Master Forge 4-Burner Silver Gas Grill Model# 2518-3

I have this identical grill that was labelled as a Perfect Flame model before Lowes changed its in-house brand to Master Forge. I've had it 3 or 4 years. On July 4, my wife, following a bbq recipe, asked me to turn all 4 burners on high for about 15 minutes to begin heating up a tinfoil tray filled with some wood chips that had been soaking in water for an hour or so. I had never turned this grill on with all burners on high before, so I went back out about 10 or so minutes later. What I discovered was that the grill thermometer was reading 850+ degrees and had cracked, the stainless hood had completely discolored and was too hot to open without a glove (the handle is also stainless) and the tinfoil and wood chips had literally been incinerated. Additionally, when I went to turn off the burners using the plastic knobs, one of them had melted where it attached to the metal post and just spun around ineffectively. I went to shut the propane tank off where it sits below the burners and it was so hot I had to use a glove just to turn the tank knob. (I don't know how hot this would have needed to be to cause the tank to explode and I'm happy I didn't have to find out.) I have contacted Lowes to see if they will replace the hood and the knob and to let them know that they should include a warning with this grill. And, all that being said, I have been completely happy with this grill's performance. However, I live in Colorado where the climate is dry and there is little opportunity for rust other than the snow that sits on it in the winter and melts off on a regular basis. The interior is pretty protected from any moisture and the exterior stainless hadn't shown signs of rust.

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