Andy Erickson
TVWBB Pro
Keep your eyes peeled on marketplace and craigslist. I looked for four years before finally finding a NIB Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center for $1,100 on my local Facebook Marketplace.
Deciding between Weber master touch, performer or summit E6
- Thread starter JGonzalez
- Start date
- Status
Keep your eyes peeled on marketplace and craigslist. I looked for four years before finally finding a NIB Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center for $1,100 on my local Facebook Marketplace.
Kevin L (NKY)
TVWBB Diamond Member
There is a NIB E6 in Bullhead city AZ 899.00 and has been on CL for 2 months now. Prime for the picking .
Richard Garcia
TVWBB Wizard
My wife also likes good food too which I grilled-up yesterday on my Weber Performer Deluxe fitted with a SlowNSear Plus and DripNGriddle Pan that I bought new here in Costa Rica for $550 in January, 2020.My wife was fully supportive of the E6. Maybe upgrade the wife along with the grill
Who wouldn’t want to eat good food? My wife loves what I cook. And on the E6.
With that said, "Kudos" to you and the other VWB Form Members on enjoying and turning out great eats on your Weber Kamado!
Attachments
Last edited:
MikeCantell
TVWBB Pro
I think the next thing on my list is a rotisserie for the performer ,will be asking which 1 soon
Richard Garcia
TVWBB Wizard
I bought my Cajun Bandit Rotisserie Kit for my Weber Performer Deluxe around 1 1/2 years ago. Great product with that Stainless Steel Rotisserie Ring and their excellent Customer Service!
Attachments
Last edited:
Richard Garcia
TVWBB Wizard
Do you have the Performer with the Gas Assist? If so, how often to you clean the Burner Tube and how do you go about it?
TimA
TVWBB All-Star
I got the Weber rotisserie. Wanted/needed it for thanksgiving and of course waited until the last minute and it was in stock locally. It’s solid
MikeCantell
TVWBB Pro
I had to clean my burner orifice 1 time in 10 years, pretty simple 1 or 2 screws take it out/off blow out and used a torch tip cleaner on the orifice , thanks for the roisterer info guys
Richard Garcia
TVWBB Wizard
Mike; excuse my ignorance but what is a "torch tip cleaner"??
TimA
TVWBB All-Star
I would assume he’s referring to one for an oxy/acetylene torch
www.airgas.com
Tip Cleaners | Gas Equipment | Airgas
Keep your welding tip clean with a welding tip cleaner from Airgas. These stainless steel tips are available in multiple wire sizes for scratch-free cleaning.
Bill Alan
New member
You seem to have a good understanding of the pluses and minuses of these products and I agree with you that the performer premium is the best fit for you.
I have owned and used all of these grills (except the E6) over some 40 years. I have used all the different versions and vintages of the performer. I now own a version of the performer with the gas ignition and of course the big table (The names have changed over the years). The performer I now have has the older non-metal table top. I have owned the newer metal top but it would not tolerate hot items much better than the non-metal top. It also would rust/discolor after being subjected to heat exposure. So I do not consider the metal top an improvement.
My opinion is the Weber Performer is the best overall product Weber makes. I don't use the gas lighter and, like you, prefer the chimney and cubes. My wife actually prefers to use the gas lighter of the grill to ignite a chimney full of charcoal while sitting on the charcoal grate instead of using cubes or paper. We also use the SNS insert to section the charcoal and provide two zone cooking and the Cajun Bandit expansion ring to add capacity or to smoke when needed. I also use the Weber Smokey Mountain for smoking and I recommend the 18" version over the 22". It just works better.
I don't have any advice as to the use of these product as a pizza oven. I don't do pizza at home and prefer Papa Johns offerings.
I do wish the table had the stainless top but that would probably make the price much higher and place it too close in price and performance to the E6 and S6. I can't imagine having a grill/smoker without the table so the alternative for me would be the S6 with the table but that would take a major increase in investment. I am certain the S6 is a great product and maybe someday one will show up at my door at a reasonable price but I am very happy with the Performer.
Richard S
TVWBB Pro
That’s damn impressive!
Richard S
TVWBB Pro
Great thread going here!
I, too have been ponderIng a Summit E6. I have a Performer that I love and use often. My 18 WSM is used regularly however I have found myself dreading the set up and clean up with that grill.
The one thing holding me back on an E6 other than the cost, is that I can’t find one to look at in person where I live. Nobody carries it as a floor model. I can’t make a purchase like this without seeing it...
I, too have been ponderIng a Summit E6. I have a Performer that I love and use often. My 18 WSM is used regularly however I have found myself dreading the set up and clean up with that grill.
The one thing holding me back on an E6 other than the cost, is that I can’t find one to look at in person where I live. Nobody carries it as a floor model. I can’t make a purchase like this without seeing it...
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Olympian
More than happy to post any pics you’d like to see. Just ask. Yes, not the same as in person but I bought mine without ever seeing one live, in person. And I’ve bought cars that way too, via pics and detailed reports.
Richard Garcia
TVWBB Wizard
Same feeling here in Costa Rica which I use infrequently
Last edited:
oh its impressive in person, the one with the table definitely has a wow factor ......Ive researched and pondered going with one unit that does it all for over a year...big green egg- kamado joe - E6 and actually sold off a lang smoker and humphrey insulated smoker and extra 18 wsm / performer. If I were going with only one do it all and wanted to splurge it would be the E6, I do not want to deal with broken ceramic or the fear of moving it around and having an accident. I however enjoy having a dedicated smoker and separate grill for grilling though
That’s exactly why I never used my wsm and why I love my summit. The moving, set up, cleaning, breakdown, and covering was such a pain that I never wanted to do it. There’s a saying with cameras that the best camera is the one you have with you, or something like that
. So in this case, the best cooker for you is going to be the cooker that you want to use every day.
Jeff Boudman
TVWBB Wizard
I used to dislike setting up and cleaning my WSM 18 and then I bought a 22. Now, the 18 is piece of cake - almost enjoyable!
Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
I also one time turns out nothing wrong with the burner at all. Turns out bought mine used by the way the plastic knob that turns the gas on and off was slipping after I had it for 4 or 5 months just worn on the inside where it attaches to the valve stem. I ended up taking the knob off hit it from the back of it with a screwdriver to pop it off then I used some gorilla grill contact cement put some in the inside of the knob and a bit on the valve stem never had an issue with it since and that was a few years ago. I cleaned the tube and everything else when I took it apart just shot compressed air in the tube to make sure nothing was in there blocking it.
Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
Smart lady that is how I light mine. Most of the time I use a small chimney with 14 briqs fill the baskets up about half way then dump the chimney equal amounts over the baskets.
- Status