Char-Broil Patio Bistro TRU-Infrared Electric Grill

I was highly skeptical of buying an electric grill, but living in an apartment and not being able to grill was enough motivation for me to try one out. I looked at all the reviews for this one and the other highly rated ones(Weber) and decided to go with the Char Broil. I own a Char Broil propane InfraRed grill (currently in storage) so I know how to cook on it, this is definitely a help. One very important thing that I added to this grill is I lined the inside of the grill with ceramic briquettes so it would do a better job of holding and retaining heat, and this definitely works...this was something I also did with the propane infrared as well. I started cooking simple things on this grill...chicken first, and then pork. You definitely have to let it heat up for a solid 20 minutes before use. Once heated it does a really nice job. You can't play around with your food with the lid open, it will take time to recover the heat, even with the ceramic briquettes inside. I have moved on to better quality meats and had very good success. I've grilled some t-bones, strip steaks, and filet's...all came out perfectly with excellent flavor. I then graduated and tried some bbq style low temperature grilling with a tri tip. I was very impressed at the quality of bark I was able to get...a very tasty piece of meat. Don't buy this expecting it to be just like a gas grill, it's definitely different. The benefit of electric however is you can get really consistent temperature control at lower temperatures. I honestly think that when I get out of the apartment I will still use this for certain things, especially considering it is very convenient to not need to refill a propane tank.