Perfect Grill Marks!
Replacing my 9 year old Ducane, and couldn't be happier. She was one of the good ones, actually made in South Carolina, but this Weber has better temperature control and gets hot! Nice when you're grilling in winter!
Assembly was easy, the firebox and gas line assemble came pre-assembled; you just build the cart and attach the finishing components such as the ignitor, knob cover plate, side shelves and door. Took about an hour and 45 min. The instructions are clear and concise. Needed tools are a #2 Phillips screwdriver and a 7/16ths deep dish socket would be useful for the 8 nuts securing the side table brackets.
Deal maker for me was the heavy cast iron grates. These are exactly the same quality as the $699 E-310 Genesis, just smaller, and they leave great grill marks! (Please see picture).
Even though this grill has 2 burners it gets hot! Up to 550 degrees within 10 min on high. Turn down the temp and it dropped to 400 within a couple of...
Perfect BBQ
I actually purchased my E210 from a local retailer, but thought I would write a review for it here anyways.
Pro's
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* Gets up to 550 degrees in mid winter here in Utah
* Very sturdy construction, even the fold down shelves are very stable unlike most grills.
* Sides are basically closed with only a few small holes for rotisserie (had a bird build a nest in my last one so this was important for me, no where for them to get in now)
* Enclosed Propane area
* Propane tank meter (done by weight)
* Solid Iron Grills, good weight, good heat retention, great sear marks.
* Ignition system is great, battery powered, not one of those little push powered igniters that always break.
Con's
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* Cost, at $499 this was the most expensive BBQ I have purchased, and it seemed odd considering it didn't have many of the features that most others in that price range have.
* No Side Burner, but really who actually uses that...
So far, so good...
I purchased this grill from Amazon earlier this month, and was surprised that Amazon would overnight for only $3.99 with my Prime account. That convenience certainly hit Amazon's margin, its a heavy box, can't be cheap to overnight a 150lb box! So props for Amazon!
As far as the grill is concerned, I was between this Spirit E320 and the E220. Both have the side burner, which was a requirement for me. The 220 was virtually out of stock anywhere you look, and I didn't want to wait so I spent a little more and went with the 320. I was initially a little worried about the 320's size, but in reality its only slightly bigger than the 220 which is a good thing for me. I'm actually glad I went with this slightly larger model, I think its really the perfect size grill. The 220 may be a b little too junior.
I've used it every night this week, and have enjoyed it. Grill reaches 500 degrees in about five minutes here in South Florida where its 80 degrees at night in the...
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