Which Weber grill

Which Weber should I buy?

  • Weber Spirit

    Votes: 3 15.0%

  • Weber Genesis

    Votes: 17 85.0%
  • Total voters
    20
Am I the only one to use a "Q"? I like the way it works and I can take it with me! Ok. It doesn't cook for the neighborhood, but it does fine for me and a couple of friends.

I will use propane for heating, so this thread has me considering putting a gas line out the back.
 
marko said:
Not sure what Weber I have but I got a top of the line at $3200. Stainless everything.
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Gulp!!! I had no idea that grills that expensive even existed.

I am sure they are worth it to those who buy them, especially if you do a lot of entertaining. But as for me, well, I don't entertain really so I grill inside where it's climate controlled and comfy, on a $45 electric grill. Works for me. :)
 
Look into Ducane. It is to Weber as Toyota is to Lexus.

I bought a Ducane Gas Grill Affinity 4100, $422 in 2012. Four burners, and I bought he NG model, plumbed some NG to outside and never need to worry about propane tanks.

After a few years, the metal/porcelain 'flavor bars' were rusting out, but I found a source for SS that I think were cheaper than the OEM.

allpartsindustries.com

I actually miss using the old Weber 'kettle' grill. With those, close the vents down and there is not enough O2 for flare ups... nice. But I also disliked messing with charcoal. Gas isn't always as good, but throw a few wood chips on, and it's close.

-ERD50
 
ERD50 said:
Look into Ducane. It is to Weber as Toyota is to Lexus.

I bought a Ducane Gas Grill Affinity 4100, $422 in 2012. Four burners, and I bought he NG model, plumbed some NG to outside and never need to worry about propane tanks.

After a few years, the metal/porcelain 'flavor bars' were rusting out, but I found a source for SS that I think were cheaper than the OEM.

allpartsindustries.com

I actually miss using the old Weber 'kettle' grill. With those, close the vents down and there is not enough O2 for flare ups... nice. But I also disliked messing with charcoal. Gas isn't always as good, but throw a few wood chips on, and it's close.

-ERD50
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If you want to eliminate flare ups with gas check out "Grill Grates". I went with them instead of replacing my Webers. They take longer to heat up but it basically eliminates all flare ups. I call bs on some of the manufactures claims, but if you're OK with the heating issue they're pretty grate.:)
 
Lowe's had a nice "Espresso" color exclusive to Lowe's Genesis that could be ordered with NG connection to the house. That's what I got - love it!

Looks like it's available again. That color and NG option had disappeared for a while.
 
MRG said:
If you want to eliminate flare ups with gas check out "Grill Grates". I went with them instead of replacing my Webers. They take longer to heat up but it basically eliminates all flare ups. I call bs on some of the manufactures claims, but if you're OK with the heating issue they're pretty grate.:)
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Thanks, I'll look into that. One of the nice things about this Ducane, the grill racks are real stainless steel. No rusting, clean up easy.

It seems crazy to use porcelain on metal for the 'flavor bars' (I think that's what they are called, - inverted "V" metal pieces that fit over the flames). Those thi ngs get red hot - clearly the expansion differences between metal and porcelain means they will chip and crack and then the metal rusts. The SS replacements have been perfect.

-ERD50
 
Big_Hitter said:
yeah but when you can get an indoor convection range for less than a "grill", that's where I draw the line, to each his/her own I guess I'm too cheep to fork over a grand for an outside grill


I guess it would be difficult for some ppl to justify spending $300 on one golf club
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We have an indoor convection oven... no need to buy another....

But, it does not grill steaks the way a grill will... and I have smoked ribs and briskets on my old grill which I cannot do indoors...
 
audreyh1 said:
Lowe's had a nice "Espresso" color exclusive to Lowe's Genesis that could be ordered with NG connection to the house. That's what I got - love it!

Looks like it's available again. That color and NG option had disappeared for a while.
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That is the color DW wants....

I do not want to go NG as I believe the cost of getting a connection to where the grill will be located is high.... the nearest line (if you exclude our indoor dryer and hot water heater) is on the other side of the house... you would have to go around our hot tub along with missing our sprinkler system pipes along with the first sprinkler system that was abandoned for some reason... (you would not know which were current vs old system by looking).


DW is the one who wants to spend up for the Genesis.... says not to be cheap with the food!!! Looks like we will be ordering in the next day or two....
 
ERD50 said:
Look into Ducane. It is to Weber as Toyota is to Lexus.

I bought a Ducane Gas Grill Affinity 4100, $422 in 2012. Four burners, and I bought he NG model, plumbed some NG to outside and never need to worry about propane tanks.

After a few years, the metal/porcelain 'flavor bars' were rusting out, but I found a source for SS that I think were cheaper than the OEM.

allpartsindustries.com

I actually miss using the old Weber 'kettle' grill. With those, close the vents down and there is not enough O2 for flare ups... nice. But I also disliked messing with charcoal. Gas isn't always as good, but throw a few wood chips on, and it's close.

-ERD50
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Thanks for the info... I looked and could find Ducane at Amazon, but only one model and not quite what I want.... and not much cheaper than a Weber with the same functions....

