After some research I've just bought a Genesis II e-310. I went to a local home depot and there was a Weber demonstration, with cooking test and a 10% discount on all weber products. This sum up with a good price starting point, so I got it for 792€ instead of 1000€ that is full price for it in Italy (tax included). Not cheap but a good price, lowest I've found around.
This is my first gas griller so I couldn't compare to others about general quality and cooking quality.
The box is BIG so be sure to have a car that you can fit it in. check the size before going to the store, in particular you will need some high in your car trunk. I haven't been able to put it in my Volvo, because the trunk was not high enough, so I had to come back with a smaller Peugeot that has a higher trunk.
There is some work in putting it together, about one hour and half AFTER having took everything out from the box, that has been the most difficult thing. Apart from that it has been fairly easy and find no problems. At the end the genesis was vary stable, also the lateral tables were firmly fixed, better then the one I saw at the local depot. I'm quite satisfied about quality, maybe it isn't overbuilt like the old one, but it is very well designed with lots of attention to details. I like very much the new design with the open cart, I find it "lighter" from an aesthetical point of view. The new Genesis in the standard versione (not LX) is also a lot cheaper thne the old one, so there is some compromise but that allow to fit my budget.
I've fond some little imperfection in the paint of the cover (not the black area but in the grey side). 1-2 mm not more, but I'm concerned about rust. I've contacted weber for that, let's see what they will say about it
I've hung a 10 kg gas tank (not very stable, I needed to fix it with the supplied cord) and fired it up. everything perfect!.
now some data:
After 10 minutes I got 550f
After 15 minutes I got 580f
After 20 minutes I got 600f
seems pretty good to me!
And now some actual use!
I've made some potatoes and steaks. first time ever cooking on a gasser. And surely I've made some errors. I was finishing cooking potatoes but I was a bit late. so I started cooking the steaks. I didn't want to char the potatoes so I kept one burner off (the right one). so the grill hasn't became as hot as I would have liked. the searing on the steaks came out quite good but they were a little bit overdone. I've let them rest for a couple of minutes in an aluminum foil and they have lost some juices.
That's all for now! I'm going to roast a whole chicken in the next days and do some more testing. Feel free to ask any details you are curious about
This is my first gas griller so I couldn't compare to others about general quality and cooking quality.
The box is BIG so be sure to have a car that you can fit it in. check the size before going to the store, in particular you will need some high in your car trunk. I haven't been able to put it in my Volvo, because the trunk was not high enough, so I had to come back with a smaller Peugeot that has a higher trunk.
There is some work in putting it together, about one hour and half AFTER having took everything out from the box, that has been the most difficult thing. Apart from that it has been fairly easy and find no problems. At the end the genesis was vary stable, also the lateral tables were firmly fixed, better then the one I saw at the local depot. I'm quite satisfied about quality, maybe it isn't overbuilt like the old one, but it is very well designed with lots of attention to details. I like very much the new design with the open cart, I find it "lighter" from an aesthetical point of view. The new Genesis in the standard versione (not LX) is also a lot cheaper thne the old one, so there is some compromise but that allow to fit my budget.
I've fond some little imperfection in the paint of the cover (not the black area but in the grey side). 1-2 mm not more, but I'm concerned about rust. I've contacted weber for that, let's see what they will say about it
I've hung a 10 kg gas tank (not very stable, I needed to fix it with the supplied cord) and fired it up. everything perfect!.
now some data:
After 10 minutes I got 550f
After 15 minutes I got 580f
After 20 minutes I got 600f
seems pretty good to me!
And now some actual use!
I've made some potatoes and steaks. first time ever cooking on a gasser. And surely I've made some errors. I was finishing cooking potatoes but I was a bit late. so I started cooking the steaks. I didn't want to char the potatoes so I kept one burner off (the right one). so the grill hasn't became as hot as I would have liked. the searing on the steaks came out quite good but they were a little bit overdone. I've let them rest for a couple of minutes in an aluminum foil and they have lost some juices.
That's all for now! I'm going to roast a whole chicken in the next days and do some more testing. Feel free to ask any details you are curious about
