This is a wonderful grill. It is loaded with options and features. You can add many accessories to broaden your scope of grilling. The sear zone is a great feature and steaks come off the grill loaded with flavor after using the sear zone. Just love this grill!
Great grill, love the searing feature along w/ the cooking space surface, fold out upper rack. Heats up and holds great cooking temperatures. Highly recommended!
I have been using the S-435 several days a week for the last two months or so. On my third tank of propane. Overall I am very satisfied with my purchase. I use both the half griddle and the large full griddle inserts as well as the grill. I find the heat is very even for all with just a few hot or cold zones. But I am not surprised by this, almost every grill I have used in the past 30+ years of grilling has had hot and cold spots. The griddles are also very even heated. I find the cooking performance above average but not amazing. The engineering is well thought out and production quality is very high. I had no issues assembling and setting up. The look is decent. Now some suggestions or things I wish were different. Crossover burner tubes or automatic ignition so you don’t have to mash the ignition for every burner. One more burner (higher burner density) the sear burner is great but I think if this grill has either more burners or wider burners it would be better. It works fine for a slower cook, but if you want even high heat you are stuck using the sear station. Would really like a high heat option on the other side also. Hooks on the front of the side shelves. It’s a long reach to the sides and if you have another appliance or other item at the end you have to leave a gap. Lastly, the up-slope on the burner control panel assures everything that drips or splatters goes right on that panel and behind the knobs. Maybe an accessory cover would help but that is the most challenging to keep clean. These are all minor nits and I do not regret the purchase at all.
The E-435 natural gas grill has met all my expectations. It is easier to clean than prior Weber grills I have owned. It heats fast and provides very even heat. I have had excellent results with the sear burners and recently cooked a great 2" thick rib eye using the reverse sear method (medium rare in the center and a good sear on the surface).