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Grill Talk => Weber Grill Forum (Grills, Accessories) => Topic started by: ramsfan on July 20, 2016, 02:23:01 PM
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I'm taking a private poll. Just curious what the membership thinks. If you had a Ranch kettle and a 26.75 Kettle and had to give up one of them, which one would you sell? All thoughts welcome.
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Definitely the 26er. That way the regret won't be as bad.
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Give up the 26, it would be harder and pricier to replace the ranch....
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Ummmmm.....tell her I am keeping both.
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Keep both and sell some 22's.
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Keep both and sell some 22's.
I don't have any 22's except for a '61 MLH Wood Dale that is more for looking than cooking.
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I wouldn't part with an MLH then. I figured this to be a hypothetical for what any of us would do. I answered based on my stable. Also full disclosure, I don't own a Ranch yet.
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Definitely the 26er. That way the regret won't be as bad.
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Definitely the 26er? Definitely keep or Definitely sell?
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Thinking more practical and logical I'd ask which one gets more use today? I don't own a ranch or 26er but if I did own a ranch it would probably get used for big parties and nothing more. A 26 would get much more use in my lineup. Knowing the ranch would cost more to replace, you'd also get more cash on that sale. If you use the ranch quite a bit then I'd keep it. If not, sell it.
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You can have my 26er when you pry it from my cold dead hands and I own a ranch
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I don't have enough use for a Ranch. The 26 is more practical for me. If I need more space just fire up a 22 with my 26. But that's just me. How about you Ramsfan?
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I agree with kettlebb. It depends on your lifestyle. Do you do more big party cooking, or more family style with the occasional party feast?
I'm the latter and the 26r is a great for my family get togethers. I also use a 22" though.
I think if I was having to "make room", I would sell the ranch for the profit and invest in a smaller cooker, not looker.
All that said, I don't own a ranch either.
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option number 3 is keep both , buy a couple 22's ,sell one of those . :)
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I don't have a ranch nor have I seen one in person, but I just don't think I would have an excuse to use it enough. My 26er was a game changer and I don't think I will ever part with it.
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Ok so let me ask you.. Cut off your right arm
Or your left? If you r lucky enough to have both
Keep em!!!
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I don't care if you use the ranch once a year..
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I couldn't see using a ranch enough to justify buying /keeping one. If I bought one I'd be flipping it the next day. A 26 I could use almost everyday. But I don't own either one so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
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I got sniped out of a Ranch yesterday, and the whole scenario had been running through my head before I got stood up by the seller.
Which grills will have to go to make room for that behemoth? What cover will I get? What mods am I going to make? I couldn't sleep I was so excited. Unfortunately I won't have to make those decisions, but what I came to realize was that I just wanted it to have it and it would likely get used as little or less than my Mini Ranch 26.75" OTG is currently getting used.
A 26.75" OTG won't break the bank.
How many of us are willing to pay retail for an RK? It is a lot of real estate, and replacement parts aren't cheap.
Two friends of mine had RK's they wanted to use primarily for catering, but they found them too big to haul around without trailers and paid $600 from folks that used them very little, they ended up using them very little and when they ended up putting them on craigslist - they had bidding wars and one sold for $800-the other $850! Not a bad return?
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If I had to be down to only ONE kettle in my arsenal, I'd have a 26. Best of both worlds, for everyday cooking, smoking, AND entertaining. IMO the 26 is Weber's most practical size. "One stop shop" of cooking, if you will. But that's just me.
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I'd keep the ranch, no question. Anything I can do on the 26, I can do on the ranch with a bit of effort. Things I can do on the ranch, I can't do on the 26'er
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I've owned a Ranch Kettle for about 12 years. I wouldn't buy a new one at this point in my life, but I won't sell the one I have. I used this past Memorial Day weekend and will use it several times this fall for tailgating. Also, the fit very nicely in the back of a pick- up truck and can be easily lifted by two people.
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If you had to create a this poll to sway your decision, means you are emotionally attached to both.
Personally, I would keep both. IMO, you will regret selling any one of them.
