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Review on Upgrade Your Grilling With Hongso'S Durable Stainless Steel Grill Grates For Weber Genesis And Spirit Models! by Bryan Aleman

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Not solid stainless steel. Manufactured out of square.

The grates arrived out of square and therefore sat on the grill with overlap at a corner instead of sitting flat. This was NOT due to "transportation, collisions, etc" as the manufacturer suggests. The cardboard and Styrofoam packaging was completely undamaged. Some of the 3 cross pieces were not crossing the the long rods at 90 degrees, so they were definitely welded this way. Impact along the diagonals did not make them fully rectangular, but close enough that they could be placed without corners overlapping. However, the impact broke one of the welds. And these are NOT pure stainless steel: they attract a magnet. I hope the rods are well coated with stainless steel. But there are spots of discoloration on the metal. They might be spots of regular steel showing through the stainless surface that will rust over time. I will provide follow-up after some use.Update after more than a year of use: Even though not pure stainless steel through and through, the rods are NOT rusting, so probably clad in stainless steel which has proven to be durable. And cleaning off baked on drippings is much easier than the original Weber cast iron grates. So I have upgraded my review to 4 stars based on ongoing durability and ease of use.

Pros
  • Flat side up. No sticking, great grill marks, easy scrapeing.
Cons
  • The gratings may be too thin, causing food to fall through.