Daylight savings time this week means more time in the evening to grill. No more telling your family that you “enjoy sunset grilling” when actually you started the charcoal too late. 😀 Hang in there, Northerners. Spring is almost here. Last week we released an article on how to convert your One Touch Silver OTS…
A few WKC members got together on Sunday Feb 23, 2014 to pay a visit to Winz and his newly acquired Wood Dale Westerner. Lightning struck twice and a second Weber Westerner kettle was posted for sale in one week. It just happened to be nearby to Winz. Can you imagine the feeling of finding…
Converting a OTS to a OTG and Ash Catcher History. Or Upgrading old performer / one-touch gold ash bucket to new style. (Updated July 20, 2017) The Weber Kettle has had an ash catcher dish for more than 60 years. Weber was the first company to popularize the adjustable vents under the charcoal for temp…
The iconic Weber kettle was invented by Mr. George A. Stephen, who was the late founder, and former owner & president of the Weber-Stephens Products Company. George passed away in 1993 but his legacy lives on at WKC and in millions of backyards around the world. Today we celebrate George’s accomplishments and birthday!In the early 1950’s,…
Things are still kinda slow here at WKC with the cold winter going on but the forums heated up quite a bit this weekend. An original Weber Westerner- a 1960’s brown and white 26.75″ Weber kettle with two longhorn bull heads printed on the bowl showed up on eBay this Staruday! For many Weber lovers, this…
One month and one Super Bowl down in 2014. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks for being victorious over the Broncos! Did you see any Weber’s in the gameday ads? There was a redhead that almost looked like one, but it had four legs. In case you missed it, the WKC football bbq cooking guide is still up…
The Superbowl is the biggest sporting event of the year but it’s also the best event of the year to show your guests that you are MVP of the bbq grill. Studies also show that armchair quarterbacks are more more effective when you have a stomach full of bbq so never watch a game hungry…
1Buckie (Ken) is our first WKC featured member in 2014. I first ran into Buckie in 2012 and he always had these massive smoked cooks and rows of kettles a smokin’. I would also probably describe him as a ‘turd fiend as he cooks tons of them (literally). 1Buckie is a true Grillfella as he’s got the…
Hello WKC! It’s so cold that some of our members have resorted to cooking ribs in a crock pot. Don’t be that guy! Hank is working on a “Winter Grilling” with tips and tricks on how to use your kettle in the cold. Meanwhile, in the Bay Area it is a balmy 50-60 degrees so…
Happy new year! 2014 is going to be a good year for WKC. The Weber Vintage Grill Gallery is in full swing and we also have our next featured member getting posted soon. What are your kettle and BBQ plans for this coming year? Is there a special grill that you are looking for? Do you…