Don't over think it. Unless, you really need to free up some cash ( sell Ranch ) or wife says divorce if not one gone ( sell 26 ), it's not always logical choice. If it was the case, none of us would ever have more than half dozen kettles ever to use and have in possession. You know better than anyone here what your heart is saying. It is telling you to keep both. 8)
I not fortunate enough to own either of them, but if I did- only reason for me to get rid of one would be is if I got nicer Ranch or nicer color 26.
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I personally have always wanted a ranch. I told my wife I wanted the BIG weber grill many years ago when we bought our first house.
Honestly, the first one I ever saw was being used was outside of an east side entertainment venue. Stl guys may know of such places. The monster grill in the parking lot was a lot more fun to watch in action than the entertainment inside.
Anyways, I still want a Ranch. If nothing else just to cook on for one big ass event every 5 years or something.
Long story short...id keep the ranch and find a way to keep the 26 too.
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Tough call but my votes with the 26r as well. Unless you're cooking for crowds the size is "just right" IMO.
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@ramsfan Surprised no one asked this "What COLOR is the 26"" if red I'd keep it and sell the RK just my thinking
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I would sell the ranch and keep the 26". I own both but have only cooked on the ranch as I recently acquired the 26" on CL for cooking large turkeys. I find I only use the ranch when cooking for groups of 30 or more (maybe once a year). If I sell the ranch, I can still cook for large groups by using several 22's and the 26". The ranch is a impressive thing to drag out and cook on for large groups but a pain to store the rest of the year.
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I'd get rid of the person that suggests you can only keep one. Problem solved!
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Have you used the ranch more than once in the past year. If not, I would get rid of it and keep the 26. But a 26 is more easily replaceable in the future. I don't know what I would do.
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I don't have either but if I had both the ranch would go bye bye. More accessories for the 26 and the biggest parties I've cooked in required two 22's to get the job done.
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It would really depend on the reason I had to get rid of one. If it were for money I would sell the ranch. If it were for space I would get rid of the ranch. For any other reason I would let the 26 go.
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I'd need to start with a couple of presumptions/givens:
1. You don't need to sell to get money for something else.
2. you have plenty of space.
3. No one else is forcing the decision in any way.
With those caveats, it comes down to a few simple questions.
1. How often do you run out of space cooking on your 26'er?
2. How often do you have to limit cooks due to space on the 26'er (decide that you'll cook the corn inside because there isn't enough room). (This might seem like a duplicate of the first question, but there is a small, but distinct difference).
3. How often do you have to do some real planning and maneuvering with the 26 during a cook?
4. How big of a PITA is any of the above ?
I have 2 RKs and a 26 MiniRk. I love my Mini, but if push came to shove (and all of the above constructs were true), it would be the first one to go. Yes, even though I'd still have a RK left if I got rid of one of them, I'd still rather have 2 of them than the MiniRK. But, I cook for 30+ people many times per year and often cook for 50+. Even when cooking for 6 or 8 people, I've had to juggle things on my MiniRk. That's not the case with the RK. hell, if I want, I can set up 4 or more different cooking zones. There's just soooo much space and versatility.
For example, I could dump a 1/2 full mini chimney at the 9 o'clock position and direct grill some corn, spin the grate and dump a full mini chimney into charcoal baskets at the 12:00 position and 4 bakers up on each side of the baskets (8 bakers total), dump another partial mini chimney at 3:00 to grill off zuchinni and squash. While all that's going on, I could fire a full large chimney up front at 6:00, throw on some chicken to get a nice sear, move the chicken to the middle of the RK to cook indirect then drop some Ribeyes on for direct heat grilling. Somewhere along the way, I could throw on 2 whole loaves of garlic bread wrapped in foil to get nice and toasty.
I could cook the same amount of food on my MiniRK, but I'd have to do it in stages, rotating things off the grill as they finished to make room for the next thing needing to be cooked. With the RK, I stagger things going onto it, but end up pulling just about everything off at the same time.
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keep the 26
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I gave up my ranch a few years back and have regretted it ever since. I hope to own another someday. I do cook in my 26" often. But a ranch is a ranch.
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If I had a Ranch, I would sell it only if I was desperate for cash, even if it was used only once/yr. They are just too effing cool to let go.