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Since this message board category has been so slow lately, I thought that I would post a review.
I bought my 2004 Weber Summit Gold A6 one year ago, so I have had a chance to see the good and the bad.
This grill was my second choice, I really wanted to buy a BBQ Galore STS 4 burner and build it in. The cost of the grill and island was more than I wanted to pay at the time, then I found the close out sale at Amazon for the A6 NG with free delivery. So far the
Weber has not been a disappointment.
First, the bad points:
• I am sure that this thing is a gas hog, since I am NG, I really do not care.
• My grill has the cheaper SS grates; I still think that these grates are great, if I had not read online that the solid SS, cast iron or PCI were better, this would not have fallen to the bad point.
• The STS has cast SS burners, my Weber has SS tubes. If the tubes last like they should, I will be very happy.
• I get flare ups when I gook several rib-eyes or hamburgers, but I think that I am getting through the learning curve on this and the flare ups have reduced.
• The temp gauge is in the middle, so if you are only cooking on one of the end burners, the temp will read very low. Not a problem.
• On some foods, it does not taste as good as charcoal. I have both a kettle and WSM, but I think that the gas grill serves it purpose for those quick and easy clean up un-involved cooks. (“the right tool for the right job” theory)
The Good or Great points:
• I love the size, I do not need the entire grill much, but when you do…it is there so that you can fill it up or spread your food out.
• The six burners, I can cook multiply kinds of food at the same time at different levels of heat.
• This thing will crank out the heat and do it fast with all six burners on.
• With just two burners on, it will produce plenty of temperature for a few burgers or a couple of steaks. The small cooks are just as easy as the large ones. It will heat up plenty fast with just two burners on.
• I still get great grill marks on everything I cook with the “inferior” grates (both sides).
• This grill still looks great after a year in my very humid environment. I keep my grill covered with the Weber cover, but it stays outside all year. I have friends with lesser grills and their grills do not look anywhere near this good (I do not know how religiously they cover their grills, but they all have covers).
• I like the style of the grates; I have done catfish filets right on the grill without any problem.
• The side shelves work great and clean up very well, no problems there to report.
Overall, I have been very happy with the grill. None of the negative points bother me; I was just trying to be objective. The best part of the grill has been the quality; I am totally satisfied with the value I received for the price of this grill. Also I think that size matters, I am very glad I went with the larger grill, it is so flexible.
I have tried to make this an objective review. I do have two other Webers, but I think that the value of the kettle and WSM can not be beat. When it comes to gas grills, there are several good options once you get past a certain price point. The new summits at MSRP are a very expensive and hard to justify, but if I fits your needs, you can not go wrong.
Cheers,
TomK
I bought my 2004 Weber Summit Gold A6 one year ago, so I have had a chance to see the good and the bad.
This grill was my second choice, I really wanted to buy a BBQ Galore STS 4 burner and build it in. The cost of the grill and island was more than I wanted to pay at the time, then I found the close out sale at Amazon for the A6 NG with free delivery. So far the
Weber has not been a disappointment.
First, the bad points:
• I am sure that this thing is a gas hog, since I am NG, I really do not care.
• My grill has the cheaper SS grates; I still think that these grates are great, if I had not read online that the solid SS, cast iron or PCI were better, this would not have fallen to the bad point.
• The STS has cast SS burners, my Weber has SS tubes. If the tubes last like they should, I will be very happy.
• I get flare ups when I gook several rib-eyes or hamburgers, but I think that I am getting through the learning curve on this and the flare ups have reduced.
• The temp gauge is in the middle, so if you are only cooking on one of the end burners, the temp will read very low. Not a problem.
• On some foods, it does not taste as good as charcoal. I have both a kettle and WSM, but I think that the gas grill serves it purpose for those quick and easy clean up un-involved cooks. (“the right tool for the right job” theory)
The Good or Great points:
• I love the size, I do not need the entire grill much, but when you do…it is there so that you can fill it up or spread your food out.
• The six burners, I can cook multiply kinds of food at the same time at different levels of heat.
• This thing will crank out the heat and do it fast with all six burners on.
• With just two burners on, it will produce plenty of temperature for a few burgers or a couple of steaks. The small cooks are just as easy as the large ones. It will heat up plenty fast with just two burners on.
• I still get great grill marks on everything I cook with the “inferior” grates (both sides).
• This grill still looks great after a year in my very humid environment. I keep my grill covered with the Weber cover, but it stays outside all year. I have friends with lesser grills and their grills do not look anywhere near this good (I do not know how religiously they cover their grills, but they all have covers).
• I like the style of the grates; I have done catfish filets right on the grill without any problem.
• The side shelves work great and clean up very well, no problems there to report.
Overall, I have been very happy with the grill. None of the negative points bother me; I was just trying to be objective. The best part of the grill has been the quality; I am totally satisfied with the value I received for the price of this grill. Also I think that size matters, I am very glad I went with the larger grill, it is so flexible.
I have tried to make this an objective review. I do have two other Webers, but I think that the value of the kettle and WSM can not be beat. When it comes to gas grills, there are several good options once you get past a certain price point. The new summits at MSRP are a very expensive and hard to justify, but if I fits your needs, you can not go wrong.
Cheers,
TomK