Weber Summit FS38 S Natural Gas Grill - Stainless Steel - 1500041

The grill works great, however when delivered there were several stickers plastered all over the grill from Weber advertising different features. These took hours to remove the adhesive. The platforms off the grill are weakly attached such that if one tries to lift the grill it bends the metal (this was done by the third party who delivered the grill.

Bought the new summit grill because the old Weber I had for 16 years had parts replaced but was still operating good. This new grill cooks food to perfection. It's amazing built like a tank. Weber makes the best grills. I have bought other grills like Nex grill which never last long

Love this grill! I waited a long time to get my "forever" gas grill, and I'm so glad I did my research. The versatility of this beast is flat out amazing! The infrared sear zone, the built in rotisserie and the sear grate, the pizza stone and the griddle inserts make this the most multifunctional grill I've ever owned.

I am not new to the Summit model, as I owned the Summit S-670 S for 17 years (I swapped out the cook box and control manifold after about 10 years). The FS38 S is very close to my previous S-670 S purchase. Some notable differences are in the door (hinges versus pivot corners), the grease tray, the IR burner (top parallel to the grill versus top perpendicular to the grill), and the smoker box (sits on top of the grill surface without a dedicated burner versus a dedicated burner). Overall, I am very pleased with the FS38 S grill performance and burner accuracy. However, starting the IR burner required relearning, and it necessitated contacting Weber for some help, which they provided. The issue I encountered was that when I went to turn on the burner, the expected starter clicked. However, the burner knob needed to be held down for about twenty seconds (the starter was still clicking, even though the IR burner was getting hot) for the burner to start fully. Due to the burner being positioned upside down, the glow of the IR burner can't be easily seen. I understand the intent of having a broiler-like capability, but I consider the starting process a bit wonky, and improvements to that design should be considered. I purchased the full-size griddle insert, which is claimed to fit the Genesis 300 and Summit grills, and the Weber website offered it as a purchase add-on option when I bought the FS-38 Summit grill. The griddle only covers four of the five burners, which was a surprise and not what I would consider a full-size griddle for the Summit FS-38. The other small concern I have is when cooking bacon with this griddle and pushing the bacon grease off the griddle, the grease hits the fourth burner, causing a grease flare-up. The handle grill lights are positioned right and left, flush with the grill hood edge. There is insufficient light for the grill center. Lastly, the grill installation document consists entirely of pictures with no written steps, and the BILT app lacked step-by-step voiceovers. I'm an old-school guy and prefer diagrams with step-by-step instructions, regardless of the platform.

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Very happy with my new purchase. I am a repeat Weber Summit owner. Our first lasted for many years, but it was time for a new one. Wow! This beast is HOT! Love the new features. Curious why they moved the side burner to the opposite side, but it's just a matter of getting used to that. Nice having the rotisserie built in. The pop up motor and storage for the rod on the BBQ is well thought out. The top burner is insane. When they say sear, they mean it! Great for searing steaks, melting cheese on burgers, etc. Would have been nice to have a more affordable Summit model like they used to. Not sure why they went with only one model after the other line (Genesis) below it. I'm sure it would've been great, but I just felt this one was built far more substantially, and would last longer. Also coming from a summit series I didn't want to go to a lower line after using my other one for so many years. I had the six burner series with side burner and I was concerned that only five zones in this one would not be as hot. Boy was I wrong! This is insanely hot. It will take some time for me to get used to how much hotter this one is than my previous one. I'm sure the old one was just as hot when I first bought it, but after so many years, they don't tend to put out as much heat. The lighted knobs and internal lights are a nice touch. My old model had the plastic lights on the outside on the handle and they constantly suffered corrosion of the battery inside because of poor seals. I feel much more confident that the batteries in this unit, being contained inside the entire handle itself is a much better design. I haven't used some of the other features in this barbecue. I'm not sure if I actually will, but it's nice to have them in case I want them.

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Overall very well designed and made with ultra quality materials.

What's not to love about my new grill!! All stainless steel, lighting features for grilling in the evening, propane tank monitor at your fingertips, pull out drippings tray, and soft close doors. The infrared sear station, OMG, far better than my old Genesis grill. I also love the ability to take the center grating out and bring the two smaller grates together for a smaller cooking area. Great design Weber!

Phenomenal Grill, everything cooks even and the upgrades from 10 years ago are great. Extremely happy with everything that this grill can do. The lighting system that is integrated into the handle I love. All stainless steel makes this grill stand of time with the year round weather it will go through since we live on a lake and our winters are harsh. Thank you for continuing to offer such an incredible quality product.

I love the versatility of this grill. Being able to utilize it as a grill, rotisserie, and griddle was exactly what I was looking for. The build quality is definitely worth noting as well.

When moving the grill to my backyard the delivery people used straps underneath the bottom panel from side to side. This resulted in bending of the side panels at the bottom. Even thought there is a flange it is still very week.

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