I don't think anyone has ever used the side burner.
Cheers,
Kent

"Blair P. Houghton" wrote:
>
> levelwave > wrote:
> >Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> >> Look at the Weber Genesis Silver C, which has the same
> >> configuration, but not the stainless steel, which looks
> >> good but doesn't really do anything but look good.
> >
> >I just bought my parents the Weber Genesis Silver B for $349.00... It's
> >prolly about the best grill you can find in that price range... very
> >solid and doesn't incinerate your food like their last El Cheapo
> >Char-Broil they owned...
>
> Cooks' Illustrated also did a comparison test of grills,
> and rated the Weber Genesis Silver series best for price
> and even cooking.
>
> I bought mine because nobody was running them down.
>
> And mine works beautifully.
>
> I've never had anything go wrong on it that wasn't my own
> damn fault.
>
> And the Weber people are perfectly obsequieous about customer
> service.
>
> When mine was delivered, it had some minor scratches on
> the tray tables. I reported them in an email, and I had
> brand new tables within two weeks.
>
> I got the Genesis Silver C, and I think if I had to do it
> again, I'd just get the A (the lowest-cost model, with
> no tables and no side burner, $250-350) because I put
> it in a spot where the patio table would work perfectly
> well for staging, and I've used the side burner exactly
> once, and could have done as well leaving that pot on the
> kitchen stove.
>
> --Blair
> "Can't recommend them highly enough."