The Bottom Line
Pros
- Solid construction of cast iron and stainless steel
- Highly durable components
- Full featured with side burner and rotisserie burner
- High BTU output for the size
- Very Large cooking area
Cons
- Uses lower quality stainless steel (400 Series)
- Lid can be pretty heavy due to the cast iron end caps
Description
- Six 12,500 BTU Stainless Steel
- 750 square inches of primary cooking area for a total grilling space of 1040 square inches
- 75,000 BTUs from the main burners
- Mixed enameled coated cast iron and stainless steel body
- Two 15,000 BTU side burners under a stainless steel lid
- 20,000 BTU rear mounted infrared rotisserie burner with full rotisserie kit
- Porcelain coated cast iron cooking grates
- Enclosed storage space in cart with stainless steel doors
- Independent electronic ignitors
Guide Review - Vermont Castings Marvel VSC6005 Gas Grill
This grill has been discontinued.The Castings in Vermont Castings comes from their days making cast iron fireplace inserts and stoves, which they still make. Vermont Castings never went the way of cheap sheet metal or cast aluminum body parts. These grills are made with lots of cast iron. This grill has a stainless steel hood with cast iron end caps making for both an attractive grill and a solid piece of equipment. Now ,I know what you're thinking. Cast iron rusts. Vermont Castings knows how to treat cast iron and all cast iron components are either porcelain coated or covered in a heavy coating of thermal resistant enamel paint.
The heating properties of this grill are great. The 75,000 BTU rating of it's six main burners is more than enough to heat the 750 square inches of primary grilling space. The heavy cast iron components act to hold heat, giving this grill a very even cooking surface and great indirect cooking abilities. It also features a backlit control panel and a pop up side table mounted light for grilling at night.
This unit also comes with two powerful 15,000 BTU side burners which is enclosed under a stainless steel cover and a 20,000 BTU rear mounted rotisserie burner. This grill is has a good warranty that provides support for most components up to 10 years.
The VCS5005 is one of the larger units from Vermont Castings. At a price around $1,600USD, this is a durable and well built grill, however the stainless steel used to make this grill is lower quality 400 series stainless steel.
