The Bottom Line
Pros
- Heavy porcelain coated cast iron cooking grates
- Individual ignitors on each burner
- Double walled stainless steel hood
- Heavy porcelain coated cast iron burners
Cons
- Porcelain coatings can chip and expose metal to rust
- Limited features
Description
- Three 15,000 BTU porcelain coated cast iron burners
- 494 square inches of primary cooking space for a total of 625 square inches of grilling area
- 45,000 BTU maximum output from the main burners
- Ceramic briquettes of a 304 stainless steel tray
- Porcelain coated cast iron cooking grates
- Enameled steel frame with stainless steel hood
- Stainless steel full width drip tray
- Individual pizo-electric ignitors on each burner
Guide Review - Capt'n Cook 3-Burner Gas Grill
This model has been discontinued.Barbeques Galore is the world's first franchised grill store. They are a big company who imports grills primary made in China for the Australian and American market. It is an Australian company. The Capt'n Cook grills are towards the bottom of their grill lines but good quality grills. This grill comes in natural gas and propane. Barbeques Galore has a good reputation for service and support and is in the business for the long haul (they have over 150 stores). I have never heard anything bad about their support.
This grill has three porcelain coated cast iron burners producing 45,000 BTUs under a primary cooking area of 494 square inches. While this is a little low this grill does produce good heat and even though you might want to give it an extra minute or two to heat up. The porcelain coated cast iron cooking grates will require you to take good care not to chip them but are a great cooking surface. If you're interested I'm told you can change out the grates and burners for stainless steel.
As a grill that can cook this is a good one. However, at about $500 you can get many other grills with this size and power. The primitive design and limited features would probably limit its sale when stacked up against other grills at this price. There really isn't anything that stands out about this grill. If you get a good price on it and don't want anything more than a basic grill then this wouldn't be a bad choice. You can certainly do worse.
