[holtjv]

Well, if you want to get picky about the Weber, rumor has it that you should point the front leg of the grill's "triangle" of legs (the one without the wheels) downwind, along with lining up the top vent holes with that front leg. Air enters from the bottom vents, circulates around the grill, then exits out the top vents downwind. Sort of like the firebox / chimney arrangement on a smoker.

Don't know if it's so much BS or not, though.

I do know that the new generation of webers suck--the plastic handle gets so damn hot. So what happens is you pick up the lid, simultaneously cuss and drop it on its end, bend it so that it no longer fits flush, then whine about it on an off topic bbs.