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I spent the last 2 weeks on vacation here in the Detroit area helping a VERY good friend work on his house doing all the tiles in his bathroom and we were talking weber grills.. he said he wanted one so I hit 6 target stores until I could grab the last JJ in s.e. Mich for $29.99 :-)

I gave it to him and he is happy as hell !!

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That's awesome. I got my JJ, also on annual clearance, at Target in 2013. I've given away or helped friends and family get Webers and it's a grate feeling when they say it's changed how they cook now.

Great deal and what a good friend you are.


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New tile installed and a free Weber...  You are hired!

was the JJ recently reintroduced?  (as in the last 10 years?)

Quote from: MDurso on September 22, 2017, 06:37:32 AM
was the JJ recently reintroduced?  (as in the last 10 years?)

In 2013

https://www.weber.com/US/en/grills/jumbo-joe-charcoal-grill

This one has a more shallow kettle compared to the early JJ (and regular 18s) but now takes regular 18 cook grates etc.

Here is a shot of my wife as she was setting up the shower tiles.

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Came out nice if I say so myself.
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I learned a good lesson on this trip..
Always double check flight times when booking.  I'm now sitting at the airport with a 14 hour lay-over and then 8 more hours of flying :-(
Thank god for free wifi !

Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on September 22, 2017, 07:06:24 AM

Quote from: MDurso on September 22, 2017, 06:37:32 AM
was the JJ recently reintroduced?  (as in the last 10 years?)

In 2013

https://www.weber.com/US/en/grills/jumbo-joe-charcoal-grill

This one has a more shallow kettle compared to the early JJ (and regular 18s) but now takes regular 18 cook grates etc.

Amazing.. When I was there Erich Schlosser and I commented many times about its popularity and that they should reintroduce it.  As I've said before, it looks like the 51% company sale did everyone some good.

Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on September 22, 2017, 07:06:24 AM

Quote from: MDurso on September 22, 2017, 06:37:32 AM
was the JJ recently reintroduced?  (as in the last 10 years?)

In 2013

https://www.weber.com/US/en/grills/jumbo-joe-charcoal-grill

This one has a more shallow kettle compared to the early JJ (and regular 18s) but now takes regular 18 cook grates etc.

HA!  I like how they adapted my clips that hold the smoker to position the ash catcher.  Clever stuff!

Seeing as my friend does not grill with charcoal and wants to start (he does have an older weber genesis grill) and I'm in The Netherlands and he is in Detroit and I have my JJ ... I figured this would be a great size to give him long distance help with.
And I am a fan of my pimped out JJ ;-)
And a sale is a sale! In Europe I had to pay $120 for mine :-(  but to me it is worth every penny!

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No they don't come like this here in Europe !


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Quote from: vwengguy on September 22, 2017, 08:59:59 AM
Here is a shot of my wife as she was setting up the shower tiles.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170922/92b7e070a8357edefcf8bc9af5e4df80.jpg)

Came out nice if I say so myself.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170922/68a6a243e568e8bf6a8f38aad6b09187.jpg)


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I learned a good lesson on this trip..
Always double check flight times when booking.  I'm now sitting at the airport with a 14 hour lay-over and then 8 more hours of flying :-(
Thank god for free wifi !

Have a safe trip back❕

Thanks !


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Quote from: MDurso on September 22, 2017, 09:33:36 AM
HA!  I like how they adapted my clips that hold the smoker to position the ash catcher.  Clever stuff!

It is, and the ash tray won't fall out during transport. Also, it will barely come out, for emptying the ash. I removed mine once and looked for another solution. You can see what kind of pressure it's under. It's now bent.

I use a small pan that can be more easily finagled outta there.

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Quote from: vwengguy on September 22, 2017, 10:11:38 AM
... No they don't come like this here in Europe !

I always thought the GBS grate system made more sense on the 18, as a dedicated cooker for whatever was in the center. Would really dig having that for mine.

When I got my JJ in 2013 it was my first all-new Weber I'd bought for myself. My pimpage consists of zavod44 handle, Tru-Temp thermometer in a Weber bezel, the "lid damper handle" (plastic thing on top vent), and some SS hardware below, including a bolt/nut to adjust the bottom vent, which I found nearly impossible to move otherwise if reasonably tightened.

(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2017/09/22/IMG_8492.jpg)

I think I like it better than my regular size 18, although both always surprise me with what they can do.

I do the exact same thing. I picked up a small steel / enamel kind of pie pan looking thing and slide it under to catch the ash.
About softball size thingy with little handles.


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Cool mod for the bottom vent is to use a SS ash sweeper handle like the bolt idea. Too bad I don't have the handle laying around :-(


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Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on September 22, 2017, 11:18:27 AM

Quote from: vwengguy on September 22, 2017, 10:11:38 AM
... No they don't come like this here in Europe !

I always thought the GBS grate system made more sense on the 18, as a dedicated cooker for whatever was in the center. Would really dig having that for mine.

When I got my JJ in 2013 it was my first all-new Weber I'd bought for myself. My pimpage consists of zavod44 handle, Tru-Temp thermometer in a Weber bezel, the "lid damper handle" (plastic thing on top vent), and some SS hardware below, including a bolt/nut to adjust the bottom vent, which I found nearly impossible to move otherwise if reasonably tightened.

(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2017/09/22/IMG_8492.jpg)

I think I like it better than my regular size 18, although both always surprise me with what they can do.

That's some really nice improvements to get it to what you need it to be/do.  Always interesting how some of the more unusual models become the go-to cooker.

I took a peek at the SJ I had forgotten I had.  It has wooden handles.  I need to see what kinda condition it's in.

Funny thing about the ash.  I let the grill cool and then the next day or so, all the ash that was in the pan seems to have blown away.  ;D

@vwengguy that 18" GBS grate is awesome! Do you possibly have a part # for it?

Me Likey!

Found your other post! Thanks - going to try and track one of these down

Good luck!

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/super-mod-jumbo-joe-premium-gbs/

#66781    18" GBS grate Export !
As far as I know .. weber will not sell this item as a separate item for another year in Europe ?
They say they want to have enough for warranty replacement first 2 years as it's a new item .
Oh.. it's Europe only also :-(


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And so to get it now, $230 U.S. + shipping for the Kettle Plus (which looks neat, IMO) ... assuming anyone would sell that grill to a North American.

Or you have to do it like I did, I bought the kettle plus and replaced both grates with standards and sold it on as new to some one that does not need the GBS.

I would love to do this for everyone in 'merica and CA but I'm afraid I would get stuck with 20-30 grills I can't sell :-(
I did the math on that plus shipping ( heavy ) and it was easy $65-$75 and hope I can sell the kettle .

When weber here will sell it as a replacement part I'll see what the cost will be and post it.


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