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A Great Grill for a Professional Griller, May 19, 2006
This review is from: Weber Summit Gold D6 Stainless Steel Natural Gas Grill
I have owned my Weber Summit Gold A6 Natural Gas model since last November, and I could not be happier with it. A little about me first. I am a former chef, having trained in France and worked in some of the finest steak houses in Southern California for several years. Although I now work in a different job, my wife is a personal chef, and I often help her with jobs, usually cooking on the Weber.
We formerly owned a Weber Genesis, and while it performed alright, I never felt it got hot enough for my liking. Not so the Summit Gold. Mine has always lit easily, rises to the 700 degree range within minutes, and has sufficient sensitivity to be turned down to under 300 degrees for cooking lighter items such as shrimp. But let's face it, steaks are what are best on a grill, and I enjoy the fact that this grill heats to an appropriate temperature to quickly sear the outside while leaving the inside tender and juicy. We have also grilled a variety of styles of chicken, fish (salmon, trout, catfish, swordfish, etc.), and vegetables, all with great results. On Thanksgiving, we used the indirect method (i.e., side burners on, middle burners off) to cook two turkeys (the most popular being the one with garlic and chili powder rubbed outside and stuffed with chopped tamales inside), and both came out tender and juicy in under 4 hours.
Two things to be mindful of. First, if you buy a propane model, know that propane burns hotter than natural gas, so you may have some adjustments in cooking times, etc. And second, if you cook a lot on the grill like we do (2-4 times a week), you need to keep the grill clean. This means every few weeks, emptying the grease catch, scraping down the flavorizer bars, removing the ash build up in the bottom, and cleaning the grease from the sides and lid. Any barbeque will require this kind of cleaning for optimum performance, but the effort is definitely worth it.
This grill has well exceeded our expectations, and with its 25 year warranty, we expect to be using it for years to come.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Quality that lasts, May 30, 2006
This review is from: Weber Summit Gold D6 Stainless Steel Natural Gas Grill
My old (Still useable) Weber grill is a charcoal grill that I bought before my 17 year old was born. Just under 3 Years ago I got a "name brand" gas grill that was on sale for $259.00 + Tax from a discount retialer. I knew it wasn't the quality of the weber but it was so much cheaper. Well it didn't take long to see that I had wasted almost $300.00. I spent more time fixing and cleaning this thing so that it would work and the results were uniformly poor. This year I just couldn't go through the time and expense of more rebuilds. After doing an insane amount of research the Weber Summit Gold D6 is what I came home with. Luxury grill? Well thats as close as I can get to describing the feeling I get when using this. No Problems. No complaints. No grill at this price point offers as much quality, capacity or convenience. I'm really glad I got this one.
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Came back to Weber, March 2, 2005
This review is from: Weber Summit Gold D6 Stainless Steel Natural Gas Grill
After ten (10) years of enjoying a Weber Genesis grill, I decided I wanted something larger and fancier. I bought a Vermont Castings grill and gave the Genesis to one of my employees. After a year of fighting flame ups, un-even cooking and overall spotty performance I decided to buy a Weber Summit Gold D. I am enjoying grilling again. The cooking is even, the flame ups are gone, and I can actually repeat a formula for perfect grill food. Weber may not be the most impressive looking, but for my money it delivers the joy of grilling again.
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