Customer Reviews

Weber 5710001 Summit Gold A4 Propane Gas Grill

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

 

 

This is a serious grill that is well designed and built to last. Its 200 pound weight gives it a solid feel and MOST of the components are heavy gauge stainless steel. A major exception to this are the cooking grates, which are a very lightweight stainless steel "hollow shell" type of design. They are very flimsy and aren't well suited for a grill of this caliber. To get the welded solid rod design, you'll need to step up to the Platinum Summit, which runs $200 more. I would have rated this grill 5 stars out of 5 if it had a better cooking grate. As far as cooking performance, the 4 burner control is awesome for direct and indirect cooking. Assembly of the grill was also surprisingly easy. Taking my time, it took about 90 minutes to unpack it, read the directions, and completely assemble it. Also, despite the Amazon.com review, it does not come with a propane tank so you'll need your own. Lastly, you cannot lite all 4 burners sequentially with the single touch of a button. You can lite one set of burners with each touch of the igniter button (this grill has two sets of burners).

First, I have the platinum version rather than this gold one. Comparing between these twos, the platinum has stainless steel frame and SOLID stainless steel cooking grid. The rest are the same. Typically, the platinum costs about $200 more than the gold one.

The box came with pieces that mostly already assembled. Took me about 1 hour to finish putting the pieces together. This is much better than my old grill that I bought more than 10 years ago; it took me a whole day to assemble that one.

The grill heats to 500F in about 10 minutes. The good thing about 4 burners is that you can do indirect cooking; for me this capability is the most important about a grill.

There is one minor point: the door does not stay close firmly.

Overall, it is a good grill. Though it's not cheap.

This is the best grill I have ever owned by far. After re-building several Char-Broil units, and using a Weber on Vacation, the decision to buy the BEST was easy. The construction and quality is wonderful. The temp control and even cooking is amazing. No more hot/cold spots due to un-even temp. I see why this product has such owner loyality. This unit will last for a long time, but if I ever need to go shopping for another grill; Weber will be my firts choice.

I bought this grill about a year ago. While researching grills, some of the reviews said that it did not heat up quickly. That is totally wrong - it gets hot in a hurry. I love the four burner design which allows me to do indirect cooking. I often cook "beer can" chicken and the high hood and ability to turn off one side of the burners really works well. The electronic ignition works great every time and the fold up side tables are nice. The quality is generally excellent although I agree that a heavier cooking grate should have been standard. I bought the custom cover and it fits great and is very heavy duty. We grill year round and were looking for something that would last. I believe I'll still be using this grill 10 years from now.

I was the kind of person who bought a new grill every 2 years because the less expensive grills I bought would last about that long. I saved up some money for a good gill and always heard how great webers were. I compared with 2 other competitors who had more features for less money but I was afraid I would just be buying another expensive grill in 2 or 3 years so I bought this Weber. It NEVER cooked evenly and it did not even last 6 months before breaking. I would not recommend this grill to anyone. BUY A DIFFERENT BRAND this not worth the money at all.