Is this the Weber Q BBQ that is preferred?

The 1000, 1200 or the electric models are all great.

The 1200 looks to be a bit taller and has the temp gauge.
 
I would fashion up a mount that keeps it up and away from the swim platform. Otherwise, yes. Great grill.

http://www.boatered.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=128251

Ours is still working just fine.

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The Weber is the grill of choice for the RVing crowd.

Pesonally, I like my Magma original gas BBQ. Made up a few mounts, including one that works in the receiver hitch & one that clamps onto any picnic table seat.
 
We have the larger electric as well, and wish I had gotten the smaller one so it heats faster.
 
Electric grills!? Really? You might as well get a Forman grill for all the grilled flavor they add to the food.

At least with a gas grill you can get some flame going. :-)

If you're going electric I think you can do better properly pan searing meat in a very hot skillet and finishing it in an oven.

At least some flame is true grilling. Anything else is a pale imitation.

Hey, don't take it from me:
"Believe it or not, there really are times when an electric grill beats out a gas grill or a charcoal grill. Not often, but it does happen. An electric grill is better than a gas grill when:

You cannot use either gas or charcoal because of local laws or conditions (apartment rules, local ordinances, fire conditions, etc.)
You really really hate the mess and cleanup of charcoal and are deathly afraid of compressed gas being used as a fuel source (clean freak plus overly cautious fear of deathly, fiery explosions – what a catch)
You sometimes want or need to grill indoors (like bad weather, cooking for one or two, just don’t want to mess with gas or charcoal tonight, etc.)
In all honesty, those are about the only times when one should be considering an electric grill."

But as with most things, YMMV.
 
We use an electric Weber at the condo and it does a great job. Since flame is not reaching the food on the gas Weber it doesn't matter which way you go with it.
Certainly a charcoal fire is going to add more "smoke" to the dish but given how clean propane grills burn I see no difference between gas and electric. If you have room for a tank get the high pressure hose. Carrying around a mess of small disposable tanks is a pain.
 
Until you've cooked on the electric Weber you should reserve any opinions.

The cast iron grate on the grill give nice marks on the meat like a gas grill, cooks as well as any gas grill I've used on a boat.

Carrying around the propane to me isn't desireable, plus I can use my electric at most docks where you cannot use an open flame grill.

So next time you pull out the George to cook because you can't use charcoal or gas, you might remember this thread.
 
Unless you are paying 75 cents a KWH in the Bahamas. ;)
 
Ever have a propane tank leak in your boat, I did
On a boat electric is way to go.
And the weber electric whether gas or electric cooks awesome.
It's not the flame. It's the heat on the cast iron grates.

Don't knock it until you try it.
I suppose you think microwave bacon is crap too. Yum.
 
I bought a Weber 200 for my RV trips. It is an extremely well built unit and worked well. The downside is that the juices do not hit the hot flames and therefore there is none of the smoke flavor that you get with a regular BBQ.

I used mine twice, once for burgers and once for some thick rib steaks. In both cases the meat tasted like it had been cooked on a George Forman grille. When I BBQ I want it to taste like it was BBQ'd not cooked in a frying pan.

I gave it to a friend of mine and bought a real BBQ.
 
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Originally posted by Robyns Nest

Until you've cooked on the electric Weber you should reserve any opinions.

The cast iron grate on the grill give nice marks on the meat like a gas grill, cooks as well as any gas grill I've used on a boat.

Carrying around the propane to me isn't desireable, plus I can use my electric at most docks where you cannot use an open flame grill.

So next time you pull out the George to cook because you can't use charcoal or gas, you might remember this thread.

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I have cooked on other electric grills. Not the Webber yet.

Sure they put sear marks on the meat. But to me it's about the flavor not just the marks. And I just feel electric grills run a distant third in flavor to charcoal and then gas grills. I like a good char on my meat sometimes. And you just can't get that with a electric grill.

But I guess they are better than nothing. Maybe. :-)
 
Actually most of the flavor is in the marinade and how the heat cooks it in. If you warm up the electric well, it works just as well as gas. Now if you let the electric go a while, and the grease builds up, the grease fire will give you all the char you need.
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Timing is everything.
 
I like that the Weber 1200 is slightly taller in its lid height than the Weber 1000 since in a typical boating weekend I would be BBQing steak for three, mushrooms in foil and then garlic bread in foil on top. So a little extra BBQ lid height is good. I like the added lid thermometer in the 1200 that is absent in the 1000 model.

Now I would prefer if the two side shelves on the 1200 would be an option. I can work with the side shelves but since I normally BBQ at the boat on a picnic table the side shelves would not be a necessity.

Funny I called Weber and inquired if simply not assembling the side shelves would pose any issues with the handles used to carry the 1200 and Weber's customer support gal really wanted to stress not installing the two side shelves would void warranty.

Has anybody simply just not bothered with assembling the side shelves? I really don't see a problem with not assembling the side shelves if that's want I decide to do. BBQing on a beach or on shore with no tables I can see the shelves being a plus for holding items, otherwise the shelves do add a far amount of width.

I guess BBQ selection is a little bit like choosing your boat - get the one that best overall suits your needs and preferences. :)
 
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Actually most of the flavor is in the marinade and how the heat cooks it in. If you warm up the electric well, it works just as well as gas. Now if you let the electric go a while, and the grease builds up, the grease fire will give you all the char you need.
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Timing is everything.

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Marinades? STOP THE MADNESS!!!
A good steak shouldn't need any.

I have been known to use a gas torch to get a good char from time to time though. :-)
 
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The one you have pictured is my exact grill (in red)

Way better than anything I ever had, including the round Magma.

Best damned grill on a boat.

EVER.

PERIOD.

mine is gas with the little bottles.

It's mounted on a piece of black starboard.

The starboard is mounted to a Magma locking swivel that goes into a rod holder.

Folds up nicely and stows on the boat.

Also - this arrangement allows me to turn the grill for lighting if it's windy.

This grill also is very, very EASY TO CLEAN.

one suggestion is that you TAPE DOWN the disposable aluminum drip pan as it can blow off in a wind.

This product carries the RWS 100% endorsement !

RWS
 
We love our Weber. They sell a collapsible stand that folds flat for easy storage.

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Makes it easy to use the grill on the dock for dock parties...
 
Dunno...a camping grill just does not look right on a boat. A boat grill is supposed to be all SS & held together with non rusting or corroding parts. A camping grill is held together with steel fasteners that rust, alloy parts that corrode & somehow simply look tacky on a boat.

Now, if that boat is a houseboat, that is a different story.

JMO...worth what it costs you.
 
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