Went to the Ducane website and they had their 4200 at Lowes, but when you go there it says it is not available anymore...


Your suggestion of going to SS when the first set gets worn out is a good one... I will remember that when it happens...
 
Texas Proud said:
We have an indoor convection oven... no need to buy another....

But, it does not grill steaks the way a grill will... and I have smoked ribs and briskets on my old grill which I cannot do indoors...
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Not to mention the fire alarm indoors.
 
Texas Proud said:
That is the color DW wants....

I do not want to go NG as I believe the cost of getting a connection to where the grill will be located is high.... the nearest line (if you exclude our indoor dryer and hot water heater) is on the other side of the house... you would have to go around our hot tub along with missing our sprinkler system pipes along with the first sprinkler system that was abandoned for some reason... (you would not know which were current vs old system by looking).


DW is the one who wants to spend up for the Genesis.... says not to be cheap with the food!!! Looks like we will be ordering in the next day or two....
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We had an NG line plumbed to our courtyard when the house was built. Have really enjoyed that.

I'm not tall - 5'3" - and the Genesis grill is a little big for me. When the lid is open I have to stretch a bit to close it. But I manage. ;)

I do all the grilling in the family. Something I learned while RVing and while DH was too busy chasing stuff with his camera.
 
ERD50 said:
Look into Ducane. It is to Weber as Toyota is to Lexus.
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Thats what we had, it lasted 15+ years and then I tossed it out when we downsized, but it probably could have kept going. We now have an NG pipe on the backyard patio, but haven't bought anything yet.
 
DFW_M5 said:
Thats what we had, it lasted 15+ years and then I tossed it out when we downsized, but it probably could have kept going. We now have an NG pipe on the backyard patio, but haven't bought anything yet.
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You live in Texas and don't have a grill?? Who would a thunk it! :D
 
Weber Genesis, all stainless, including the grates. Nice parting gift for 25 years of indentured servitude at Megacorp...
 
I have the espresso color and love the way it blends in on the patio. We don't have NG at our house so that wasn't a consideration. Enjoy!
 
We suffered with a few Costco SS grills that rusted out quickly and had poor back up warranty, and then switched to a Weber Summit series. It has been great no issues for 5 years, but then our smoker rusted out. The smoker feature on the Summit is poor at best. We like to smoke salmon, pork and beef ribs etc and we had a gas fired smoker that worked OK but used a lot of chips and gas.

We bought the VisionPro S series, as sold at HD. This is a green egg type, but better control and black. It came with a great lava stone for heat control. It was meant to replace the smoker, but now our $2500 Weber sits idle most days, and our go to grill and smoker is the Vision Pro. It goes for over 8 hours on a single load of lump coal, and has amazing heat control. We can shut it down and relight the same load of coal, so there is very low fuel consumption. Just our opinion.....but going back to lump charcoal is so much better than NG. But you just gotta like smoke, we use several types of wood to enhance flavors. We grill all year round in the NW, and the egg type holds heat in freezing weather, where the Weber just struggled.
 
If you are going to be shopping for the genisis you need to be aware of the various model differences. They are not all the same, not all have stainless interiors.

Here's a link to compare: Weber Genesis - Gas Barbecue Grill | Weber.com BUT it doesn't show the Premium models (stainless interior).

Consider whether you want the side burner. On our old grill we used it exactly once in about 10 years. Nice idea but at my house, it is not needed. The model without the side burner is cheaper.

Weber has some odd, dealer only features and so you might look for the 310 Premium model. EP is enameled and S is the stainless exterior. Premium gets you the stainless interior which should get you longer life. If you need a side burner look at the 330 models.

An EP-310 Premium should run you about $750.00, the side burner adds about $100 on the 330 model.

Ace has several colors: Weber Genesis EP-310 Premium Propane Gas Grill (6512301) - Gas Grills - Ace Hardware

Ours is a nice dusky gray color that blends in nicely against our weathered deck and when we were looking last year I noticed that various dealers had some dealer-exclusive colors so look around if this is a concern.

One final note, the enamel exterior on our current model is MUCH easier to keep clean than our old stainless (exterior) grill. The stainless showed every speck of grease, dust and smudged like crazy when cleaned. The enamel wipes up easily and looks great.
 
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Bought a Weber Genesis E-330 (Natural Gas) from Lowes last summer. They had free assembly and delivery. Couldn't be happier!
 
Big_Hitter said:
very tempting with the free assembly
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Yep! I had a pool put in several years ago and the equipment is just on the other side of a stone wall that separates the pool deck/patio from the equipment. I knew that at some point I'd want to switch to a natural gas grill, so I made sure that the plumbing for the pool/spa heater had a T on it. I still had to get a plumber out to connect to the T and drill through the wall but it's so nice knowing that I'll never empty a propane tank again in the middle of a cookout!

Anyway, do note that the Weber Grills sold at Lowes and Home Depot aren't exactly the same as the standard Weber Lines - they do some customizations for the big box - some of which you might not like. In my case, it was only a different color for the enamel, but otherwise identical.
 
I agree with Janet on the side burner - I got one as I thought it would be handy but have used it once in 5 years.
 
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