Weber® Genesis E-325 Gas Grill, Outdoor Cooking, Propane Grill, Black

Why it's worth it

A three-burner propane grill with enough room to cook a whole dinner at once, cast-iron grates that sear properly, and a grease tray you can empty in seconds. Weber backs it for ten years, which is the longest term in the gas category.

A grill this size fits the way most families actually cook. Three burners put out 39,000 BTUs across 513 square inches of primary cooking space, clearing the 450-inch benchmark for feeding four people at once. The tapered PureBlu burners spread flame across the grate instead of concentrating it in the middle. You get a hot sear zone on one side and gentle indirect heat on the other, which covers almost everything you'll cook.

Porcelain-enameled cast iron grates hold heat, so a cold steak keeps sizzling when it lands instead of steaming. Underneath, Flavorizer bars catch dripping juice, vaporize some of it back into the food, and funnel the rest away from the burners. That's the part that keeps chicken thighs from going black over a grease fire. Owners consistently describe quick preheats and even results corner to corner.

From our review of 5 outdoor grills, by Genevieve Dubois, Home & Living Expert

What we like

• +A grill this size fits the way most families actually cook
• +Porcelain-enameled cast iron grates hold heat, so a cold steak keeps sizzling when it lands instead of steaming
• +Cleanup is where you'll notice the design
• +The warranty is why we'd take this over a similar-looking grill that costs less

What to know

• –It's big and it's heavy
• –A handful of owners have received bent or badly drilled frame pieces and found Weber's support hard to reach past the automated…