Gas grills

Charmglow 720-0578 (Home Depot)

Approximate retail price:

$500

Summary: This Charmglow large grill has five main burners, an infrared rotisserie and side burner, and cast-iron grates. The claimed total output is 75,000 Btu/hr. The burner warranty is for 5 years.

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Type: Large models

About - Charmglow 720-0578 (Home Depot)
The 720-0578 (Home Depot) is part of the gas grill test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, gas grill models like the 720-0578 (Home Depot) are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below. Evenness: We tested evenness of heating over the grill's surface at high and low settings using thermocouples, then combined the scores. Grilling: This measures each model's ability to cook chicken and fish on the grill's low setting. Convenience: This evaluates construction and materials, useful accessory burners and shelves, rack space, and ease of use, as well as propensity for flare-ups.

About - Charmglow 720-0578 (Home Depot)

The 720-0578 (Home Depot) is part of the gas grill test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, gas grill models like the 720-0578 (Home Depot) are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Evenness:: We tested evenness of heating over the grill's surface at high and low settings using thermocouples, then combined the scores.
Grilling:: This measures each model's ability to cook chicken and fish on the grill's low setting.
Convenience:: This evaluates construction and materials, useful accessory burners and shelves, rack space, and ease of use, as well as propensity for flare-ups.

Features & Specs - Charmglow 720-0578 (Home Depot)
Stainless-steel grates Primary cooking grates made of stainless-steel are generally sturdier than those made of coated steel and resist rust even without a porcelain coating. Stainless-steel grates	No
Coated-cast-iron grates The grill's primary cooking grates may be made of porcelain coated cast-iron, which generally sears meats better and keeps grilling temperatures more consistent than grates made of porcelain coated steel. The porcelain coating usually makes such grates easier to clean than other surfaces, and the grates should resist rust as long as their porcelain coating isn't chipped. Coated-cast-iron grates	Yes
All or mostly stainless Includes more than just a panel or other trim. Based on our limited tests, nonmagnetic stainless is less likely to corrode. All or mostly stainless	Yes
Long-warranty burners While burners remain the grill's most-replaced part, most are warranted for only 3 to 5 years. Better burners are covered for 10 years or more. Long-warranty burners	No
Side burner A side burner, which resembles a gas-stove burner and has its own heat control, is handy if you want to cook vegetables or sauce without leaving the grill. Side burner	Yes
Infrared burner Gas burner that uses infrared technology (ceramic burner, plates and screens, or troughs as some examples) for cooking. An indirect flame is used for cooking food. Burner can be located as the main burner, side burner, rotisserie burner, or any combination of burners. Infrared burner	Rotisserie, side burner
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User Reviews - Charmglow 720-0578 (Home Depot)

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5 years plus and still happy

By Mike from Philadelphia, PA on 1/14/2010

Pros:

Easy To Use, Short Grill Time

Cons:

Not The Taste Of Charcoal

Best Uses:

For Self/Couple, Great Searing, Large Gatherings, Small Gatherings

Describe Yourself:

Grilling Enthusiast

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Perhaps I just got lucky because I purchased my Charmglow grill over 5 years ago and I've had no problems whatsoever. I grill all 12 months of the year (yes, even when it's snowing out) in a screened-in porch. I try to keep the grill covered when I'm not using it, and I clean it top to bottom fairly regularly (at least once per year). I've not replaced a single part on my grill and it works as good as the day I got it. Not sure why others have has so many problems.

Works well, rots and rusts even better

By Cobram from Boston, MA on 11/1/2009

Pros:

Easy To Use, Great Design, Short Grill Time

Cons:

Uneven Cooking

Best Uses:

For Self/Couple, Small Gatherings

Describe Yourself:

Grilling Enthusiast

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I have no complaints about the usefulness of the grill, it works well. The problem with the stainless grills is that the drip pan and other critical items are made of cheap pressed steel which RUSTS away to nothing in quick order.
I bought this grill because it was highly recommended by CR, I wish CR would do some sort of corrosion test, so those of us in the REAL WORLD won't have the unpleasant surprise of having the bottom literally fall out of our appliances.
Next time, I will look closely at ALL the components of any grill, any cheap stamped steel and iffy hardware and I'll pass, no matter what CR says.

Quality was left out!

By San Jose Dave from San Jose, California on 10/27/2009

Best Uses:

Small Gatherings

Describe Yourself:

Grilling Enthusiast

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

My Home Depot grill uses natural gas and that part I enjoy. As to the quality of the grill, that is another story. Yes it gets hot, (I do like the rotisserie burner) but the quality of the parts in the hot section is VERY POOR! Made in China, quality is NOT important! I would not buy another Charmglow!

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