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Weber® Summit® Charcoal Grilling Centre Reviews

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Weber® Summit® Charcoal Grilling Centre
Summit® by name and summit by nature, Weber®'s top-of-the-range charcoal barbecue does it all and is exclusive to Weber® World Stores.
Whether it be grilling, roasting or baking at extremely high temperatures, or smoking over a long period of time at a very low temperature this barbecue has been designed to allow you to do the lot!
With a thick aluminium lid liner acting as a seal and a double-wall construction around the body of the kettle, the Summit® Charcoal® traps warm air which then acts as an insulator allowing greater control over the cooking temperature as well as needing less fuel to cook with.
In addition, by using aluminium to line the lid and with the aid of a sturdy spring-assisted hinge the lid remains light and easy to open and close.
Unlike the rest of the Weber® charcoal barbecue lids, rather than the traditional vent the Summit® Charcoal has a unique multi-position Rapidfire lid damper which, when fully open, provides a chimney starter effect making it possible to start the barbecue quickly, particularly with the added inclusion of snap-jet gas ignition.  Also, having a hinge means the damper can be fully opened to boost the flow of air to rapidly raise the internal temperature of the BBQ.
Another new feature on the Summit® Charcoal® is the 'Smoke' setting incorporated into the One-Touch® cleaning system. By simply rotating the control lever to the 'Smoke' icon the bottom vents are then significantly reduced to allow minimal airflow through the unit, thus reducing the temperature and holding it in the 'smoke zone' (as indicated in the specially designed lid thermometer). Together with the supplied diffuser plate this function transforms the barbecue into a smoker with optimal airflow.
Even the versatile diffuser plate plays many roles depending on the type of cooking being done. Comprising of two layers of hinged stainless steel the plate can be used to enclose an air gap to aid low and slow smoking as well as stand up to higher temperatures during grilling.
As you would expect from a barbecue offering so much, the Summit® Charcoal® comes with a 61cm hinged Gourmet BBQ System® grate with a removable 30cm centrepiece to allow you to combine all of the GBS® accessories including sear grate, wok, pizza stone and griddle (all sold separately) to further enhance your cooking possibilities.
Besides the versatility that the 61cm Gourmet BBQ System® grate offers, it also has an impressive 2922cm² total cooking area which is more than sufficient for a family or group of friends to enjoy a hassle-free garden party or all-year round alfresco get-together.
Other great features on the Summit® Charcoal® include a two position fuel grate for more flexibility when cooking, Weber® stainless steel One-Touch® Cleaning System with removable ash catcher, stainless steel tool holders and a locking front wheel for convenience. Included with the barbecue are a drip tray to collect the dripping fats and juices, Char-Baskets and a charcoal cup to make it easier to measure the recommended quantity of fuel.
As if the Weber® Summit® Charcoal barbecue didn't offer enough, the Weber® Summit® Charcoal Grilling Centre offers even more! Besides everything highlighted above the Grilling Centre also comes with a stainless steel side table to keep dishes, seasonings, and barbecuing tools within arm’s reach and a CharBin storage container to store your briquettes to ensure they are always dry and ready to use.
As you would expect from a quality brand like Weber® there are a huge range of accessories designed to assist and take your outdoor cooking to the next level from cook books, tools, warming racks, covers right through to flavoured wood chips, so click here to see the full range of Weber® accessories we have to offer.

About Riverside:

The Riverside Garden Centre has been established since 1997 and is owned and run by Russell and Jo Jeffery who take a very hands-on approach to every aspect of the business. They are always on hand to help and give advice.

Having moved away from being a more traditional garden centre over recent years and evolved into a modern outdoor living destination, Riverside now focuses more on quality and style than it ever did before.

