We need a runner up! Weber has increased it's price 40% since this video!

Love my Spirit! Mine is factory set for natural gas with quick disconnect hose. Use a wood chip box or foil pouch if you want smoky flavor. Low setting on all three burners gives 225 F for “low and slow” BBQ. High setting on all three Sears steaks easily. Highly recommend!

Bought that grill about a month ago, my wife and I couldn't be happier.

Weber Spirit e-210 is the 2 burner version at about $350. For smoking You can use a “V” shaped stainless steel smoker box which fits neatly between the flavorizer bars; available on line.

Thanks for the equipment reviews. Definitely use your advise when purchasing

Came in to see which is the best Food processor, ended up watching 10 of your episodes. I love it.. Thank you.

Hi Test Kitchen! Just really enjoy your personnel that host these videos. Thank you for making them available on KZread.

I’d still like to know how other grills like Napoleon tested.

Weber is the best. I’ve had Weber grills for the last 23 years. Finally bought my second one last year - the Spirit 310.

I absolutely LOVE my Spirit. It’s so versatile. You can grill, slow cook and smoke on it. Grab a wood box and cold smoke. Great size for my wife and I. Plus Weber customer service is amazing.

@MrTBoneMalone

5 жыл бұрын

The warranty is what pushed me over the line to buy it. So far I like this grill, so no surprise that they picked it.

I get an unearned sense of smugness when the resting winner is the model I already own.

@MrPhatties

4 жыл бұрын

It's been the winner for like 4 years and rarely loses in comparisons

@bl6973

4 жыл бұрын

jimmies rustled Weber makes good grills and you can’t disagree

Thank you for such a scientific and concise review. It helped me quite a bit.

Thank you guys so very much! Weber just took my money thanks to you! :)

Hello, could you do a review of gas griddles (ie Blackstone, Cano Chef). Thank you

More grill reviews! And smokers

Weber wins every year in the $500 class. I wish I had one but I already own a Weber Kettle Pro for charcoal. I do miss the convenience of propane though. Webers are like the original VW Beetles, good build quality and plenty of replacement parts, they just sort of live forever as long as you take reasonable care of them.

I really like chuck roast smoked, is it possible to make a smoked chuck roast on a gas grill and actually turn out Pull-A-Part tender with that smoke flavor that you get from a smoker?

That’s the spirit

As someone who put those together for a living up until last year, I can tell you that the Webers are just not what they used to be as far as materials are concerned. The sturdiest and best ones I've seen are the Broil Kings, but it WAS really weird that the one you tested only put the heat out like it did on the toast. I have one and it's much more evenly distributed than that, so I'm wondering if maybe you are having a burner issue with it? Especially on the left side.

@JoMamasHouse

4 жыл бұрын

InstrucTube I have a BK Soverign XL 90 and I noticed the sides are hotter for some reason. Especially the back corners while the front of the grill is cooler. I still love it, but it can be annoying.

@InstrucTube

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoMamasHouse not sure on that, and yeah it'd be annoying. All I can think of is maybe your burner tubes are clogged close to the front?

