Customer Reviews

Weber Genesis Silver A Propane Gas Grill

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Too darn small! Spend the extra money and buy the next size up. Tried to cook a turkey breast, and it just barely fit under the lid. Not a lot of room if you plan on using a roasting rack. No room, if you want to do a smoker box. With just the two burners, it can be a challenge to control heat for large items, if you are using indirect cooking. Still, it is an excellent grill. Easy to assemble and does an excellent job on the easy stuff. Excellent for burgers and brats, but I would go up to the next size, for anything more exotic.

This is a great propane grill. Although not as spacious as others for less cash, it has been top quality. It has a reasonably accurate propane gas gauge. It is super easy to give that occasion cleaning. Meat cooks great with consistency and accuracy (after you get used to it). I just wish it was a bit bigger and had more room for a cast iron smoke box. You can use one these to provide more flavor in the meat but the "flarozier bars" are pretty high and getting the box in is a tight fit. This is a great grill throughout (other than it's utilitarian size), it also has survived Houston summers very well.

I really like this grill. Like others have said, it is a little small, but for me (and most of the people I grill with), it's plenty big. I like the independantly controllable burners, and like the fact that they are parrallel side to side rather than front to back, so that you get a very wide area for indirect grilling (e.g. for ribs). Weber customer service is also top-notch. I had some problems with the grates cracking(!), and they immediately sent me new grates via Fed-Ex. I would definitely recommend this grill for the casual griller.

Now in its third summer, two consistent problems reoccur across the two grills I bought (other one at parents house). I have had to replace igniters often whose access to button is difficult. Secondly, both units' spider guards (plastic) are insufficient. These guards are important to keep insects from nesting in the burner tubes. Nevertheless, insects have managed access, constricted gas flow resulting in the plastic guards catching fire at the valve area. Resultantly, you have to immediately shut the gas off at the tank below.

Positively , the grill's smaller size keeps unit weight down for easy movement. The two burners are easy to control for slow large meat (leg of lamb) cooking requirements but still sufficient enough for searing. Burger/steak dinners for 8 are easily accomplished.

Clean thoroughly the slide out bottom tray as not all debris drops down to the removable catch pan (debris can ignite being so close to burners). Catch pan is a standard disposable aluminum pan inexpensively available in grocery stores.