Weber Genesis E-415 vs E-435
Same 646 sq in grate, same 48,000 BTU mains. The E-435 adds a 12,000 BTU sear burner, a 12,000 BTU side burner and a 348 sq in top grate for $300 more.
We pick the Weber Genesis E-415 Gas Grill
Take the E-415 unless you will use both of the E-435's extra burners. Both cook on 646 sq in from 48,000 BTU across four stainless tubes. For $1,499 against $1,199, the E-435 adds a 12,000 BTU Sear Zone burner, which lifts heat density from 74 to 93 BTU per square inch, plus a 12,000 BTU side burner. Our reviews land them at 8.51 and 8.5: what the E-435 gains in heat it gives back in value.
What actually differs
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A hot end without shutting burners off
On the E-415, a searing zone means turning tubes down and losing their share of grate. The E-435 drives one end harder from a fifth burner on a red knob, while the other four stay where you set them.
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The upper grate doubles; the one you cook on does not
The E-435's top grate is 348 sq in of hinged stainless against the E-415's 174 sq in rack. It holds finished pieces while the sear end keeps going. Everything below it is the same 646 sq in.
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Four more inches, and a tank that hangs
The E-435 cart is 68.5 inches wide against 64.50. Its cylinder hangs from a cradle to feed a front-facing fuel gauge, so a swap is a lift. Its grease path ends in a foil pan you keep buying.
How they score, category by category
The Weber Genesis E-415 scores higher in 2 categories, the Weber Genesis E-435 in 3 categories. One is level.
Level overall: within a tenth of each other.
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Heat Performance
Counts for 25% of the scoreWeber Genesis E-415 8.0Weber Genesis E-435 9.5 Better by 1.5Why the Weber Genesis E-435 scores 9.5Only grill in Weber's live 12-model Genesis range pairing a 12,000 BTU sear burner with a 12,000 BTU side burner.
Why the Weber Genesis E-415 scores 8.0
One even 48,000 BTU field over 646 square inches, with no burner on it built to run hotter than its neighbours.
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Long-term Reliability
Counts for 20% of the scoreWeber Genesis E-415 9.0 Better by 1.0Weber Genesis E-435 8.0Why the Weber Genesis E-415 scores 9.0Twelve years on cookbox and lid, ten on all four tubes and the grates, five on the rest, two on paint.
Why the Weber Genesis E-435 scores 8.0
Twelve years on the cookbox, but only two on the paint covering it, labor excluded and cover ending at resale.
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Build Quality
Counts for 18% of the scoreWeber Genesis E-415 9.0Weber Genesis E-435 9.0Level: within a tenth of each other.
Why the Weber Genesis E-415 scores 9.0Enamelled lid and cast iron grates riding 175 pounds of closed cart, with painted steel rather than stainless on the doors.
Why the Weber Genesis E-435 scores 9.0Porcelain-enameled cast iron grates, stainless Flavorizer bars and burners, four casters of which two lock.
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Ease of Use
Counts for 15% of the scoreWeber Genesis E-415 8.0Weber Genesis E-435 8.5 Better by 0.5Why the Weber Genesis E-435 scores 8.5Front-facing fuel gauge and a six-hook storage locker, against a 68.5 inch cart that needs real patio width.
Why the Weber Genesis E-415 scores 8.0
Four knobs and six hooks are easy; 175 pounds, 64.50 inches of patio and a self-build job are not.
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Value
Counts for 12% of the scoreWeber Genesis E-415 9.5 Better by 3.0Weber Genesis E-435 6.5Why the Weber Genesis E-415 scores 9.5Cheapest of the five four-burner Genesis grills Weber lists, and the four above it share its grate and its 48,000 BTU.
Why the Weber Genesis E-435 scores 6.5
Three hundred dollars over the E-415 adds no primary grate area and no extra main burner output.
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Maintenance
Counts for 10% of the scoreWeber Genesis E-415 7.5Weber Genesis E-435 8.5 Better by 1.0Why the Weber Genesis E-435 scores 8.5Two-stage grease path is quick to empty, but it ends in a foil pan you keep rebuying.
Why the Weber Genesis E-415 scores 7.5
Enamel on the grates and on the lid is a wear surface, and the painted doors carry only two years.
See all six scores in one table
| Category | Weber Genesis E-415 | Weber Genesis E-435 |
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| Heat Performance (25%) | 8.0 | 9.5 Better |
| Long-term Reliability (20%) | 9.0 Better | 8.0 |
| Build Quality (18%) | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Ease of Use (15%) | 8.0 | 8.5 Better |
| Value (12%) | 9.5 Better | 6.5 |
| Maintenance (10%) | 7.5 | 8.5 Better |
| Avid Griller Score | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Both reviews are scored on the same six weighted categories, on the same 0 to 10 scale, and each reason is the one that review gave. A category is marked better only where the two differ by a tenth or more. How we score →
Heat density
Burner output over the surface it has to heat, derived in each review from that cooker's own published figures. A bigger number is not a better grill. It says how hard the cooker can drive its grate, nothing more. All grills ranked →
Where the spec sheets differ
Quoted from each maker's own specifications, as each review records them. Figures the two products publish identically are left out, so only the differences are listed.
Which one is for you
You grill on the main surface, cook sides indoors, and can plan a hot zone with the knobs.
Check price →You sear steaks for a crowd and want sauces and corn on a burner beside the grate.
More head-to-heads
Every score and figure on this page comes from our own reviews of these two products, linked above. We have not tested them side by side in one place; the comparison is between two full reviews, each built from the maker's published specifications and documentation. Prices move, and the ones quoted are the ones each review checked on its own date.