If you know someone who has had a Barbeques Galore brand grill for a long time, chances are it's a Turbo. Our classic black model has been around for decades, and with our comprehensive replacement parts, some of our customers have had their original barbecue for that long!The Turbo Classic is based on a time-tested design that can be either built-in or mounted on a cart. This means you can buy it on a cart now, and build it into an island later. The only thing you need to do is to be sure to buy one big enough to meet your future needs!The black enamel frame provides a solid foundation for years of reliable barbecuing or grilling. Cast iron burners retain heat as best as possible, with a porcelain coating to resist corrosion. Ceramic briquettes in a stainless steel assembly serve as flame tamers and will never wear out, and new "W" style porcelain-coated cast iron cooking grills will mark your meat with perfect sear marks. And all our new Turbo Classic, Elite, and STS models feature our Flame Thrower ignitor, which puts a battery-free ignitor on each burner and is our most reliable ignition system yet.
Turbo - The Way To Go! I had this barbeque in my last home, about four years ago, or at least a built in three burner twenty-four inch unit that looks the same. I believe it might have been an older unit with a different model number. In any event I used it extensively and I liked it so much that when I wanted a grill for my new home it was a no brainer - Turbo.
This unit was black. It now comes in black (classic) and in stainless steel (elite). The new one I have is SS but I think I preferred the black better, because it doesn't show fingerprints and water spots as much. This unit (twenty-four inches wide) is a three burner unit. you can buy an optional rotisserie but you must get a unit with a back burner.
I bought my Turbo, which is apparently a house brand made in Australia, from a supermarket of barbeques named Barbeques Galore. I'm afraid they're not located in all fifty states (...)Anyway the store I bought my last unit from has everything you can think of regarding the back yard except pool equipment and patio furniture, They also have portable gas heaters and fireplace gas logs. They also carry barbeque implements and sauces. The store I used even has an attached Omaha Steaks outlet attached.
Getting back to the Turbo Classic three burner grill. It is the smallest of the Turbo grills with a cooking surface of just under 18" X 24". This is adequate for must cooking needs except back yard barbeque parties. I found you could grill six large Porterhouse steaks or twelve New York steaks. Just above the grill is a floating shelf that I used to cook fries or tater tots on. This necessitates that you close the hood though so you need to keep a close eye on the grill to make sure a fire hasn't started. The three burners have separate valves, which ignite kinetically, so if you are going to grill only two or three items you only have to turn on one burner.
Other nice features are the built in thermometer in the hood and the full length handle. The handle on the one I had was wood, which was nice because it didn't get hot but the new ones are stainless steel with a sure grip texture in the center portion. The burners are cast iron and the maximum draw is 45,000 BTUs. The grills are v shaped porcelain coated cast Iron. The unit also has a full length stainless steel drip tray.
Conclusion:
The overall appearance of these units is very attractive. I often got compliments. I never had any functional problems. It seemed like the Eveready bunny, it just keep on going and going!
I think price wise the Turbo is competitive with most other built in units. If you are looking for a barbeque that you can build in at a later date, you can get this unit and a cart and build it in when you are ready.
In closing, if you are in the market for an inexpensive high quality barbeque, I would certainly consider Turbo and Barbeques Galore.
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