Napoleon Prestige II Gas Grill PT308RB

The Napoleon Prestige II PT308 is the smallest and most basic of the Prestige II line of Napoleon gas grills. The upgraded features over the Prestige I includes stainless steel rod cooking grates, stainless body panels, and a full rotisserie system including infrared rotisserie burner. For a little over $1,000USD you get high quality construction and components in a small grill, actually a pretty small grill. This is actually one of the smallest of the 3-burner grills on the market, but it is powerful and built to last.

This model has been discontinued. It is replaced by the Napoleon Prestige P308RB Gas Grill.

The Napoleon Prestige II 308 is a small but powerful grill with high quality stainless steel components and a full function rotisserie system. To really get an idea of the quality of the construction of this grill you need to dig into the firebox. The 16-gauge 304 stainless steel burners are comparable with the best grills on the market, including grills that cost considerably more than this one. Above the burners are 304 stainless steel vaporization bars the burn off grease and protect the burners. By this point you would already have noticed the cooking grates. Heavy, stainless steel rod grates with a wave pattern. These are solid, durable and able to transfer a great deal of heat. While you may think that the wave pattern is little more than a gimmick, what that pattern does is increase the surface area give you more contact with the food you are grilling.

You get similar quality with the rotisserie system. The 15,000 BTU infrared rear mounted rotisserie burner is powerful, but has a wide range or heat output so you can use it to get a sear on a roast, then turn it down low for slow roasting. The best part is that Napoleon puts the burner on the grill and gives you the rotisserie kit to go with it. So many less expensive grills give you the burner, but then charge you extra for the rotisserie kit.

The biggest downfall of the PT308 is its size. This is one of the smallest 3-burner grills on the market and yet it still costs over $1,000USD. If you don't need a big grill, then this is a great choice. Remember, I recommend that anytime you are grilling, that you have plenty of space to move foods around in case of flare-up. Think about this when looking at this grill.