It takes some getting used to, but in the end if you'll master the difference from gas to electric. The one thing the really works well, is the Griddle.
A terrific convenient grilling option, easy to use and makes great, steaks, burgers and even smoked baby back ribs. I followed the instructions in the manual and on you tube for smoking and it worked extremely well. for fathers day I made 3 slabs of baby back ribs that my guests enjoyed and even asked to take some home. I would rate this grill 5 stars if it was easier to clean, especially the tray under the heating element. An nice to have feature would be a temperature probe for the meat so that we could tell when the food was done without opening the lid.
I’ve still only used it a few times as we settle into our new house, but the Lumin has far exceeded my expectations.
My original expectation was that this would be like a big George Foreman grill, but the sear this thing gives and the flavor of the food I’ve made is exceptional. Charcoal may still be king, but the difference between what I’ve cooked on this vs a gas grill is almost non-existent.
Cleanup is also better than I thought. Yes, there’s the matter of removing two screw to clean underneath, but once you do it one time, it’s really not that big a deal.
I can’t wait to try out the steam and smoker options, but frankly those would just be a bonus. We are already thrilled with our purchase!
Thus far this grill has exceeded expectations in every way. It reaches 650F. Cleaning is so much easier than the Weber Q grill which it replaces. We like the grease trap. It's easily removed for cleaning. It grills our ribeye steaks to a medium rare level in about eight minutes. The smoke chimney is effective. We have a minor gripe. The grates are painted and when first heated the paint starts coming off. I recommend brushing the grates after your first heating test to avoid any paint on your food. The optional grill stand was, for us, a nightmare to assemble. I recommend skipping the stand and placing the grill on a metal table for cooking.
We live in a building where gas or charcoal grills are not allowed. So we find Weber Lumin electric grill to be a fairly good compromise. It requires no assembly, heats fast and is the closest thing to other types of grill. We however had to get a different BBQ stand from the one made by Weber which is plastic made, not well built and extremely shaky; consequently we had to return the stand but are happy with the grill. We bought a metal on wheels BBQ stand from Rona which is a perfect fit for it .
An excellent barbecue for an apartment deck. It works well and heats up quickly. It is easy to keep clean and is probably as efficient as my Weber gas barbecue which I had for almost 15 years.
This Lumin BBQ so far is great, we cooked chicken steak and hamburgers and found no différence from our former gas BBQ. The only drawback is that it takes a while for it to heat up to 610 degrees.