The Summit is Weber's largest and most featured grill, but is it any good?
In this video, you learn the best features and drawbacks of the Summit, and as a bonus,
we'll compare Summit features to the lesser expensive,
less featured Genesis grill as well as the more expensive Lynx Sedona.
At the end, you'll know whether the Summit is right for you.
Summit and really all Webers are designed for the outside in a way most
competitively priced grills are not. Even on the basic models,
the unit is constructed of hard plastic,
stainless with a painted bottom to withstand the elements even here in New England.
Weber only requires service less than two percent of the time within the first year,
according to our own internal service stats.
Summit is still the only Weber grill made in the U.S., but doesn't incorporate
the newest improvement's Weber dubbed the GS4, it features the oldest system
with only one row of flavorizer bars with a grease collection on the side,
along with a removable bottom tray versus two rows and a more centered grease
collection on the GS4. Summit uses an older Snapchat flamethrower style
ignition versus electronic battery operated ignition of
the Genesis two with the GS4.
However, the Summit is Webers largest
and most featured grill at four and six burners.
Summit is also Weber's built in line.
You can buy it without the cart to place
it in your custom island or one of Weber Islands as well.
It's available in all Stainless with more durable stainless grates or lesser
expensive black porcelain with porcelain grates.
Let's look at the features and then compare it to other grills.
For BTU the four burners forty thousand and four hundred sixty eight square inches
with six burner sixty thousand six hundred twenty four square inches and both
have a search zone of ten thousand six hundred BTU.
You'll learn about searing later when we compare the Summit versus the Lynx.
The Summit also features a sixteen hundred BTU smoker.
If you like to infuse your foods with wood chips or other flavors,
it's got a twelve thousand BTU side burner so you can cook as you grill
instead of going back and forth to your kitchen. And a rotisserie with a ten thousand BTU
rotisserie burner on back of the grill for evenness of cooking top to bottom.
It's designed to compete with professional
grills with similar features for less money.
As we said, the Summit has not been
improved like the Genesis two or even the smaller Spirit two. Summit doesn't have
their newest smart grill with built in iGrill technology like the other girls.
You can, however, by the iGrill accessory. Summit has other problems which we'll
highlight when we're comparing to the other grills.
Let's compare the four burner stainless Summit to the four
burner Best stainless Genesis.
The Genesis S-335 is twelve hundred
and forty nine, while the Summit is for is twenty seventy nine,
the output is identical with forty eight thousand BTU for both grilles and also
have identical twelve thousand BTU side burner.
However, the Genesis S-435
grill area is six hundred forty six square inches, one hundred and ninety eight
fold down for eight hundred and forty four square inches. The S-470
grill area is only four hundred sixty eight inches,
one hundred twelve fold down for 580 square inches.
Interesting, the Genesis is 40 percent
larger and 40 percent less expensive plus has the GS4 which is significant.
Summit however has rotisserie and a 10,000 BTU infrared burner on top.
While the Genesis does not have a rotisserie or rotisserie burner.
The direct intense heat of the infrared is excellent because you
have direct heat on the top and the heat from the grill below.
Summit also has a sixty eight hundred BTU
smoker so you can add wood for more flavor.
Genesis does not have smoking capabilities.
The S-470 Summit has a ten thousand six hundred BTU sear station.
While the S-435 is a nine thousand BTU. The difference is not that significant,
mostly because it's just another row of burners on both grills.
You'll have increased heat, but not a true sear.
Lynx Sedona at four thousand fifty nine
versus the Summit S-670 at twenty seven ninety nine.
Let's compare the Weber six burner versus
similar size Lynx Sedona. They're almost identical in size at six hundred eighteen
versus six hundred twenty four square inches.
It almost appears the Weber has more
output with sixty thousand BTU plus the ten thousand five hundred BTU sear
6,800 BTU smoker as well as the 12,000 BTU Side burner versus sixty nine thousand
total for the Lynx forty six thousand two Burner's at twenty three thousand BTU
infrared sear.
However a BTU in this case can be deceiving as a Weber burner's are six ten thousand
BTU versus two twenty three thousand four the Lynx.
So Lynx will be hotter and cook faster, and more evenly.
The Sear station is just another row of burners on the Weber. The sear on the Lynx is
an infrared twenty three thousand BTU with hot direct heat.
So it's way better to sear quickly.
Lynx also has a better heat distribution
with briquettes versus the set of flavorizer bars.
We compare Summit versus Genesis
and Summit versus Lynx Sedona more depth in different videos.
Those are the basic differences.
You should consider the Summit.
It doesn't have the updated system or the size of the Genesis two or
the searing power of the lynx. However, Summit allows you to do more on the grill than
a Genesis. It is over $1,300 less than a pro grill.
It's a good consideration if you like to smoke, use rotisserie with good size,
but at a far less price than a professional.
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