Hello everyone. I just joined the WKC a couple of weeks ago and have been looking around in the forums since. This is an awesome resource. I just got my first kettle for my birthday in February. I had an old gas grill that was about to fall apart and I had mentioned to my wife that I'd like to get into charcoal grilling on a Weber someday. Well...birthday rolls around and she surprises me with a 22" Master Touch. I'll admit at first I was a little overwhelmed. I probably would have gotten a basic 18" if I bought it myself. But she picked this one out and said she thought I would like it because it had the nice lid holder, a bigger surface area, and it's taller. Boy was she right! It's been a great spring and summer, and we've grilled almost every weekend. I think I've grilled more for us this summer than in our first 3 years of marriage combined! These forums have already given me a lot of great tips and ideas. I'm looking forward to learning more...and of course...grilling more!
PICS: first time I rolled her out on the driveway to cook, first meal of steak and brats, and our favorite meal of steak and a big basket of grilled veggies!