Char Broil Performance 300 2-Burner Cabinet Gas Grill Review

She advises taking into account how much room you have for your grill and how many people you’re feeding. The LPG tank takes up most of the cabinet volume, leaving little room for storage. The grill is ignited electronically; therefore, the startups are both fast and reliable. Look for the DWYM seal for products that are the best in the category. Prices and the availability of FlexPay shown on the previously recorded video may not represent the current price options.

These Beta Test Program Terms constitute a binding agreement between you and Ace Hardware Corporation (“Ace” OR “we” OR “us”). Gene Gerrard was recently voted as one of the top five personal chefs in Los Angeles. He created About.com’s Meat and Wild Game Cooking website and published hundreds of recipes, interviews, cookbook reviews and blog posts about food trends. Gene is also a professional magician, and when he’s not writing for Your Best Digs, he’s performing at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. At half the price of the Weber we tested, the Char-Broil – Performance is a fantastic value for this well-made and sturdy grill that we believe will last you several grilling seasons. Grease-management system, again similar to Char-Broil’s, in which a tapered pan forces the grease to drip into a tray with a replaceable foil inset.

We spatchcocked a whole chicken, cut it in half and seasoned each half with Kosher salt and black pepper. Then we turned off two or four burners, depending on how many burners each grill had, and cooked the chicken with indirect heat by putting the chicken on the unlit burners for 30 minutes. When the leg and thigh were cooked through, we transferred the chicken Blackstone Adventure to the lit burner and crisped up the skin until it was golden brown. We put four beef hamburgers on each quadrant of the cooking grate to determine whether the grill was hotter in the back, sides or front. We seared the burgers for three minutes, turned them and using a digital meat thermometer, cooked them to medium-rare, between 140°F and 145°F.

This is a simple gas barbecue for basic grilling that happens to come equipped with some desirable features not found on many budget grills. There is no doubt that cooking with gas is incredibly convenient, and it’s fast. Gas fires up instantly, and there’s no waiting for solid fuel to catch, as is the case with charcoal.

The Char-Broil Performance XL has a classic look with its stainless steel design and black detail. Grill grates above the five stainless steel Blackstone Adventure burners are made of a rust-resistant porcelain-coated cast iron. A temperature gauge on the lid displays the grill’s interior temperature.

Reflects how wide a temperature span the grill offers by comparing temperatures at the high setting and lowest setting possible. Qualifying purchases could enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases of $99 or more. We may get paid by brands or deals, including promoted items. Finally, I replaced the infrared plates with traditional grill plates. Greatly reduces flare-ups, provides more even heat, but they’re a pain in the booty to clean.