couple of 1"-1.5" thick steaks last night in about 8 minutes. They may have even been over cooked for my taste, they came out about medium. Nice grill marks on the steak with no char.

Smoker option may have been a waste? Cooked some chicken thighs for about 1.5 hours using Oak chips, didn't really get any smoke flavor? I'll try again.

Overall, a really nice grill. Expensive, but I really think the overall quality makes up for the price.

Ok....I spent a lot of time researching which grill was right for me. I finally went with the Weber Summit primarily because it had a dedicated smoker/burner and also a commercial grade side burner. It came down to a Vermont Casting VCS 4000 and the Weber. In the end, I got a great deal on the Weber through a different company at 9% over cost. I called the Weber customer service line before the purchase, just to check out the response time. I spoke with a person on the second ring. Very helpful people. They even have a BBQ line through the summer months to help people with any BBQ questions. Now that's customer service!!

Anyway, after it was delivered to my house, I put it together in about 1 ˝ hours total. Add an additional 15 minutes checking for gas leaks. It goes together very easily, but there are just a lot of parts and it takes awhile just to get them out of the boxes. There is no way one person puts this grill together under an hour.
Now it was time to BBQ. I know the grill will do burgers and steaks, so that wasn't what I wanted to test. My first meal cooked on it was beer can chicken. I used the smoker with hickory chunks (not chips), that were soaked in water for about 5 hours. Halfway through the cooking process I noticed that I needed to compensate for the dedicated smoker burner on the left side. I turned down the main burner on the left, lower than the right, using an indirect cooking method, so I would have a balanced temperature. I did this only after looking at the chicken half way though the cooking process and noticed the chicken was cooking faster on the left side because of the smoker burner. The chicken took about 75 minutes total, at about 350 degrees. The commercial thermometer that is built in seems very accurate. I also had a digital thermometer stuck into the thigh so I would know when the chicken reached 180 degrees. Anyway, the chicken had a beautiful brown skin to it when I took it off the grill. I let it sit for about 10 minutes before I carved it up. My wife and I sat down to eat. We loved it!!! It was cooked very evenly and had a great taste. The smoke had really flavored the chicken and even turned some of the meat pink. The beer had also made the chicken nice and moist. I've smoked meat in a "true smoker" and I like that too, but this also works well and without the charcoal mess. A person doesn't want the smoke flavor to over power the meat....at least that's my opinion.
I will be trying every recipe I can in my books. I would recommend #1. HOW TO GRILL and #2. WEBER's BIG BOOK of GRILLING to start. I will be adding ART of the GRILL soon to my grill book collection. I will update my review as I grill. I hope this helps, as I had problems finding reviews for the product that were detailed and accurate. I'm leaving the review at 4 stars as I have not tried every feature yet.

I'm deducting a point because I wasn't aware the grilling surface would be smaller to accommodate the smoker box. Other than that it's great.
1. Easy assembly (1.5 hours in the dark)
2. 600 degrees in ~15 minuets
3. Plenty of work surfaces
No problems after the first season
And hey, it's a Weber...

I think this is a great grill, well worth the money. The smoker worked very well and with hickory chips it adds great flavor to anything you grill.It goes together easy and is well made.

I have owned this grill for about 6 months now and the quality and performance of this product well meets my already stringent expectations. With the well-thought-out design and value added features like the side burner, smoker, and ample work space, you can forget about cooking indoors at all during the warmer months.

Think twice before you spend the $ for this grill. It's not worth it. In the spirit of full disclosure, this is my first gas grill. I have used charcoal for over 20 years. But, the time had come, or so I thought. First, gas grills add virtually no flavor to the food. The flavorizer bars are no substitute for charcoal. Second, and more relevant to the Summit C, is the built in smoker. It's a joke. Yes, it works well and creates lots of smoke, but the smoke directly exits the grill housing. Because Weber put it on the side, the smoke does not even touch the food. Instead, it snakes up the side wall and exits through the back vent. Without the smoke or real grill flavor, the Summit C is nothing more than a glorified outdoor oven. Do yourself a favor and get a cheaper model if baking outside is your plan. If not, don't even bother. What a waste.