Weber Genesis E-330 3 Burner Liquid Propane Grill Black

The Stealth Edition adds the right touch. Just the right amount of changes to make this grill standout among the rest. My first Weber Genesis lasted 26 years, it was time for a new grill. Weber didn't disappoint, this is a great grill. I had the grill delivered and I assembled. The instructions and 3D web tutorial made assembly fairly easy, it was overwhelming at first when seeing all the parts. Weber did an excellent job packaging, not one scratch on anything, there's plenty of cardboard to protect everything. After assembly I rolled to my deck and wiped the surfaces to remove dust and fingerprints. The matte black hood does take a little more effort in cleaning vs. a stainless or painted hood. Time will tell if the matte holds up, so far it's been good. Like any other matte surface, it requires more than a simple wipe and go (of you don't like streaks). Grilling for the first time I quickly learned the need to use oil or other non-stick ingredient on the meat or vegetables to keep from sticking to the grates. I read where others were having the same issue. I'm sure after time the grates will "season" and require less oil on meat to reduce the sticking. The sear zone is HOT (no kidding)! I grilled a couple sirloins using the sear and they were done in 4 minutes (med-rare/med). One minute each side, then turned 90 degrees for another minute on each side to get the cross grill marks. The steaks were outstanding. I noticed one of the flavor bars was bright red when using the sear zone. Time will tell if that flavor bar will need to be replaced sooner than others due to high temps. Last thing, and maybe this is just me, I'm used to lighting one burner with the push button and then turning on the other burners, one at a time, and they would light. Not so with this grill. I need to light each burner by pressing the igniter. I must have missed this in the manual. It's not a big deal, just different than my previous Weber.