@brettcyr7426

4 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Weber has fallen to the same predatory vulture capitalism that is affecting and destroying many companies. It works like this. 1) The company builds a brand that becomes synonymous with quality all around. 2) They sell their products at high price that is justified by the quality. People are happy to pay more because they are getting more. 3) They maintain that status until the brand reputation is built, established and ingrained in the minds of happy consumers. 4) A vulture capitalist entity, BDT Capital Partners LLC in the case of Weber, buys controlling stake in the company. 5) The vulture capitalists cut everything that created quality such as higher grade materials, stringent QC, high standard production facilities, etc. 6) The vulture capitalists continue selling at the high same price knowing consumers still think they are buying the same good old reliable product as always, not some cheap crap look-a-like substitute. 7) The vulture capitalists generate increased profits due to the same revenue generated by the high prices and lower expenses reduced by cutting quality. 8) Some years pass and consumers begin to say, "hey, what is going on??? My dad bought a Weber and aside from a few routine replacement parts, he still has it 20 years later. I bought this 4 years ago and it's falling apart as if it was any old run of the mill cheap BBQ." 9) As more and more products that people purchased at a high price expecting quality in return start to fail well before expected, the previous reputation starts to very slightly decline. Although, 90% of Weber BBQs in peoples homes are still the older quality products, so the reputation for quality persists. 10) The majority of Weber owners, those who purchased a well built product before the quality was cut, are still telling friends and family, "you have to get a Weber, these things are fantastic" or "look at mine. I've had that for 15 years and it's still working great" or "Trust me, there is no other option for quality like a Weber". All of these statements, ones that used to be true, are given as advice with completely well intentions, not knowing the product they bought and own is nothing like what's currently in stores. 11) Trusting the honest advice of friends and family members, people decide the extra cash is worth it for that fantastic Weber quality, people go out and become the proud owners of a shiny new Weber BBQ. Especially since who wants to buy a new BBQ every couple of years and start the whole process of researching brands, learning the difference in models, comparing prices, reading reviews, looking for sales, etc, when they can just spend a bit more, get something everyone knows is great, and not worry about buying another BBQ for another decade or two. 12) Time goes on and more and more of the new cheap Weber BBQs fail to even come close to meeting expectations. First time Weber owners go "I don't know what the hell all the hype around these Weber BBQs was all about. I paid hundreds more for this Weber than I did for my previous (insert other halfway decent brand here) and that one was just as good. I'm never paying more and going with Weber again". Owner's of previous Weber BBQs loyal to the brand have it worse since they know first hand the quality that used to exist. The type of quality that built a brand so respected, forums and discussion boards on what BBQ to buy would often just consist of one comment saying "if you want quality, get a Weber." followed by a slew of comments saying "Absolutely", "+1", "^This", "Agree", "There's no other option", "Facts". In both cases, these previous Weber owners swear off the brand. 13) Now, as most of the final quality Webers reach the end of their long but still finite life spans and are replaced by something new, the new cheap Weber BBQs are all that is left and the reputation of Weber finally starts to reflect the quality of the current products. 14) Consumers, now fully aware of the slashed and burned quality, won't touch a Weber at their higher price. So the vulture capitalists cut price in order to compete and ships off the cheap products to any store that will have them. 15) Having fully eviscerated all the value, the vulture capitalist abandons the bones they've picked clean of the once great brand and departs to find their next meal. 16) And finally, we are all left with a number of Summers of poorly cooked burgers and steaks (after all, it's not like we can afford to just go out and buy another new BBQ after dropping a significant amount of dollars on that disappointing Weber, regardless of how disappointing it is), lighter wallets, and the added bonus of hundreds of jobs lost as the once made in American brand is now made in China. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk on "Vulture Capitalism: How to Take a Quality Company, Consume All of Its Value, Discard Its Shriveled Remains and Move On While Simultaneously Screwing Over Your Loyal Consumers and Employees in the Process".

@billymaguire59

4 жыл бұрын

@@brettcyr7426 Absofuckinglutely! Running dogs of capitalism will eat themselves from within.

Wish they still made the behemoth Ducane gas grills. Owned 2 of them. One 10 year old Ducane was damaged so replaced with same which lasted 25 years. So sad when we hauled it off.

Those are great grates.

My spirit e210 sucked. Never got over about 450 and quickly lost heat but that one was purchased years ago.

I love my Traeger

$500 is midrange when it comes to cost on these grills. The inexpensive grills are

@debo98433

5 жыл бұрын

It’s more cost efficient to buy the Weber in the long run. It will last a long time. Sure, you’ll have to replace some parts every few years, especially the “flavorizer bars”, but as long as you keep it cleaned and maintained, it will easily last 15-20 years or longer. My first grill was a Charbroil that I got for a wedding gift in 2007. It lasted about 4 years before the firebox started to rust out. I bought my Weber after that and the firebox looks like new(when it’s thoroughly cleaned), and I use it often when I don’t want to fuss with the kettle and charcoal.

