The Weber Genesis II E-310 is a premium gas grill, large enough to cater for a busy barbecue. However, the spirit is slightly more durable thanks to its stainless-steel components, while the genesis is a few pounds lighter and easier to move around if required. The burners have been designed to be more durable and provide better heat distribution. For example, you can turn the side knob to light the middle burner while leaving your left or right burners off so that only a small part of the grill is lit up.
We don’t recommend grills with side burners because we don’t think that extra feature is worth the $100-plus markup. As for the dedicated “searing zone,” we don’t think it’s necessary, since we’ve never had trouble grilling steaks and chops with dark brown crusts on either of our picks. We think you’re better off saving over $200 with the Spirit II E-310. But if you want to splurge on a grill with exceptional temperature control, go for our upgrade pick, the Weber Genesis II E-310. Our tests were designed and run by Wirecutter senior staff writer Lesley Stockton, who has a decade of experience in professional kitchens, much of it spent on the grill station.
Operatives will also be tasked with increasing their level to 35, and outfitting themselves with new 5-star gear. That means you’ll be upgrading and creating new multi-weapons, obtaining and leveling new armor, and augmenting each new piece you get, as you reach the next tier of power. Leveling your character and the battle power grind has gotten a little better, along with the inclusion of a new Mag ability that lets you set your Mag to detect specific materials that you’re looking for. This way, if you’re stumped on trying to find specific materials, your handy Mag can ping you when you’re near them. It may not be the pet-like Mag from PSO2, but it’s useful and a likely precursor to more features in the future. The wide surface area allows you to cook multiple food items, and being able to reach each portion without navigating around a low-hanging warming rack is a pleasant change.
Assembly was a pain, with unclear instructions and multiple fasteners of different sizes and types. And this model’s bizarre design, with a fixed panel running across the front of the grill, means you have to sneak around the back of the thing to replace the tank. Have fun doing that if you plan to keep the grill next to a fence.
The Weber Genesis II E-310 is one of the best gas grills we’ve very reviewed, with reliable temperatures, easy cleanup, and a deep grate that gives you plenty of room to cook your favorite foods. Even though this is only slightly larger than the old Spirit grill in primary cooking space, it will still comfortably accommodate a family of four. The heat is plenty for the size and the grill gets weber q up to 550 degrees in about 10 – 15 minutes depending on conditions. Rather than getting enough heat, a bigger issue seem to be getting the heat low enough for real slow cooking. The Genesis II range of grills from Weber remain the best gas grills around. The new GS4 system is simply beautiful, the build quality still top notch and the heat distribution perfect, even on the larger models.
This is probably the grill that is going to strike the sweetest middle ground for most people. It’s a good size grill for big families or gatherings and for many people there won’t be a lot of motivation to spend $200 – $300 extra on the 4-burner or larger models. Okay, those are the basics applicable to every grill in the series. You have your flavorizer bars, catching some of the grease drip and turning it into delicious smoke to really give your food that barbecued taste. Without going into too much generic background about the new series, let’s instead look specifically at what the new grills offer, and then dig down into some specific models.
But charcoal takes time to light, and you have to be comfortable with moving around coals and fiddling with vents to control the grill’s heat. Switching a grill from propane to natural gas takes some effort. First, you must have natural-gas service in your home already. If you do have natural-gas service, you’ll need to hire a licensed technician to install a natural-gas outlet on your deck or patio, which may involve cutting into walls.
Stepping up to the Weber Genesis II E-410, $900, grill gives you four burners and a choice of four colors—crimson , copper, black, or smoke. The cooking surface can fit 28 burgers or more, putting it into our large grill group. Of all the E-series portable bbq models we tested, the E-410 delivered the best heating evenness, which means no matter where you place the food, the cooking temperature is the same. That’s important if you want to grill a batch of burgers and serve them all at once.
Lifting the hood, you get the by now familiar Weber porcelain enamel cast iron grates that give you those lovely thick sear marks on your food. There’s also a stainless steel warming rack, adding additional cooking space. Over the course of four days in Spring 2017, we put our gas grills through a battery of tests designed to demonstrate their qualities and highlight their differences. We cooked burgers on high heat to see how well the grills seared meat and how intense and even was the heat they could generate across the whole grate surface.
Natural Gas grills are attached to your home’s natural gas line and will work without the worries of replacement of a … Gas grills are faster and easier to use than charcoal grills because you can turn on the flame with the press of a button and control the heat with the turn of a knob. They don’t produce much smoke and are easier to clean than charcoal grills since you don’t have to deal with disposing of ashes. Hands-on time, reviews, and availability concerns led us to dismiss lesser-known brands such as Brinkmann and Huntington, along with well-known names like Cuisinart and KitchenAid.