Weber Genesis II S-335 3-Burner Natural Gas Grill, Stainless Steel

For the past almost 40 years, I've had a found Weber charcoal grill. It works great for cooking certain meats, but has a lot of negatives: 1) you have to pile up the charcoal, spread on the lighter fluid, and ignite; 2) you have to wait for the coals to get hot enough; 3) you have a limited amount of time to use the coals before they consume themselves; 4) if the meat you are cooking has lots of fat or oils, the coals flare up, and have to be smothered with the top of the gril. So, all in all, not very easy to use.I have several friends with propane grills, and I used one last month in Seattle, and another earlier this month on Orcas Island. When I grilled chicken pieces recently on my charcoal grill, I had serious problems with flare ups. So I found this Weber Propane grill, ordered it on a Sunday, and it was delivered on Wednesday near the start of my 6a-9a delivery window.We invited friends over for dinner at 6:00p that evening, and I didn't start on the assembly process until 2:30p, expecting it would be a quick 45 minute job. Oops. It took me 2.5 hours.ONLY COMPLAINT: The instructions are very bare-bones, and the printed instructions DO NOT AGREE with the electronic instructions available on the recommended mobile app. I actually had to refer to BOTH the printed and electronic instructions to make sure I was assembling the grill correctly.I got a Blue Rhino propane canister at the grocery store, connected it, and the grill fired up right away. Wednesday night I grilled sliced zucchini, sliced red peppers, sliced portabello mushrooms, two kinds of sausages, and beef NY steaks. On Thursday, I grilled portabellos again, asparagus, and nopales (cactus leaves). Followed by whole branzino (lightly stuffed with herbs and lemon slices). They all turned out beautifully. NOTE: An electronic meat thermometer is a must to ensure the correct level of doneness for steaks and chicken.There is a clever spring-loaded holder for the propane canister, which attempts to indicate the gas level remaining in the canister (the canister gets lighter, holder rises on its track). This is better than nothing, but imprecise. [You could imagine a gas flow meter and pressure sensor, along with a microprocessor and a digital display, that estimates how many minutes of grilling time you have left. Instead, I'm going to get a second propane canister, so I can switch over.]I bought a metal wire brush (from Weber) to clean the grilling racks. And the other parts that get dirty seem to be easy to remove and clean.

We have yet to try the Bar B Que other than turn all of the burners on and off. If necessary I will add more on this later. However it is a very sturdy unit! It looks great but with use we will see. The 10 year warranty was a deal clincher for me, but I hope we never have to use it. Outside of the overall good looks I like the burner control knobs with an added red colored pointer on the knob itself to show you exactly where the knob is pointed to (not painted on). I also like the ability to see how much, (by the weight of the propane tank), just how much gas is left in the propane tank. I like the heavy stainless steel grilling racks so you don't have to think about them rusting. I also insisted on a unit with the self contained burner, (electricity shut-offs due to knocked down utility poles happen all to often) which looks heavy duty. Nothing functional on this unit looks "Tinny" or "Chincy". Some of the stainless steel trim (which is not a lot) could be of a little heavier material thickness.The assembly instructions took some getting used to but it can be followed and gets the job done. The assembly booklet is mainly made up of pictures with a reference to the identified fastener packets with just a few printed words where absolutely necessary. But what can one expect from an assembly book that is made for three different languages. Our unit did have the igniters "pushed down" so they shorted out on the burners themselves. Easy fix by just repositioning them. This could have been a safety feature during the igniter box assembly process.I am very pleased with the purchase and would recommend it to others..

I did my homework, viewed reviews and a variety of grills in local stores, and finally decided on this one. It has all the features I want, and a 10 year all inclusive warranty.I'm very comfortable with assembling items I purchase. The claim here was 90 minutes. Well, it takes a lot longer than that, so be prepared. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and the parts all fit very well. It's just that there is a lot of work to be done, a lot of parts to put in place, and in the end you will be happy with the end result ... just prepare more time to do the assembly.I really like the fit of the parts, the fact that the controls are all well built, the snugness of everything fitting together, and how so much is actually put into a compact space. This replaces an older Weber with a smaller box, but much wider cart and side shelf space ( that we didn't need.I haven't fired it up yet because I got the NG version and need to swap the coupler. That's a quick job but I just put on the new cover and decided to be finished for the day. As someone who has had a Weber for many many years, I do suggest you order the cover to go with the grill. They are such a pleasure to use when protected from the elements.

Although it's only been less than a year, I'm happy to report that still, Weber==Weber on build/packaging/assembly and probably on service, but I doubt I will ever know, or need to know.I was afraid they had lightened up the stainless gauge from my old genesis platinum but if anything, it's thicker! And the solid 7mm ss rod grates are crazy heavy, far superior to the genesis I ss shaped grates. Longer to warm them up, but the sear station is a nice feature and within 15 minutes this 335 is cracking 600-650 degrees!And I assembled it myself, the packaging was shipper-proof if you catch my meaning. FedEx dropped it off, upside down, thanks. So seeing as they mistreated it by the looks of the box, I just rolled it, end-over-end, the rest of the 20 ft to where I would assemble it, lol. Rest assured the engineers at Weber left NOTHING to chance in the box, beautiful, just bullet proof. Nothing scratched, nothing loose, couple of leisurely hours to assemble (take the lid off the cook box before lifting it solo!) and it was done. Nice job guys, so far it's been perfect.