Weber Slate 36" Rust-Resistant Griddle (Open Cart)
The Slate 36 cooktop for $200 less, minus the thermometer — 756 sq in and 48,000 BTU on the Slate's pre-seasoned carbon-steel cooktop, 5 years excluding rust, on an open cart with a mid-shelf and a fold-down side table. 4.7★ across 52 on Weber's own site; Amazon shows only a handful of ratings pooled across the Slate line, so its own record is thin
Sold in 6 sizes on this listing (17 to 36 in) — this page is the 36 in with mid shelf, propane. Check the size before you add to cart.
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Contender in the Welterweight division — The Best Flat-Top Griddles, $700 to $1,000 (2026): Traeger Flatrock vs Weber Slate 36, and What Twice the Money Buys
Sold and shipped by Amazon · Non-returnable · read 2026-11-07
Specs
| Model | 1502036 |
| Size | 36 in |
| Burners | 4 |
| BTU | 48,000 |
| Cooking area | 756 sq in |
| Cooktop | Carbon steel, pre-seasoned, no coating |
| Hood | Hinged hard cover |
| Thermometer | None in Weber's feature list |
| Warranty | 5 years, by part |
| Cooktop warranty | 5 years (excluding rust) |
| Rust on the cooktop | Excluded |
| Warp | Not named on Weber's warranty list for this model |
| Cart and body | Cookbox and hard cover 5 years no rust-through or burn-through (paint 2 years); remaining parts 5 years excluding normal wear and tear |
| Owner rating | 4.7★ / 52 |
| Sold on Amazon by | Amazon.com |
| Weight | 146.3 lb |
Pros
- The same 756 sq in, 48,000 BTU and 5-year cooktop term as Weber's Flip-Up 36, for $849 regular instead of $1,049
- A longer cooktop term than the Traeger Flatrock's 1 year or the Pit Boss Ultimate's 2
- No coating, so metal tools are fine, and it comes pre-seasoned
- About 52 lb lighter than the Flip-Up cart on Weber's figures (146.3 against 198 lb)
Cons
- No built-in thermometer in Weber's feature list, so bring an infrared one
- Rust on the cooktop is excluded from the 5 years
- Its own record is thin: 52 reviews on Weber's page, and Amazon's few ratings pool the whole Slate line
- Every credentialed test of a Slate 36 we found cooked on the Flip-Up cart, not this one
Too few to call. The one complaint about this cart we could read is a lid dented on arrival. The Flip-Up 36, with the same cooktop, leads with freight damage, and one BBQGuys owner of it reports a top that warped after 3 or 4 uses.
1 own complaint readable (Home Depot, 2026-06-20, collected by weber.com, stars not shown); Weber's page shows 3 of its 52 reviews, none under four stars; Amazon's 4 pooled ratings are all five star. · critical reviews read 2026-11-07
“When I received it, the side panel was damaged, but did not return. Perhaps it was damaged during the shipping. The griddle plate was not draining the correct way. I had to shim it in order for it to work properly.”— Michel L, Weber · Weber owner
FAQ
Who is the Weber Slate 36" Rust-Resistant Griddle (Open Cart) for?
You want Weber's 36-inch Slate cooktop and its 5-year cooktop term at the open cart's lower price, and you already own an infrared thermometer, because Weber's feature list for this cart names no built-in one.
What do owners say about the Weber Slate 36" Rust-Resistant Griddle (Open Cart)?
4.7★ across 52 owner ratings (Weber, read 2026-11-06 · early data). What owners complain about: Too few to call. The one complaint about this cart we could read is a lid dented on arrival. The Flip-Up 36, with the same cooktop, leads with freight damage, and one BBQGuys owner of it reports a top that warped after 3 or 4 uses.
Who sells the Weber Slate 36" Rust-Resistant Griddle (Open Cart) on Amazon, and can it be returned?
Sold and shipped by Amazon, when we read the listing on 2026-11-07. Amazon's returns line read: Non-returnable. Sellers and return terms can change, so check both on the listing before you buy.
What is the warranty on the Weber Slate 36" Rust-Resistant Griddle (Open Cart)?
5 years, by part
Record
- — Added in the Welterweight flat-top griddle showdown: $799 on sale against $849, 4.7 across 52 on Weber's site, sold by Amazon.com.
Warranty — and what changes if you buy it on Amazon
5 years, by part · 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 — No active CPSC recall found for the Slate (saferproducts.gov API, ProductName 'Slate' and RecallTitle 'Weber', checked 2026-11-07; Weber's two titled recalls are gas grills)
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Data last verified: 2026-11-07. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.