Weber Genesis II E-415

It's an outdoor oven. Severely underpowered for a grill - BBQ. Forget grilling steaks – If you enjoy grilling meat then look at an alternative option. After having a good run with a cheaper 6 burner gas BBQ and our trusty Weber baby Q I thought we would treat ourselves with one of Weber's premium Genesis II models which I now deeply regret. The Genesis II 4 burner is flawed by design is severely under powered for grilling even with… Read more

the lid down.

Our old cheap 6 burner could disintegrate a couple of steaks being placed over one of the burners with all other burners off if you wanted to. The Genesis II needs all 4 burners turned to maximum, the lid down (which I am ok with), 10-15 minute arm up time and barely a grill mark. Heat is also not even.

I cannot claim the BBQ is faulty as the burners are lighting up etc.. After scanning the internet for reviews it seems that others have had the same experience.

I was told at the time of purchase at a Weber premium dealer that all 4 burners did not have to be on if your only using the space covering one or two burners.

I'm at a disagreement with Weber staff after being told I need to turn on all 4 burners to maximum setting to grill a single steak or two? This is an unnecessary waste of LPG and proves the Genesis is more oven then BBQ/Grill. I never had to do this with BBQ's costing a third of what we paid for the Genesis II.

The only acceptable results I have had using this BBQ is when the entire Grill space is being used or your using it as an oven to slow cook whole chickens etc...

In summary, the Weber Genesis is built like a tank and feels like it will last many years but unfortunately the grilling experience is terrible. I wish I had purchased the Family Q or a cheaper Bunnings BBQ that both would do a lot better then the 4 burner Genesis II.

Don't waste your money on this product. I wanted to like it as it looks and feels great but I get disappointed with each cook up.

Weber Australia: You didn't feel like driving out for an inspection, hopefully you may be more motivated this time.