Let me start by apologizing if these questions have been hashed out here many times before...
I'm looking at portable gas grills for road trips and to use on the back porch for quick things like sausages, etc. I already have a Smokey Joe and a Go Anywhere charcoal in the portable range, but it would be nice to have the convenience of gas for travel (and when I want to make 2 hot dogs but don't want to light charcoal, or fire up the big gasser, or the griddle).
The Q1200 is a strong candidate, but it is towards the upper end of my budget for this - and it may be overkill. The old GGA from my teens would likely be adequate. I've never cooked on the new model, but it just seems...less ideal (I'm open to being wrong on this). I don't think grill size is much of an issue - 99% of the time, it's just the wife and myself. Physical size is more of a concern - though we have larger vehicles, they often have dog crates taking up good chunks of cargo space.
Other than the ignition style, side shelves, thermometer, and 1" in lid height, are there any other differences between the Q1000 and the Q1200?
I saw a review that stated using the Q1200 over 3k feet was problematic, and several other reviews that the regulators were prone to failure - is there any truth to that?
Why does Weber list the Q1000/1200 under gas grills instead of portable grills? Are they less portable than I imagine?
Given my use-cases, what would you go with? Q1000 - Q1200 - GGA - Traveler - something else from another mfg?
Thanks
I'm looking at portable gas grills for road trips and to use on the back porch for quick things like sausages, etc. I already have a Smokey Joe and a Go Anywhere charcoal in the portable range, but it would be nice to have the convenience of gas for travel (and when I want to make 2 hot dogs but don't want to light charcoal, or fire up the big gasser, or the griddle).
The Q1200 is a strong candidate, but it is towards the upper end of my budget for this - and it may be overkill. The old GGA from my teens would likely be adequate. I've never cooked on the new model, but it just seems...less ideal (I'm open to being wrong on this). I don't think grill size is much of an issue - 99% of the time, it's just the wife and myself. Physical size is more of a concern - though we have larger vehicles, they often have dog crates taking up good chunks of cargo space.
Other than the ignition style, side shelves, thermometer, and 1" in lid height, are there any other differences between the Q1000 and the Q1200?
I saw a review that stated using the Q1200 over 3k feet was problematic, and several other reviews that the regulators were prone to failure - is there any truth to that?
Why does Weber list the Q1000/1200 under gas grills instead of portable grills? Are they less portable than I imagine?
Given my use-cases, what would you go with? Q1000 - Q1200 - GGA - Traveler - something else from another mfg?
Thanks