30″ Member’s Mark Outdoor Gas Grill Review
The 30″ Member’s Mark Outdoor Gas Grill is a Sam’s Club exclusive made cheap to sell cheap for the disposable gas BBQ grill crowd. Five 10,000 BTU stainless steel tube burners covered with stainless flame tents to disperse heat. A 15,000 BTU ceramic infrared sear burner is located in the right side shelf. A large lid over the sear burner prevents using the right shelf as a work surface. A single electric ignitor serves the entire grill. Cooking surface and warming rack are stainless steel wrapped rods.
The hood is double walled stainless with a cheap built-in analog heat estimator. Do yourself a favor and splurge on digital thermometers. Click here to search for good low cost options at our Digital Thermometer Reviews.
There is a slide out grease tray in the back that attaches to the firebox bottom which also slides out for easy cleaning. The double door enclosed cart features a convenient slide out base for the LP tank. Four smallish locking casters facilitate movement.
A cover is included. An optional conversion kit may be purchased to switch from LP to natural gas.
- Model:Outdoor Gas Grill
- Item Price:$ 349.00
- Made in USA:no
- Review Method:Looked Closely At It
We have seen this product up close and we have also gathered info from the manufacturer, owners, and other reliable sources. - Primary Function:Grill
- Burner Type:Sear
- Fuel:Propane Gas, Natural Gas Capable
- BTU:50,000
- Heat Flux:100
Heat Flux is the BTU per square inch and is a more useful measure of how much heat a grill delivers than BTU alone. - Main Burners:5
- Primary Capacity:500 square inches
Mid-Size (about 24 burgers) - Secondary Capacity:164 square inches
Member’s Mark
Member’s Mark is an exclusive brand made for Sam’s Club by low cost Chinese manufacturers. Some come from Nexgrill, headquartered in Taiwan. Nexgrill manufactures a multitude of outdoor cookers sold in North America at Lowe’s, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Costco Wholesale, Sears, BJ’s Wholesale, Lowe’s Canada, Canadian Tire and others under the brand names of Nexgrill, Grill Master, Member’s Mark, Jenn-Air and Kitchen-Aid. Most are made and marketed to compete with price driven brands. Jenn-Air and Kitchen-Aid are somewhat higher quality and retailers like Sears and Costco try to sell them in a similar price range to Weber’s far superior Genesis line.Others are made by Rankam Group with headquarters in Hong Kong and US facilities in Gardena, CA. They manufacture a variety of outdoor equipment under many brand names at three locations in China and offer American customers warehousing, retail distribution and customer service from Gardena.
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Published On: 6/23/2016 Last Modified: 2/24/2021
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