Product Description
Three stainless steel burners. 42,000 BTU-per-hour input. Electronic Crossover ignition system. Porcelain-enameled cast-iron cooking grates. Porcelain-enameled Flavorizer bars. Porcelain-enameled shroud with a center-mounted thermometer and accent-colored painted, cast-aluminum end caps. Primary cooking area = 507 square inches. Warming rack area = 130 square inches. Total cooking area = 637 square inches. Enclosed cart with corresponding painted steel door… More >>
Summary — a great grill with even cooking across the grill, gets hot (over 600 deg F), with a bit of clunky charm and plenty of accessories.
OK — I’ve had a very expensive grill (>$2k) for the past 5 years, and traded it for furniture when I moved. After researching grills, the great unwashed mass and periodicals indicated that Weber Grills had even temperatures across the grill. That was important because my former grill was hot, hot, hot but very uneven in temps across the grill. My only concern with the Weber was, “Is it hot enough?”
Quick Answer — yes — it climbed to 550 F fairly quickly and was still climbing. That was important because I want to grill Pizza.
Assembly – I hope you have your own hex set because the one supplied takes time. An auto screwdriver is a helpful addition. This is a 2 person bonding experience for assembly, at least for me, as I’m easily bored. The directions (pictures) are not bad but doesn’t anyone write a manual using words in our native tongue? Assembly may take 1.5 hr +/- depending on your do it yourself talents.
First time use was steaks — the grill is hot! and sears well — they turned out perfectly – medium rare; Second time was chicken; next was scallops. They all turned out delicious and the grill is a snap to use.
I recommend the grill cover and adding the smokers kit if you want to slow cook ribs, chicken, etc. I laid a smoke box on the Weber twice and the grill produced fine smoke. I think the Weber kit will smoke the chips faster and hotter since it lays on the flavor grates.
The cons? OK — it is clunky looking compared to my uber-expensive grill. But then, it was $649 (LP Version) and cooks better than Mr. Uber-Expensive.
Overall, I am very satisfied with this grill and highly recommend it.
The Weber Genesis gas grill was an instant favorite in this house! It replaced a 14-year old Weber grill, but it has many upgrades. The grates are heavy and leave great grill marks on the meat and vegetables. The style is so pretty, and the copper color quite unique. We have used it almost every night since it arrived. We also appreciated the delivery right to our garage, as this is a large and very heavy item.
Amazon delivered our grill promptly, and my husband and son had a memorable
4-hour ‘bonding experience’ putting it together…but all the parts were there and directions were good (not always the case with an ‘assembly required’ items!). It appears to be very good quality and operation is simple….hubby is having fun experimenting with different meats and vegetables.
This is a great grill! Love the copper color! It’s made cooking out a pleasure. Our son purchased one like it and we knew he had researched them, so we were confident it was a good buy. Having 3 burners makes a big difference in cooking abilities. Expensive, but you sure get what you pay for. We feel it will last a very long time. We contacted customer service at Weber before we ordered it, and were impressed by them. Wish we had bought it sooner! Delivery was fast (considering it came from the West coast) and free! Delivery people were efficient and the grill was very well packaged. The book “Weber’s Way to Grill” is a nice addition.
The assembly of the E-310 took me about two hours (nut drivers were helpful). Reading the instructions carefully is highly recommended to avoid backtracking. The resulting grill looks great and performs well. The controls and ignitor work flawlessly. I particularly like the enclosed space for the propane bottle, cleaning brushes, etc.