Shhh - top secret - weber genesis ii smart grill ex-335 gas grill
I'm guessing this maybe is not supposed to be out there so look fast before it disappears, but here's what's seems to be coming soon. Love the black frame versus grey, that alone might make me hold off, but it comes with cast iron grates
glitchy for me, it’s the zero chance of scorching your food from flare up, especially with fatty foods like sausage. Of course traditional grill grates work, but it’s so much easier to cook all your food without having to worry about ruining food from a flare up.
Will this give you an opportunity to purchase the older generation at a reduced price? Only difference I see is the tech upgrades. If that is what you are looking for then the newer model is the way to go.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
LOL, I do not understand all the love for GrillGrates. On an underpowered cooker they are great (like Traeger Pros) to amplify heat for searing. On my Spirit I brushed and ran the spatula down the grooves every cook and still watched crap from past cooks seep out and splatter all over my food at high temps. What am I missing? In all fairness I never ran them upside down. Is that the real secret to GrillGrate â¤ï¸?
You really should flip your GGs over on your gasser and give them a try, glitchy . They get super hot for searing and there are no flareups to singe your eyebrows off.
I'm a clean nut when it comes to the BBQ grates that I put our food on, and my GGs pass the test. After use, I turn up all the burners and let the food burn off them for 15-20 minutes. Then I take wadded-up aluminum foil and clean them (wearing this glove and this kevlar arm sleeve for protection from the high heat). Next I let them continue to heat for another 10 minutes or so to make sure all is ash. When cool, I wipe them down. They're ready for the next cook. I routinely use them flipped so the solid side is up, especially for searing.
For more convenience, I often use a couple of Grill Grate Griddles put on top of the Grill Grates for searing. They're nice because they also get super hot, they are OK to set on top of the GGs (unlike cast iron pots for example), and when done I can take them in the house and scrub them with an SOS pad, rinse, and store them in my kitchen cupboard for next use. That way I don't even have to mess with cleaning the custom-fit Grill Grates on my gasser.
I think you're missing a convenience, especially since you already own a set of Grill Grates. I agree that cleaning the ridged side of Grill Grates can be a pain with a brush, but with my method with aluminum foil (scrunched to perfectly fit the valleys), it's not bad at all.
That new GenesisII 335 looks right up your alley, BTW. I bet you could really put it through its paces nicely.
Thanks for the awesome feedback. In some ways all that cleaning sounds like a lot of extra work and main reason I want a gasser is for less work when the weather sucks, although breaking down the process it doesn't sound like it's really that much time over the grill cleaning. I'll have to give upside down a shot if I get a gasser again.
As far as putting through the paces, we'll have to see how things go. I don't know if it will get enough use to get near as comprehensive as the SmokeFire.
Great ideas fzxdoc , thank you! I love my GG's and have the griddle as well. I am no where near as meticulous with cleaning them as you are, I need to up my game on that front.
You really should flip your GGs over on your gasser and give them a try, glitchy . They get super hot for searing and there are no flareups to singe your eyebrows off.
I'm a clean nut when it comes to the BBQ grates that I put our food on, and my GGs pass the test. After use, I turn up all the burners and let the food burn off them for 15-20 minutes. Then I take wadded-up aluminum foil and clean them (wearing this glove and this kevlar arm sleeve for protection from the high heat). Next I let them continue to heat for another 10 minutes or so to make sure all is ash. When cool, I wipe them down. They're ready for the next cook. I routinely use them flipped so the solid side is up, especially for searing.
For more convenience, I often use a couple of Grill Grate Griddles put on top of the Grill Grates for searing. They're nice because they also get super hot, they are OK to set on top of the GGs (unlike cast iron pots for example), and when done I can take them in the house and scrub them with an SOS pad, rinse, and store them in my kitchen cupboard for next use. That way I don't even have to mess with cleaning the custom-fit Grill Grates on my gasser.
I think you're missing a convenience, especially since you already own a set of Grill Grates. I agree that cleaning the ridged side of Grill Grates can be a pain with a brush, but with my method with aluminum foil (scrunched to perfectly fit the valleys), it's not bad at all.
That new GenesisII 335 looks right up your alley, BTW. I bet you could really put it through its paces nicely.
Kathryn
I couldn't agree more!
I do something similar for my trusty old Genesis Silver B. The set-up consists 5 panels with a spacer. I have two panels, flat side up, and the others rail side up. It get's me the best of both worlds. I'm a clean nut too and I actually use the grillgrates spatula to scrape the channels. One day, when they have a sale, I may pull the trigger on their "ss grate valley grill brush"
Skinsfan1311 I have the valley brush and do not find it very useful. The foil approach works much better. The problem is that the brush is basically round in shape, but the "valleys" are U-shaped. I mostly just use the GG spatula and run it down the bottom of the "valleys" to free up stuff. The foil/burn/wipe is much easier and thorough.
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