The E-310 only has two swiveling casters, so it can take a little work to move your grill back and forth like a handcart to get it in the right position. The two casters lock, keeping your gas BBQ grill safely in place once you’ve set it where you want it. The wide surface area allows you to cook multiple food items, and being able to reach each portion without navigating around a low-hanging warming rack is a pleasant change.
Our upgrade pick, the Weber Genesis II E-310, is no longer in production, though it is still available with some retailers. We’re updating this guide to replace it with the new Weber Genesis E-325s.
We had a bunch of our kids over and were able to get everything on the grill at once and it all came out delicious. Weber-Stephen is one of the oldest and most respected manufacturers of BBQ equipment and related accessories in the world. Weber grills and smokerscook beautifully and have great features that are clever, effective and easy to use.
This is a mounted thermometer that can be placed at the side of your grill. This can be connected to your smartphone via an app, letting you monitor the internal temperature of up to four different meat pieces. Grill locker designed to hold Weber Crafted accessoriesAs with the 325, you can pay extra for the EX-335 which includes the smart grilling system. There’s an open-cart design on display that gives you even more storage space, and two side tables are attached to the main model. Let conversation be the centerpiece and good food bring you closer. Designed to fit on a balcony or patio, the Genesis® II LX E-240 gas grill brings luxury and the power of the GS4 grilling system to your home.
The combined heat output from these burners can equal 30,000 BTUs. When you consider the 529 square inches of cooking space between the main area and the warming rack, this is enough heat and space to serve a larger family between 5 and 7 people. This grill is a bit smaller than several of the Genesis grills, but it still has plenty room.
The grills in this series also come with electronic igniters, a fuel gauge, and a 10-year burner warranty. Stepping up to the Weber Genesis II E-410, $900, grill gives you four burners and a choice of four colors—crimson , copper, black, or smoke. The cooking surface can fit 28 burgers or more, putting it into our large grill group.
Take care of them and they will last past the 10 year warranty period. Use stainless steel cleaner on any appropriate spots on the exterior to keep them looking their best. Warm, soapy water is your best bet for plastic and enameled parts. Use a stainless steel brush or a wooden barbecue paddle, you’ll find some good options in our best grill cleaning tools roundup. Grease also helps to muck up the inside the lid; greasy vapors and smoke collect there and carbonize, hanging like black stalactites in a cave.
I inserted one of the iGrill probes into the center, front patty. I closed the hood, and gave the burgers a flip after 6 minutes. With the lid closed again, I recorded how long it took the internal burger temp to hit 145 degrees. The Genesis II took 10 minutes and 10 seconds for its burgers to finish, weber q just 5 seconds faster than the Char-Broil SmartChef Tru-Infrared. Another advantage the iGrill app has over SmartChef is a simple wizard to setup probes to actively monitor your food while it cooks. For example, you can select the food type and iGrill knows what target temperature you need to hit.
Like the other models we tested in that category, it has a cast-aluminum firebox, porcelain-coated cast-iron grates, and three burners. On paper, it has a lot going for it, but we were disappointed in its performance. It also struggled to hold a steady heat on the barbecue-chicken test. Napoleon’s signature is its wavy grates, and they do look cool—but they’re harder to clean than straight grates. They also leave odd, distorted sear marks if you try to make the classic crosshatch pattern.