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Char-Broil Classic 463211512 (Home Depot)Approximate retail price:$200Summary: This Char-Broil has • 470 Sq. In. of cooking area. • 4 main burners • A side burner • Electronic ignitor • No Infrared burner • Coated-steel grates resist corrosion

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Type: Midsize gas grills

CR overall score 7585

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Low temp performance High temp evenness Indirect cooking

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Reviews & Recommended - Char-Broil Classic 463211512 (Home Depot)

CR's TakeThis CR Best Buy cooked as well as grills costing hundreds more and has an electronic igniter andside burner. This medium-sized model is sold at Home Depot, but trades some features such aspremium grates and stainless-steel styling for a lower price tag, and has a one-year warranty on itsburners, the most frequently replaced part.

Highs• High temperature evenness is very good • Low temperature performance is excellent • Indirect cooking is very good • Coated-steel grates resist corrosion

Lows• Propane tank not includedDetailed test resultsHigh temp evenness: This model performed very good in our high-temperature test, which measures heating evennessover the grill's surface using thermocouples.

Low temp evenness: This model performed excellent in our low-temperature test, which combines heating evenness overthe grill's surface, using thermocouples, and the ability to cook chicken and fish at that setting without burning the food.

Indirect Cooking: This model performed very good in our indirect-cooking test, which gauges how well grills slow-cookfoods when only some of the burners are on and the food isn' t placed directly over the flame.

Convenience: This model was judged good for construction and materials, useful accessory burners, ease of use andresistance to flare-ups.

About - Char-Broil Classic 463211512 (Home Depot)

The Char-Broil Classic 463211512 (Home Depot) is part of the gas grill test program at Consumer Reports. In our labtests, gas grill models like the Classic 463211512 (Home Depot) are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

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By C/L from Solon, OH4.0 Good Grill at a Good Price 7/17/2012

ProsEasy AssemblyEasy To CleanupEven Heat

ConsHigh Heat is LackingSmall Drip Cup

Best UsesFor Self/CoupleIndirect CookingLarge GatheringsSmall Gatherings

(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:Bought as a replacement for a 12 y/o Char-Broil that I didn't feel like rebuilding again. Assembly wasfairly easy; an hour or so without help. Might be quicker with another set of hands to assist.<br /><br/>Heating is fairly even and the 4 individual burners make it easy to cook a small amount of food (like acouple of burgers) without using a ton of propane. I maxed it out cooking 16 chicken breasts at onceand they all turned out great.<br /><br />Although the temperature gauge goes up to 700, I've nevergotten it much past 400 on a full preheat. Everything comes apart easily for cleaning, but the includeddrip cup is pretty small so I'd suggest checking it each time before firing up the grill.<br /><br />I wouldrecommend this model as a solid and versatile medium-sized grill at a good price.

How long have you owned it:More than six months

Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend.

Low temp performance:Combines the evenness of heating over the grill's surface at the low setting (using thermocouples) and the models abilityto cook chicken and fish on the gril at that setting without burning the food.

High temp evenness:Evenness of heating over the grill's surface at the high setting, using thermocouples.

Indirect cooking:This indicates how well the grill will slow cook foods when only some of the burners are on and the food isn't placeddirectly over the flame.

About This Brand

In 2008, Char-Broil brand placed a lot of emphasis on infrared technology, with both the new Quantum and Red linesboasting different versions of the technology. Char-Broil positions itself as an affordable brand that offers innovativefeatures across its wide product lines. The grills, which cost $100 to $750, are sold at retailers nationwide. Note that somelines are sold only at specific big-box retailers. For example, the Quantum and Commercial series are sold at Lowe's, theRed line at Home Depot, and Thermos at Target stores.

Features & Specs - Char-Broil Classic 463211512 (Home Depot)

Stainless-steel grates No

Coated-cast-iron grates No

All or mostly stainless No

Long-warranty burners No

Side burner Yes

Infrared burner No

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4.3 (based on 3 reviews)

ProsEasy assembly (3)Easy to cleanup (3)

Cons Best UsesFor self/couple (3)Indirect cooking (3)Small gatherings (3)

100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Reviewer Profile: Grilling enthusiast (3)

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By SteveFromLV fromLas Vegas, NV 5.0 Loved this grill! 6/2/2012

ProsEasy AssemblyEasy To CleanupEasy To UseEven HeatGreat Design

Cons Best UsesFor Self/CoupleGreat SearingIndirect CookingSmall Gatherings

(8 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:Assembly<br /> Easy to assemble, took about an hour following all directions carefully. Did it myself nohelp. <br />Use<br /> Worked great right from the start! The burners each lit on first push of the igniter.Within 10 or 15 minutes the grill registered 625 degrees on the built in temperature gauge. This right inthe middle of the Preheat zone on the gauge. The grill produced nice sear marks on burgers, steak,chicken breasts and a pork roast. Found I had to turn it down to, like medium high to cook most thingslike steak and burgers. Because it has 4 main burners(also has a side burner in addition to the 4 mainburners), you can easily heat just the middle or one side of the grill. This works great for smallmeals(saves propane) or indirect grilling. Seems to heat evenly.

How long have you owned it:A month or less

Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend.

By Corporal Who fromCenter cityPhiladelphia

4.0 Excellent for the price 5/11/2012

ProsEasy AssemblyEasy To CleanupEasy To Use

Cons Best UsesFor Self/CoupleIndirect CookingLarge GatheringsPortable UseSmall Gatherings

(10 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:Really worked well with indirect cooking. I was able to control the temp easily. The ignitor worksperfectly so far. But the left habd burners are slightly slow to ignite and that made me anxious at first.

How long have you owned it:One-to-three months

Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend.

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