Weber Spirit E-425 Gas Grill (propane)
Best four-burner — Four burners at 35,000 BTU and a Sear Zone on 428 square inches — a fifth more grate than the E-325 — and Wirecutter's top pick, 'the most consistent when cooking at both high and low temperatures'. 4.4★ across 169 owners on a listing sold by Amazon, with the thinnest base and the heaviest one-star share of the three Spirits we card
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Specs
| Model | 1500780 (propane) |
| Burners | 4 stainless tube burners; Sear Zone from 2 Boost Burners |
| BTU | 35,000 main burners |
| Cooking area | 428 sq in primary + 105 sq in warming rack = 533 |
| Grates | Porcelain-enameled cast iron; stainless Flavorizer bars |
| Weight | 103 lb |
| Sold by | Amazon.com |
| Warranty | Cookbox and lid assembly 10 years, no rust-through or burn-through (paint 2 years, excluding fading or discoloration); stainless steel burner tubes 10 years; cooking grates and stainless Flavorizer bars 5 years; all remaining parts 2 years |
| Owner rating | 4.4★ / 169 |
Pros
- Wirecutter's top pick: 'satisfyingly seared beef, crisply roasted whole chicken, and delicately charred eggplant'
- 428 square inches of primary grate, against 360 on the E-325 and E-210
- A Sear Zone and four burners for an extra $130 over the E-325 at today's prices
- Sold and shipped by Amazon.com on this listing
Cons
- The heaviest one-star share of the three Spirits here, 9 percent, on the thinnest base
- The critical tail is gas delivery: a faulty manifold that would not stay lit after a paid assembly, a leak, and a tank fitting that 'hisses' unless seated just so
- Good Housekeeping's August 2026 roundup says it 'didn't show excellent heat distribution during testing'
- weber.com showed 'Notify me' rather than Add to Cart at our read — Amazon had it in stock
Gas delivery and service. A grill that after a paid assembly 'would not ignite or stay lit' from a faulty manifold, with Weber unresponsive for weeks (March 2026); 'Didn't stay lit' with support telling the owner to reset the regulator (June 2026); a leak (May 2026); a tank fitting that hisses unless seated in 'the sweet spot', which the owner found to be 'a fairly common problem' (May 2025); and bent or missing parts in the box on four cards. Two owners say they would buy it at Home Depot instead of Amazon.
16 critical reviews among 169 ratings (9 percent one star); 10 critical cards read signed-in 2026-09-13, all Verified Purchase, 0 Vine, all US · critical reviews read 2026-09-13
Pro review “The four-burner Weber Spirit E-425 heats up quickly. And in testing, it was the most consistent when cooking at both high and low temperatures: It turned out satisfyingly seared beef, crisply roasted whole chicken, and delicately charred eggplant.”— Kathleen Squires, Wirecutter
FAQ
Who is the Weber Spirit E-425 Gas Grill (propane) for?
You feed a crowd often enough that 428 square inches matters, and want Wirecutter's top pick with the Weber table behind it — 4.4★ across 169. Not for a buyer who wants the quietest record: 9 percent of its owners gave it one star, and the tail is gas fittings and service.
What do owners say about the Weber Spirit E-425 Gas Grill (propane)?
4.4★ across 169 owner ratings (Amazon, read 2026-09-13 · global base). What owners complain about: Gas delivery and service. A grill that after a paid assembly 'would not ignite or stay lit' from a faulty manifold, with Weber unresponsive for weeks (March 2026); 'Didn't stay lit' with support telling the owner to reset the regulator (June 2026); a leak (May 2026); a tank fitting that hisses unless seated in 'the sweet spot', which the owner found to be 'a fairly common problem' (May 2025); and bent or missing parts in the box on four cards. Two owners say they would buy it at Home Depot instead of Amazon.
What is the warranty on the Weber Spirit E-425 Gas Grill (propane)?
Cookbox and lid assembly 10 years, no rust-through or burn-through (paint 2 years, excluding fading or discoloration); stainless steel burner tubes 10 years; cooking grates and stainless Flavorizer bars 5 years; all remaining parts 2 years
Record
- — Added as the four-burner pick in the propane cart grill showdown: Wirecutter's top pick, sold by Amazon, recorded with the heaviest one-star share of the three Spirits and a critical tail about gas fittings and service.
Warranty — and what changes if you buy it on Amazon
Cookbox and lid assembly 10 years, no rust-through or burn-through (paint 2 years, excluding fading or discoloration); stainless steel burner tubes 10 years; cooking grates and stainless Flavorizer bars 5 years; all remaining parts 2 years · you are buying this on Amazon
Read it yourself: Weber warranty document · we read it . Terms change without announcement, so treat this as a dated snapshot. How warranty works by buy path →
✓ Safety: no active recall — CPSC Recall API queried 2026-09-13 by RecallTitle ('Weber'): 2 records, #03180 (2003) and #07122 (2007), both gas grills two decades before this generation. Positive control the same sitting: ProductName 'heater' returned 181 records. The category's newest gas-grill recall is #26605 (2026-07-09), Conair's Cuisinart Propel+ 3-in-1 cart grill — not a Weber and not on this page.
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Data last verified: 2026-09-13. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.