No more 6 burner Genesis?

[Brett-EDH]

A grill that doesn't rust out the fire box would be nice

It’s not rust, per se. It’s burn through. And the top of the cookbox where the grates sit disintegrates. Literally just rots away over time.

 

[Jon Tofte]

Yes, but the burn-through starts because the porcelain crack and rust starts underneath. That of course weakens the metal which then succumbs to burn-through/rot.

 

[Bill Pudim]

I thought they resolved the cookbox issue on the current generation Summits.

 

[Jon Tofte]

Nope, unfortunately, same porcelain-plated steel design.

 

[Justin-MD]

@SNess I just noticed this is your first post.

Welcome !

And, you'll find we all have lots of opinions, and many here have cooked on many different grills over the years.

If I had a six burner, I'm not sure I'd want to "downsize" to a four burner. I think the two things the 435 has going for it are the sear station and the side burner.

Since a 435 is not low cost, you could easily add an IR sear burner. And stand alone single or two burner stoves are also fairly reasonable, and put out more heat and simmer down to lower temps too.

Just some ideas to improving your six burner, and If I had a six burner, I think I'd put a sear burner here where the orange lines are. It would retain a large area for direct cooking on the right.

good luck and post some pics ( we like pictures )



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How would I go about doing this?

I have this exact grill.

 

[DanHoo]

How would I go about doing this?

I have this exact grill.

See post #8 in this thread

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Mar 6, 2022

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Afterburner Aftermarket Infrared Burner for Genesis II, so far it's HOT!

I picked up a Genesis II E310 to flip and remembered that I talked to the owner of Afterburner. They make IR burners for lots of OEMs and they make IR retrofit burners for some grills. They have some really poor marketing and I told him I if he wanted to send me one I would happily do a write...

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With the space of a six burner you could easily add one.

• DanHoo