Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (the version with table), $1600
Just saw this tonight on Craig's List. Located in Rockton, Illinois (south of Madison, west of Chicago). Wish I could jump on this, but finances won't allow at the moment.
I have a Charbroil gas grill, Big Easy, Large gas smoker and small electric smoker, GMG Davy Crockett pellet grill. I also have a 160L Cabelas dehydrator which I use for beef jerky.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Nice deals. I wish Weber would lower its price so more people could purchase a WSCGC. That solid table with storage is wonderful, and well worth the additional money. It's a great cooker, kamado and kettle mode both, with enough real estate to cook a lot of food.
Nice deals. I wish Weber would lower its price so more people could purchase a WSCGC. That solid table with storage is wonderful, and well worth the additional money. It's a great cooker, kamado and kettle mode both, with enough real estate to cook a lot of food.
Kathryn
I am guessing they figure anyone on a budget will go for for the Performer or a standard kettle. There is a huge middle tier they are missing however. I.e. something under $999 that is bigger than the 22†and has a side table - like a 26†Performer.
fzxdoc Kathryn, I think most kamados are somewhat overpriced, but the Summit, as nice as it is, especially so, considering its just insulated double walled steel. No super heavy fragile ceramic casting with extra care and handling needed in shipment, so if anything, the Summit ought to be lower cost than it is. Consider how cheap Akorn is, at $329 list for a triple walled steel body. Sure, quality of the Weber is simply not there, but I feel the Summit ought to be closer to $1000 than $2000.
The Summit gas grills can probably justify their price tag through the higher cost of all the stainless steel used, plus the "Made in USA" premium. Although.... my older Genesis was made in the U.S.A. and cost $399 in 2002, and was not totally out of line with the market at that time.
I would agree with both points -- the WSCGC looks like an amazing cooker, but there's a huge jump in price from the Performers to a comparable WSCGC. Probably a justified jump given the extra features in the WSCGC, but still ...
I would have trouble justifying it considering that when it comes down to it, I can cook the same things on it that I cook on my Performer for a lot less cost. Maybe one day when my last kid is married, all the tuition and student loans are paid off. Heck, the house is paid for in 7 years - just gotta make it that long!
I meant "justified" more in terms of looking at the WSCGC as an engineer and what it takes to make this product, but I realize I didn't explain it that way. I understand what you mean, jfmorris, and agree with your point of view as a consumer. That's why I'm not seriously in the market for a WSCGC, even a used one. But a girl can dream!
IowaGirl Understood. As an engineer myself I can't see how the cost of the Summit with table can be 4x the cost of the Performer with the side table. I doubt the materials is even half of the cost involved.
All valid points. When I looked at it I did so as a comparison to The BGE and other ceramics. From that perspective it is comparable. At least that’s how I justified my MCS.
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