The Spirit 425 is well built and gives consistent heat. As I heard/read the thermometer on the hood is not there all the time. Should definitely purchase a separate thermometer. Otherwise, love the grill!
This grill is a mean cooking machine. The burners are top of the line and heat up quick to temperature. Easy clean up with the drip pan. I personally love the sear portion of this grill. Best buy for the money. I love the fact Weber warranties their products. My only complaint is the plastic wheels. Prior models utilized better quality wheels.
My last Weber lasted 15 years. I replaced the burners once and the flavor bars several times. The grill is used at the least 4 times a week, year-round. Weber has a fantastic grill.
The grill is great and easy to care for. What I dont like about it is the knobs on the grill being backwards. Instead of turning right you need to turn the knobs to the left. I also cant get the temp for a low setting under 400 degrees! It is so opposite of the one (same kind of grill) at home!
Overall I like the grill. The reason I rated a 4 and not a 5 is due to lighting. I didn’t think I would mind having an igniter for each of the burners. However, I have found that all burners don’t always light as they should and take a few tries. At one point there was a large flame that finally showed one burner ignited. Having the connecting rail burner is a better way to go.