Review of Broil King Model 900654 Porta-Chef PRO Liquid Propane 14,000 BTU

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I loved this grill till the 4th time I used it. At this point the plastic mounting brackets melted due to the heat the grill gave off during usage. At this point the two back plastic brackets melted and the grill fell into the base at approximately a 30 degree angle making everything roll onto the back of the grill. You also could not use it this way as with the angle it was on the gas stopped flowing and there was no heat to cook the meat. The idea of the grill is great, I loved the size and portability, but the plastic braces were a major design flaw. After only 4 uses the grill was rendered unusable. I would not recommend this grill to anyone. Amazon was really great about the return when I emailed them with the problem. They promptly sent me a return postage coupon and refunded my money promptly upon receipt of the defective item. Thank you Amazon.

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We have owned 2 Porta Chefs. Some of the parts on our last unit were going to need replacement so we decided to look into the new Pro model. We became concerned when we read the review that the brackets had melted necessitating a return to Amazon. We called Amazon and they were not much help. The customer rep said that there was a 50% chance we would be OK because the other review had no problems. Did not do anything to build our confidence!

We then called Broil King and they discounted the problem but said we should call them with the serial # of the unit and send us updated parts if necessary. We did call them after the unit arrived and they said that our grill should have no problem.

We are still getting used to the Pro. It seems to take longer to get hot but everything we have cooked has come out great. The side shelves are really handy. The cooking compartment is higher but the rest of the grilling area is about the same size as the older model. It is sturdier and heavier and is larger in it's stored position. The grill is closer to the grate and we are unable to use the chip smoker under the grill as we did with previous model.

Amazon says this is a 16,000 Btu model. This is incorrect. Broil Kings website and their rep said it was less. It is either 12 or 14,000 btu. You can look it up, same as older model.

Bottom line is that the older unit is no longer available. Some nice new things and some old things we miss.

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This is an excellent product. This is the third Porta-Chef I've owned in the past 10 years. I keep one in my motorhome for camping. We now use the newest model as our preferred grill for home use as well. The new model really improved on the older model. Very easy to set up and very easy to stow away. Very compact once all the parts are snapped into place for transporting in your car, RV or any other conveyance.

We especially like the two tiered cooking racks. The upper rack is great for chicken or fish when you want to cook at lower intensity heat.

I recently ordered replacement parts for my old Porta-Chef from the Broil King web site and toll free line. Very easy and very reasonable prices for replacement burner and heat shield. They also sent me replacement screws that I needed for free.

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The size is perfect for any RV

Easy to assembled

Side panels can be folded

Temperature becomes high very fast

Good quality

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This grill works great when it's set up...breaking down and mobility is a different story though...thus only four stars instead of five. It can be difficult to remove the legs sometimes but mostly it's not that big of a deal. When disassembled the legs and side pieces are supposed to be stowed nicely away underneath the unit...but this is not the case...they will stay there for a while if your careful...but to many times they have just fallen out all over the place...great idea just not engineered very well...Its size does take up a lot of room but I prefer the large size when camping when cooking for a group of 6 to 10. Very nice unit overall.