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The Affinity 3400 gas grills features an enclosed cart with stainless steel door and painted cart. All grills are constructed with a stainless steel lid insert and a stainless steel tube lid handle; a lid thermometer, and cast aluminum end caps. The cooking system, rated at 36,000 BTUs, includes 3 stainless steel burners and an electronic ignition. Cooking grates are made of 1/4" diameter stainless steel wire. The Affinity 3400 has a 10,000 BTU flush-mounted side burner with a stainless steel lid. Included also is a 10,000 tubular blue flame rotisserie with Smoke-It-Tray (for wood chips) and a rotisserie attachment that includes the motor, rod, shaft and 2 forks. The primary cooking area measure 343 sq. inches; the warming rack 132 sq. inches, giving a total cooking area of 475 sq. inches. Other features include a stainless steel stamped warming rack, porcelain-enameled heat distribution plates, textured painted right hand side table, textured painted left hand side table with side burner, and a stainless steel control panel. There are 4 heavy-duty casters (2 fixed, 2 swivel). NG models include a 10-ft. flexible hose. 5-year limited warranty
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Technical Details
- Outdoor gas grill with 3 burners, rotisserie, smoke tray, and side burner- 36,000 BTUs for large gatherings; 343 -square-inch main cooking area
- 475 square inches of total cooking area; 132-square-inch warming rack
- Electronic ignition and lid thermometer; stainless steel burners
- Stainless steel wire cooking grates for durability and easy cleaning
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By Wayne R. Coots (Alameda, CA USA)
I did a lot of research before I ordered this grill. Ducane has a fine reputation for a good well designed product as well as outstanding customer service. I am using the grill almost daily and it is truly the best gas grill I have ever owned. This is my 4th grill. After I opened the box and started the assembly process, I noticed there were a couple of parts that were damaged during the shipping process. The outside of the box did not show any signs of damage. I called Amazon and they told me to contact Ducane as their customer service is good. Amazon told me that if the parts that were damaged were not covered by Ducane's warranty, they would cover the costs. Well, Ducane shipped me the parts 2 days later and I was back in business. I am a very satisfied customer. This is the first time I ordered anything from Amazon. They had the most competitive price.
By J. Spengler (Warren, MI)
I purchased a Ducane Affinity 3400 May of 2007. Previously I had owned a Weber for the 13 years. I loved my Weber but after my divorce I could not justify purchasing the Weber Genesis as badly as I wanted it. My initial thought was that since Weber now owns Ducane it would have Weber like quality and features. The Affinity seemed to have options similar to the Genesis so I thought it might make a good purchase. I ordered it on-line before they became available locally to have it in time for the grilling season. Well after a year of using this grill I have determined that it cannot and should not be associated with the Weber name; this is nothing more than a fancy Char Broil.
What I found wrong with this grill:
1) Bad flare-ups. You cannot turn your back on your food. You have to constantly watch because the grill flares up badly and burns your food. Much like a Char Broil. This is because of the three large wide heat deflectors catch and hold food grease and debris causing uncontrolled fires. Weber grills have several heat deflectors that are steep and narrow not allowing the grease to collect. Cooking food on this grill has become a real chore.
2) Hard to clean. A Ducane rep will tell you to clean the heat deflectors regularly to prevent flare-ups. On most grills the cooking grates can easily be picked up and slid on top of the adjacent grate to access the heat deflectors on one side at a time. This can even be done carefully on a hot grill if you forget beforehand. No so on this Ducane. The front of the grates are in a U-channel and have to be lifted from the back of the grill and removed with both hands. This design makes the process of cleaning the heat deflectors more difficult and messy than it needs to be, plus it can only be done when the grill is cold.
3) The igniter takes a battery! This grill does not have the cross-over ignition like a Weber. So when you press the igniter button you are sending a spark to five igniters. To accomplish this you need to have a battery. If I would of known that the igniter took a battery I would of not purchased the grill!
