The Weber Kettle Club has grown to proportions unexpected by all. This is exciting and fantastic in regards to our mission statement: The goal and purpose of the WKC to be the ultimate resource and community for all things relating to Weber charcoal grills. One shining element of this growth is the friendships and camaraderie [...]

Stop posting! I’m trying to collect POTW and it seems like I cannot keep up! And there are some interesting things to see, like Jeff’s fire blower. Just kidding, of course. Post away! I’m just surprised by the activity in Trading Post on a Monday morning. On the other hand, Recipes has not had a [...]

How to add a Touch N’ Go gas assist to a kettle The Weber Touch N’ Go gas assist is a nifty feature that uses a small propane burner to start the charcoal in your kettle. It’s simplifies the charcoal lighting process and keeps things clean and safer by now have to mess with lighter [...]

It must be getting warm since the WKC has been blowing up with activity over the past three weeks. Grillfellas have had the chance to kick off the season with great cooks and spring cleaning has led to some good scores. Sorry that Gummi hasn’t been updating the potw! I hope this one gets you [...]

Grill – 1975 Copper Mist 22.5 “The Warrior” Owner: Gunner Story: Not a real good story unfortunately (so says Tom, the owner). But is there such a thing as a bad story when grabbing a kettle? It was an eBay purchase, but it happened to be 10 minutes away from his house so he didn’t have to pay shipping. [...]

Grilling season got off to an early start this year as the charcoal sales are in full force. Starting March 30th through Apr 5th, Walmart will have the Kingsford Original twin 18 lb bags for $10.24 and Royal Oak 17.6 lb bag for $8. At 28.4 cents/lb, this is almost as good as the 23-25 cents/lb for [...]

Welcome spring! I am proud to announce the first annual (or when we feel like it) WKC NorCal meet!!!!!!!!!!!!! This event has been in the works for years and I promised this one should NOT BE MISSED. Come see how “Team Cali” does bbq in the sunshine. WKC First Annual NorCal Meet 2014 How can we make [...]

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Custom Stainless Steel Performer – Project “Bisbee” Owner:  Winz Custom Mod:  Using a SS performer as a starting point, the concept was to create a Copper SS performer with enhanced abilities to monitor cooking temperatures. Story:  This project began with a black SS performer which was completely disassembled.   The frame was then sandblasted and powder [...]