Greetings! This weekend the WKC Chicago chapter is having another mini meet at the Weber grill in Lombard, IL. I had the honor of attending the last one and it was a blast! Grillfellas from the greater Chicagoland area come to talk kettles, do some trading, and have a good time. Word on the street is [...]

Marty, one of our respected WKC Advisers, is currently traveling in Dubai. Like any respectable Weber collector would do, he went shopping for all the badass Weber products and colors that aren’t available in the USA. The prices are high, and shipping cost would be crazy – but I wouldn’t be able to resist shipping [...]

Congratulations to George Stephen Sr., founder of the Weber Kettle and covered bbq cooking for being inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame this week! His invention of the bbq kettle has inspired millions of backyard cooks around the world, and this crazy hobby of ours would not have been possible without him. Check out [...]

Our friends over at Big Poppa Smokers are having a killer sale on a big bundle of rubs and a T-shirt right now! Their West Coast Offense Pack offers an amazing selection of rubs – One of EACH Big Poppa Rubs and one of each Simply Marvelous Rubs PLUS a freaking Big Poppa Smokers T-shirt. It’s [...]

On August, 25th, 2013, the Weber Kettle Club registered its 500th member. A big shout out of congratulations goes out to member smokeyjoeuk-ray of Liverpool, England, our official 500th registered member of the WKC! We’re growing in numbers, and we are a growing world wide diversity.  The growth of our membership in our very first [...]

Happy Autumn WKC members! There was some epic action going on this week. This past weekend we had WKC member meetups on two continents- the first ever mid-Atlantic USA meet and Australian meet. A bunch of locals there got together to showoff and cook some delicious food on Weber kettles of all vintages. Not to [...]

Congratulations to With a K for being the winner of an Amazon gift card for your WKC Survey participation. PBE Gummi Bear will be in touch with you on how to redeem your prize. The Recipe Section has been consolidated into the “Food, BBQ, & Grilling” Forum section. Member feedback asked for more recipe discussion [...]

Thank you members for filling out your surveys! The answers will be compiled and the winner of the Amazon gift card will be announced next week. Stay tuned in the next few weeks for our first featured member and kettle and for some changes based on survey feedback. Cheers! Cooks 1Buckies ABT’s and baby baloney [...]

Happy Labor Day! This usually marks the time when the kids are back in school and the grilling season “ends” in stores but cooking on the kettle is alive and well here in WKC. Make sure to check out the amazing cooks our members have put up this week. Don’t forget to fill out your [...]