LARGEST WEBER® WORLD BBQ SHOWROOM

Officially the UK's largest Weber® World Barbecue showroom Riverside stocks and displays every Weber® barbecue and accessory available from the small, portable charcoal models, the award winning Q™ range as well as the famous charcoal kettles and outstanding gas barbecues. As a World Store Riverside also stocks a number of exclusive barbecues and accessories not found in regular Weber® stores or outlets.

TRAEGER GRILLS

With the popularity of barbecuing and outdoor smoking growing at a phenomenal rate Riverside has become the 'go to' place for Traeger grills, pellets and accessories. Easier to use than a traditional barbecue a Traeger grill controls the cooking temperature for you and produces perfectly smoked food every time.

FURNITURE SHOWROOMS

Riverside likes to do things big and that includes their furniture ranges too.

With three large fully furnished showrooms bursting with big names including 4 Seasons Outdoor and Alexander Rose Riverside again offers the largest displays of both prestige brands anywhere to be seen in the UK. Be it dining, lounge or modular, virtually every product and set is on display and in stock at the Hertfordshire premises.

SILK PLANTS AND ARTIFICIAL WALL COVERING

To complement the furniture and outdoor living themes Riverside also specialise in high quality artificial plants and trees as well as UV protected foliage-covered screening panels. Particularly popular with interior designers, hotel chains and zoos Riverside's silks plants and wall panels have developed a good reputation both corporately and domestically.

SEE FOR YOURSELF

Everybody naturally will say good things about their own business but with 7-day-a-week opening and a fresh easy-to-use website Riverside happily encourage anyone to take a look round both in-store or online to see for themselves just how good Riverside is.

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Phone:

01992 514778

Email:

sales@riversidegardencentre.co.uk

Location:

Riverside Garden Centre,
Lower Hatfield Road,
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8XX

I have had many Weber grills and smokers over the years and whilst I have admired this behemoth, I never really thought I would own one. In the end, having seen and used one on a Weber Academy course, and after a summer of using a Master-Touch Premium, I knew I could justify the larger size and expense. This thing is brilliant. It grills, smokes, low and slow cooks and with the right GBS parts, steams, pizzas, currys and so on. Yes, there are other barbecues that do similar things but this one really does do it all in magnificent fashion. The side table is stainless steel. It is good quality and will last. The kettle is a different shape to the normal Weber kettles and leans more towards a Kamado style. It is double lined which makes it very efficient, using less charcoal than you would in a normal kettle. One bowl of charcoal on the lower charcoal grate, on its initial fire up and with the vent lifted up, the temperature gauge needle was off the scale and wound around to the "B" in Weber in the dial in 20 minutes. I was able to bring it back down easily and then the grill continued to burn for several hours. With the small amount of charcoal used, this is very impressive. The gas igniter works very well when coals are on the lower grate. It will work for coals on the upper grate but takes far longer to catch. The sprung lid is a beautiful thing. It can be set at any height opening and you have confidence that it will stay put. The funny little chain inside the gas cover door...apparently it is a matchstick holder...really?! Has anyone ever used it? come on...no one, ever. This grill can be viewed as a replacement for a normal kettle, a smoker, a Kamado cooker. Or it can be viewed as the last grill you will ever buy or need. It will be far more capable than most people who own it and with the price of it, it isnt for the faint hearted. But if you know your way around a grill, smoker, kamado, etc then this really is the Rolls-Royce model. Superbly built and will last for years.
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Posted 5 years ago
So easy to use, a bit hard to put together though. Temperature control is great and lid temps very accurate. May even make my Smoker and 57cm Master Touch GBS redundant as this beauty does the lot and uses less charcoal whilst doing it better. One criticism I have is the ash catcher - It is Very difficult to remove for someone with bad hands like myself and I need to use two hands to unclip from the housing. My old Premium & Master Touch are much simpler
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Posted 5 years ago
Top quality BBQ, expensive but you get what you pay for!!
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Posted 6 years ago
Replaces two of my other grills completely. Alan
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Posted 6 years ago
Great bit of kit. Great quality and well packaged
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Posted 6 years ago