The Bottom Line
Pros
- Low price
Cons
- Ultra-thin cooking grate
- Low quality burners
- Underpowered side burner
- Flimsy, lightweight construction
- Large amounts of plastic
Description
- Two 15,000 BTU low grade stainless steel "P"-type main burners
- 380 square inches of primary grilling area for a total cooking area of 550 square inches
- 30,000 BTU maximum output from the main burners
- 10,000 BTU covered side burner
- Thin porcelain coated steel cooking grate
- Porcelain painted steel lid and body
- Single battery powered (AA) igniter
- Chrome plated warming rack
- Plastic handles and knobs
- Imported exclusively for Wal-Mart from China by Blue Rhino Global Sourcing LLC.
Guide Review - Uniflame 3-Burner 40,000 BTU Gas Grill Model# GBC1128W
This grill is labeled as a 40,000 BTU gas grill. Blue Rhino and Wal-Mart have included the 10,000 BTUs from the side burner in the total output. This isn't standard practice (though I am seeing more and more these days). If Walmart was being honest, this grill would be labeled as a 30,000 BTU gas grill.
This is a very lightweight low quality gas grill with a competitive price. The low grade stainless steel burners will last about 2 to 3 years depending on where you live. Many people will say that this is a good investment, that you can't and shouldn't expect more from a gas grill that sells for such a low price (typically on sale for about $130USD). If this is all you can afford then this grill, or most similarly priced grills will do. I would suggest that if you don't need the side burner (and most people don't) then I would find a grill that doesn't have one and save yourself about $20USD.
