Reviews of Weber Genesis S-310 Stainless-Steel 637-Square-Inch Grill

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I did plenty of online, and in-store research before settling on the Weber S-310. Over the years, Weber has made several changes in their grills, but retain the same model numbers. So pictures and reviews of the S-310 might be confusing, or obsolete, if they were for a model sold a year or two ago. I believe this grill (6550001) is the latest model of the Genesis 310 series (as of April 2011). The S-320 includes a side burner, and the S-330 includes a sear station burner. Other than that, I think they are all the same. This grill also comes in several colors (E-310), as well as stainless steel (S-310). What was a bit disappointing to me, was that not all surfaces are stainless. The cabinet sides, back and interior are all gray baked enamel. It's only the doors, table extensions, and grill lid that are stainless steel.

We had an older grill with a side burner that we never used. Since the grill is on our back deck, it is just easier and faster to do side burner cooking in the house. For that reason, we saved some money, and opted for the version of this grill without the side burner.

It weighs about 175 lbs in the box, so you will need help manhandling it to where you want to assemble it. Parts are packed well, in a very sturdy box, and arrived in perfect condition. The assembly instructions include very little text, just pictures, but are easy to figure out. All the fasteners and pieces fit together easily without any problems. Taking my time, double checking the instructions, and being careful with assembly, it took me 2-3 hours to get it unboxed and assembled, ready to grill. All the exposed stainless steel surfaces came covered by some sort of plastic film that you will need to peel off before using the grill. It does a great job of protecting the surfaces in shipping and during assembly.

One handy feature that I like, is the gas bottle hangs securely from a spring loaded scale, that tells you at a glance how much gas you have left.

This grill has everything you could want in a quality grill. Very well made, solid heavy duty components, and well engineered. While a bit pricey, I think it is worth every penny.

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I too was tired of replacing the grill every couple of years. This certainly will not be the case here, this one looks and feels like it will be around a long time.

Very solid, heavy, flawless finish, and it just plain works.

Now the only issue I have found is that you have to be very carefull while covering the grill. I have returned to the grill to find that somehow while covering the grill the burner knob(s) have been turned on. So far this has happened twice. I only discovered this due to the natural gas smell while walking past the grill. Maybe a case of just having to be more carefull, but seems to me this should be a no brainer and the burners should not be able to accidentally be turned on so easily. Maybe a stiffer detent spring on the knobs?

Still, the finest grill I have ever owned.

UPDATE 7/15/11: Weber customer service contacted me regarding the knob issue.

Basically there is no fix and Weber seems to know this is possible. They say it is crucial to turn off the main gas line valve when not in use. The only solution at this time. Not a deal breaker but I was hoping for a bit more. Grilling very frequently and the Weber shines, by far the most even ang consistant cooking grill ever.

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Weber upgraded their Genesis line by putting the burner controls upfront, thus giving you 2 large side surfaces for plates and other items. I had an old Summit Silver with s side burner I never used. Although this is a 3 burner variety it gets very hot and does a good job cooking food fast.

My main compliant, and it is not a trivial one is that the bottom of the cart has all these vent slots cut into the sides and back. This lets any rain water pour into to the bottom and you get a mess of a pool of water in the bottom of the cart. Plus water makes its way into the grill drip pan and you get a pool of grease and water in it. Just lovely. Why do you need vent slots on the bottom of the cabinet? If you say it is for gas venting then they should have been configured the slots differently. Water should not pour into the bottom cabinet. I am thinking of getting plexiglass cut and bolt it to the back and sides but it would alter the grill look.

Essentially you cannot grill with this unit in the rain if you start a meal and then rain starts without having the water incursion problem.

I believe this cart design is universal across the Genesis line and maybe Summit also. The propane tank is inside the grill now so aesthetically it is more pleasing. Maybe this was the reason for all the slots. Just not well thought out by Weber. Maybe the designers live in the desert where it doesn't rain.

Your best option I think is to go out and get a grill cover and be faithful about keeping it on after the grill is used.

Amazon has nice non-Weber variety covers that are much better looking than the basic black Weber covers that are kind of flimsy by reports.

So my overall rating on the grill 3 stars, reduced by the design flaw with the cart. Buy the cover immediately or else keep sponges on hand.

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I owned a Weber Genesis grill for 10 years before replacing it with this one. My old grill featured stainless grates, stainless burners and stainless flavorizer bars. I gave the grill away and it is still going strong. I cleaned it several times each year and I was always able to make each part shine. Not one bit of rust.

After 1 year of owning the Weber Genesis S-310 I have come to find that the stainless steel parts are not really stainless. I keep the grill covered when not in use and it is kept on my covered balcony throughout the year. I cleaned the parts yesterday and came to find that the flavorizer bars were severely rusted as well as the drip pan.

Many of my friends have warned me that Weber started using cheap quality stainless steel that will rust. I am not sure how they can call something stainless if it rusts after one year.

I called Weber customer service today and they said my parts cannot be replaced under warranty until they are crumbling in my hand.

I bought a stainless steel grill to avoid replacing parts. It looks like Weber has decided to put profits ahead of quality. What a shame. I always thought they made a great product but this will be the last time I buy a Weber.

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This grill replaced a 10 year old Weber Genesis Silver, so it is an almost like for like swap, but with a number of improvements, such as moving the gas bottle to inside the closed cabinet, control knobs to the front etc.

It is a good powerful grill. A big change for me is that the burners run from front to back instead of left to right. As such before I used to grill with the food at the front, with the burner on low and the back burner on high (with the lid down). This ensured even cooking without simply charring the outside of the meat. Can't do this anymore. You can still do this with the Spirit model, but those have much lower BTU.

I'm really happy with this grill. I did a bunch of comparative shopping before buying and Amazon had the best price when you include shipping and tax (CA).