The Bottom Line
- Individual ignitors on each burner
- Heavy cast iron burners
- Full width drip tray
- Porcelain coatings can chip and expose metal to rust
- Limited features
- Not terribly attractive with its outdated design
Description
- Three 14,000 BTU porcelain coated cast iron burners
- Individual pizo-electric ignitors on each burner
- 494 square inches of primary cooking space for a total of 625 square inches of grilling area
- Steel barrier
- Porcelain coated steel cooking grates
- Galvanized full-width drip tray
- Built-in hood thermometer
- Strong support and warranty from Barbeques Galore.
Guide Review - Bar-B-Chef 3-Burner Gas Grill Review
Barbeques Galore is the worlds 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 Bar-B-Chef line is at the bottom of their grill line. 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 4,000 BTUs under a primary cooking area of 494 square inches. While this is a little light this grill does produce good, even heat though you might want to give it an extra minute or two to heat up. The porcelain coated steel cooking grates will require you to take good care not to chip them but are a good 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. About $200 you can't get many other grills with this size and power. It does have a primitive design, but at this price range you really should be looking for a grill that cooks well and not something fancy. While there really isn't anything that stands out about this grill and you don't get anything but a basic grill, the price is certainly right. You can a lot do worse.
