What a great gas grill!!

I am looking into getting one of these. Do you have any further comments
or guidance you can give? What is the 'Power Burner' thing?

"PhillGreen" wrote in message
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I am looking into getting one of these. Do you have any further comments
or guidance you can give? What is the 'Power Burner' thing?

The Coleman Grills are exceptionally well made and fuel efficient.
The assembly instructions that come with it are very good but if
you're not reasonably good at assembly have the store assemble it.
Also, they are pretty heavy, if you don't have a truck, have the store
deliver it. At $230 less than a comparable Weber you're still money ahead.
The burners run front to back, which I prefer, as opposed to Weber's
side to side, so you can have a large area to do indirect heat cooking.
It has cast iron burners so buy a GOOD cover and it will
provide years of top notch use.
The rotisserie accessory that Coleman provides is the best of any
gas grill I have ever used. It gets the food way up off the grill so you
can roast chickens and such without dragging on the grates.

What is the 'Power Burner' thing?
The grill grate zig-zags so it has more surface area to transfer heat
and get very nice grilling marks on your food.
If you use just the center burner on high, you can grill three big steaks
or a whole cut chicken and have room to set the food to either side
when there is a flare-up. Flare-ups dissipate quickly if you keep
the flavor bars clean. The flavor bars need to be cleaned regularly but
are a breeze to clean by just wiping off.
The drippings cup is small so clean it after every third or fourth use.
The side burner is great an fits a 12" frying pan perfectly.
I use it for all my frying needs now since it is so much more efficient
than my gas range. It really puts out the heat.

"PhillGreen" wrote in message
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I am looking into getting one of these. Do you have any further comments
or guidance you can give? What is the 'Power Burner' thing?

That model (from Lowes) was rated a best buy (one of 4) in the June 04 issue
of Consumer Reports. Having been indecisive on getting a gas grill (every
one has something I don't like) I finally decided to go with it, and headed
to Lowes. They didn't have that one in stock, but had the next model up
($399 as opposed to $279). I decided I didn't really like the construction
well enough (my sticking point was the material [is it plastic?] used for
the end plates of the cover) to lay out $400 for that model, but I figured
for 279 it would be ok. When I went to another store, they were just
loading the last one - but they happened to have last year's Jenn Air 460P
on clearance for $336 - so I jumped on that. Love it, and if by some
coincidence I think this one has the HEAVIEST of materials used for the
cover end plates.

I do like the cast iron burners on the Coleman better than the stainless
tubes on the JA, but like I said, every one seems to have SOMETHING I don't
like....

- Bo

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"PhillGreen" wrote in message
lkaboutcooking.com...
I am looking into getting one of these. Do you have any further
comments
or guidance you can give? What is the 'Power Burner' thing?

That model (from Lowes) was rated a best buy (one of 4) in the June 04
issue
of Consumer Reports.

(my sticking point was the material [is it plastic?] used for
the end plates of the cover)

It's powder coated cast aluminum.

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"Bo Hica" wrote in message
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"PhillGreen" wrote in message

lkaboutcooking.com...
I am looking into getting one of these. Do you have any further
comments
or guidance you can give? What is the 'Power Burner' thing?

That model (from Lowes) was rated a best buy (one of 4) in the June 04
issue
of Consumer Reports.

(my sticking point was the material [is it plastic?] used for
the end plates of the cover)

It's powder coated cast aluminum.

By any chance are the Coleman and Brinkman gas grills related? We bought
a Brinkman 2500 Pro last year, and this year have seen a Coleman that
appears to be almost exactly the same in construction.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

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Well, I got this as an early Father's Day present last night. I haven't
had a chance to burn I mean grill anything on it as yet, but I did get it
set up.

The box weighs over 160lbs, so you are going to definitely need help
moving it and putting it together. The box fit reasonably easily into my
GTI with the seats folded down. If you don't have a hatchback, truck, van
etc., you might want to take advantage of their free assembly and pay for
delivery.

Assembly instructions were easy to follow, screws and bolts were well
marked. It took us about 2 and a half hours to put it together, but that
was in the dark, and my drill battery was dying.

My only complaint was that the rear bottom flanges of the two side panels
were bent - they should have been 90 degrees, but they were like 120.
However, with the number of screws that went into each area (4) and the
remaining power from my drill, I managed to get them screwed in well.
Those were the only pieces where the tolerences were off. Other than
that, the other pieces went together almost just by finger tightening.

The grill housing comes in one piece, and, after attaching the side
tables, gets lifted onto the stand and secured. You absolutely need two
people for this part of the job, and three would be even better bacause
you need to thread the gas line down from the housing through a hole
(which I think could have been bigger) into the cart.

I was out of propane, so I didn't get to fire her up last night. The
electrical starter set up like a charm, and it is putting out a nice
spark, so I will test that tonight.

Well, I got this as an early Father's Day present last night. I haven't
had a chance to burn I mean grill anything on it as yet, but I did get it
set up.

The box weighs over 160lbs, so you are going to definitely need help
moving it and putting it together. The box fit reasonably easily into my
GTI with the seats folded down. If you don't have a hatchback, truck, van
etc., you might want to take advantage of their free assembly and pay for
delivery.

Assembly instructions were easy to follow, screws and bolts were well
marked. It took us about 2 and a half hours to put it together, but that
was in the dark, and my drill battery was dying.

My only complaint was that the rear bottom flanges of the two side panels
were bent - they should have been 90 degrees, but they were like 120.
However, with the number of screws that went into each area (4) and the
remaining power from my drill, I managed to get them screwed in well.
Those were the only pieces where the tolerences were off. Other than
that, the other pieces went together almost just by finger tightening.

The grill housing comes in one piece, and, after attaching the side
tables, gets lifted onto the stand and secured. You absolutely need two
people for this part of the job, and three would be even better bacause
you need to thread the gas line down from the housing through a hole
(which I think could have been bigger) into the cart.

I was out of propane, so I didn't get to fire her up last night. The
electrical starter set up like a charm, and it is putting out a nice
spark, so I will test that tonight.