Weber Kettle Appreciation Society - Page 34

Paul B · 03-15-2011, 08:40 PM

I just picked up a L at a garage sale for $3.00 and it included a weber cover!!!!

The weber cover is over my DR model that I canabilized since it was in terrible shape. It is now just a ring, one grate, and a set of legs and wheels. The main part of the bowl was a gift to the metal scrapers that roam the neighborhood. Yup wooden handles

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Paul B
SS UDS

Smoothsmoke · 03-15-2011, 08:46 PM

Super score Paul!!!!

Colemanchu · 03-19-2011, 12:00 AM

how can i tell what year my weber is? reason i ask is, when i go to weber to get a replacement handle for my lid it only has one screw directly in the middle. my grill on the other hand has two distinct hole for lid screws. i could always just make a wooden handle in the shop quick i guess but i like buying grilling stuff.

KnucklHed BBQ · 03-19-2011, 12:04 AM

Nice Paul! Now you need a ring so you can put your Rib O Lator on it!

KnucklHed BBQ · 03-19-2011, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harbormaster

In 1979 Weber started placing date codes on their products stamped into the aluminum vents, with A being 1979 on up through P or so. They then changed to a two character date code. The new date code follows:
A=1
U=2
T=3
H=4
O=5
R=6
I=7
Z=8
E=9
D=0

So a Weber with a date code EZ (9

is from 1998, and a Weber with a date code DA (01) is from 2001

Date codes for ya Coleman!

Callahan-que · 03-19-2011, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colemanchu

how can i tell what year my weber is? reason i ask is, when i go to weber to get a replacement handle for my lid it only has one screw directly in the middle. my grill on the other hand has two distinct hole for lid screws. i could always just make a wooden handle in the shop quick i guess but i like buying grilling stuff.

I doubt you'll be able to find replacement wooden handles. But seeing that you mentioned making them check this out http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/woodenhandle.html

Smoothsmoke · 03-19-2011, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KnucklHed BBQ

Date codes for ya Coleman!

I just realized that the codes spell out authorized.

Dumb moment of the day for me.

Dave Russell · 03-19-2011, 01:24 PM

I don't know why I waited so long...but I finally did a couple of beer can chickens yesterday on one of my Weber kettles. Man...probably the best chicken I ever cooked.

Details that probably matter the most:

two hour salting (quick dry brine per J. Purvience)
cans half full PREHEATED
four small cherry chunks (more for color than the flavor being superior)
two piles of lit briqs (1/2 a weber chimney on each side, in Weber briq holders)
NO gadgets to put the beer cans in (the racks can make the birds too tall)
Vent temps stayed 350*+ (3 med. lumps layed on each briq pile about 35 min in)

These were two Springer mt. Farms (I think that's the brand, at least) 4.75 lb. chickens, and I cooked one for 1.25 hr, and the other temped 170+ in the thigh ten minutes later. Note for next time, if you use any salt at all in the seasoning after rubbing with a little olive oil, use VERY little. (I forgot this and had to wipe off most of the seasoning before putting on the grill.)

It might be easier to cook four chickens on my wsm, but this chicken was so good, I'll probably be cooking most of mine like this from now on. If I need to cook more than two, I'll be firing up both my OTG and my OTS.

Weber kettles are fantastic, and I need my butt kicked for waiting so long to try the beer butt chicken on one of the best little grills there is. None of my low-n-slow or over-the-coals grilled chicken has ever been this good!

TG · 03-20-2011, 12:40 PM

I picked up a little smokey joe for camping trips and ended up with the best ribeye steaks I've ever made! I can't completely get rid of the gasser because it is a Weber, but I definetly will make the charcoal primary

mbshop · 03-20-2011, 04:43 PM

get some expanded metal to put on top of the charcoal grate and then use lump. changes the whole picture. its about all i use in my sj's now.

Smoothsmoke · 03-20-2011, 04:46 PM

Does Weber sell touch up paint?

Smoothsmoke · 03-20-2011, 09:13 PM

Drew, Check your PM box.

Paul B · 03-20-2011, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KnucklHed BBQ

Nice Paul! Now you need a ring so you can put your Rib O Lator on it!

KH, you mean like this??

Without the lid:

This setup leaves the bottom rack for even more goodness. Oh and by the way pretty good use of the Auspit too??

