ordered the stainless flavorizer bars for a Genisis-1000 which is supposed to be 13 bars, what i received were 5 porcelain bars for a completely different model.

This upgrade is worth every penny. I agree with the reviewer that felt that heating was more even. I would add that they seem to burn the drippings off better and keep the inside of the grill cleaner. There is no doubt in my mind that the addition of this product makes the original design all the better.

I'm the same Koba22 from below. Here I am at 3 1/2 years with my stainless steel flavorizer bars, and they are still doing the job. I'm a fairly heavy BBQer (2-3x a week), and they are standing up like champs. I'm beginning to see some signs of deterioration, but I've still another year with them (I think).

Pay the extra money and go stainless. Right now, they have lasted me more than twice as long as the porcelin flavorizers.

After 3 years the porcelain-coated flavorizer bars on our grill have just about had it.

The stainless steel ones are working well and they will hopefully last a long time.