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Brand: Weber
Category: Lawn & Patio

List Price: ~~$149.00~~
Buy New: $125.09
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

41 reviews
Sales Rank: 36

Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 29
Dimensions (in): 28.3 x 15.9 x 15.2

MPN: 386002
Model: 386002
UPC: 077924075384
EAN: 0077924075384
ASIN: B000WOTUCI

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Great For Apartment Dwellers! June 2, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I've had my Weber Q-100 for almost two years now and I love it! I moved into an apartment building a few years ago and I had to get rid of my large gas BBQ grill (also a Weber). However, I missed being able to grill at a moments notice. Then I saw the Weber Q-100 at a store that sells mostly to RV owners. They had several others on sale but the store manager said that the Weber was the only one to consider. I bought one and immediately fell in love with it. It works great with fish, steaks, chicken, veggies, you name it! The grill is sturdy and well made. I've never had any problem with the electric starter as some have mentioned. A couple of thoughts:

* Use aluminum foil on the inside, or else it is a bear to clean
* Use the foil tray in the drip pan for the same reason (I bought replacements at a hardware store that carries this grill)
* Keep the burner ring free from grease or it won't light all of the way around
* It does seem to go through gas quickly so either use an adapter for a large tank or have plenty of spare cannisters around in case you run out in the middle of a meal

I keep it on the front porch where it hardly takes up any space (see my photo). I let the neighbors in my building use it as well. We all love our little Weber!

UPDATE 8/14/08: Well... apparently keeping it on the front porch was not the best idea in the long run. Although it was safe for two years someone recently decided that they needed the grill more than I do and stole it late one night. Still, I liked my weber so much that I decided to replace it with it's bigger brother, the Weber Q200. You can see my review of it by using the link below.

Weber 396002 Q 200 Gas Grill
Weber 6508 Stationary Cart for Weber Q Grills
Weber 6552 Premium Grill Cover for Weber Q, Q 200, and Q 220 Grills

5 out of 5 stars

Nice little grill May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I've owned the Weber Q220 for over a year and have enjoyed using it frequently. It always cooks evenly across the whole grate and requires much less time than using charcoal. We do RV camping often and I used to remove the Q220, table and tank from my backyard each time. Due to recent back problems this became more work than I wanted to do. I bought the Q100 and keep it in the RV's side compartment. The little grill has plenty of room to grill meat for 10 or more people with no problem. It performs great just like the larger grills.

Note that this grill does not have the convenient fold-out wings of the larger Q grills. I had assumed they all had them but I guess the idea behind the Baby Q is to keep things as small and light as possible.

As has been said many times, buy a larger tank and 6' hose to eliminate using the expensive small bottles. It's nice to go for a few months without a refill.

5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding small grill! May 24, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I don't write many reviews, but was impressed with the Weber Baby Q.

It no longer has the retaining wire for the small gas cylinder, so accepts the larger 16oz. The cylinder doesn't flop around and seems stable without extra support. Of course, many will use with a larger tank but for those that don't, buy whichever size you want.

Some people have written they've had problems with the starter. I've only used it 4 times and 2 of those times the wind was really whipping through the porch. No trouble starting it, only took 1 click each time.

I line the inside with foil and will only change it when it gets coated. That saves some cleanup. Spraying or brushing the grill or your meat (I use olive oil) also helps and keeps things from sticking so much. GREAT grill marks on the steaks!

I thought we would miss the charcoal grill with the wood chip smoke, but I read another reviewer's hint on how to get the wood smoke. Make a tiny foil pan to fit that flat area over the spark starter. I made my little pan about 1" by 2" and maybe half inch high. Then soak your chips for the required 20-30 min (I used Mesquite chips). It worked great and we had our Mesquite smoke flavoring... and it doesn't take hardly any chips:-)

Last but not least, the steaks and burgers have tasted great!! And this is soooooo much easier than the charcoal grill, specially for doing something quick after work when you're tired.

5 out of 5 stars

fantastic grill.. gooodbye charcoal May 20, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

Last year when I bought this grill, over 100 people had written 4 plus star reviews. So i took their advice and bought this grill, you can see those reviews if you look for Baby Q.
A year later I still love cooking on the Q. I cook for three plus leftovers. The heavy grate is fantastic, all the other grills had thin,flimsy grates. I love grilling with the Q, I can cook dinner in 15-20 minutes.
I hooked mine up to a 2 lb propane tank.
This grill starts out hot for 6 months, then to get it to grill hot with a propane tank... turn tank on slowly, over ten seconds, and then light grill at the end of two minutes.
Lots of people use tanks with this grill.

Get a stop watch, and read the Webber grilling book.
Leaving charcoal behind took me way too long... this is superior.
Support from Weber is wonderful....
So buy this grill and have fun cooking this summer.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Grill for Everyday Use! May 13, 2008
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

I've been using a Q100 / Baby Q for over 2 years now, and am still impressed by the quality of the product and what I'm able to do with it given it's small size. Here's the set up:

Q100 Grill
Weber Cart
Bulk tank adapter
5-lb. propane tank

The grill surface is large enough for a family of four. Six 1/3 lb. burgers fit well enough; more and they are hard to turn. I've also been able to do two average sized tri-tips at once. The lid isn't tall enough to allow a whole chicken. I was a bit wary of the 8K BTU rating at first, but the grill heats up just fine- it will do a wonderful sear on pretty much anything after 7-10 minutes of preheat. The heat is also very even, with the virtually whole grill surface usable. The best thing about the small burner is fuel efficiency; 5 lbs. of propane lasts all season (in SoCal!) at 1-2 uses per week. Please note that this is a single burner grill with a ring-shaped burner. Indirect cooking isn't really possible although on low heat, one can get close enough to do justice to a tri-tip.

I've only got a couple of small complaints... First, the support ring for the portable tank (at least with the Baby Q) only accepted 14 oz. propane bottles- the kind used with plumber's torches. They are more expensive than the 16 oz. bottles used for camping. I just made my own 16 oz. bottle ring out of a heavy coat hanger. Of course with the bulk tank, this is a non-issue. The 5 lb. tank (from Home Depot) is pretty small. Second, the grill is somewhat sensitive to wind. A good breeze blowing through the sides causes a definite loss of temperature above the grill surface, under the lid. Cooking is still possible but times go up about 30-40%. Last, the holes in the burner can get clogged up, especially when there's a lot of liquid pouring off the grill surface. I've had to 'unclog' parts of the burner with a push-pin a couple of times now.

Anyway, I love the product as it's about 75% of a full-size grill at 1/3 the size and 1/4 the price, within its limits (grill area). I think the only thing I'd do differently is get the version with the side tables (Q120).

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