@todd.goslin6190

5 жыл бұрын

$500 is barely entry level for gas grills. Weber’s top-o-the-line sumit at over 2 grand is considered mid-level.

Recipe I'd like to see in a future episode is Okinawan Noodle Soup. From the island of Okinawa. A very popular dish on the island.

@BuddhaRice

5 жыл бұрын

Okinawa soba?

@hassansuboh8033

5 жыл бұрын

Is it made on a gas grill?

So was the Weber grill the only good grill how did the other do.

I love the Americas test kitchen and Cooks country shows on pbs and your KZread videos but the best grill is actually a griddle. I have a blackstone 36. About 6 years old. Keep up the great work on tv and KZread.

Okay, great all good to know but one more spec needs to be discussed: cleanup. Which grills help you keep it clean and which grills' design and material just make it worse?

Do a comparison of ~$1000 grills please.

I wonder why Weber stopped putting the side burner on these

Anyone have any luck with Char Broil ?

I love how they do the hard work for us. The average person don't have access to do such testing of equipment. Thank you

I live near the coast and the humidity and salt destroy gas grills eats the steel right up maybe get 2 Year of service before the demise of rust sets in .Stainless steel or maybe cast aluminium?

@bnrlabs5923

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in Florida my whole life, much of it near the coast, so I feel your pain. The worst offender for rust for me has always been the grates. I use the aluminum grates from grillgrate.com and will install them in every grill I buy.

would like to see a smaller grill. ( 2 person and a dog size ). lol. great work again dan t. palm springs calif USA

@waymor2460

5 жыл бұрын

I’d recommend the Weber Spirit linked in the description. It’s got 3 burners and you’d always use at least 2 even when cooking for 2 people. Use the 2 outside burners for cooking slow with indirect heat and your meat in the middle. Or use 2 adjacent burners for searing and direct heat for steaks, salmon, burgers. And on occasion when you have guests you can use the entire cooking space with all 3 burners. I’ve got the larger Weber Summit with 4 burners plus a side burner and I wouldn’t go any smaller even though it’s just 2 of us now.

@Arc_Firstlight

5 жыл бұрын

I just got the Weber Spirit E250, it's a two-burner grill and it's good for two people.. and a dog. Nice and compact but very sturdy.

@FurryWooki

5 жыл бұрын

Unless you just don’t have the space for this size grill, it’s the one to get. It’s perfect for 2 people. Just because it has 3 burners doesn’t mean you have to light all 3 each time you cook.

Like 🚂 a lot of useful information 🚂

Hey, smokin' video! Har-de-har-har.

no runner-up or 3rd place? sometimes ATK offers a best buy (lower budget) winner. c'mon....

@corystansbury

5 жыл бұрын

Seemed like this test was focusing on grills all in the same price range... hence one winner.

@stooge81

5 жыл бұрын

@@corystansbury fair assessment but it assumes too much and nearly all of their other videos point out runner-ups. show me the next best grill under $500. some people have strict budgets. if people wanted to split hairs, the video description says "Adam and Julia discuss the best OPTIONS for gas grills under $500". the weber sneaks in for just $1 less (although the amazon link they posted shows it as a steal at $449. i've had webers. i now have a broil king which has 10,000 more btu's then their weber pic with many of the same features. same price point and works every bit as well.

@JoeAnshien

3 жыл бұрын

@@stooge81 For inexpensive best grill - Pickup a used Weber. I have a Q300 I got for $20. A little elbow grease and it is great and still works like new. I also picked up a 12 year old Genesis for $20 - Same thing. The old side mounted burners are even better for smoking as the heat goes from front burner to back of indirect cooking

Is this for Spirit or Spirit II? What's the difference?

@2B_pencil

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Spirit from the position of the logo at 4:03

Hello!

I think I will stick with my 2010 Twin Eagles 30" grill which replaced a 30 year old Wait BroilMaster. Even the latter exceeded your price ceiling way back then but the value is excellent overall when viewed annually. The Twin is like new other than replacing about 1/2 of the ceramic blocks.

