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Originally Posted by photon
Holy that Weber Crafted Outdoor Kitchen thing looks great, I've always wanted to try a griddle and being able to have a wok would be amazing!
Does it actually work well? Do other brands have a similar system?
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Define "work well"?
Outdoor gas top burner that allows you to cook outside (thereby less hot smells in the house if using a gas stove)... concept in theory is pretty good.
In actuality, I've never bothered using it. It's fine if you put something on it and you won't really move it. But if you're going to be doing a lot of flipping and moving, I've found it to be quite terrible and useless. The only thing I've seen someone use that thing effectively for is keeping a sauce warm. I saw someone grill a pepper on the side, but wondered why they didn't just use the BBQ grill. Most of the ones I've seen on my friend's BBQ are unused.
The flip top cover for the gas top burner (to protect it) is not removable, so it blocks a pan or wok.
The gas top burner is on a surface that doesn't feel like it was designed to hold more than 10-15 pounds. Scared weight of cast iron or food full of wok will drop.
The burner is quite small.
The burner is too close to the lid.
When cooking on a burner, I often need some work space around it, but it's not possible to get that space.
For using a wok. I would not recommend. Save the $150-250 add on and buy a cheap gas canister stove you can use for hot pot, out door cooking and camping instead. It's still meh, but superior to that attachment IMO.
Something like this is recommended instead of a BBQ attachment if you want to rock out with your wok out.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/m...w.ds#store=419