A two-burner BBQ only allows you to cook on direct or medium direct heat, which is great for achieving the high temperatures needed to sear burgers and steaks, however, a three-burner grill also opens up the option of cooking on a gentler indirect heat that's perfect for slower cooking and smoking. Why should you care about that? Because upgrading from a two-burner gas barbecue to a three-burner opens up more cooking options. The Weber Spirit II E-310 is the lowest-priced barbecue in the Spirit collection to come with three independently operated gas burners. Weber Spirit II E-310 gas barbecue: performance We also felt a black finish would have looked sleeker than the Weber Spirit II E-310's grey/khaki powder-coating, but overall this is an unobtrusive barbecue that will easily blend into an outdoor kitchen, even if it doesn't elicit the oohs and aahs of a showstopping grill like the distinctive Kamado Joe Classic Joe BBQ. You need to upgrade to the Weber Spirit E-315 GBS gas barbecue to get a three-burner model with an enclosed cupboard, and whilst we do love the top-spec model's sleek looks, that does mean paying an extra £200 or so, so we suppose it's up to personal preference how much the exposed canister is going to visually upset you. On the E-310 the canister buckles onto the side of the cart, and there's no denying it looks a little unsightly, however, the flip side is it makes attaching and detaching the canister pretty easy. Our biggest bugbear on the design front was that the open cart design does make the gas canister very visible. We also loved the six handy utensil hooks on each end of the side arms – especially as the positioning on the sides rather than the front meant there were no greasy utensils brushing against the cook's clothes. Otherwise, everything on the Weber Spirit II E-310 feels robust and easy to use, from the large, easy-grip temperature dials with easy-to-read bright red markers to the sturdy folding side arms that create some super-useful prep space. The only downside is the lack of dedicated handles when you come to push or pull. That offers good peace of mind for a family BBQ, especially if you're grilling on slightly uneven ground. Once you've reached your grilling location, there are no worries about wheel locks coming undone, as the fairly heavy two-wheeled design means it's not going to roll anywhere unless it's manually tilted onto its wheels by the user. Underneath the BBQ is a storage shelf for keeping essentials close at hand, and the BBQ features some of the most robust wheels of any BBQ we tested, with two large wheels on the right-hand side that made easy(ish) work of rolling over uneven surfaces. The Spirit II E-310 also easily gave cart barbecues three times its price a run for their money in terms of build quality. Simple and unfussy, it might not have the attention-grabbing good looks of the stylish Everdure Force 2 Burner gas BBQ, but it still felt a big step up in quality from the only slightly cheaper Weber Q3200 gas barbecue, and the Spirit II E-310 offers three gas burners for a similar investment to the two-burner Everdure Force and Weber Q3200 gas grills. We were pretty impressed by the Weber Spirit II E-310 once it was built. Weber Spirit II E-310 gas barbecue: design And – as with all the BBQs we tested, there is no screwdriver or spanner included, which you will need. The only fiddly bit was wiring in the electrics for the ignition – something we didn't have to do with the Weber Q3200. (The fact we were building it in the rain may have speeded things up!). And despite there being 46 assembly steps, it only took one hour and 10 minutes to assemble. The two-person assembly instructions were simple to follow with clear diagrams, although they would’ve been slightly easier to follow with some additional text. This does make the Spirit heavier at 51.9kg compared to the Weber Q3200 which weighs in at 37.6kg and the Everdure Force gas BBQ at just 33kg, however, it was still easy enough to manouevre with two people.
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