Huntington Cast Series 30040 Gas Grill Review

The Huntington Cast 30040 LP Gas Grill is a throwback to the first cast aluminum BBQ gas grills which began appearing in the early 1960s and are still made by American companies like Modern Home Products. Back then, cast aluminum housings were the norm instead of stainless or coated steel. The aluminum cookbox retains heat and distributes it evenly. Although the casting on this model is much thinner than the heavy duty MHP, the price is also dramatically less.

This medium size gasser has an old style, 30,000 BTU stainless steel  Dual Control Burner: a single burner that is effectively two burners fused together with separate controls (shown above). One large heat tent covers the dual burner to help even out and distribute heat.  Thankfully Huntington didn’t waste their money or yours on an inaccurate built in heat estimator.   Get an accurate digital thermometer and watch your grilling prowess skyrocket!

The 30040 comes with a 10,000 BTU side burner built into the left shelf. If you’re one of the many gas grillers who never use their side burner, save a few bucks and get the 30030 model – same grill sans side burner.

The cooking grates are porcelain coated wire so don’t expect sear marks from the low powered burner. Click here to learn more about cooking grates. The 30040 could have benefited by using either a higher output burner and/or cast iron grates that would store and conduct heat better than these flimsy steel rods.  A warming rack is included. There is no grease tray, just a hanger for an empty soda can to catch gunk that drips out of an opening under the burner. A lightweight two-wheeled cart with no enclosure features resin side shelves with integrated tool hooks and it comes with electric ignition.

We like Huntington, which is owned by the Canadian Onward Manufacturing, makers of quality grill lines Broil-Mate and Broil King. The aluminum construction is an attractive feature, but it could use a bit more power and better cooking grates. Still for the low price, it is what it is. Many cheap gassers have a one year warranty or less. This model is warrantied for 10 years on all cast aluminum parts, 5 years on the stainless burner, and 2 years on all other parts.