Weber 426001 Q 300 Propane Gas Barbecue

Weber has another winner here. No, it does not have the flexibility of a larger unit. But, if you want a compact grill that does a fine job grilling meat, fish, chicken, veggies and is easy to use and keep clean, then you really owe it to yourself to take a close look at the Q300. I've had my unit for a few months and with my meat thermometer am able to produce juicy, flavorful, perfectly done grilled food. Find the seasonings that work for you and enjoy.

This gas grill is delightful. I am horribly mechanically-disfunctional and I put this grill together.Wow! There are 2 of us now and the grill is just the right size, flames- up on a dime, is easier to clean the other models,and is small enough to fit in a corner out of the way. The grill itself gives all the food a marvelous "gourmet" char. I love it and have tried many new recipes and with great success.

First I'll have to say I was a bit disappointed. I ordered this grill earlier this month and paid $299.00 for it. Now it's price has been reduced to $255.88 and since it wasn't sold directly from Amazon.com, there won't be a price adjustment made. Amazon did however adjust the price $10.00 lower for the grill cover I ordered.
Assembly was pretty easy. I have arthritis and tremors, so if I can do it I'm sure it would be a breeze for someone that isn't severly handicapped. I'm a stickler about noticing poorly designed products, and I thought the grill was extremely well designed. I wanted something simple that didn't take up a lot of space. I didn't want or need a warming rack that would have never been used. I didn't need a side burner like my old grill had. I never used it even once.
I was concerned about buying a grill with plastic legs and tables, but it's very stable and it won't be rusting and needing re-painting like my last two grills did.
The lid is cast of very thin alumnium. It almost feels too fragile and gives me cause to worry about it getting cracked if subjected to a hail storm. I doubt if the cover would soften the blow enough to protect it.
I would have preferred an electronic ignitor, but the push button type on this one fired it up the first try. A fuel level indicator of some sort would have been nice also, but I keep a spare tank in my storage shed.
I have only used this grill once so far and I was very impressed with the results. My wife of 40 years claims it's the best rib-eye I've ever grilled.
I pre-heated the grill as suggested and then shut off the center burner while I was grilling. I set a timer for the suggested grilling time and as suggested, I only turned the steaks once. I was nervous about grilling a steak this way because in the past I've relied on appearance to judge when the steaks were done.
My wife likes her steak meduim rare, so I cooked her's for 11 minutes. I left mine on for an additional 3 minutes since I like mine medium well. Both steaks were exactly how we like them. They had nice evenly colored grill marks without a hint of charring, which I hate to bite into.
I never understood the loyal following that Weber has until now. You may pay more for the brand, but you get something that is actually designed to do a very good job in return.
I bought the griddle that fits this grill locally since it was on sale. My wife hates cooking bacon in the house because of the smell that lingers. Guess where the bacon will be cooked in the future.
I plan on getting years of use from this great (not so little) grill.

Great grill! The cooking surface is what cooks the food, not the flames from the gas. The grill surface gets hot to sear, or cook indirect heat and slow-cook anything you can think of for an outdoor grill. I assembled mine and it wasn't hard at all.

This grill was easy to assemble and works well. The Q can generate plenty of heat. The only changes I would like to see is an electronic ignitor and the lack of lava rocks does not allow you to add wood chips for a smoky flavor.