Weber Unveils New Luxury Summit Built-In Gas Grill

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March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Weber-Stephen Products Co., the world's premier manufacturer of barbecue grills, today unveiled its new line of three Summit Built-In gas grills with two matching accessories -- the Summit Built-In Tank Cabinet and Summit Built-In Side Burner -- at the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association Expo in Anaheim, California.

Summit Built-In gas grills are ingeniously engineered to install much like an indoor range fits into a kitchen counter. Its design simplifies island construction, which makes grill installation easier and less costly, and it provides better access for service. Importantly, the new Summit Built-Ins are derived from Weber's top-of-the-line Summit stand-alone gas grills that were introduced last year to become immediate best-sellers.

Weber Quality and Innovative Design
"We formed a top-level team of engineers to meet the challenge of building a better built-in than anyone else in the market," said Mike Kempster Sr., executive vice president for Weber-Stephen Products Co. "We started with a clean slate and a fresh approach, and we went into the field with grill installers to experience first-hand what obstacles they faced. The result was a line of grills that reflect Weber's exceptional quality and will save consumers money. With its patented Slideframe design, the Summit Built-In is much easier to install -- for both the do-it-yourselfer and the professional. The grill sets on the Slideframe, and then it is pushed in -- it requires no framing or complex support structures underneath."

Built-In Demand Up as Popularity of Outdoor Room Continues To Rise
The demand for built-in grills has gone up significantly in recent years. According to The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, built-in grill shipments in the US have almost doubled since 1999.

This makes sense as more homeowners are building an outdoor room -- which is defined as an outdoor area with a grilling/cooking, eating, and sitting space. In fact, according to last year's Weber Outdoor Room Tracking Study, more than one-third of outdoor room owners surveyed said that the design of this area is equally as important as the design of their homes' interior spaces. Nearly half of those surveyed who did not own an outdoor room said they are interested in having one (44 percent), and of those, 28 percent said that they were at least "somewhat likely" to create an outdoor room in the very near future. Importantly, over a third of outdoor room owners said that this space adds to their quality of life.

Summit Built-In Accessories
The Summit Built-In Tank Cabinet discreetly hides the liquid propane tank (for those who opt for LP over natural gas) in the form of an easily reachable storage area. It also comes with a tank scale so outdoor grillers always know how much fuel remains -- and if it's time to get more. The tank cabinet's MSRP is $449.

The Summit Built-In Side Burner, which also installs easily, is made out of commercial grade, porcelain enamel-coated steel with a stainless steel protective cover. It is rated at 12,000 BTU-per-hour input and has an MSRP of $99.

For more information on other Weber products and for the Weber dealer near you, visit www.weber.com.

Source: Weber-Stephen Products Co.