Tom's Guide reviews the Weber Summit smart gas grill at CES 2024 in time for the barbecue season.
The Weber Summit smart gas grill is packed with cool features and cooking functions. It offers an innovative, top-down infrared broiler and digital control system that makes grilling intuitive.
The Weber Summit smart gas grill is packed with cool features and cooking functions. It offers an innovative, top-down infrared broiler and digital control system that makes grilling intuitive.
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00:00Weber has brought us out to this incredible farm experience to show off all of their products for 2024.
00:06And let's just say there are grills and then there are super-powered high-tech grills.
00:11I'm here with the Weber Summit Premium Gas Grill to see all of the cool tech that's packed inside of it.
00:15Let's go take a closer look.
00:17The Weber Summit Gas Grill has enough cool features and cooking functions to turn you into the ultimate backyard host if you weren't one already.
00:25There are two elements that elevate the latest Weber Summit unit from your stereotypical grill.
00:30First, it offers a top-down infrared broiler unlike anything you'll find in the current grill market at home.
00:36And second, it's powered by a digital control system that makes grilling more intuitive and modern.
00:41I had the chance to see these standout features of the new Summit Grill in action.
00:45Now, I thought you could only get the signature steakhouse sear from a restaurant-grade broiler.
00:50But the IR system that Weber managed to pack into the Summit Grill lets you recreate that crusty caramelized finish by turning the upper shelf grate into a real broiling rack.
01:00As part of the demonstration, Weber had someone grill up some salmon and transfer it from the main grate to under the IR broiler for just a few minutes.
01:08First, letting the top get a bit crusty, then adding a glaze and letting it sizzle to perfection.
01:14I can say that because Weber actually served it for dinner after the demonstration and it was absolutely delicious.
01:20Meanwhile, the cook on the fish was monitored by an all-new color touchscreen control system that basically looks like a small tablet on the front.
01:28The system offers temperature monitoring, recipes to follow, and even an indirect cooking mode that shows you exactly where to place your food on the grates for an ideal cook.
01:38Weber says that the system will constantly work to maintain your desired temperature, adjusting accordingly when you open and close the grill's lid.
01:46As long as the grill is ignited, the rest of the settings can be optionally managed on the Weber Connect smartphone app.
01:52That way, you can track the cook temperatures from the built-in probes without standing over the grill.
01:57Thanks to the integrated tank scale, the app can also tell you how much fuel you have left in your gas tank and even send you a reminder when it might be time to get a new one.
02:05It is super chilly this time of year.
02:07I'm so glad to be sat by a fire pit, but I have to tell you that grill makes me wish that it was summer and we were outside cooking all season long.
02:15Weber tells us it will cost just under $5,000 and it's coming in spring 2024.
02:20Hopefully, we'll get a review unit in for ourselves so we can check it out.
02:24In the meantime, all of the CES 2024 coverage is on this channel.
02:27It's on our website.
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02:31And as always, I'm at Kay Kosich.
02:34Thanks for watching.
02:34I'll catch you next time.