Blaze 40-Inch 5-Burner Propane Gas Grill With Rear Infrared Burner - BLZ-5-LP

After owning Weber's for 25+ years and lesser junk prior to that, this thing is amazing, not even in the same area code as the others. Never having spent upward of two grand on a grill and never having seen this grill first hand, left me with many concerns. As I began unpacking the grill I started to realize that what I had purchased wasn't anything like the previous grills I had owned. The packaging alone was amazing, no easy way for this thing to get damaged. The grates, deflectors, separators and burners were all of a much, much higher quality than anything I have previously experienced. I have had this grill for almost a month and have cooked steaks, burgers, chicken and sausages, everything came off perfect. I have zero complaints with this grill and dealing with BBQGuys was a pleasant experience.

I have only cooked on it a few times, but it is already making awesome hamburgers and steaks, flavor is incredible!

Overall it's a great grill. The 100% stainless steel construction, burners, ignition system, etc. are exactly what you're looking for. After using the grill for several months now I have found a few issues that kept the rating at 4-stars. 1. The mat finish on the heavy stainless steel of the grate bars gets black after a few uses. Since the grate bars aren't smooth, this mat finish makes cleaning the grates difficult, if not impossible. Since I always just pre-heat and brush my grates anyway, this isn't an issue, but the mat finish seems to absorb any oils or liquids, which keeps them dry, causing food to stick. While I see what Blaze was trying to attain with a mat finish, I think that the traditional smooth surface on the grates would have been a better choice. 2. The lid has bumpers in the front, but not on the back, so when you open the lid it bangs metal-on-metal. Also, the hinge is up high and not at the level of the grates, so the rather large opening at the top of the hood releases a lot of heat. It also releases all of the smoke if you're using a smoker box. 3. I have the 5-burner model. When I use 1, 2, or 3 of the burners, the temperature gauge doesn't seem to heat up properly to display a correct reading when the lid is closed. I can have 1 or 2 burners on HIGH, but the gauge barely reaches 350°F with the lid closed. 4. Probably the most disappointing thing I've found is that the grill has hot spots and cool spots. The Flame Tamers are perforated on the sides, with the center being solid. This has the affect of producing a cool strip down the center of each burner and hot strips on the left and right. This problem is seen when cooking hot dogs or sausages. If you place the food horizontally across the grate, then the ends of the hot dogs cook before the center. If you place them vertically, then hot dogs over the center of each grate will cook much slower than the same hot dogs placed over the perforations on the Flame Tamers,

Heats up well. Grill head is 100% stainless steel. Grill cart is made well but floor where tanks sits is flimsy. All this money and you would think floor would be stiffened throughout. Side tables could be a bit wider.

the Blaze grill is a solid built grill that I am sure will last me for many years

I am not the kind of guy that drops north of two grand on a grill, but when my last grill started to go downhill, the search was on to find the last grill I would have to buy. Well after months of research and a road trip to actually look at the finalist, I opted for the Blaze BLZ propane model. The grill is hot and even heating. It is constructed like a tank and if you are putting it on a cart you will need help. This grill will be the last grill I ever buy and even after just a few days I know it will last. If you want a good, solid grill...this is it, you won't be disappointed. If i had to find a con, i would say the bottom of the cart could be thicker to better support the tank, but that is it.

I've owned this grill for 2 years now and love it. Mine is on a cart, not built in. I store it on our deck under the eaves and wheel it out when I'm ready to use it, which is roughly twice a week year-around. Recently the middle flame tamer started dropping down onto the burner below it when I would wheel it out. I could get it reinstalled easily but it was barely perched on the pins front and back and would fall back down anytime I moved the grill. So I called Blaze thinking they could either send me a slightly longer flame tamer or maybe some longer pins for the front and back. The person I spoke to had never heard of this problem before and asked me to hold while spoke with her supervisor. She came back and told me that her supervisor told her that in rare cases the high heat of the grill can cause the fire box to bulge out a little in the middle, which explained why only the middle flame tamer was dropping down and not the two on either side. So she got my address and said they were sending a whole new fire baox, which arrived 4 days later. I call that great customer service. I would have gladly settled for a cheaper fix, and I'm sure it would have worked fine, but they sent a whole new fire box instead,

I love this grill even more after having used it for 3 soon to be 4 years and almost 3 years built in. I switched out my grats for GrillGrates and love them. I had to relearn how to cook using them as they seem to cook far faster, more on the order of a TEC in-fra red grill I had for a few years. I honestly do believe that the drippings do vaporize, but unlike with regular grates, the point of vaporization is really close to the meat and reinfuses that flavor into the meat. I've had quite a few people comment about how tasty and favorable the meat is coming off those grates. One person ordered a set, who is an amazing grill master, and sears by them, raving to everyone he sees. I still believe this Blaze gas grill will hold its own against any on the market when put on a dollar to dollar comparison for looks, features, quality, ease of putting together and how it cooks! After years of purchasing the fork thermometers and burning them up waiting for them to read I finally purchased a "Lollypop" thermometer that reads in 2 to 3 seconds and finally my wife gets rare and medium rare instead of my prior Texas Char. A quick reading therometer and timer are must-have items for grilling.

I've had the grill for about a month now and I really like it. It came without the rubber stopper on the left side of the grill lid. I contacted BBQGuys and they shipped the part immediately. I got a sear burner that only used twice and replaced the original burner. The standard burners are sufficiently hot to sear any meat and it's too difficult to sear only a few pieces at a time and finish all of them evenly and at the same time. It's cooks differently than my old grill and took a bit to figure it out. Now that I feel comfortable with the way it works, I'm glad I spent the money.

40 inch great, cook on three burners, sear with other two IR burners

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