Blaze Professional 34-Inch 3-Burner Propane Gas Grill With Rear Infrared Burner - BLZ-3PRO-LP

Great heavy duty construction. You guys at Blaze know what your doing.

Purchased 34" Professional with Cart. Was delivered by truck to Southern California in about a week. Fair warning - it comes in two very large, heavy, boxes on a pallet. The box with the grill weighs over 300 lbs. You will need at least a couple people to help you get it to its final location. Putting the cart and grill together is relatively simple. I did it myself (with help from my wife lifting the bbq onto the cart) in about two hours. Probably the most time is spent removing the protective plastic that is adhered to the stainless all over the cart parts. The assembly instructions are pretty weak - but luckily there isn't much to do. One word of advice - lay out all the bolts at the beginning into four different piles by size, largest to smallest. The directions will tell you to "use the third largest bolt", so having them already separated by size will be helpful. My set was missing one bolt for attaching the heavy duty caster wheels - no biggie, I just used three instead of four bolts on one of the casters. Another word to the wise, if you order the natural gas version you also need to purchase the gas hose. Note that the hose has 1/2" hardware. If you currently have a Weber or other natural gas grill, you likely have 3/8" connectors. Be prepared to make a trip to the hardware store for new brass fittings. You may need to call a plumber to do this if you're not particularly handy or your local codes require it. One other thing they don't tell you - in order to use the interior and exterior lights you need to plug an included transformer into an electrical socket. Keep that in mind when choosing a location for your grill. Once the grill and cart are put together, check your gas connections with a little soapy water. Mine were fine. It took a few tries to get the bbq fired up as the gas filled the lines, but after that it worked like a charm.

Beautiful BBQ, easy to move and put together. Was so excited to use it for the first time, I made breakfast on it. Came out delicious!

The first thing to say is that I am very happy with the Blaze Professional 34-inch Grill. I’ve had it since late April 2015 and it replaced a 10-year-old $1500 Kenmore grill. There is absolutely no comparison between the two in terms of quality - the Blaze is built incredibly well for the money. I also moved from LP to a natural gas hookup, which has been very convenient. Some quick notes on the grill: • The burners put out a lot of heat. If you’re coming from a traditional tube-style burner grill, you will need to adjust your grilling routines. • Check out Chef Tony Matassa’s video on what to do prior to initial use. I went with his suggestion of organic palm oil shortening for seasoning the grates and it has worked well. • If you preheat the grill sufficiently (15 to 20 minutes on high for me), the heating is even, but not as even as the more expensive grills that use ceramic rods or briquettes. Specifically, it is slightly hotter in the middle and rear of the grill surface. This is a minor issue - I have been able to achieve great results. • The flame tamers work very well - much better than the tent-shaped, “cheap yet overpriced” ceramic-coated ones on my old grill. They are very very heavy duty. You have to hold one to appreciate it. You will get brief flare-ups, but nothing like the prolonged ones that I would get on my old grill that would reduce an 80/20 burger to carbon if you weren’t paying close attention. • The grates are over-the-top solid. Again, you must hold one of them to fully appreciate it. The sear marks you get are very pro-looking. Again, check out Chef Tony Matassa’s videos. His examples accurately depict what you can expect when you start using the grill. • The burners can be a little tough to light up at times. This has improved with use - the left two burners now ignite consistently on the first try, but the far right one can take several tries. I’ll disassemble at the end of the season to see if a minor adjustment corrects this. • My grill is on a cart. The cart is very nice, but I have one minor gripe. The side shelves are designed to fold down when not in use. However, once in the upright position, there are two screws in the way that make it difficult to return them to the folded position. I’m better at it now after a cut finger or two. Just note that it can take quite a bit of effort to get them out of the locked position. A design miss for sure. • I have used the rotisserie once with smaller cut of meat (2 lb pork tenderloin). The results were good, but the rod kept disconnecting from the motor. A better locking mechanism would have helped here. It’s a waterproof rotisserie motor and can be kept outside in a drawer in the cart, which is a plus. • I also picked up the pizza stone and smoker, but have yet to try them. I will update the review once I have. • After researching this grill vs. others (Lynx, DCS and the like), I was really scratching my head as to how the price could be so good for a grill of this quality/feature set. When I received my grill, I found out why. While it is designed in the USA, it is manufactured in China (spelled out on the shipping containers). This is not mentioned anywhere on shopperschoice.com. As I have said throughout this review, the grill is incredibly well made, achieves great cooking results and is a tremendous value at its price. However, it would have been nice to have had full disclosure on the web site before ordering. Overall, I highly recommend the grill. The combination of features and value, even with the minor quibbles I mentioned, earn this 5 stars.