Thought I'd drop an introductory post from CT

[brucemcclure]

Hello, everyone. My birthday was last Thursday (6/10) and my wife gave me a wonderful present...a Weber Performer! I've been grilling for the family with those $99 tin grills from WalMart, etc., for years. But she knows I've been eyeing this beauty each time I stroll into my local hardware store (we are fortunate enough to have a nice, small, locally owned Ace in the center of town. I haven't stepped into a Home Depot in years for this very reason). You guys have no idea how happy I am with it. Now...I just need to learn how to use it better! I've done a few dinners on it so far (steaks, chicken...), but haven't really even come close to using it to its full potential yet. I did, last night, make pizza on it. Yum!

Looking forward to participating here. A little about me...

• NY Mets, MiLB, CFL fan
• Strat-O-Matic baseball enthusiast
• Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Member and Ambassador
• Interior Designer

Hope to be learning a lot!

[JEBIV]

Welcome from Doraville, Ga. I think you are going to like it here !

[RRRanger99]

Welcome from Virginia Beach, VA.

[bamakettles]

Welcome from Huntsville, Alabama!  You're in for a treat - these kettles are so versatile and the sky is the limit.  There are tons of posts here with cooks shared - I recommend trying the search feature if there's something you're particularly interested in.  Have fun and share your successes and trials with the group!

[AZ2FL]

Welcome to the WKC, it's a down to earth bunch of grill enthusiasts.

If you can grill on a $99 Walmart grill, you should have no problem learning a 22" kettle. Let's see pictures of your birthday Performer.

Cheers from hot and humid Florida


Btw I'm an Az Diamondbacks fan ... lol

[brucemcclure]

Here's a pic. Full disclosure, I only take goofy photos.

[Foster Dahlet]

Welcome from Rome, GA. 

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[Vwbuggin64]

Welcome from Santa Maria CA (originally from Wolcott, CT )


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[brucemcclure]

(originally from Wolcott, CT )

Santa Maria, CA has a much better climate. Congrats! LOL

[Farace]

Welcome from Santa Maria CA (originally from Wolcott, CT )

I went through Wolcott last week, to pick up a 1991 One Touch Plus in Watertown.

[Vwbuggin64]

(originally from Wolcott, CT )

Santa Maria, CA has a much better climate. Congrats! LOL

Lol, yes it does but it does miss the small town feel.


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[Vwbuggin64]

Welcome from Santa Maria CA (originally from Wolcott, CT )

I went through Wolcott last week, to pick up a 1991 One Touch Plus in Watertown.

Heck yeah a 1 touch! My dad still lives there and I try to get him to pick up some grills every so often. He works late so by the time he is ready they are gone. I miss Wolcott and CT.


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[Farace]

Welcome from Santa Maria CA (originally from Wolcott, CT )

I went through Wolcott last week, to pick up a 1991 One Touch Plus in Watertown.

Heck yeah a 1 touch! My dad still lives there and I try to get him to pick up some grills every so often. He works late so by the time he is ready they are gone. I miss Wolcott and CT.


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Well, there’s one there right now! Not to be an enabler or anything . . .

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/117350780421922/

[Vwbuggin64]

Welcome from Santa Maria CA (originally from Wolcott, CT )

I went through Wolcott last week, to pick up a 1991 One Touch Plus in Watertown.

Heck yeah a 1 touch! My dad still lives there and I try to get him to pick up some grills every so often. He works late so by the time he is ready they are gone. I miss Wolcott and CT.


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Well, there's one there right now! Not to be an enabler or anything . . .

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/117350780421922/

And its gone


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[brucemcclure]

Lol, yes it does but it does miss the small town feel. 

I have to say, I don't get that feel most anywhere in CT, and I've been here since 1987 (came here to work for the Whalers...sigh...how I miss the Whalers). The area has just become crowded, loud, histrionic and wwwaaayyy too busy. We are planning a move next year so we can be closer to my FIL in NH (I work in NH, anyway). My new Performer in my back yard is my escape from the urban lifestyle this area as morphed into