The Upmarket Gas And Electric Bbq Range From Weber The Q Range

The Upmarket Gas and Electric BBQ Range from Weber The Q Range

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Captain Jack

The Q range of barbeques from Weber consists of eight different models. The design brief was for quality of materials and ease of usage. Price was a secondary factor. These units are not aimed at those who only want a barbeque that will last a season before rotting away. This range of BBQ-Grills are for those people who want quality that will last for a long time. With normal care there is no reason why these units should not last a decade or more.

The Q range has three sets of identity criteria

The smallest units are designated Q100 Q120 Q140 Large enough to feed six people

The medium units are the Q200 Q220 Q240. These larger units will easily feed ten people

The largest units are known as the Q300 and Q320. There is no Q340. These are the largest BBQ Grills in this range and will easily feed fifteen people.

They are easily described. The 100 200 and 300 models are more basic than the 120 220 and 320. While the 140 and 240 are electric versions. The lack of a Q340 in the range is not an error. The 300 series have a massive 2,400 square centimetre cooking area and it was felt that Gas cooking would be more efficient than trying to achieve cooking heat using a single electrical element. There is also the fact that adding more electrical elements could well have led to safety issues where electrical extension cables are involved.

As it is, the 300 series have two stainless steel burners where the 100 and 200 series need only one. It is for this reason that the 300 series uses a 20 pound external cylinder rather that the 14 ounce or 16 ounce disposable canisters used by the two smaller models.

The Q100 is also famously known as the original BabyQ , and the rest of the range took this original model as its base. Although perfectly adequate for a stand-alone BBQ it is slightly restricted by the lack of built in side plates, which the Q120 has, it also has a smaller cooking height. Now if you want to cook steaks, burgers, sausages etc this is no problem at all. The cooking height is still 13 centimetres (just over 6 inches). You can certainly cook a decent sized piece of meat or a medium chicken, but the Q120 has a higher cooking height and a built in thermometer. The Q320 has the highest cooking height at 20 centimetres, or about 8 inches.

Of the whole range, only the Q100, Q120, Q200 and Q220 can seriously be considered as the sort of kit you could take to the beach for a BBQ. The Q140 and Q240 both require mains power and the Q300 and Q320 are simply too heavy. These latter two are okay to move around on their wheeled trolleys in your yard or on flat ground, but don t even think of moving these around on sand!

It s worth remembering too that when used at home, all of the Gas BBQ s in the Q range can be connected (with a suitable adaptor) to a standard bulk gas bottle. As with all gas devices that use small disposable gas canisters for convenience when away from home, it always makes absolute sense financially to connect to a larger LP gas supply when you can.

I think that you will be interested in more information about the Weber Q range. Take a look at the link below. It will take you to my Weber Q webpage. When you arrive, I hope you will be pleased to see that one of the videos I ve placed there shows a large leg of lamb being cooked with a recipe of generous quantities of roast vegetables. Take a look We ll make you feel very welcome.Direct link: http://www.best-camping-stoves.com/weberq.htm

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