Weber Grills

[Vezo, Part II]

My hand me down 2001-03 Genesis has been donated to a Veteran and friend. Rebuilt entire insides, including replacement thermometer. Another buddy took out its cart. Now looking into building a wood frame, Corian top cut out and drop in. All Happy.

After donating it to my buddy in ‘13, I purchase two of the same model, two different locations, same time. Igniter on left, three burner Spirit. POS! POS!

They each and both SUCK equivalently.

Vezo, Part II

Yes, I feel better.

[FLexpat]

LOL - been down those roads.
You have company.
Genesis is great, Spirit is awful.
Remember: 302 Z28 and Vega came from the same company.

[Capt Chuck]

Yo Mike
Check the Battery

[Cptn5245]

I feel the quality of Webers has decreased in the last 25 yrs.

[Vezo, Part II]

Weird when you get so P.O.ed that you have No place else to vent. I should have to donate $25 to the site. I mandatorily have to see a therapist weekly. My copay is $30 an hour. Haha. Apologies.

Part II

P.S. I tried every freaking else but purge the cylinder. The Captain was here.

[rcnight]

Not to hijack your thread - Can’t go too wrong with lump charcoal. I prefer the taste over gas. Gives you time to enjoy an adult beverage while the coals redden. My Green Egg has served me well for over 15 yrs.

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by rcnight

Not to hijack your thread - Can’t go too wrong with lump charcoal. I prefer the taste over gas.

I still use charcoal mainly also, gas if im in a hurry at the track and don't have time to tend to the grill but its hard to beat the taste of a bone in rib-eye cooked fast and hot on coals up wards of 800 deg f.


Been wanting to get one of them green egg units. The are hard to beat for efficiency

[Trayder]

Originally Posted by Cptn5245

I feel the quality of Webers has decreased in the last 25 yrs.

I fear you may be correct, I have a 3 year old Genesis that sits on our deck in KW, under an awning of sorts and always covered with the Weber brand cover when not in use. It is showing its age at a wildly accelerated rate, much more than I would off thought for such a well regarded brand.

When it was brand new I sprayed most of the area below the cooking part of the grill with "Fluid Film" to prevent corrosion and I think that has helped a bit.

I have never really bitched about it to anyone till now, good therapy, ha!!, but it is good to know I am in good company with my rant.

I will say one thing is that the grill works better than any I have ever owned and I really enjoy using it and it makes me look like a much better cook than I am!!

[Ed]

Originally Posted by Trayder

I fear you may be correct, I have a 3 year old Genesis that sits on our deck in KW, under an awning of sorts and always covered with the Weber brand cover when not in use. It is showing its age at a wildly accelerated rate, much more than I would off thought for such a well regarded brand.

When it was brand new I sprayed most of the area below the cooking part of the grill with "Fluid Film" to prevent corrosion and I think that has helped a bit.

I have never really bitched about it to anyone till now, good therapy, ha!!, but it is good to know I am in good company with my rant.

I will say one thing is that the grill works better than any I have ever owned and I really enjoy using it and it makes me look like a much better cook than I am!!

Jason - Do your burgers ever taste like a goat or a sheep? Every time I spray my truck with Fluid Film...it smells like a farm for about a week.

On a more serious note, forget the Weber grills. My father in law bought us a MHP grill when we got married 10 years ago and it still works A-OK. They are made out of cast aluminum (and some stainless) in the USA.

https://www.mhpgrills.com/

[Trayder]

Originally Posted by Ed

Jason - Do your burgers ever taste like a goat or a sheep? Every time I spray my truck with Fluid Film...it smells like a farm for about a week.

On a more serious note, forget the Weber grills. My father in law bought us a MHP grill when we got married 10 years ago and it still works A-OK. They are made out of cast aluminum (and some stainless) in the USA.

https://www.mhpgrills.com/

Fluid Film is Lanolin based so that makes sense.

No, I did not spray the inside or even the outside of the cooking areas so no funny tastes