After getting years of use and enjoyment from my old Weber Q100, I decided to retire it and get a pretty new Q1200. The Q1200 is offered in 7 colors in the US and my choice was red which is color exclusive to the Ace Hardware chain. I'm really loving the addition of the side tables and the temp guage on this little beauty.
I have owned several other outdoor cookers over the years including my Kamado that you see in this pic but the babyq gets the most use by far. I mostly cook for just my wife and myself so having a tiny grill like the babyq is the perfect choice for so many meals. I like that I can so quickly and easily cook meals as small as one hot dog or one burger on it.
The Q1200 is large enough to fit a 10 inch Lodge cast iron skillet (barely) which is great for things like fried potatoes and eggs and my Lodge 10.5 inch round griddle works perfectly for grilled sanwiches or pancakes.
I love the easy portability of the babyq. I have taken it along camping several times. Its nice to have a que that works like an oven for camping.
The new Q1200 has several improvements over the old Q100 like electronic ignition, sturdy side tables, two piece grate, temp guage and the higher dome lid that makes it easy to roast a whole chicken using the WeberQ roasting rack and roasting sheild.
Now about the new two piece coated grate. I've found tafter using it for several weeks that it performs every bit as well as the old one piece raw cast iron grate. No better and no worse as far as cooking, sticking, or cleaning goes. The new design also allows for the Weber griddle option on one side.
One of the best features of the BabyQ is it's fuel efficiency. I use a 5gal propane tank with adapter hose on mine and I can cook more than 40 times on it before refilling. That's less than .50cents/per use.
I love my new red Q1200 and would hate to be without it.
I have owned several other outdoor cookers over the years including my Kamado that you see in this pic but the babyq gets the most use by far. I mostly cook for just my wife and myself so having a tiny grill like the babyq is the perfect choice for so many meals. I like that I can so quickly and easily cook meals as small as one hot dog or one burger on it.
The Q1200 is large enough to fit a 10 inch Lodge cast iron skillet (barely) which is great for things like fried potatoes and eggs and my Lodge 10.5 inch round griddle works perfectly for grilled sanwiches or pancakes.
I love the easy portability of the babyq. I have taken it along camping several times. Its nice to have a que that works like an oven for camping.
The new Q1200 has several improvements over the old Q100 like electronic ignition, sturdy side tables, two piece grate, temp guage and the higher dome lid that makes it easy to roast a whole chicken using the WeberQ roasting rack and roasting sheild.
Now about the new two piece coated grate. I've found tafter using it for several weeks that it performs every bit as well as the old one piece raw cast iron grate. No better and no worse as far as cooking, sticking, or cleaning goes. The new design also allows for the Weber griddle option on one side.
One of the best features of the BabyQ is it's fuel efficiency. I use a 5gal propane tank with adapter hose on mine and I can cook more than 40 times on it before refilling. That's less than .50cents/per use.
I love my new red Q1200 and would hate to be without it.
Last edited:
