Customer Reviews

Weber 6711001 Genesis Silver A Propane Grill (Black)

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Charcoal grilling arguably produces better flavors, but propane has inarguable convenience. Some of the benefits of propane include push-button ignition, no lighter fluid, no coaxing the charcoal to burn evenly and no messy charcoal to clean up. If you've made the decision to go propane, the Weber Silver A is a good selection. It's a well-made and of sturdy construction. It requires some assembly, but no tools that aren't provided with grill. The manufacturer claims the grill can be assembled in less than 40 minutes and that's approximately how long it took me to assemble it. It is necessary to lift the heavy body of the grill and set it down upon the stand. The directions show two people performing this task. I was assembling the grill by myself and was able to do this by myself, but I would imagine it is wiser and safer to do it with two people. The Silver A is significantly smaller than many of the other grills on the market. I have limited space in my backyard, so the more compact design was an added plus. If considering the Silver A, you should probably look at the Silver B as well. Although a little more expensive, the Silver B offers 36,000 BTU's to the Silver A's more modest 26,000 BTU's. Although I'm happy with the performance of the Silver A, the Silver B is probably worth the investment if the grill is going to get heavy usage. There is a Silver C model as well, but this is a larger model that does not share the more compact design of its smaller siblings. I recommend the Silver A to anyone looking for a compact, but quality propane grill, but would urge the prospective purchaser to look at the more powerful yet compact Silver B model as well.

I just bought a new Genesis after owning my last one for 11 years. Excellent product. There's plenty of product info on this page from Amazon and the manufacturer, so let me tell you a few things that I do to make my Weber work best for me.

-Most importantly...keep it covered. Amazon sells a cover...get it. Not coving it will cut its life in half at least.
-Cover the funnel shaped grease drip pan with tin foil and change it regularly; otherwise build-up in the trap can catch fire and THAT does not make a steak taste very good.
-Change the disposable grease traps regularly (otherwise they start to stink).
-Get yourself a quality wire brush and use it before each use...NOT after. The build-up on the cooking grates after each use actually protects them from the elements.
-Before each use, after you wire brush the grates, put some cooking oil on some paper towels and wipe the grates down.
-Pre-heat the grill on high for at least 5 - 10 minutes; it burns off anything left over from the cleaning and makes the cooking grates nice and hot.
-Initiate cooking steaks, chops, any cuts of meat (even burgers...no, not hot dogs) on just-over-medium heat for 2 minutes on each side and flip before cooking to your liking. This brief searing of each side locks in the flavor of your cut of meat.
-Cook with a closed cover; normal cuts of meat shouldn't take more than a total of 10 minutes (including the searing).
-Let your meat sit for up to 5 minutes before slicing (or biting into it!). This locks in the juices; if the juices are too hot when you slice (or bite), they'll run right out of your cut of meat.

There you go. Hope that helps. And don't forget to cover the grill after it cools. Bon appetit!

I purchased this grill for my husband four years ago and we are still very happy with it. It has held up very well. When we were having problems with it lighting the back burner, I called customer service and they were extremely helpful. They saved me buying a whole new burner set by explaining to me how to remove the tubes, check and clean them. We are now replacing the racks and flavorizer bars ($60.00) since they are just too hard to clean after all this time. I have found replacement parts at Home Depot and Lowes which is a plus to know I can easily get the parts. I don't see us haveing to buy a new grill anytime in the near future.

I've been watching silver A for a while, thinking to buy it from amazon while it is on sale. But I finally decided to get it from a local Ace Hardware Store. Here is why:
The pirces are not significant differrent between amazon and Ace. But Ace offered free assembly, free delivery, free gas refill.
And the most important feature to me is: they allowed me to upgrade it to stainless steel cooking grates and flavorizer bar for only $20 extra. (which is $100 value on amazon.)With the regular grates and flovorizer bar, you have to replace it in a couple of years and hard to clean. But the stainless steel type may last much longer and easy to maintain.

So if you buy it from amazon, you have to pay base price, plus shipping cost, self assembly, gas refill, upgraded cooking grates and flavorizer bar etc. The choice is yours.

I bought my genisis Silver A six years ago. Despite some abuse by me (not covering it when it is raining, ignoring grease fires while watching tv, not cleaning it regularly, not replacing the flavorizer bars) it still is going strong and continues to produces the most delicious burgers, steaks and grilled chicken ever. I'm really glad I invested in the weber and not in a cheaper brand. The size, for me is perfect. You can fit a lot of meat on this grill.

This is one fantastic grill. It is easy to ignite and heats up faster than Death Valley in July. Cleaning is easy with removable parts. For maximum effect, I suggest some type of grill cleaner to dissolve the carbonized left overs. That will make your BBQ look like new. There's some assembly required which took us about twice as long as the directions say it should, but once you taste your steaks and burgers, you will never be sorry you made the purchase.

This grill works great and really survives the elements. It looks brand new even after a stormy winter on our Chicago balcony. I highly recommend it for smaller places because the shelves fold down and out of the way when not in use.

I was impressed looking at this grill at Home Depot, and was even more impressed at the price on Amazon.com. In using the grill, I discovered that the Weber is truly better than what I have been used to in the past. The food actually tastes better!

The assembly took a little longer than the 30 minutes given in the instruction sheet. I had a little difficulty in interpreting the pictures, and I feel that some written instructions would have been beneficial.

I'm happy with my grill. Putting it together wasn't that hard. It took me under an hour also, but one thing to note is that when putting on the right bar with the container make sure the container is placed properly before you completely jam in the bar or else it will be very difficult to remove the bar and properly place the container. The grilling was great, flames were consistent. Cleaning is a pain though , but I think thats a pain for all grills.

I purchased my first Weber genesis silver in about 1993 and it is still going strong. I had to replace a few parts over the years but they were easy to find by either calling Weber or going to home depot where they sell some of the replacement parts.

I Purchased my second Weber genesis silver for my second home in 2007 and it works flawlessly. Because I grill a lot I do clean the grill now and then but i have never had a problem ever.

Weber makes the best grills I have ever used. You will now and then hear some people complain about one thing or another but take my advice, get a Weber, clean it once a year if you use it heavaly and enjoy 15 plus years of care free grilling.