Chris Goodloe
New member
As many of you have probably seen posted in various places, Lowe's has been closing out their current stock of base-model Weber Genesis grills. I snagged a copper colored E-410 for literally half price. Its a gorgeous grill and I've had my eye on the new Genesis II series ever since they were released.
I usually cook for 2 plus our kid, and occasionally for a group of people we have over (20-30 at most). I am on my second Genesis now, the last one killed off by movers. I absolutely love my E-330 and it does everything I need it to do, and all of the obvious pluses like warranty and made in the USA. But can an E-410 at this price be considered an upgrade? My E-330 is only about 3 years old and could probably be sold locally for what I gave for the GII. I've done some searches and most of what I have found has been conjecture ("it is made in China, so it is junk", etc). Has anyone made the transition from a late model Genesis E-330 or any of the late model Genesis to the new Genesis II? Has it been a worthy successor or does it leave you missing the outgoing model?
I ONLY use this thing for grilling. I have a separate WSM 18 for smoking, or charcoal grilling in a pinch. Otherwise, anything cooked outside Monday-Friday is almost always on the gas grill. I think I've used the side burner once in the entire time I've owned it, and I never really understood the searing station. I always cooked my steaks offset heat so the grates on the opposite side were more than hot enough to sear once the steaks were at the right temp. Maybe I need to work on my technique to be able to more effectively use the sear station, but those seem to be the two main differences between the two grills, besides the fact that the new one has more space on the grill top and an extra burner.
I usually cook for 2 plus our kid, and occasionally for a group of people we have over (20-30 at most). I am on my second Genesis now, the last one killed off by movers. I absolutely love my E-330 and it does everything I need it to do, and all of the obvious pluses like warranty and made in the USA. But can an E-410 at this price be considered an upgrade? My E-330 is only about 3 years old and could probably be sold locally for what I gave for the GII. I've done some searches and most of what I have found has been conjecture ("it is made in China, so it is junk", etc). Has anyone made the transition from a late model Genesis E-330 or any of the late model Genesis to the new Genesis II? Has it been a worthy successor or does it leave you missing the outgoing model?
I ONLY use this thing for grilling. I have a separate WSM 18 for smoking, or charcoal grilling in a pinch. Otherwise, anything cooked outside Monday-Friday is almost always on the gas grill. I think I've used the side burner once in the entire time I've owned it, and I never really understood the searing station. I always cooked my steaks offset heat so the grates on the opposite side were more than hot enough to sear once the steaks were at the right temp. Maybe I need to work on my technique to be able to more effectively use the sear station, but those seem to be the two main differences between the two grills, besides the fact that the new one has more space on the grill top and an extra burner.