Like other condo dwellers, I am restricted to an electric BBQ if I want to BBQ on my patio deck. I had been using the Char-Broil TRU-Infrared Patio Bistro Electric Grill for the last 5 years and in all fairness it had held up pretty well and did an OK job. It finally got to the point that I needed a new one. I had always been disappointed that it took a long time to heat up, and that it would lose temperature very quickly when you opened the lid. It was also slow, taking 4-5 minutes per side for medium rare hamburgs which would have minimal charring. After reading the reviews, I thought I would try this Weber. It did not disappoint. It heated up quickly (15-20 minutes), and held its heat much better than the Char-Broil. With 1.5" steaks, I normally used 8 minutes per side to get medium rare. Using 7 minutes per side with the Weber resulted in medium-well, well-charred steaks. Next time I will try 5-6 minutes per side.
Why only 4 stars? For some reason,Weber elected to exclude a thermometer. Very annoying. I was able to remove the thermometer from the Char-Broil and install it on the Weber. See picture. The smoke in the picture is because I was using a smoker box laid on top of the grill plate. Worked great.
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