Nobody Using Q Grills?


 
I agree with Bruce on both that grill and the good features of the Q grills. They are great cookers if kept within their boundaries. While I admire some of the clever ways some have adapted them to low and slow - and even rotiserrie grilling! - there are easier and better ways to do those things. But for quick grilling burgers, chops or even steaks, the Q can easily hold its own with a "full-size" Genesis. And, in the case, of the 300/3200 series "big Q" grills, they are basically full-size in terms of grilling space.
 
Jon Tofte said:
I agree with Bruce on both that grill and the good features of the Q grills. They are great cookers if kept within their boundaries. While I admire some of the clever ways some have adapted them to low and slow - and even rotiserrie grilling! - there are easier and better ways to do those things. But for quick grilling burgers, chops or even steaks, the Q can easily hold its own with a "full-size" Genesis. And, in the case, of the 300/3200 series "big Q" grills, they are basically full-size in terms of grilling space.
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I could see the bigger Q and the smaller Q having having their own advantages and disadvantages. I'm not sure which camp I'm in as far as big or small Q but the Q 2800n+looks like a nice one if I can get it for the right price.

Otherwise I'm not sure which direction I would go bigger or smaller. Probably just depends which I can get for a better deal first.
 
Not sure 3200 makes sense for me cuz I already use and love my Genesis ii LX 240.
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2800 is probably a little big for me but it's so nice I would definitely love it. 1200 would probably work great for me also though.
 
This one just popped up near me. It would be a nice score as it is hardly used. I would like to see a lower price tag on it, but I think for your needs and desires, this grill would be a good score for you.

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@Bruce I found a Q that just got listed on OfferUp. It's not far but it's a ferry ride away to an island. He said he would contact me and bring it if he comes to the mainland so hopefully that works out.
 
Bruno said:
Lost a brand new Q-2200 in a fire, never even got a chance to put it together. At this point I would like to add a 1000 or 1200 some day for any away from home cooks.
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Man that's such a bummer!
Hopefully everybody was okay from the fire and you didn't lose too much other than that.

I think the 1200 is the most appropriate for my use case but a 2800n+ sounds pretty nice also.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
Man that's such a bummer!
Hopefully everybody was okay from the fire and you didn't lose too much other than that.

I think the 1200 is the most appropriate for my use case but a 2800n+ sounds pretty nice also.
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Haven’t shared the story much yet, we actually lost just about everything.

Getting the kids out was all that mattered.
House should be done by July.
Grills survived because they were outside.
I’ll share the story when the house is done, it’s been a journey to say the least.
 
Bruno said:
Haven’t shared the story much yet, we actually lost just about everything.

Getting the kids out was all that mattered.
House should be done by July.
Grills survived because they were outside.
I’ll share the story when the house is done, it’s been a journey to say the least.
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I'm so sorry to hear that! I'm glad everyone is safe and I hope everything with the new house is going good.
 
I'm curious about threads like this. Am I wrong in assuming most here are in it to find and flip grills? Where I live, that could never be a thing (small population). I get that a lot of you are grillers too but I'm amazed (being a newbie on this site that there or so many rehab and flip discussions. I wouldn't think there's any money in it other than hobby fun and a few bucks now and then.

In my short time here, where I joined to learn about salvaging my old Weber Silver B and learning a few tricks of the trade as well as solving my issue of no thermometer on the Q1000, I've been exposed to a whole world I never knew existed. Meanwhile, the Silver B was cleaned up and got upgraded stainless grill plates and flavorizer bars thanks to you guys pointing out which ones would be a good fit. But my Q1000 has become a 3-5 night a week grill for burgers, steaks, and pork chops. I never thought it could be so good in how it pulls flavor from the smoke like the larger grills with flavorizer bars. For one or two, the Q is definitely the best small grill I've experienced.

Sorry, I think I'm rambling but earlier, my son and I enjoyed a few straight-from-the-freezer Kirkland grass fed burgers and they were just to die for. I'm on the high protein, medium fat, low carb side of things with my diet and damn, the Q does a great job with those items. I am looking forward to seeing if I can successfully use it on my covered porch in the dead of our Idaho winters.
 
ChrisG said:
I'm curious about threads like this. Am I wrong in assuming most here are in it to find and flip grills? Where I live, that could never be a thing (small population). I get that a lot of you are grillers too but I'm amazed (being a newbie on this site that there or so many rehab and flip discussions. I wouldn't think there's any money in it other than hobby fun and a few bucks now and then.

