Char-Broil Quickset 26,500 BTU Gas Grill

You want the truth? This is a near worthless gas grill. Fortunately it is priced that way. You can get this model around $100USD. Similar Char-Broil models (of which there are a dozen) sell as high as about $150USD. What you get for that price is a basic, featureless gas grill that will flare-up, cook unevenly and generally perform like the cheapest grill on the market, which it is (okay there are others, but even I won't go there). If you do the math, however this grill might cost you $5 to $10 a month before you buy its replacement. All I ask is that you recycle.

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There isn't a lot to say about this grill. It is not a good grill, but if you can't afford better or simply want something for the summer and don't really care what becomes of it, this this is the grill for you. If you try to keep it clean and actually take care of it, you might get two years out of it. That means you're spending about $55USD a year on the ownership of this grill (propane tank not included). For some people this makes perfect economic sense. Yes, the disposable gas grill, but in an era when thousand dollar gas grills may not last you three years, this isn't a bad way to go, provided you don't mind the uneven cooking and nearly constant flare-ups.

If you are looking for the occasional burger burner, this is the grill for you. The body of the grill on this unit is thin stamped metal that doesn't hold in heat and serves to do nothing more than keep the bugs off your food while you cook. But for this price, what do you expect.

One note on the burner in this grill. Yes, it is stainless steel, low quality stainless steel and, well, basically foil. Yes, stainless steel foil. Please don't press on it or let acid marinades collect on it. The replacement will cost you about $25USD, but it is a very cheap and fragile burner so if you buy this grill, baby the burner.

There are a number of variations of this grill but they are all built from the same parts and run about the same price.