Valentine's Brush Strokes Round Cake

Bought this grill specifically for the stainless steel grates and the searing component. Looked at others that were twice the price an din't have all of the features of this grill. Had it for about a month and works great, cooks hot, and is an easy clean up.

Further to yesterday's review, I just wanted y'all to know that my wife said our first steak off the new grill last night was the best she'd had in years. I did it about 2 minutes on each side on the searing burner and then finished it on the regular burner. The surface was slightly crispy and the inside was moist and tender. I'm attaching a photo showing the beautiful LED lit control panel, which I took while cooking.

I bought this grill back in April 2013 and have not looked back since. I prefer charcoal, but my wife convinced me to purchase a gas grill for time and safety reasons(We have a young daughter). Grilling is a family event, as we grill out at least three times a week. I have not been disappointed. The grill heats up quickly and stays hot. I typically only have to use three of the burners to prepare chicken, steaks, fish, and pork. I bought this grill primarily for the stainless steel grates, the weight of the hood, and the overall feel of the grill. It wasn't flimsy and feels solid. The lighted panel looks nice and is helpful when cooking in low light. It looks great, cleans up easy, and I think will provide our family years of enjoyment.

My model is a 2012 so there may be minor differences. I purchased it for use with Natural Gas. I'm not sure what the "Dual Energy Valve" is, but I had to change 6 orfices, included-4 main burners,rotisserie burner and searing burner all of which involved some disassembly of the grill and were difficult to get to. The conversion requirements were unclear. I contacted the mfg who indicated that since I already had the hose and quick disconnect and my gas pressure was regulated by the gas company, I should simply connect the hose directly and I was good to go. My flame is a much larger yellow as opposed to the pretty even blue shown, but it seems to cook well. It's not as hot as my former model. Basic assembly is simple and can be easily done in 30 minutes - less if you were familiar with the process before starting, LP setup should be a snap. The packaging is the absolute best I have ever seen. You could run over the box with a tank and never scratch or dent it. My previous grill was a 32" that came from Sam's and was set up for NG, included a rotisserie, which I transferred to this one and a great cover that lasted for 3 years. My cover that came with this one is junk. It lasted 1 week, 2 uses, before it tore at a seam. My unit has AC lights for the controls and inside the grill which are really nice, but involves connecting with an extension cord.

I have used this grill twice now, it was pretty easy to assemble. It heats up very fast and cooks evenly. The infrared burner sears meat very well. My chicken wings were very crispy. It also made the fat on my steaks crunchy and flavorful. I compared other grills in this price range at Lowe's and HDepot but they didnt come with a cover and I figure that's another $50.00.

I bought this because it was a lot of grill for the money. I also added the natural gas kit. I use my grill 3-4 times a week about 6 months of the year, and although it initially worked well it is now 2 years old and not holding up well. I figure I'll get about another year out of it. First to go were the searing grill grates. The metal began to splinter. Now the main cooking grates are going and the lower flame control grates are rusting away. Although it is a good price I did hope for at least five years out of it. I do keep it covered though the original cover only lasted a few months.

Nice looking grill, lots of compliments until you're hungry crowd says "Where's the beef?" I've owned many BBQ grills over the years big and small, including a huge Coleman 7700 series. Sadly we had to give it up when we moved. This MM 30" was very attractive however I was sold on the features and size of the grill for the price. After owning the product 16 months I can provide you with 2 main reasons not to purchase. 1) Due to the large multiple vent slots (I think there's twice as many), it does not reach high enough temperatures even with all four burners on high. Food takes longer cook than normal. 2) There are several areas on the enamel that have flaked off and started to rust. My other concern is where some of the factory pre-drilled holes are rusting and this it what holds the grill pieces together. Structurally speaking, I don't think this grill will make it in the long run but then again, not bad for $400. I live in the Sacramento Valley with BBQ weather in upper 30's in winter and 100+ in the summer. If you live on the coast or subjected to a marine environment, you may get 2 or 3 years before rust takes over, including the low quality stainless. Mine is actually holding up well but the included black protective cover won't last another season. The magnet test: Unlike my NSF restaurant grade stainless work station this Member's Mark 30" Grill is made with a lower grade material and is more magnetic. Typically high food grade stainless is less magnetic, contains more nickle which increases resistance to corrosion. Clean up: I do like the larger sized cooking grates. They clean up fairly easy too. Assembly: From the item details section: "This grill is 90% preassembled to allow the member to start cooking within 30 minutes" It took 30 minutes just to unpack a sort all the part and hardware! Another 90 minutes to assemble with the sides taking longer than normal as the factory pre-drilled holes "did not" line up perfectly. One more note, this grill needs to be plugged into a 120v outlet for the lights to work. Igniter uses a standard 9v battery which (BTW) works very well.

This grill is nice to look at. Bought it mainly ease if the searing burner. The grill does not heat enough. Takes forever to cook three chicken breast and made them hard and dry. After trying it for a month we decided to take it back to Sam's Club. Thank God for their return policies. Kudos to SAMs for taking it back no questions asked. The only good thing about this grill is the price and it looks nice.

Temperture contorl is horrible. Hard to grill when you can not keep the temperature high enough. The grill is nice to look at, and has held up well. Wish I would have paid to replace the insides of my old grill, but I thought spending $75 more for a new grill was a better deal, this grill proved me wrong!

Purchased this 2 years ago in the spring. The temperature rarely could go above 450-500 degrees so the meat took forever to cook unless fed by grease fire. The cover only lasted one year and disintegrated by the following spring. The grates above the burners are heavily rusted even though I bought a new cover. The stainless is pitting all over, should have bought a Weber....