Weber Genesis with Grill Grates

[MSP]

Im probably going to be replacing my Charbroil Quantum here in the near future and I love the no flare ups and infrared but I am not impressed with the hood design and low grade stainless steal / quality.

If I got with the Weber Genesis with a sear burner and install grill grates in you guys opinion is it going to cook the same as the Charbroil IR Quantum?

I like the higher grade of weber stainless steal...I like the extra space under the grills hood but I want to keep the no flare ups that the Quantum IR give me.

Opinions needed.

Thanks

[LostArrow]

I think you'll be happy with stock genesis , try it first you can add grill grates later.

[GusRobin]

I am very satisfied with my genesis.

[MSP]

Thanks Guys for the responses.

From your expierence with the stock WEBER GENESIS how are the flare ups?

That was the one thing I that Charbroil did a good job of.

I know the Genesis have the v shaped bars to help with that...

[Savannahsmoker]

I purchased the Genesis E-330 three years ago and it came with non-porcelain cast iron grates.

I had GrillGrates that I use on my pellet grills so to eliminate the problem of keeping cast iron grates clean and seasoned I ordered one more GrillGrate for a total of five and replaced the cast iron grates.  All were the 20 inch in length size and I cut the length to fit. 


The GrillGrates grill better than the original cast iron grates in that I can now grill on medium to medium high and get better results than using the original grates on high.  Also, no need to use the sear burner for most meats.

Now as far as does the increase in grill quality equal the increase cost of purchasing 5 GrillGrates well only you can decide that.  For me it was easy as I already had four and I am not sure I would have made the conversion if I had not already had absorbed the initial cost of four GrillGrates.

Prior to using GrillGrates I never had a problem with flare-ups except when our grandson put two much oil on the burgers and still the flareup wasn't that bad and went out on it's own.

As was mention before I also recommend you use the Genesis for awhile and get to know how well the grill works.

[MSP]

A couple of questions guys.

What is better the Porcelain-enameled, cast-iron cooking grates on the WEBER GRILL.

OR

7 mm diameter stainless steel rod cooking grates on the WEBER GRILL.

Also I like the way the stainless steal grill looks vs the black and silver grill but I wonder what will look better down the road many...many years from now.

Stainless Steal looks great brand new but will the black Weber grill look better after many years of use.

Opinions needed.

[LostArrow]

In the long run the S-330 is a better bargain if the upfront cost is not too high for you.
Even webers flame tamers & porceloin coated grates degrade over time with high heat.

[smokeasaurus]

I think the Weber Q-320 should be given a gander, if looking for a Weber Gasser..........