Use the side tables to keep platters, seasonings and tools within arm’s reach. Hang your essential barbecuing tools on the hooks for easy access and organisation of your backyard workspace. Weber is one of the most popular grill brands in the US. That’s why I’m surprised by the unpredictable behavior the $850 Weber Genesis II E-310 demonstrated on our tests. This isn’t to say this is a bad product, it’s simply that you’ll likely need to learn its quirks before you achieve the best grilling results.
I flipped all of the burners on high and gave the grill 10 minutes to preheat. To add smarts to the Genesis II you’ll need to purchase the iGrill 3 accessory separately, a $100 upgrade. All of the Char-Broil SmartChef grill’s technology comes built-in.
Similar to how this Weber grill treated burgers, the Genesis II pumped out more heat than was necessary. On both the 3 hour and the 3 hour 30 minute runs, the ribs were good but too crisp and dry for my taste. The solution lies with some different combination of cooking time and temperature, but within the confines of the time allotted portable bbq for this review, I had to stop there. The takeaway is that you can expect some trial and error before you find the path to delicious ribs from this Weber. I used a rack of pork ribs for our low temperature test. For this test I started all three of the grill’s burners and left them running full blast for 10 minutes (lid closed).
The fee is determined at checkout.Handling Fee may be applied based on order quantity. Here are some photos I took of these grills and comments on each. A review of the Genesis II assembly guide weber q indicates that assembly is a two-person task featuring 37 assembly steps and up to 161 parts, depending on the model. Required tools are a Phillips head screwdriver and an included wrench.
I draped the ribs across the Genesis II’s metal warming tray that sits above the grill grates. Finally I dialed all three burner knobs down to their lowest setting and closed the lid. I cooked two racks this way; the first I ran for 3 hours, the second for 3 hours 30 minutes. On both the CharBroil SmartChef and Weber Genesis II, the ribs were too thin to shield their probes from ambient hot air under the lid. As a result I fell back to cooking by time instead of hitting a target thermometer reading.