I’ve owned several grills over the last 20-25 years. I started out with a Smokey Joe, graduated to a Weber kettle, and then eventually went to gas grills, and then to my current Weber Summit. Along with these different grills, I have also bought different grill covers for them. Most the time I bought a cheap $10 one at the store and put it over the top.
Cheap, generic covers are not made for your Weber. They are thin plastic and do not come all the way down to fasten to your grill. Many of them have air vents, which let in the rain. You might as well put a trash bag over your grill. All it takes is one or two good storms, and the plastic rips and the seams come apart.
Up until a few years ago, I figured that all grill covers were the same.
I went to my brother-in-law’s house in Indianapolis and saw his grill sitting in the garage. He has a nice Weber Grill Cover and I made a comment that he must have bought himself an early Christmas present. He said it wasn’t new, but it was three years old. Was it expensive? Not really… only about twice as much as those cheap ones.
You see a Weber Grill Cover is not made like a trash bag. It doesn’t stick to your grill when it rains. It has velcro at the bottom to keep it hooked to your grill to keep the weather off. And, the heavy-duty material will not only keep the cover looking like new, but most importantly will keep your grill looking like new.
Up until my trip to Indianapolis, I had bought a new cover every year, or until there were so many rips in it that the duct tape could no longer hold it together. I got home, got the model number off my grill, and went to Amazon to order my Weber grill cover. I found that they have the best prices and the widest availability.
If you are going to buy one, at least go by Amazon because they have so many other people who have bought them and put their review on the site. Most models have two qualities. Go for the higher quality for about $5 more. You’ll be glad you did.
The only gripe you will find there is some of the models of covers that still have some air vents on the side. No biggy. Just order the ones without the air vents. The covers look nice in either a gray or black, and they have the big Weber logo on them. I’ve had my current one for three years now, and it honestly looks as good as the day I got it.
As I am typing this right now, the winds are blowing and a storm is approaching just west of Ft. Worth. While not wanting to corny about this, one of the things I like is the fact that my grill will be good sitting out on the deck in the upcoming storm. We grill twelve months out of the year, and so I like to take care of mine by using a Weber grill cover.