Char-Broil Performance 475 4-Burner Cart Gas Grill- Stainless with Performance Grill Cover, 3-4 Burner: Large

This is a great grill. I bought it to replace a beautiful Tuscany Grill that lasted me ten years. However, there were certain parts that rusted out in the Tuscany, largely because there was no place for the drippings to go, and those parts were not available for replacement. I’m hoping the configuration of this Char Broil grill will help prevent that. Don’t be put off by the mechanically-disinclined here to complain the grill is hard to assemble. I am a 62-year-old woman with a partial spinal fusion, and I assembled this grill by myself in 1.5 hours. It only takes a screw driver and a wrench. I’ve been cooking with it for a couple of weeks now – it heats up quickly and does an excellent job of cooking your food without incinerating it. It’s also large enough that you can do off-set grilling (high heat, without flame directly under your food). I was lucky enough to buy this on a super sale price and I couldn’t be happier with it.

I was concerned about having to assemble it, but as the main grill part comes all assembled it really is not that complicated. It does take two for a couple of the steps, but overall it was an easy task.

The quality seems very good. I love the heavy duty cast iron grates—I prepped them with a rub of vegetable oil upon first use and there was no issue with my steaks sticking on the surface. I did crank all 4 burners up for the first test run and did not think it took too long to heat to where I wanted it, despite the fact that I was using it outside in Wisconsin in January.

For our first test run I made two lovely ribeyes and I admit to being worried that these nice cuts of meat would be ruined if the grill did not perform as I had hoped. Not the case at all—in fact the steak that I had hoped to have leftover never made it to that point. The outside seared nicely and then I turned it down just a bit to arrive at a perfect medium 1″ thick steak. At the same time I had plenty of room for a packet of tinfoil potatoes and onions.

I did not need a grill this size, the side burner is not something I see using a lot, but for the price I am more than thrilled with what I have gotten. We grill year round here despite the winter weather and from the first test run I am sure this grill will be just great for the task.

Easy to assemble. I like the removable grease pan. Flames are perfect on all burners and side burner.

Received our grill a few days ago. It came in a somewhat old box – no damage to the box or anything, but it looked like the box had been reused several times. Having read some of the reviews here (where people mention dents and scratches) I was a little worried. Then I opened the box, and everything seemed to be okay, it was packaged very well as new from the factory and not a return. Perhaps they are recycling the boxes.

Fast forward several minutes, and after removing the covering from the main lid, I notice a big dent. I can’t possibly see how this could have gotten into the box without it being damaged at the outset. It appears that they are shipping these with noticeable damage. Whether that is intentional (clearing out bad inventory) or not (bad QA) it is not good at all. However, at this point in the unpacking process, you are effectively committed to owning the grill and not returning it since (from my POV) the cost of living with it is cheaper than the time wasted by packing it all back together and returning it.

There was some damage to another component, but this was easily fixed by bending it a little bit with some pliers (see pictures). I may be able to use a car dent removal tool to take care of the dent on the hood.

That being said, after a couple of grilling sessions, it performed well. I was able to get it up to 550F (empty, at 70F outdoor temp) which is good enough for my purposes. The ignition system works well and I think it’s a great grill for the price. Unfortunately, the dent I received takes two stars out of what would be a 5 star review.

One other note, if you’re considering this grill, consider getting the version that has the cabinet, as it’s probably worth it if you want to turn off the main gas valve after each use.