Weber Charcoal grill

[jasonl]

The Anniversary Santa brought something else yesterday (it was me and Helen's 2nd).

A Weber One-touch Gold grill with ash catcher in GREEN (of course).

All I've got to say is WOW! American made and built like a tank.

Needless to say, I fired it up and cooked two steaks that Helen marinated overnight. OMG! You can beat charcoal. The gass grill is going away (my FIL is getting it) and the Weber stays.

I've already put a request in for the rotisserie and the indirect cooking kit (two metal brackets that holds charcoal on each side of the pit).

 

[jasonl]

What's left of the fire and brimstone that occurred last night.

YES! Green!

 

[jasonl]

Money shot

 

[frigilux]

Jason, I agree; You can't beat charcoal grills when it comes to food-taste. Unfortunately, I am a lazy sod, so I continue to use my Weber gas grill, sometimes using a little wood-chip box to help with flavor.

It's a beautiful grill! And happy 2nd anniversary to you and Helen; seems like just yesterday you two were married...

 

[gansky1]

Happy Anniversary!

We had a Weber for nearly the entire time I was growing up and I inherited my mother's when they moved away. We had that (red) 22" model until about three years ago when, after 26 years, it lost a leg bracket and had to be retired. I'm not a big carnivore so this time I bought an 18" Weber at an estate sale last year. There is nothing like a Weber for flavor and fast cooking. If you close all the vents when you're done cooking, you can re-use the leftover charcoal on the next go - snuff out the coals and they will remain in the kettle until you add more coals next time - saving money too!

Use it in good health!

 

[gansky1]

Oh - the green color is awesome, I didn't know they made them in green!

 

[rickr]

Awesome grill Jason! Webbers are the best.
Nothing beats charcoal cooking either.
A couple years ago Kingsford put the history of their charcoal on the bag. It had something to do with Ford Motor Company. I think they used the scrap half burned wood from the Ford Plant to make the charcoal, while the model "T" was in production. Something like that anyway...

We always used Kingsford Brand when I was kid, so thats what I always use today. It has that funky "K" stamped on each piece too. Looks like a vintage Kenmore "K" lol!!

 

[jasonl]

Kings Ford

Kingsford is the ONLY charcoal to use. It lights fast and lasts long. I use a charcoal chimney and newspaper to get them lit up.

I love the little K's stamped on the coals and I thought the same thing.

 

[whirlcool]

We had a Weber black kettle for about 17 years. It worked great usually as long as you had a breeze of at least 7-10 mph). Otherwise as soon as you put the lid on, the charcoal would start to die out. We normally used Red Oak (Red bag stuff) in ours even though every now and then we'd use Kingsford with the same result. We donated our kettle which still looked pretty good to our local aviation museum.
Have you seen how much Weber kettles have increased in price over the past year or so? The basic model used to be $39-$49 (USD) but this year I see them priced at $85.
In Chicago there is a restaurant just off of Michigan Avenue that celebrates Weber Kettles. They have a bunch of them in the kitchen and use them for cooking!
I am also so glad that Weber went to a new material for the handle on the bottom part of the grill. The old wooden handle usually deteriorated after a few seasons.

 

[jeffg]

Allen, was your Weber vented on the bottom? Usually that vent provides enough airflow to keep the charcoal lit.

 

[jasonl]

There's a lever that controls the vent. When grilling you want them open and then you can shut them when you're done to kill the coals and save them for next bbq.

 

[whirlcool]

Yup, Vents Open

That was the first thing I did before loading the charcoal, open those three vents on the bottom fully and open the vents on the top all the way. I followed the instructions perfectly. I made sure the handle was facing the wind (which is pretty rare here anyway).
I got a gas grill about a month ago and I am very pleased with it.