Weber 3841001 Genesis E-310 Natural Gas Grill Review
July 4, 2010 by admin
The Genesis E-310 from Weber is a natural gas grill with a cooking system rated at 42,000 BTU. The electronic Crossover ignition system easily lights the Genesis' three seamless, stainless steel burners to provide quick, even heat within minutes to a main cooking area of 507 square inches. Add in a warming rack covering a 130 square inch area to toast buns and keep food warm and your cookout is ready to rock with 637 square inches of cooking surface.
Flavor never takes a backseat where Weber grills are concerned; the Genesis is equipped with Weber's porcelain-enameled Flavorizer bars. These bars are an important factor in reducing the flare-ups that can occur with the use of lava rocks or ceramic briquettes, while enhancing the flavor of your food. In addition to the generous cooking area, the Genesis E-310 comes with durable porcelain-enameled cast iron cooking grates featuring 7 mm stainless steel rods for the perfect sear marks.
With the lid open, the natural gas grill measures 64.5 x 60 x 30 inches (height x width x depth) and is equipped with a 10 foot flexible hose for adaptable usability.
Quickly Heats for Perfect Searing
A key feature of this grill is how quickly it heats, taking about 10 minutes to reach 500 degrees Fahrenheit on a natural gas supply. More than one review found that the grill has no hot or cold spots, ensuring that food cooks evenly on a uniformly heated cooking surface. The Crossover ignition system lived up to its claim and made it easy to light the stove.
Cooks were very pleased in particular with how well the Flavorizer bars performed. These are supposed to add flavor to the food being cooked by vaporizing meat juices that drip on them. The smoke produced when juices hit the bars enhanced the barbecue flavor of more than one large cookout, providing delicious, perfectly cooked food for a hungry crowd of 20 in a short time. The porcelain coating on the grates also made for an easy cleanup process.
Efficient Cooking With a Wind-Proof Flame
The lid-mounted thermometer, found on the center of the lid, also enhanced cooking efficiency. It allows for accurate temperature readings without requiring the cook to lift the lid and allow the dissipation of all the precious heat. Even better, the design of the grill ensures that the flame is shielded from winds and maintains temperatures at a constant level, and control over cooking temperatures is delicate and precise.
While the grill is large and sturdy, its assembly grill is a straightforward and painless process, although it does require quite some time - one cook took about 2 hours to put it together. Taller cooks also rejoiced at the exceptionally high grill, which made grilling easier on their backs. The fact that the Genesis E-310 runs on natural gas made it attractive to energy conservationists and frugal cooks. Natural gas costs almost 5 times less than propane, and there is no fear of explosions occurring. Since most homes have natural gas lines, there is little chance of the grill running out of fuel.
Burner Knobs Should Be Repositioned
Not every review was favorable, despite the grill's numerous positive points. One consistent gripe is how to burner knobs are placed on the side of the grill instead of on the front; taking up much needed worktable space. One user also required time to become accustomed to having horizontal burners instead of those that ran from front to back and the resulting heating patterns.
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