Weber Summit 24-Inch Charcoal Grill Center - Black - 18501001

Overall I'm extremely happy and proud of what Cam be done on this grill/smoker. Fantastic versatility and very well thought out design. I was a newbie charcoal guy looking to start smoking meats when I made the plunge 18 months ago. In addition to smoking I wanted to grill over charcoal weekends. Well I found it's really not that long to get the grill heated and ready and the charcoal taste is so much better I have not used my gaser more than twice in over a year. Issues: - gass assist stopped working 2 months in. I know weber will work with me and ultimately take care of it. I've been lazy because using weber cubes is super easy. enhancement requests: - Casters design pools water above the wheel where it connects to the legs. 1 weel is starting to rust. - Make all 4 wheels casters not plastic. Plastic wheels seem sturdy enough but the optics of plastic look cheaper than what is the overall value of this grill

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I have been using this grill for ~8 months and I can truly say that this grill can do it all. It can accurately run at low temperatures for an incredibly long time without adding charcoal. The double walled construction works very well at maintaining a stable temperature. The kettle is temperature control system ready, so no drilling!! I have run with a temperature control system for 14 hours @ 230F and still had 1/3 of the recommended charcoal left unburned. It will heat to over 650F with ease and shuts down quickly when the vents are closed. The propane starter works well. The top vent flips open to and really lets the air flow to reach high temperatures with ease. The heavy lid is hinged and spin assisted for a well balanced movement. The lid also has an integrated gasket that seals quite nicely when closed. The 24" GBS food grate is heavy duty and can hold quite a bit of food. The interior space is tall enough to cook a bear can duck/chicken without any interference. I have cooked a 17lb turkey and had enough space for corn and potatoes with too to spare. Price and the inability to use a rotisserie are my perceived drawbacks of the Summit® Charcoal Grilling Center. While I do love and recommend this grill, a lower price would allow more people to enjoy this awesome grill/smoker.

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I've smoked beef briskets and pork shoulders, grilled steaks and chicken on my Summit Charcoal and can say with confidence this is the best grill I've ever owned. It can do a low and slow smoke (brisket was on the grill for 12 hours at 250 degrees) or I can get it really hot to put a great sear on a bone-in ribeye. Don't know how it could be improved? I've owned everything from a Weber Kettle to a Weber Genesis gas grill and this Summit Charcoal is the best!

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I love the size! Lot's of grill space. It is easy to use and very efficient. I have had success using it for high heat as well as low and slow cooks. Great to have the wire basket, bottom and side shelves, along with the Snap-Jet ignition system and charcoal storage bin. The thermometor works well, and the Rapidfire lid damper is wonderful if I want to heat the grill up fast or do a high heat cook. I have also used the Gourmet BBQ system to make pizza using the Weber pizza stone. The only minor concern I have is that with the heavy lid attached to the bowl, I am very careful about gently opening and closing the lid, as it seems too heavy attached to the bowl. I don't think it will tweak the bowl, but I want to be careful. I know that I put it together correctly, as it is grilling just fine. I mentioned it to the dealer where I purchased it and they have noticed the same with the lid. There is indeed a little "play" in the metal piece that the bracket/hinge is attached to. They don't think I will have any issue with it bending or breaking. They mentioned this in detail to the Weber representatives in the past. The Weber rep promised that they will pass the information along to the designer of the grill. The dealer is confident I won't have any issues and none so far.

Replaces a Weber Performer Premium I was already happy with. This grill is amazing in it's ability to maintain temperatures using a limited amount of fuel. You have to be an addict to grilling/smoking to pay this much for a grill but to me it is worth it. I have smoked the best Prime Rib ever for Christmas using this machine. I converted the lp tank I have from the Performer and I wish that Weber had provided a connection to allow this since getting a custom connection was fairly expensive.

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When I first saw this grill, I knew I had to have it. I have not been disappointed. A real pleasure to use.

I had to buy a new grill after a HUGE tree fell on our house this past fall and destroyed my 10 year old Weber Preformer Deluxe Charcoal Grill. I just happen to to be walking into my local appliance dealer looking for new dishwasher and parked out front of the store was a Weber Summit Charcoal Grill. I stopped dead in my tracks thinking, this grill is AMAZING! I remember saying to my self, "They need to make this was a side table attached like my Performer"! I took a picture in hopes to checkout the specs on Weber's website when I got home. To my shock I found the Summit Charcoal Grilling Center 24". YES!! I read the reviews and read the reviews and then read more reviews. After a call to Weber and a few YouTube videos I was sold on this being our next grill. Keep in mind, we live on Long Island but our weather does not hold us back from cooking on the Weber 365 days a year. To date we've cooked burgers, dogs, chicken wings, shrimp and octopus on the grill. But we've also slow roasted a leg of lamb and a few whole chickens as well as smoking a pork butt in -10 degree weather during Mother Nature's most resent arctic blast that hit LI. I can tell you this: there is a HUGE difference between the Preformer Deluxe and the Summit Charcoal Grill. You have so much more cooking space to deal with and the grill allows you to control the temperature of the grill so much easily, which gives you the ability slow cook and smoke meat with such positive results, I wonder why Weber has not released a grill like this before. We are only a few months into owning our new grill, but I look forward to getting to know it better and understanding it's functions as well as it's cooking capabilities. I would recommend this grill to all the dedicated grillers out there who want not only an awesome grill, but also a killer smoker.

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Love the new Weber Summit Charcoal grill. Have the 22" kettle that has seen its hay days but it will need a little TLC this spring, several years ago we added a gas grill (non-Weber) but nothing beats a charcoal grill. We've been considering the green egg and other similar brands except too heavy to manuever so decided to splurge and went w/the Summit charcoal center, great investment.

This grill is awesome. Have been grilling in below zero temps and holds heat all day long. I have had several different grills and this one tops them all.

Have not been able to use it to much, will be BBQing more when the weather warms up.