New Weber Q on its way

Would it be a Gasser? it says that it could have a low n slow mode.....how? they are really not designed for that......i wonder if it's another electric Q or a combo.

I love my Q3200, plenty of real estate that i've yet to fill. for low n slow...that's what the kettles are for!!

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They both run on hardly any gas. Suspect a damn sight cheaper than a kettle guzzling heatbeads.

Dunno about that, I did a minion smoking 2 big racks of pork ribs 2 weekends ago and used the diffuser tray i got with the newer kettle.......it was a long 6 hours and not all wasted......but it's the flavour....i used kingsfords for this actually which has a rep here to not last very long but they do have a bit of a flavour about them and the vents work brilliantly.......I love my Q3200 for grilling and roasting but the kettles do all the smoking work.

The low and slow mode is interesting. Eg during bushfire season when you can’t use solid fuel bbqs and for fiat/ apartments/ high density dwellers which more and more people are living.

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The low and slow mode is interesting. Eg during bushfire season when you can’t use solid fuel bbqs and for fiat/ apartments/ high density dwellers which more and more people are living.

In the case of balcony smoking or low n slow, perhaps an electric smoker or grill could be easier to regulate the temps. But even then, I don't think i'd enjoy using electric if it's raining. It'd have to be on a covered balcony.

I think if you can co-erse your Weber Q to cook at around the 280F to 320f then it's still in the range of low n slow, but only just.

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But even then, I don't think i'd enjoy using electric if it's raining. It'd have to be on a covered balcony.

Manufacturers are making portable electric devices you use outside and pack them inside. I saw this multipurpose cooker the other day. In one config you can make toasted sandwiches. Reconfigure and you have a bbq grill.

On sale now

I wonder if the old model is on discount?

Also can you use existing accessories in the new model?

I got an email in my phone yesterday advertising that there new Q will be available soon, and i thought at first look that the lid seemed to be a little flatter on top, the great tray slides out from the front instead of side. They also mentioned the low n slow bit...I'm yet to understand how they'll accomplish that in a gas BBQ.

It's just more like an updated (facelift) design from I see atm. but they have a new sear station on the mid range one which would be welcomed and they have a RED one too......looks hot lol

I've just noticed when looking at the Weber website that they've done away with the Natural Gas versions of the Family Q and all the Q range....lucky i bought my NG Q3200 one a couple of Months ago.

So I wonder what that thing in the drain hole is?

Would it have something to do with the Low n slow?

I still can't see how they will accomplish low n slow when the gas pressure needs to be at a certain level so it won't go out.

I guess we'll find out soon enough. As I said in an earlier post, it seems as though they've eliminated Natural Gas versions.

Sounds as though they are future proofing their models for when new buildings arn't allowed to include Natural gas, especially in Victoria but theres a lot of Movement now to do same in NSW.

Davo

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done away with the Natural Gas versions of the Family Q and all the Q range..

I saw a Weber reply on Facebook NG will be available In November.

Hi Cobbler, yeah from what I can gather, they've added an additional burner to the 2000 series like the 3000 series, something I reckoned they should've done from the start as I've always considered the 2000 series to be like a Holden Commodore with a 2 litre motor, yeah it'll get the job done but is under powered to be really useful. It has almost twice the real estate as the Baby Q but only 4 BTU more so this new 2800 should be just what the doctor ordered.

I only just recently bought a brand new Q3200 with Natural Gas before all Natural Gas appliances stop selling. The only disadvantage of NG is that if you move house, you need to go to a place with NG connected. It's great to get it so damned hot that you've wound the needle off the temp scale and not worrying about emptying the gas bottle.

I can see the 2800 being a big seller actually for a semi portable grill, when I had my Q220 many years ago, it cooked shish kebabs for over 50 people at a friend's birthday party so having that extra grunt could be a good thing. They've gone basically 17 years or more without much in the way of improvements or design as it's been when you're on a good thing stick to it but others like the Ziggy have caught up and overtaken them in the power stakes, and admittedly, I almost went with the Ziggy triple burner before I settled on a Q3200 only because I wasn't confident with Ziggy's lid down grilling capabilities even though they say you can grill high heat with lid up but that's not the way I prefer....you just get used to the Weber Way of doing things.

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I almost went with the Ziggy triple burner

Both have their strong points. I think in the end buying one over the other comes down to how you want to BBQ as both can make great tasting food.