Have 4 Webers and find the quality and service to be going down hill.


 
Josh Dekubber said:
I agree I don't like the dedicated sear burner but it is popular and they sell well on flips. I like my LX grills that have the built-in high+sear in each burner. That makes more sense to me but it's just essentially a higher version of high. Which is mainly nice for heating up very quickly. The LX grills do seem to regulate whatever temperature you're looking for very well though also for some reason.

Visually the difference in flame from High to High-plus-sear isn't a lot but the high plus sear sounds like a jet engine.
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I have no problem with the bells and whistles, I just don't need them or want them. I feel the same way about side burners and anything electronic. I just want a grill that cooks, holds up, and is pleasing to my eye. You know, like my old Genesis 1000.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
Don't get me wrong Steve I wouldn't trade my Genesis 1000 for a 240 LX or anything else.
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It's not even about that. I really think that your LX 240 is a cool grill. I wouldn't mind picking one up for cheap and trying it out at least. I've said it before, I would love to go buy a brand new Weber grill. I think I deserve one after all these years. I'm just not seeing anything that would compel me to spend the money.
 
Steve Hoch said:
It's not even about that. I really think that your LX 240 is a cool grill. I wouldn't mind picking one up for cheap and trying it out at least. I've said it before, I would love to go buy a brand new Weber grill. I think I deserve one after all these years. I'm just not seeing anything that would compel me to spend the money.
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There isn't anything that you can buy that will match what you already have. I know exactly what you're looking for in a grill and those are the most important things to me also. Even if they were to try and remake the Genesis 1000 it would never be the same or compare to the original. It would be like the remake of the classic cars where it's visually the same but ultimately just a plastic version of the original. I'm afraid the days of thick steel and thick quality paints and parts that are over engineered to last for decades is over.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
There isn't anything that you can buy that will match what you already have. I know exactly what you're looking for in a grill and those are the most important things to me also. Even if they were to try and remake the Genesis 1000 it would never be the same or compare to the original. It would be like the remake of the classic cars where it's visually the same but ultimately just a plastic version of the original. I'm afraid the days of thick steel and thick quality paints and parts that are over engineered to last for decades is over.
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Like when Ford brought back the Thunderbird. Looked cool, but ultimately was 🐕 💩
 
Josh Dekubber said:
My Genesis 1000 and Genesis Jr are my end game grills that are going to be with me for the rest of my life.
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I never cooked on a Jr before so I can't speak to that. What I liked about my original Genesis 1000 besides how well it cooked was that I basically ignored it for many years due to work and family obligations. It didn't complain too much and just kept doing what it did regardless of my neglect. I replaced the original burner tubes and flavorizer bars once and scraped out the big drip tray once in the first ten years I owned it. I also replaced the cast iron grates with Weber stainless steel stamped grates at the time. That's it. It wasn't until past the 20 year mark that I gave it the real love it deserved because I had the time to during covid. I was going to buy a new grill like everyone else did then but just couldn't do it, I thought the new ones were terrible compared to what I had.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
There isn't anything that you can buy that will match what you already have. I know exactly what you're looking for in a grill and those are the most important things to me also. Even if they were to try and remake the Genesis 1000 it would never be the same or compare to the original. It would be like the remake of the classic cars where it's visually the same but ultimately just a plastic version of the original. I'm afraid the days of thick steel and thick quality paints and parts that are over engineered to last for decades is over.
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I am a realist. I know that if they came out with a new version of the Genesis 1000 that it would not be as robust as the original. I would still buy one though. I think despite what they think over at Weber that lots of people would buy them. Jeep does okay selling updated versions of a vehicle from WW II.
 
Steve Hoch said:
I never cooked on a Jr before so I can't speak to that. What I liked about my original Genesis 1000 besides how well it cooked was that I basically ignored it for many years due to work and family obligations. It didn't complain too much and just kept doing what it did regardless of my neglect. I replaced the original burner tubes and flavorizer bars once and scraped out the big drip tray once in the first ten years I owned it. I also replaced the cast iron grates with Weber stainless steel stamped grates at the time. That's it. It wasn't until past the 20 year mark that I gave it the real love it deserved because I had the time to during covid. I was going to buy a new grill like everyone else did then but just couldn't do it, I thought the new ones were terrible compared to what I had.
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I'm glad that you realized what you had and how great it was and is! I'm also glad that most people don't realize this. Or maybe their priorities are just a little different than ours and that's okay too. Either way I feel like we're in a fortunate position to be able to acquire Genesis 1000 and restore them to as good as or better than new.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I'm glad that you realized what you had and how great it was and is! I'm also glad that most people don't realize this. Or maybe their priorities are just a little different than ours and that's okay too. Either way I feel like we're in a fortunate position to be able to acquire Genesis 1000 and restore them to as good as or better than new.
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Absolutely. There are two things at play here for me. The first thing is the enjoyment I always get from cooking on my Genesis 1000. The second thing is taking an old one and making it like new again. It makes me happy that you and others here share that passion with me.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
Absolutely I agree!
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I knew you would. I would really like to play around with some of these other models like you and some others do but as I've said before, it's just not financially feasible in my part of the country and so not worth it. I do continue to look for grills in my wheelhouse though I'm definitely not in the business of collecting old grills just cause I can.
 
Steve Hoch said:
I've never understood the need for that sear burner, I can burn anything I want with just two burners on my grill.
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Fast hot direct heat that you can dial back quickly. I cook burgers from frozen and this one was 12 minutes from lighting the grill to food on the table.

DanHoo

Post in thread 'Should I add a gas grill to my fleet?'

I like cooking with lump, but when it's late and you are in a hurry to eat...

7.11 light the grill.

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Freezer is set to - 9 F. Not as cold as it is in Canada, but the patty was frozen solid.

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7. 14 it's over 400F. Lets cook.

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7.20 flip and cheese.

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Temp check to keep me honest.

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7.23 let's eat.
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Are the coals ready yet?
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DanHoo said:
Fast hot direct heat that you can dial back quickly. I cook burgers from frozen and this one was 12 minutes from lighting the grill to food on the table.

DanHoo

Post in thread 'Should I add a gas grill to my fleet?'

I like cooking with lump, but when it's late and you are in a hurry to eat...

7.11 light the grill.

20220120_191103.jpg

Freezer is set to - 9 F. Not as cold as it is in Canada, but the patty was frozen solid.

20220120_191235.jpg

7. 14 it's over 400F. Lets cook.

20220120_191417.jpg
7.20 flip and cheese.

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Temp check to keep me honest.

20220120_192334.jpg

7.23 let's eat.
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Are the coals ready yet?
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I already knew you liked the sear burner, fine. I won't pay more for it though.
 
IMO "Sear Zone" is a pretty dumb idea. Never understood wanting just one narrow area for this type of thing. The one idea Weber had that actually made sense to me was LX versions of the grills where the burners all had a "super high" setting. Then the whole grill or any part the user designated becomes "sear zone". IDK why Weber just did not continue incorporating that, IMO it's far simpler to have valves with 4 orifices instead of 3.
In any case I personally don't like the name "Genesis" anymore. When Weber came out with the line they truly were a "Genesis" in the definition of the word. Now? They're same old same old me too grills. No ground being broken as they did when they "broke the mold" of gas grill "norm"
 
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