Do you reccomend the liquid propane or the natural gas option?

@mrbear1302

5 жыл бұрын

The convenience of natural gas. Huffing those propane tanks around sucks and you can run out in the middle of grilling.

@JoeLoydJr

5 жыл бұрын

It depends on what your are looking for in your grilling experience. I have found that propane burns hotter than natural gas. I like to sear the surface of the meat then move it to indirect heat and cook it to the internal temperature I want. I have two propane tanks, if I ever run out of gas shame on me.

@TheRealJoeyB

5 жыл бұрын

mrbear1302 have a minimum of two tanks...one is always full...pretty simple if you aint lazy

@mrbear1302

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealJoeyB Natural gas is cheaoper than paying over $6.00 per gallon for propane. Also, one click and you are ready to go with NG.

@KSMike1

5 жыл бұрын

NG all day long, but not everyone has access to it. I wish Weber would bring back the post mount.

I would really appreciate a "Best Pellet Smoker Under ...." video.

Hello

For the low and slow, did they maintain 300F grill temp? If so, it doesn’t make sense that one grill would take twice as long to cook.

@stevenmarsden2257

5 жыл бұрын

Was indirect heat. With some griils, the heat goes up and out, without heating the rest of the grill

@M63Tod

5 жыл бұрын

Steven Marsden yes, but was a grill temp maintained using a grill thermometer and adjusting the gas flow to dial in 300F?

@chewfacity

5 жыл бұрын

I believe they used the stock thermometer. Those are usually crap. Even on my Weber kettle grill it's off by about 60°.

@M63Tod

5 жыл бұрын

Chewfacity you are probably right. And on low, the variance might be even greater since ambient temp changes from wind or rain may impact the internal thermostat reading even more.

Can’t go wrong with a Weber

I'm a Weber fan, but disagree that cast iron grates are always better. Stainless steel is not bad. Grill marks are mostly just aesthetic and you actually get a more even browning without cast iron. Look up the cold grates technique which is becoming more popular. Cast iron can also rust more easily. I have both cast iron and stainless steel grates.

@calebangell77

5 жыл бұрын

Cold grate technique is a stupid gimmick for people that don't know how to actually heat up their grill.

@vinstinct

5 жыл бұрын

@@calebangell77 OK, straight to name calling about methods of cooking. It has nothing to do with how you heat up your grill, it's about an even sear.

You should do pellet smokers next

And you didn't mention the other brands tested, including their results?! Very disappointing.

@ULTdarklordvoldemort

3 жыл бұрын

Weber no doubt is best but how about critical review about other brands. the review of the video is biased.

@lcusatis

3 жыл бұрын

This video is a just the test result. If you want to know the whole test you have to be a paying member of America's Test Kitchen.

GET THE GENESIS !!!

We are shopping for gas grills but don't seem to know where to put out wet chips in a steel box? Can anyone help? Without the space for chips, gas grilling is just grilling with gas.

@chewfacity

5 жыл бұрын

You set it on top of the grill. Many just use a disposable aluminum tray and put it on top of the grill pushed to the side. Look up KZread videos of how to smoke with gas grill. They will show you.

@vinstinct

5 жыл бұрын

You don't need to wet them. You'll just create steam before you create smoke.

@gus473

5 жыл бұрын

@@vinstinct A good & often overlooked point! 👍😎

weber all the way

Pellet smokers? Please please please.

@TheRealJoeyB

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Ellis Traeger Timberline Series...go for it...look them up.. Plus its a Traeger Day May 18 2019...

@scottellis7024

5 жыл бұрын

The Real Joey B you right. I’m looking at it, the Ironwood, and the Camp Chef Woodwind. I like the technology of the Traegers, but I like the versatility of the Camp Chef... I do a lot of steaks and it would be convenient not to have to fire up the Weber just to sear.

Have you at America's Test Kitchen tested pellet grills yet?

