its not bad April 21, 2010

I bought this for $126 its the same one ,but blue.Well i put together myself,its took about 3 hours.Installation was not complicated,but instruction a little bit confusing in some points.When i pull from the box it was missing rubber guards on hood, but i went to sears ,and they provide me with new ones.When I finish installation,I decide to light it up.Its lights up quickly no problem so far.it was like 55 F outside it was a windy day, i was waiting for 15 minutes,the most temputer its get hot was 300F with hood close on hi settings,but when you open the hood in 2 minutes temp was drop to 250 F, I'm new to grilling ,and i never own grills, this is my first one,so i can't compare to other grills.I read some reviews, some people complain that its not get hot enough.I call Kenmore,and ask them what is maximum operating temp for this griil , they said 450F,then i said that my dont get more then 300 F, they said it because its cold outside . So im waiting to get 70F day and then try to grill.Hopefully it will resolve my issue.But for now i would give 5.0 for look,4.0 installation,3.0 for operation.

not hot enough April 17, 2010

This grill is ok but does not get hot enough i've only gotten it to about 350 and thats pre heating it for 20 min seams like all the heat goes out the back. it's funny becuase the temp guage has sayings like 300-400 BBQ and 400-500 grill 500+ preheat and i can never get it above 350 so for steaks not too good burgers and dogs ok chicken is ok too. Also i allready had to replace the regulator thinking that might help the heating issue and no luck.

Lid design flaw- this grill will not get hot! March 28, 2010

Although this grill is nice looking and feels heavy, the design as indicated by other reviews is flawed.  There is a vent or gap between the lid and the back of the grill that allows all of the heat to escape.  I could not get the grill to heat above 350 degrees despite efforts to close the gap with aluminum foil.  What looked like a great deal ($179) as a closeout was not a good value.  There is a reason why these grills are still in stock.  We unfortunately did not see the bad reviews prior to buying.  The worst thing was a wasted afternoon assembling; the best thing was Sears gave full refund.

looks great - does not get hot enough to cook (see the problem) October 28, 2009

Kenmore model #720-0679R 3 burner grill

I have the an issue with the lack of heat being kept inside the cooking compartment.  I can't get the grill much above 400F.  That is upon start-up and once I start cooking, when you have to open and close the cover to check on what you are cooking you have all you can do to maintain 300F.  I had the Sears service man check it out.  Conclusion, the hood is a bad design.  When we closed of the back side of the hood off the cooking compartment jumped to 600F in less than 5 minutes.  The feedback from the manufacturer is that the unit is not designed to go above 400F.  That is not good, I can't even get it hot enough to burn off the previous grilling residue.

The salesman was not real enthusiastic about giving me my money back!  I purchased the maintenance agreement with the grill, maybe I should call them on a weekly basis to come fix it. 

If rating from 1-10, I give this unit a 10 for looks and a 2 for functionallity!