Recent posts

#61

WSM: Weber Smokey Mountain / Re: $20 WSM Find DE Code (2009...

Last post by bamakettles - July 22, 2026, 10:52:00 AM

What a great find! Is it a 22 inch? $20 is almost free. You will have it shining like new in short order I'm sure.

Thanks!  It's a 22".... couldn't believe it - and it had been listed for two days.  The lady had a Weber Spirit gasser also listed as well as a regular Weber kettle - each for $20.  The main picture on the listing was the gasser so I guess people just skipped over it.  2009 was the first year for the lid thermometer, but no probe grommet until 2014 I believe.  Maybe I'll drill it for a grommet - maybe not.  It's fun to have a project going though and yeah, hopefully it shines up nicely. : )

#62

WSM: Weber Smokey Mountain / Re: $20 WSM Find DE Code (2009...

Last post by ASpitzer - July 22, 2026, 10:17:33 AM

What a great find! Is it a 22 inch? $20 is almost free. You will have it shining like new in short order I'm sure.

#63

WSM: Weber Smokey Mountain / $20 WSM Find DE Code (2009)

Last post by bamakettles - July 22, 2026, 10:07:18 AM

Did I need one?  No... But I'll clean it up, maybe mod it a little and play with it a while before passing it along to someone who does need one.  Needs grates and TLC.  Even came with a cover!

Cheers!

#64

Weber Kettle Forum / Re: Mega Weber Picture Thread ...

Last post by bamakettles - July 22, 2026, 06:49:17 AM

Looks brand new!!  Break out the marshmallows... : )

Cheers!

#65

Weber Kettle Forum / Re: Mega Weber Picture Thread ...

Last post by Tommie - July 21, 2026, 01:05:52 PM

Wow, like new!  Congrats!  I use a small grate in mine.....

Thanks guys

I thought about doing the same. Weber says to line it with sand but I think the grate is a good idea for some air flow


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

#66

Weber Kettle Forum / Re: Mega Weber Picture Thread ...

Last post by Babekyu - July 21, 2026, 12:56:29 PM

Wow, like new!  Congrats!  I use a small grate in mine.....

#67

Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from the Netherlands

Last post by Babekyu - July 21, 2026, 12:49:12 PM

I'm interested.  Thanks.

#68

Weber Kettle Forum / Re: Mega Weber Picture Thread ...

Last post by ASpitzer - July 21, 2026, 12:14:37 PM

That cleaned up beautifully. Enjoy.

#69

Weber Kettle Forum / Re: Mega Weber Picture Thread ...

Last post by Tommie - July 21, 2026, 12:00:39 PM

That'll do. Kids can't wait to use it. Just need some sand!








Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

#70

Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from the Netherlands

Last post by M. van Dijk - July 20, 2026, 04:07:09 PM

Welcome from North Carolina, in the US.  I don't have any experience cooking on an 18" kettle, so I look forward to reading/seeing your posts.  What do you think your first accessory will be?

We often eat smoked eel, I'd like to be able to smoke them myself so the first accessory on the list is turning a sheet of mild steel into a cylinder as an "insert" between the kettle and the lid to essentially turn it into an 18" smokey mountain. It needs to be proper tall as those fish are pretty long and they go in whole . Besides I found a couple spare cheap grates, so it'd be neat to have a bit of a higher cooking capacity when we have people over.

For the second accessory I managed to get a great deal on a couple rotisserie skewers for both poultry and kebab, years ago I've pulled a fine little motor with gearbox reduction out of a bin at the workplace, so most parts are sorted to build a neat rotisserie.

I also got a couple wooden tool handles coming my way to screw onto the dampers (it's one of those kettles with three separate dampers on the bottom) for more easy adjusting during cooking.

There's many many more ideas I want to try, though time is mostly going to be the limiting factor . Anyways, if there's any interest in these projects I will gladly share some pictures on the forum once construction begins.