Wow, who would have thought the best gas grill would be $500?

@pauly5418

5 жыл бұрын

They said they tested grills under $500.

Working nights now?

Just bought a dyna glow red 3 burner and i love it even though im 4 years late posting this lol

Of course you pick the one without a side burner. You really couldn't have said your top 2 or 3?

That's all well and good, but you get better flavor from a charcoal grill.

If you like your meat any shade of rare don't buy this. The primary grill surface is 424 sq/in with 30,000 BTU's. The math works out to 70.75 BTU/sq Inch. It will NEVER caramelized the outside of the meat before overcooking the inside on a 1 inch thick steak (I prefer rib-eye thank you very much). This has been the bane of my existence trying to buy a new grill. I finally gave up grilling steaks in favor of doing it on the stove in a blazing hot skillet. Perfect every time. I did a whole bunch of research a few years ago and even the most expensive grill on the market, that advertised high BTU's was just BS because those BTU's were spread out over a massive primary grill, thus the BTU's per sq/in were just as bad as this one. My next grill I am going back to charcoal with an adjustable level split coal grate so I can actually cook my rare steaks on the grill. I just don't see any other option if I don't want to eat shoe leather.

Your previous video on this topic was so much better. This video's fake conversation is so annoying.

That is a lot

Doesnt actually show or rate grills

Not to offend anyone but I prefer the other lady who does the reviews. The blue-apron man seems like he’s only talking to the red-apron lady and not addressing us (the audience) It also seems dumbed down

Inexpensive at $500? Ouch.

waiting for least bad options for gas grills under $250

1:42 shaped like an "upside down V" ...also known as an A? 🤔

@ShadowVipers

5 жыл бұрын

Except A has a line through the middle.

@bayridge3569

5 жыл бұрын

Kat i think they call it teepee shaped

This looks about as outdoor as the Cosby house garden. And the grills didn't look like they had ever cooked meat.

@carowells1607

5 жыл бұрын

It IS outdoors though, despite what you may imagine.

So this was a Weber ad?

@JT-ic9mp

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Really?! That's what you took from this? This was an incredibly well run in depth test. Find me any other review on KZread that goes into this level of actual measured testing? Some people are so cynical and think everyone is trying to pull the wool over their eyes.

@bcarss1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@JT-ic9mp YEAH! REALLY! Very impassioned with Weber grills huh Francis?

Sounds a tad bias... wink wink.. I taste a little kick back flavor in this review.. (nice way to not mention any good parts of any other grills.. NO way I'll buy this scam.

How much is Weber paying for you guys to talk badly about their competitor made in US and promote their made in China cheap material product?

But charcoal tastes better

$500? I'll stick with my Weber Kettle

Sadly, Adam didn't address one IMPORTANT issue: SAFETY. Many gas grills can extinguish the flame if the lid is closed improperly (or properly), causing a potential fire hazard. WHY DIDN"T YOU COVER THIS, ADAM!!!

terrible grills

BS. Cast iron is one of the worst for retaining heat. That is why it is so good as a brake rotor for your car. It cools quickly. As far as cooking materials goes it's copper, stainless steel, cast iron, and aluminum. BTW, I just switched from a cast to a SS grill and the SS performs better.

@julianvickers

Жыл бұрын

You are incorrect. Cast iron retains heat extremely well, due to it being a much poorer heat conductor than aluminium or copper. Good heat conductor = quick to heat up, quick to cool down, bad heat conductor = slow to heat, slow to cool down. Both cast iron and stainless steel are in the second group.

@jimdent351

Жыл бұрын

@@julianvickers Cast iron needs to be extra thick in order to retain heat. It is it's sheer thickness that makes it suitable for cooking with. Pound for pound it is inferior to other metals. I have a carbon steel pan that outperforms the cast iron tremendously. I can put 4 scrambled eggs in each pan and carbon steel outshines the cast. Both pans will cool way down but the carbon steel pan is finished sooner. Cast iron needs to be extra thick.

Hello