If so is there a package that Weber or someone else sells?
Shaun, I found this YouTube Video, I know you could do better.
Home made...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXNv9LhXt64
I think you would have to purchase a true Weber conversion from boys down under...
Just like colors, not available here in the US.
Thanks GL, So they actually sell a complete unit for it in Oz? I wonder how hot they get? I wouldn't mind turning a kettle into a gasser for pizzas and for times when I want to just heat things up outside like in the summer when the house gets hot.
Quote from: Duke on February 05, 2013, 10:07:50 AM
Thanks GL, So they actually sell a complete unit for it in Oz? I wonder how hot they get? I wouldn't mind turning a kettle into a gasser for pizzas and for times when I want to just heat things up outside like in the summer when the house gets hot.
When I googled it, I found on the another site an old thread where somebody had one sent in from OZ.
They have burning bans in OZ and can only use gas grills during these periods. They say they
are only used for roasting? Just a high and low temp, but did not find an actual reading as to how hot.
May even need to have a mod done. Some convert, do to the cost of charcoal also, 1/5th the cost per cook, they say.
I've had a couple but have never used it , I use my gas kettle for pizza
They retail for $120 and fit any OT , can be installed and removed within 5 mins
SS burners and control knob clips onto front leg
Someone over on another site had an 18.5 that was converted to gas. Wouldnt a performer burner work for that kind of a conversion? ???
Any idea how high the temps go? I am hoping to bake pizzas on it.
Quote from: Craig on February 05, 2013, 01:40:45 PM
Someone over on another site had an 18.5 that was converted to gas. Wouldnt a performer burner work for that kind of a conversion? ???
A performer burner is basically a gas spud. One single outlet designed to produce a flame that reaches up through the grates to the coals in the baskets or chimney. The gas stoves have tubes with rows of orifices that produce short flames that do not reach above the grate.
I highly recommend watching CL for a gasser. I got a nice one with SS grates and flavorizers for $0. Cover didn't fit. ::) You get a grill designed from the ground up to burn gas and probably for less than it would cost to convert a kettle. A gas grill is frequently enough useful to be worth adding to your arsenal.
And in addition, since the air can be cut off in a kettle, it presents an explosion hazard should the burner flame out. Gas grills are not nearly so tight to reduce (but not completely prevent) this problem. A charcoal grill controls temperature by metering air whereas a gas grill meters fuel. Mixing the two is not a good idea. Unless you like that kind of excitement.
They make a conversion in Oz that looks like what I want. I wonder what it says about the explosive possibilities?
Quote from: Duke on February 05, 2013, 05:52:13 PM
They make a conversion in Oz that looks like what I want. I wonder what it says about the explosive possibilities?
If you're doubting the explosive possibility... <shrug> Having worked in an integrated steel mill as a combustion engineer, I have professional experience with that sort of thing.
No doubts at all. Especially not after this.
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/off-topic/hanna-storm-grilling-accident/
Duke - this may spark some ideas....the resulting pie looks awfully tasty.
http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?topic=4753.0
Thanks G, yeah I drop by there every now and again. I'm not part of that crew though. ;)
I gave the gas conversion a run tonight in the kettle to test the heat output
I set it up in a Mastertouch and after 5 mins on high the lid thermometer had maxed out
There were no grates or food in the kettle I just wanted to see how hot it could get
Should be able to do a great pizza with this conversion
Duke, stole this from the charbroil cast iron thread. Look at the King Cooker 6" replacement. They also have a regulator kit with adjustment. It would just need an extension to get the heat away from the hose. Some type of diffuser might be needed.(CI or fire bricks) Just some options.
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopNavCatalogSearch?Ntt=replacement+burner&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=0&storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10051
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_27494_-1?ICID=CRT:0260-40037-0002
Quote from: Hogsy on February 06, 2013, 02:06:13 AM
I gave the gas conversion a run tonight in the kettle to test the heat output
I set it up in a Mastertouch and after 5 mins on high the lid thermometer had maxed out
There were no grates or food in the kettle I just wanted to see how hot it could get
Should be able to do a great pizza with this conversion
Sounds good enough for me. I think it would be a nice option to have.
Quote from: glrasmussen on February 06, 2013, 04:44:29 AM
Duke, stole this from the charbroil cast iron thread. Look at the King Cooker 6" replacement. They also have a regulator kit with adjustment. It would just need an extension to get the heat away from the hose. Some type of diffuser might be needed.(CI or fire bricks) Just some options.
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopNavCatalogSearch?Ntt=replacement+burner&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=0&storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10051
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_27494_-1?ICID=CRT:0260-40037-0002
Thanks GL, I think that's what they use to convert the webers into pizza ovens, but there is some cutting involved. They are a good price though. I am thiing these could also be useful for winter grilling when it's in the 30's. I think Hogsy's is the ticket, too bad they only sold those in Oz.
Quote from: Duke on February 06, 2013, 06:29:16 AM
Quote from: glrasmussen on February 06, 2013, 04:44:29 AM
Duke, stole this from the charbroil cast iron thread. Look at the King Cooker 6" replacement. They also have a regulator kit with adjustment. It would just need an extension to get the heat away from the hose. Some type of diffuser might be needed.(CI or fire bricks) Just some options.
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopNavCatalogSearch?Ntt=replacement+burner&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=0&storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10051
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_27494_-1?ICID=CRT:0260-40037-0002
Thanks GL, I think that's what they use to convert the webers into pizza ovens, but there is some cutting involved. They are a good price though. I am thiing these could also be useful for winter grilling when it's in the 30's. I think Hogsy's is the ticket, too bad they only sold those in Oz.
OZ version would be the choice and I'mm sure Hogsey or Golley would pay the freight.
I don't think cutting would be involved, just purchase the burner piece. 2ea. 90degree fittings and a tube to drop
down the one of the lower vents. Make sense?
I just wonder how good it will work on a three wheeler?
Duke, see if the our boys down under can work the deal.
Just have them send the gas conversion...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/tocumwal/bbq/bbq-webber-kettle-lpg/1009353717
Have u looked at the stok kettle gas grills? Seems like it would be a easy retrofit into a kettle.
They've started popping up on my craigslist check yours.
Here's one
http://pensacola.craigslist.org/for/3543199830.html (http://pensacola.craigslist.org/for/3543199830.html)
Hogsy picked one up for me and is sending it over. Much appreciated by the way. They are priced reasonably enough, but it's the international freight charges that get you. I think that gumtree compact kettle with the gas conversion is a great deal. I would be all over that for the $25 asking. Check out the redhead for $30.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/hawker/other-appliances/weber-kettle-barbeque/1013936641
That is is OT. LOL.