I received a gen 2 performer locally and got it all cleaned up, replaced the gas assist with a new one and it fires up just fine. The bowl is decent but there are some rust spots on the outside near where the interior grate holding hooks are. I posted about this and was told to apply some oil to keep it from rusting further, which is fine to me. The lid I guess is an older style with the thermometer that goes through the hole in the top of the lid under the handle. The thermometer works in the manner that it rises with temperature, but it doesn't go to the correct ambient temp with everything off so I don't know how accurate it is.
However, I lucked on a master touch in much better condition overall. I'm thinking of swapping the lid with the one off the master touch since it has a better thermometer. Are there any fit issues with that? The master touch top looks to be shallower?
Lastly, what do you recommend as far as a true stainless gourmet bbq system cooking grid? The existing one I guess is chrome plated and appears to be rusting a bit. I'd like to fix it with a true stainless type but one that is the gourmet bbq system. It looks like the weber OEM type is just plated steel, and so are some of the other aftermarket ones on amazon.
However, I lucked on a master touch in much better condition overall. I'm thinking of swapping the lid with the one off the master touch since it has a better thermometer. Are there any fit issues with that? The master touch top looks to be shallower?
Lastly, what do you recommend as far as a true stainless gourmet bbq system cooking grid? The existing one I guess is chrome plated and appears to be rusting a bit. I'd like to fix it with a true stainless type but one that is the gourmet bbq system. It looks like the weber OEM type is just plated steel, and so are some of the other aftermarket ones on amazon.