Weber Q1400 Electric Grill, Gray

Very well built. Heavy duty. Thick cooking grate that doesn’t warp.

For eaven better tasting bbq, add lava rocks in bottom. As time goes by rocks gets full of dripping and fat of meats. So when you cook add extra flavour, alot better tasting!

4 YEAR UPDATE – ELEMENT FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT
I had previously replaced the broken GFCI plug with just a standard replacement plug – DON’T DO THIS. We noticed the grill had an issue because the lights in the other room were flickering, indicating the grill was drawing more current than it should (it was plugged into an interior outlet without a GFCI). I’ve since learned that heating elements can break down causing the inner coils to touch the outer tube, which is grounded. With the correct GFCI plug, this will trip, indicating the issue and protecting the electrical circuit. Moral of the story, don’t bypass safety features, or at the very least make sure you’re plugging your grill into a GFCI protected outlet.

Ordered a replacement aftermarket element for $28 – doesn’t fit perfect, but works just fine or you can order the $60 OEM element. 5 minutes later, WE’RE BACK IN BUSINESS.

Still love love love this grill. Not the hottest, not the largest, but solid construction and no worries about running out of fuel or issues with apartment balcony rules.
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2 YEAR UPDATE – CORD FAILURE AND CHEAP REPAIR

So after a few seasons in the elements, the GFCI on my cord seems to have failed (this is the big lump with the Test/Reset buttons). Weber sells a complete replacement cord for $100+, but I wasn’t too keen on that.

Here’s how to fix it cheap: Order an “Inline GFCI Replacement Cord”, Amazon has one called “ELEGRP G1215CA” that should work for $17. Cut your Weber cord, strip the insulation and install the replacement.

Otherwise, what I said in my original review still stands. Grill is nice and convenient and never runs out of fuel.

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I love this grill. Been using it for about 5 months for burgers, hot dogs, fish, tenderloin, and vegetables. It’s as good as a standard wall outlet grill could get. The construction is top notch – this thing is solid. Base and lid are nice and thick, grates are spaced nicely and pretty heavy. This is not a camping grill. Cooking is real easy, takes some time to preheat, but never runs out of fuel so I don’t mind. Easy to leave on afterwards and burn off the grease as well. Because the heat element is exposed, there’s plenty of smoking and grill flavor. Don’t try to use this indoors!

Limitations: 1560 Watts is about 5300 BTU, which is about half of even the smallest portable propane grills. All consumer electric grills will have this amount of power or less – it’s just a function of how much power a standard outlet can provide. Things don’t sear quite as nice on this grill. That said, you never run out of fuel!

Overall, very happy with this purchase. Well worth the price. Excellent for grilling salmon.

My order arrived a couple days earlier than expected, a big Thank-You to ET Canada for that. The grill itself is light weight, and very easy to assemble. Using the grill, the preheat time is fairly quick, for an electric grill, and cook times are also very close to a propane grill. Creating sear marks on anything is not a problem. Cleaning the grill is made easy by Weber’s use of aluminum bowls (liners) under the burner and mounted in the lid.
I live in an apartment building which doesn’t have an outside electrical outlet, so I had to purchase an extension cord. This grill does draw a fair bit of juice, 13 amps, so a “big” extension cord was necessary to prevent the cord from getting hot during use. (fire hazard)!! I bought a 10 ft. 14ga-3 conductor 15 amp extension cord for under $20 to do that job.
This grill is pricey and somewhat difficult to find in Canada, but the quality is second to none. Overall, I’m very pleased with my purchase. Thank-You Weber, I can grill on my balcony in comfort, and with piece of mind.