Sep 22, 2009
Weber Q 320 Gas Grill Review
The Weber Q 320 offers cooks a no fuss good value means of grilling a sufficient amount of food for a barbecue, obviously there’s no charcoal to clear up since the grill runs on gas and you can have it ready in as little as five minutes.
You can start up the grill in an instant with its battery powered electronic ignition system, the grills ignition system is efficient and works by triggering the outer burner that then activates the burner in the center.
As far as cooking capacity goes you can fit a fair deal on the grill so if you have about 5 friends around you can whip up some quarter pounders or hot dogs in a pinch, the grill has the space for cooking up to two whole chickens at once and although its fairly compact it has its own warming rack.
The great thing about the Weber Q is how versatile the grill is in that you can set it up in a snap and you can take it virtually anywhere you like, instead of going on a day trip with sandwiches you can make anything from salmon in lemon and dill to tapenade pork loin.
The Q 320 has a few improvements over the previous Q models one of which is the shelf system, the shelves for the new grill are collapsible making it slightly easier to carry than its predecessor, the shelves on the previous grills in the series are set in a fixed position.
The stationary cart is a lot more stable than it may seem at first glance as it holds itself firmly in place, gas tanks give the grill additional stability and lock firmly into position underneath it.
You can turn off the inner burner for the grill so you can cook food on it using indirect heat, the grill also has a handy handle light that turns itself on and off automatically when you open and close the lid.
The catch pan for the grill is removable and its worktable has tool hooks so that you can keep your utensils handy while you’re grilling, if you’re going camping you can attach a griddle to the Q 320 so you can have pancakes or bacon and eggs for breakfast.
The grill has a built in thermometer and is designed to run on 20lb liquid propane gas tanks, at maximum the burners can produce up to 21,700 BTU’s per hour and it has infinite control burner valves.
There are two cast iron cooking grates on the Q 320 and these have a porcelain enamelled finish, while the Q 320 doesn’t have all of the cooking features found on larger grills in the Weber range it’s still a great piece of kit due to its portability and ease of use.
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