Free Silver Genesis B in NoVA/DC market


 
DSLunceford

DSLunceford

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After almost 20 years I’m retiring my Silver Genesis B. Needs new grates (and some TLC), but thought I’d offer up here before FB/CL in case there’s an enthusiast who may want it as a project or parts.

Picked up the S-345 from Costco and hope it holds up as well (though the lid feels a lot less substantial than the old gal).

Added some pics. Will give it a week or so here before moving on. Located in Sterling, VA
 

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Funny, I too retired my 20 year old Silver B earlier this year. Looked hard at that model in Costco but opted for the slightly smaller Spirit E-330. Same features as yours but with grill space exactly the same size as the old Silver B. I think you will like the new burner orientation as well as the sear station. Both make it a more user friendly grill. I, like you, hope that this one holds up as well as my last one. Time will tell.
 
I was about to retire my 20 YO silver B, but decided to keep it after cooking rotisserie chicken on it. edit: it is the one thing I really like about the E-W layout of burners.

The S-345 looks nice and having the sear burner on the RH side seems to make more sense to me than the layout on my E 330 where it is between the Left and Mid.
 
DanHoo said:
I was about to retire my 20 YO silver B, but decided to keep it after cooking rotisserie chicken on it. edit: it is the one thing I really like about the E-W layout of burners.

The S-345 looks nice and having the sear burner on the RH side seems to make more sense to me than the layout on my E 330 where it is between the Left and Mid.
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I agree on the rotisserie but that is the only advantage. I like the sear station on the left but would rather have the side burner on the right side as I was used to using the table to the left for my items. I still use the left side but can't use the side burner at the same time. The S-345 just reversed the problem. I also miss the two fold-up tables from the Silver B. Weber should bring those back.
 
JSaus said:
I think you will like the new burner orientation as well as the sear station. Both make it a more user friendly grill. I, like you, hope that this one holds up as well as my last one. Time will tell.
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The burner orientation is the biggest thing I look forward to. Indirect was hard on the Silver B given you only had a long thing line to work with with the front to back orientation.
 
@DSLunceford the new grill is much, much, nicer looking.

I guess I'm lucky to have enough space for four outdoor cookers, and I'm trying to sort out which one does what "best".

I think the silver B's claim to fame will be rotisserie leveraging the heat along one or two sides whatever I'm cooking.

I agree indirect is hard on the Silver B, which was a reason I recently picked up the 330.
 
DanHoo said:
@DSLunceford the new grill is much, much, nicer looking.

I guess I'm lucky to have enough space for four outdoor cookers, and I'm trying to sort out which one does what "best".
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Thanks, but I’m surprised at how filthy the grates are after a couple of cooks, despite cleaning before after. Did ribeyes, asparagus and garlic bread on the grill and sautéed mushrooms on the burner for maiden voyage Friday, and I smoked a pork butt yesterday that was ultimately successful, but not as good a product as if I used my smoker. Indirect worked well, but about 300 was the lowest temp I could get without cracking the lid (it was around 90 degrees out and hotter in the sun, though, so may have contributed).

I was toying on repurposing the Silver B as a small smoker, as my MasterBuilt smoker has started to rust out on the bottom. But that seemed like too much work :)
 
For years I tried to get the silver B to do smoke and tried all sorts of methods, contraptions, and gadgets.

When I was given the BGE and it worked perfectly I never attempted smoke on the silver B again. I was very close to letting go of my silver B, but it has sentimental value as it was a gift so I made space for it, and after reading the rotisserie threads and a $44 investment in the roto (used like new onefire on amazon) it changed my mindset and it is definitely a keeper for me.
 
Just to follow-up that a nearby member grabbed the Genesis last weekend as part of a project. Glad it will be of use!
 
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