Genesis Jr Restoration


 
Cody Bratton said:
Weber Jr griddle insert? 🤣
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They make ones that fit.
I have no idea if this is a good deal or not I haven't looked into them.
I just have to cut a 6-in grate to go with it. I've got it with my leftover cut offs of 9930s

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I don’t think $70 is a bad price! I just hate the thought of all that grease going down into the cookbox. Don’t think it’s harmful, just gives me the heebie jeebies!
 
I’m glad I’m not alone in that feeling! Juices dripping onto the flavor bars isn’t as disturbing to me.

When me and a friend cooked 70 some burgers for our kids baseball game on his 36” Blackstone the amount of grease that came off was staggering. We had dump the grease tray a few times. Was kinda gross actually.
 
Cody Bratton said:
I’m glad I’m not alone in that feeling! Juices dripping onto the flavor bars isn’t as disturbing to me.

When me and a friend cooked 70 some burgers for our kids baseball game on his 36” Blackstone the amount of grease that came off was staggering. We had dump the grease tray a few times. Was kinda gross actually.
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Wow I bet!
 
This has been one of my favorite projects. As you can see this one was in excellent shape before I started. Picking it up for $60 was $ well spent. Excellent little grill and after using it I like it as much as my 1000s which have been my favorite grills. I still think the 1000 is my favorite if I could only have one grill but I bet this Jr. gets used the most for the rest of my life.
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Josh, I'm interested in a detailed assessment of your results when using the roller-applied high heat paint. Did you use the roller on the cookbox and the lid end caps? In general, will you use the roller on your future restorations?
 
Bruce said:
Yah, a three burner is definitely more versatile, but generally, a two burner will do all we need and just as good. Unless you have a family of 4-5, you generally don't need a three burner sized grill.
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For my family it's mainly when I'm making 3 pizzas from scratch on the grill I need at least 2 grills so I can do them all at the same time. We do this often. Cooking one at a time wouldn't be the end of the world but it sure is nice to do them all at once.
 
Very true Josh. If you can only have one grill, a three burner is probably your best option. But having two grills. One two burner or even a Q grill and another three burner allows you to perform virtually any sized cook you may want to do. Use one, the other or even both as you suggest to accomplish the task at hand.
 
RalphMartinez said:
Josh, I'm interested in a detailed assessment of your results when using the roller-applied high heat paint. Did you use the roller on the cookbox and the lid end caps? In general, will you use the roller on your future restorations?
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Yes that is correct! I used it on the outside of the cook box and outside of the lid end caps. This has given me the closest to original finish and I will continue to use a roller for this. I used a low nap roller 3/8" nap. Next time I will probably use 1/4 nap for just a tiny bit less texture. Coverage was even throughout.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
Honestly Bruce I don't think a lot of people realize this until they actually have one and try it.
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Agree with that assessment! There's always been a lot of emphasis on the 3 burners, but Bruce always reminded me the 2 burner is just as good for most needs-like mine-and cooks just as well. Smaller footprint is nice too. For most burger nights all I need is the little Q! Didn't take long for that newly cleaned box and grates to brown up! I'm also not a fan of griddles greasing up the grill. My wife's Ace store carries those Yoshi copper mats, and they work great keeping the insides clean!
 
One nice thing about the Juniors is that the almost cubic cooking area design is at least theoretically more heat efficient than the longer and narrower ones. I really like the way it heats up
 
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