JasonS
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2015
- Location
- Carlsbad, Ca
Thanks to some friends from the Weber Kettle Club, I was able to secure this classic Weber Kettle. I believe it is from 1978. This is what it looked like, when I brought it home. A cooker for sure.
I scraped all of the interior crud out with a razor blade and steel wool. The exterior got a good cleaning too. Barkeepers Friend and steel wool, brought back some shine and removed quite a bit of the rustiness in the hairline cracks. The legs, ash pan, triangle and wheels are from other grills and are not what came with the yellow kettle. :mrgreen:
This is the original handle. I just sanded it down a bit and applied some clear stain. I will apply some spar varnish when I have time.
I had plans to enter the Game Hen Throwdown so, I figured I would break in the new grill and try and get some pics too.
Oakridge BBQ “Smokey Chile Lime” was what I decided on. My good friend, robert-r, gave me a bit of this to try and I really enjoyed it, thanks Robert!
When these yellow kettles get hot, their color changes into an orange/peach colored hue. Hard to tell in the pic, but in person, it very noticeable. (heat/color change, is towards the back side of the grill) Pretty trippy…
Almost done…
Total cook time was about 40-minutes of indirect heat. I used about ¾ chimney of Weber briquettes.
We ate the birds right off of that plate, with nothing but a squeeze of the fresh lime! The skin was nice and crispy and the rub was very flavorful. Happy Happy
I hope you all enjoy the pics of this old kettle and the tiny birds lol!
![46141974114_b41b41e879_c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4873%2F46141974114_b41b41e879_c.jpg&hash=80d49a1b164018de22586d9f7afff6ac)
I scraped all of the interior crud out with a razor blade and steel wool. The exterior got a good cleaning too. Barkeepers Friend and steel wool, brought back some shine and removed quite a bit of the rustiness in the hairline cracks. The legs, ash pan, triangle and wheels are from other grills and are not what came with the yellow kettle. :mrgreen:
![45952471995_871ec4a751_c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4814%2F45952471995_871ec4a751_c.jpg&hash=217c3fea3f4f69def891143157f2efe2)
This is the original handle. I just sanded it down a bit and applied some clear stain. I will apply some spar varnish when I have time.
![32991524808_ca89c6b428_c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7870%2F32991524808_ca89c6b428_c.jpg&hash=ddc353608919b4fdea4fc6c745fa2bc8)
I had plans to enter the Game Hen Throwdown so, I figured I would break in the new grill and try and get some pics too.
Oakridge BBQ “Smokey Chile Lime” was what I decided on. My good friend, robert-r, gave me a bit of this to try and I really enjoyed it, thanks Robert!
![46814832812_cd7ec5c409_c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7897%2F46814832812_cd7ec5c409_c.jpg&hash=76a1bf67e78c668d2cd0ecbac9fc634b)
When these yellow kettles get hot, their color changes into an orange/peach colored hue. Hard to tell in the pic, but in person, it very noticeable. (heat/color change, is towards the back side of the grill) Pretty trippy…
![45952462095_d751b5b95f_c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4807%2F45952462095_d751b5b95f_c.jpg&hash=3bbe82ce8f294bb12ab5331fec824ffa)
Almost done…
![46866853031_8a7548c1a0_c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4822%2F46866853031_8a7548c1a0_c.jpg&hash=b80e6b56c9ebc4ce16b49c25bc7e1264)
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Total cook time was about 40-minutes of indirect heat. I used about ¾ chimney of Weber briquettes.
We ate the birds right off of that plate, with nothing but a squeeze of the fresh lime! The skin was nice and crispy and the rub was very flavorful. Happy Happy
![45952444285_c54f78bc7f_c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4871%2F45952444285_c54f78bc7f_c.jpg&hash=b86422296fb295c721a3d1a5ac430657)
I hope you all enjoy the pics of this old kettle and the tiny birds lol!