Stanbroil Stainless Steel Cooking Grates For Weber Q


 
I have not tried the rod style ones, but I really like the flat ones. I think there are some good review of the rod style ones as well on here, but my concern with those would the gunk collecting next to the rods on the flat burner guards under them.

Keep in mind that if you get a two piece set for a Q100 or Q200, you will need the adapter clips which I don't think are supplied by any of these aftermarket grates. They will work fine on the later Q1000 or Q2000 grills however.
 
The biggest issue with the rod types is the grill is designed to work with a heavy "mass" grate as it does 2 jobs. Both heat dispersal and a grilling surface unlike what you have in say a Genesis. Where you have a heat tent (flavorizer bar) dispersing heat and protecting the burner(s). The rod type cannot do this. Yeah they'll keep your food outta the fire but will not perform properly as does a grate made with lots of mass. The plate ones Bruce and I bought and are reporting on do so VERY well. They're very close in weight and overall mass to the OEM style cast iron ones. They have the added advantage of being one piece. No welds. no overly spaced grid for stuff to fall through. Honestly next to the original CI grate I don't think you could get anything better unless Weber came out with a TRUE cast stainless grate.
 
Yah, the Stanbroil set is two pieces. I welded mine together since I have a Q200 which does not support the split grates without special adapter clips which I do not have and are not supplied with the grates.
 
Simply not true, the rod style stainless grates work fantastic!! Heat is heat, my grill sears steaks exactly the same as the cast iron grates. If they didn’t I sure wouldn’t brag them up, I would replace them immediately, as I grill several times a week.
 
They clean very easily, wire brush and no need to oil. 700 degrees is 700 degrees no matter what grates you have. So go out and buy whatever style stainless grates suites your fancy and know you will not be disappointed.
 
Yes, our threads have gotten tangled. My reaction at this point is that the “flat” stainless grates seem to go better with the Q design and the way it grills. However, I believe one user posted positive reviews of the rod type. They even have a flat stainless grate with crosshatch instead of straight openings. I think if I was going to jump on this bandwagon I would try that. I love cast iron so much, though, that it would be really hard for me to give it up!
 
Really stuck on which one to buy....

Is one better for certain types of cooking?

I guess I should also state that for me in Canada the flat plated one would cost me $125 and the rod one would be $60.
 
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Christopher, I clearly get the CDN dollar issue. 🙁

I use my Q3200 for veggies a lot because of the narrow grate openings (think asparagus) so the wider spacing on the round rod grates would not be good.

Check around with your friends, I had a coworker in TO that had a PO Box in the US just over the border. He ordered stuff to it free and then went down and picked it up to save the huge cross border shipping cost. I have in-laws in the US so I order to them and pickup stuff when we visit. Once the border opens again that is.
 
Richard in NS said:
Christopher, I clearly get the CDN dollar issue. 🙁

I use my Q3200 for veggies a lot because of the narrow grate openings (think asparagus) so the wider spacing on the round rod grates would not be good.

Check around with your friends, I had a coworker in TO that had a PO Box in the US just over the border. He ordered stuff to it free and then went down and picked it up to save the huge cross border shipping cost. I have in-laws in the US so I order to them and pickup stuff when we visit. Once the border opens again that is.
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Ya I have considered that before for stuff just never bother as the border is almost 2 hours drive each way. And I like stuff “now”.

in this case though it is “not the shipping charge”. That is only like $15 USD. It is simply the exchange rate. Actually some of the shipping gets washed as if I order from Amazon.com there are no taxes. Just hard to justify the huge price difference between the plate and the rod grate. It is double for the plated. I can see a use for either. But am wondering besides veggies is there any advantage to the plated? Is it just that you get more of the Maillard reaction because if surface contact?
 
What happens if a friendly soul here buys them for you and then simply ships them to the land of the maple leaf? Do they tax you for something say I would mail you?
 
If no taxes why the expense difference? IIRC I got mine for about $80. Is the exchange rate on the CDN$ that bad? I can tell you though. After using them a few times now IMO they're worth it. If I had to pay $125 for them I would. Yeah they're that good
 
The exchange is 1.33 approx. So on Amazon.com - $64.99 plus $24.97 shipping = $89.96 x 1.33 = $119.65.

The same item from Amazon.ca by Votenli is $184.88! Free shipping though...lol. No tax though.

The one by Stanbroil on Amazon.ca is $175.99 PLUS $48.35 shipping! CRAZY! Also no tax.

So, going thru Amazon.com for $119.65 total for me is the best, unless I get the rod grate. So that is why I am trying to decide if the rod grate by Stanbroil is the way to go to start.

However, I am still using the cast iron since I don't use it much - mainly in the summer at parks and at the beach it is lightly used.
 
LMichaels said:
If no taxes why the expense difference? IIRC I got mine for about $80. Is the exchange rate on the CDN$ that bad? I can tell you though. After using them a few times now IMO they're worth it. If I had to pay $125 for them I would. Yeah they're that good
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I hear you Larry, but the price for the Q3200 ones is now $95 USD and $55 USD shipping = $202 CDN so I cannot get that by my CFO. 😀
 
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