Crossray Electric

Fantastic BBQ! Changed my view on electric barbecues – Having used portable electric barbecues in the past, I was dubious that this could really sear meat like a gas model. I'm very serious about removing all fossil fuels from my home and particularly gas, as it has been linked to all sorts of respiratory and general health issues, so a took a chance on this model. I'm completely amazed at how good it… Read more

is! The BBQ has a proper grate for searing and a solid plate for slower cooking (both cast iron). It comes up to temperature in 15 minutes or less with both burners on. If you then switch it to the "Low" setting one burner is extinguished. With the lid down, it will then hold a perfect 180 degrees celcius. I cooked three steaks on the grate section for 5 minutes each side and they were perfectly done to medium. My guests told me these were the best steaks they ever had. I had to agree! Everything seems to be very well constructed, especially the "Kitchen" module. This has a strong steel frame and ventilated steel side panels. There is plenty of shelf space to store your utensills and cleaning gear.It has 6 wheels underneath for moving around and also feet you can wind down for levelling. The bench top is 60mm thick and finished in a grey, stone-colours laminex - very solid! The kitchen model comes with a great little bar fridge. It's stainless steel with a double glazed tempered glass door. It gets nice and cold and has a cool blue ambient light inside, that you can turn off when not required. It will hold a slab of beer and/or soft drinks as well as wine bottles if you remove the bottom shelf. The fridge door is self-closing so you'll never have warm beer. Best of all it has a key lock to keep out beer-burglars. All-in-all a great product! The only improvement I would suggest is to include a cover for it, when not in use. You can order a cover from Crossray but it costs $99. BTW, the BBQ was $500 cheaper at Bunnings (special order) than the online price from Crossray.

Poor quality - DO NOT BUY – I purchased this unit early in 2021 and during unpacking the obvious poor build quality made me a little nervous from the start. The unit's casing had many sharp edges and the stainless steel protective plastic coating hadn't been fully removed in a number of places. The control knobs were set at different heights above the casing and when I… Read more

removed them I found the holes had been punched thru the casing instead of drilled, leaving sharp upturned edges. Also, the screws holding it together were countersunk head type which protruded from the casing. On the lid these protruding screw heads fouled the rear heat deflector bracket which also had a bow in it and together these faults prevented the lid from staying fully open. The protruding screws heads also scratched away the black paint on the deflector bracket which would likely result in subsequent rust. Once assembled the cooking grates rocked up and down several millimetres indicating warping, not sure if the problem was in the grates or the casing. I spent quite a bit of time removing all the remaining protective coating and found some areas where it had been sandwiched between the sheets of stainless during fabrication and couldn't be removed. This was annoying because it would likely melt and smoke once the unit became hot. I very nearly packed up the unit to return it straight away but had spent so long researching and reviewing these BBQ's that I convinced myself I'd get over the build quality once I'd BBQ'd something. Unfortunately when I plugged it in and turned it on it immediately tripped the earth leakage circuit breaker in the meter box. I tried several different power outlets in case there was a fault in the house wiring, but without success. I plugged in a series of halogen work lamps to test if the circuit was being overloaded but the ELCB didn't trip under a load of 2,100W, nearly 150% more than the BBQ draws. So without being able to actually cook on it I packed it up and returned it for a refund. These units are manufactured overseas and its apparent that neither quality nor functionality are checked when delivered to Australia. Very disappointed with Crossray products, clearly not manufactured to the high standards their marketing claims.