And then there were two...Dad's Weber S-670
Ever since I purchased my Weber Summit 650, I have tried to convince my Dad to do the same. His Weber Genesis has served him well through the years, but that withstanding, I knew he needed more grilling surface and more heat. Well, after two years of prodding and tweaking, his upgrade finally arrived in the form of a Weber Summit 670
. Yup, not only did he finally get a new grill, he bested me in the process. Well played Dad.
Thanks to Amazon, his grill was delivered not only to his house, but to the backyard. As I arrived, I found the lid of the shipping box peeled back. Someone was awaiting the unveiling, and I am willing to bet it wasn't Mom.
The entirely assembly took about thirty minutes for the three of us. Weber's two pages worth of instructions made the process easy and straightforward. The hardest part, as it was with mine, was getting the grill off of the shipping tray.
Our maneuver certainly didn't look like the one in the illustration (two of those guys, I bet, weren't card carrying Golden Buckeyes), but in the end, the result was the same.
I have somewhat ignored the features of the 670 since its unveiling, as looking into them more would have certainly made me want one. So, the assembly of Dad's grill was a great chance to really see what Weber did to improve upon my model.
First up was the Sear Station. There is a lot of debate, at least in my mind, of the pros and cons of ceramic IR burners. It appears that the Sear Station was Weber's way of meeting the demand/trendiness of a ceramic IR burner by adding in an extra concentrated burner between the center two. It looks cool, but until I try it out....errr Dad gives me his opinion, time will tell.
When we assembled the flavorizer bars and the grates, I realized just howdirty well used my grill is. I think I need to give it a clean this weekend.
Next up is the hide away rotisserie. I love my rotisserie. Love it. With this love, however, comes the pain in the ass part of lugging around the 5 foot spear/spit and the assorted accessories. Weber must have realized this, because they made a hideaway spot in the cabinet for the spit and these very cool holders for the forks.
The motor is housed on a swivel shelf which tucks away under the left side table.
One second it's there, and the next it's not. Cool.
In terms of cosmetic touches, Weber removed the stainless on the far left and right of the side tables and replaced it with the same steel that houses the side of the hood. They also added some trim stainless around the front doors and made the burner knobs illuminated thanks to a handy on/off switch.
Although at first I thought gimmicky, I really like the lighted knob idea. It is one way, I figure, I could remind myself that the grill is on. With a natural gas supply, any sort of reminder to turn the grill off versus getting an unexpected $300 gas bill is a good thing...I'm just saying in case that happened, not that ever has, of course.
Oddly, the hardest part of the assembly was the grill lights. I have refused to put the grill lights on my grill. Although handy, I have enough outside lighting to illuminate the cooking area and more importantly, I think they detract from the great lines of the grill.
What should have been the easier thing to assemble, was the hardest. To install the batteries, you just unscrew the on/off knob. Yeah, unscrew it, not disassemble the entire thing. Who would have known, because the directions were pretty clear. If, I had read them.
With the natural gas line connected and the joints soaped, Dad was ready for his first light. One click and voooom, she was lit. Although Dad didn't have time to grill, I know he soon will. I can't wait to hear his opinion on the 670, because everything I saw says his new toy is going to provide him lots of enjoyment and many, many great meals to come.
. Yup, not only did he finally get a new grill, he bested me in the process. Well played Dad.Thanks to Amazon, his grill was delivered not only to his house, but to the backyard. As I arrived, I found the lid of the shipping box peeled back. Someone was awaiting the unveiling, and I am willing to bet it wasn't Mom.
The entirely assembly took about thirty minutes for the three of us. Weber's two pages worth of instructions made the process easy and straightforward. The hardest part, as it was with mine, was getting the grill off of the shipping tray.
Our maneuver certainly didn't look like the one in the illustration (two of those guys, I bet, weren't card carrying Golden Buckeyes), but in the end, the result was the same.
I have somewhat ignored the features of the 670 since its unveiling, as looking into them more would have certainly made me want one. So, the assembly of Dad's grill was a great chance to really see what Weber did to improve upon my model.
First up was the Sear Station. There is a lot of debate, at least in my mind, of the pros and cons of ceramic IR burners. It appears that the Sear Station was Weber's way of meeting the demand/trendiness of a ceramic IR burner by adding in an extra concentrated burner between the center two. It looks cool, but until I try it out....errr Dad gives me his opinion, time will tell.
When we assembled the flavorizer bars and the grates, I realized just how
Next up is the hide away rotisserie. I love my rotisserie. Love it. With this love, however, comes the pain in the ass part of lugging around the 5 foot spear/spit and the assorted accessories. Weber must have realized this, because they made a hideaway spot in the cabinet for the spit and these very cool holders for the forks.
The motor is housed on a swivel shelf which tucks away under the left side table.
One second it's there, and the next it's not. Cool.
In terms of cosmetic touches, Weber removed the stainless on the far left and right of the side tables and replaced it with the same steel that houses the side of the hood. They also added some trim stainless around the front doors and made the burner knobs illuminated thanks to a handy on/off switch.
Although at first I thought gimmicky, I really like the lighted knob idea. It is one way, I figure, I could remind myself that the grill is on. With a natural gas supply, any sort of reminder to turn the grill off versus getting an unexpected $300 gas bill is a good thing...I'm just saying in case that happened, not that ever has, of course.
Oddly, the hardest part of the assembly was the grill lights. I have refused to put the grill lights on my grill. Although handy, I have enough outside lighting to illuminate the cooking area and more importantly, I think they detract from the great lines of the grill.
What should have been the easier thing to assemble, was the hardest. To install the batteries, you just unscrew the on/off knob. Yeah, unscrew it, not disassemble the entire thing. Who would have known, because the directions were pretty clear. If, I had read them.
With the natural gas line connected and the joints soaped, Dad was ready for his first light. One click and voooom, she was lit. Although Dad didn't have time to grill, I know he soon will. I can't wait to hear his opinion on the 670, because everything I saw says his new toy is going to provide him lots of enjoyment and many, many great meals to come.
Mike Lang