4) In addition to the igniter taking a battery the igniter button itself does not work very well. You have to wiggle and wiggle it to get it to spark the igniters. A poor design!
5) It has only been one year and the Stenciling on the front of the grill is coming off. By next year there probably will not be hardly any wording left. It is going to be a pain when the burner knobs HI and LOW markings will be gone along with all the other descriptive/safety information. Replacing this front panel is going to be a real pain! Then it will probably need to be replaced on a regular basis.
6) The front of the unit has a double wall stainless steel door. This is a very nice door. But when you open the door you are looking out the back of the grill. This is because there is no back on the lower compartment of the grill. Why bother opening the real nice door or even having a door when you can just reach around the back of the grill into the compartment. Another very poor design!!
7) Assembly. If you ever assembled a Weber you were totally impressed by how easily it went together with only a few tools. The engineering of the Weber grill in this area is amazing. In fact, it probably only takes 15 minutes to assemble a Weber. I know this because I have convinced four friends to purchase a Weber and helped them assemble them. Well again, just because Weber has there name behind it don't be fooled. This is no Weber! You are going to get a good size bag of bolts and a booklet of instructions. Be prepared to spend an hour or two.
On the positive side:
The cover has Velcro straps to hold it on which is a nice design.
Personally, I regret purchasing this grill and can't wait to replace it. It is embarrassing to use when I have friends over. I wish I had it to do over again.
If I didn't previously own a Weber or if another company had purchased Ducane I probably would not be as disappointed as I am with this product.
By Stuff Junkie (East Coast USA)
The following is the review I posted at Consumer Reports for this grill:
I've had the Ducane Affinity 3400 for a few weeks now and will say that I am quite pleased with the purchase. It has performed up to expectations and beyond. Although Ducane has been bought out by Weber and their grills are for the most part made in China, the build quality is good and from what I've read Weber has good customer service, although I haven't had to put that to the test myself.
Assembly was easy even though the manual uses only drawings and no written instructions in the assembly section. (There is plenty of other well written useful information as far as maintenance and safety go). It took me about an hour and a half to complete. The cart is quite sturdy (no wobble here!) and the side tables are steel and solidly attached. Wheels and casters are solid and roll smoothly. Fit was excellent as I had no problem aligning any hardware holes. Finish is good. CR lists as a 'con' in their review that there are no spider screens - yes and no. The main and rotisserie burners do have them but not the side burner which was probably a concession made for ease of assembly. Note: I don't recall if the manual suggests to or not, but when I first operated the grill I ran all burners on high for about 20 minutes to burn off any remaining manufacturing residue.
Cooking performance of this grill is excellent. It gets plenty hot and does a good job of searing meats. I can believe Ducane's claim of 60,000 BTU/hr. Heat control is fairly linear and the design and spacing of the burners and heat distribution plates allow for good zone or indirect cooking. Flame-ups are no worse than on any other grill that I've seen. The warming plate is a bit on the small side and I would have preferred it be of your standard wire grate design instead of a panel with louvers punched into it, but it is functional. The side burner is able to boil a large pot of water for cooking your corn on the cob. The smoking tray works well in either of the two suggested locations (above and below main grate). The rotisserie accessory looks solid and functional but I have to admit I haven't used it yet. This model utilizes a standard open flame burner type vice infrared for the rotisserie heat source. I plan on testing it soon. I have no way of knowing the accuracy of the temperature gauge but I did bake a pizza in the grill set at about 400 degrees and it turned out well. Cleaning the grill is not difficult.
I am pleased with this grill so far and feel it is worth the purchase price. I would recommend it to friends although I might suggest a larger model if you are cooking for more than 6-8 people. I would give it a 4.5 stars if possible but can't give it 5 as I haven't tested the rotisserie yet.
By J. Madrid
I was thinking of getting one from the Orange store for 199, but I decided to buy this one because of the steel grates....I have benn using it for 10 months maybe 2 or 3 times per week, and its in great shape....Very good Quality.
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