Paul B
SS UDS

Smoothsmoke · 03-21-2011, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phesant

Here's a pre 79 I found on CL last week, needs some work, but overall in great shape .

Just as I thought, pre-79 are Arlington Heights!

Smoothsmoke · 03-21-2011, 07:31 PM

This new baby came in today!!! Corona Joe

03-15-2011, 08:40 PM	#496
Paul B is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-08-09 Location: Datyona Beach, Fl	I just picked up a L at a garage sale for $3.00 and it included a weber cover!!!! The weber cover is over my DR model that I canabilized since it was in terrible shape. It is now just a ring, one grate, and a set of legs and wheels. The main part of the bowl was a gift to the metal scrapers that roam the neighborhood. Yup wooden handles, Paul B SS UDS

03-15-2011, 08:46 PM	#497
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA	Super score Paul!!!! __________________ Kamado Big Joe [COLOR=Red]Kamado Classic Joe Kamado Joe Jr. [/COLOR] A bunch of Webers

03-19-2011, 01:24 PM	#503
Dave Russell is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-06-10 Location: Lebanon, Tennessee	I don't know why I waited so long...but I finally did a couple of beer can chickens yesterday on one of my Weber kettles. Man...probably the best chicken I ever cooked. Details that probably matter the most: two hour salting (quick dry brine per J. Purvience) cans half full PREHEATED four small cherry chunks (more for color than the flavor being superior) two piles of lit briqs (1/2 a weber chimney on each side, in Weber briq holders) NO gadgets to put the beer cans in (the racks can make the birds too tall) Vent temps stayed 350*+ (3 med. lumps layed on each briq pile about 35 min in) These were two Springer mt. Farms (I think that's the brand, at least) 4.75 lb. chickens, and I cooked one for 1.25 hr, and the other temped 170+ in the thigh ten minutes later. Note for next time, if you use any salt at all in the seasoning after rubbing with a little olive oil, use VERY little. (I forgot this and had to wipe off most of the seasoning before putting on the grill.) It might be easier to cook four chickens on my wsm, but this chicken was so good, I'll probably be cooking most of mine like this from now on. If I need to cook more than two, I'll be firing up both my OTG and my OTS. Weber kettles are fantastic, and I need my butt kicked for waiting so long to try the beer butt chicken on one of the best little grills there is. None of my low-n-slow or over-the-coals grilled chicken has ever been this good! __________________ If you're lookin' you ain't cookin', but if you're overcookin' you might start lookin'!

03-20-2011, 12:40 PM	#504
TG Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 03-18-11 Location: Fort Worth, TX	Bye Bye Gasser I picked up a little smokey joe for camping trips and ended up with the best ribeye steaks I've ever made! I can't completely get rid of the gasser because it is a Weber, but I definetly will make the charcoal primary

03-20-2011, 04:43 PM	#505
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca	get some expanded metal to put on top of the charcoal grate and then use lump. changes the whole picture. its about all i use in my sj's now. __________________ george spam, can't live without it

03-19-2011, 12:00 AM	#498
Colemanchu Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 01-26-11 Location: Goodyear, AZ	how can i tell what year my weber is? reason i ask is, when i go to weber to get a replacement handle for my lid it only has one screw directly in the middle. my grill on the other hand has two distinct hole for lid screws. i could always just make a wooden handle in the shop quick i guess but i like buying grilling stuff.

03-19-2011, 12:04 AM	#499
KnucklHed BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-14-09 Location: Kalispell, Montana Name/Nickname : Head KnucklHed	Nice Paul! Now you need a ring so you can put your Rib O Lator on it!

03-20-2011, 04:46 PM	#506
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA	Does Weber sell touch up paint? __________________ Kamado Big Joe [COLOR=Red]Kamado Classic Joe Kamado Joe Jr. [/COLOR] A bunch of Webers

03-20-2011, 09:13 PM	#507
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA	Drew, Check your PM box. __________________ Kamado Big Joe [COLOR=Red]Kamado Classic Joe Kamado Joe Jr. [/COLOR] A bunch of Webers

03-21-2011, 07:31 PM	#510
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA	This new baby came in today!!! Corona Joe __________________ Kamado Big Joe [COLOR=Red]Kamado Classic Joe Kamado Joe Jr. [/COLOR] A bunch of Webers

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