In my short time here, where I joined to learn about salvaging my old Weber Silver B and learning a few tricks of the trade as well as solving my issue of no thermometer on the Q1000, I've been exposed to a whole world I never knew existed. Meanwhile, the Silver B was cleaned up and got upgraded stainless grill plates and flavorizer bars thanks to you guys pointing out which ones would be a good fit. But my Q1000 has become a 3-5 night a week grill for burgers, steaks, and pork chops. I never thought it could be so good in how it pulls flavor from the smoke like the larger grills with flavorizer bars. For one or two, the Q is definitely the best small grill I've experienced.

Sorry, I think I'm rambling but earlier, my son and I enjoyed a few straight-from-the-freezer Kirkland grass fed burgers and they were just to die for. I'm on the high protein, medium fat, low carb side of things with my diet and damn, the Q does a great job with those items. I am looking forward to seeing if I can successfully use it on my covered porch in the dead of our Idaho winters.
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Hi Chris
I'm glad you are enjoying your Weber's!

I wouldn't say that most here flip grills but some of us do for various reasons. Personally I really like working on Weber gas grills as a hobby. Mainly I really like doing restorations on old Genesis x000 grills for my own personal grills. An easy way to fund my restorations is by flipping newer grills. For an example one weekend earlier this year I picked up a Weber Summit S-420 and a Genesis S-335 for free. It was Memorial day weekend and everyone's getting rid of their grills and getting new ones. I cleaned them both up over the weekend only needing to make cheap minor repairs to make them near perfect again and sold the summit for $600 and the Genesis for $620 within about an hour of listing them. That was my most successful flipping weekend but I keep my eye out for the easy ones. I usually have around 15 gas Webers lately and obviously I don't need that many so I donate them to families in need sometimes also. For a low income family a nice Weber grill is a luxury not a necessity. It's an easy way for me to help people. I can't speak for everybody on this site that flips Weber grills but I think for most of us it's a byproduct of the love of working on Weber grills. I also love that I can do a full restoration on a Genesis x000 grill for not a lot of money and if done right will far out last anything you can buy in the store today at any price range. That's just my opinion of course. I've seen how well they've held up over the last 30 plus years and I'm confident that I can restore them to a level that will need little to no maintenance for another 30 plus years other than cleaning. They just don't make stuff like they used to and in this High inflation market companies are trying to cut costs anyway they can to make a profit. Everything is made just as thin and as cheap as possible. Just good enough to last the warranty period. I've said it many times but the older I get the more I appreciate older things that were built right and built to last.
Now who's the one rambling on lol.
 
Sometimes a flipping type business does not net you "real money" Hell, just look at my mixerdoc business. It's a VERY rare time I see more than $75 from a flip. Some machines can be flipped for a little better $$$ but you have to dig so hard to find them, and they're very few and far between. Because I am doing a business against big stores as well. (Target, Wally, even Amazon) not much competition. Sam's Club and Costco are my 2 biggest hurdles. Especially now that KA has redesigned the large frame lift bowl machines to FAR better (and quieter) machines. Then Costco or Sam's will sell them (in special packages with nice accessories) for what seems like ten cents on the dollar. So by the time I put parts in and such I'm knocking on the door of a brand new unit that is actually now a "better" machine!
So I have to be very careful. It's not as easy now. Hell even rebuilding for customers is getting hard because of Sam's and Costco. Just recently had a 6qt lifting bowl machine in for rebuild repair. Trouble was I could still get all the parts needed for it from my distributor(s). But, by the time I added up my costs, plus my service fee (which is really VERY modest and I haven't risen in 15+ years) the rebuild was within a few $$$ of buying the new FAR better machine. I in good conscience could not bring myself to do the repairs (or even charge them). I simply advised "go to Costco and buy this for $299 on sale). Sure they love me for being honest but it leaves my wallet empty.
Still I can't bring myself to have someone pay that. So, my rule of thumb is keep my refurbs/resale machines to about 50% of the cheapest price for comparable new machines. But that makes it harder for me to be flipping when people putting their own old machines up have too many $$$ signs in their eyes
 
Picked up my first Q grill today. Q1200 and I think may be a good size for my use case but I'm pretty sure this is just the beginning of many more Q's to come lol. I paid $60 for it and it's like new still and came with a cart, cover, adapter hose for full-size tank, new full-size tank full of propane, full box of tray liners and a full can of Simple Green heavy duty cleaner.

I bought Ribeye Steaks on my way home to try but family was hungry so I grilled on my 240. I'll try it soon though and give feedback. I gave it a quick clean but it wasn't bad.

So here is my new garage grill for now. I may gift to my sister-in-law. She better hope I don't love it lol.

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PS. @Steve Hoch
It came with a full tank of propane🙃
 
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