One of WKCs newest members mentioned that he was on Weber’s demonstration crew in the early 60s. With those kinds of stories to tell, we just had to reach out and learn more. The following record captures a conversation with Jim that I had on July 24th, 2013.     MartyG I grew up in Illinois, [...]

Welcome to the second installment of WKC PotW. Summer is still in full swing and this past week we saw a number of ambitious rebuilds, lucky scores, and delicious cooks. Feel free to nominate threads by pm’ing Lawrence (pbe gummi bear) but more importantly reply to the original thread. Cheers! Restorations and Mods Ken_Mc’s shiny [...]

Welcome to the first installment of the WKC posts of the week (PotW). With over 400 members, it can be hard to keep up with everything going on. The PotW will go up every Monday to help you get through the week. If you like what you see- make sure to let the PO know [...]

These deals don’t come along very often! Right now you can pick up a new black Weber One-Touch Gold for $131 shipped! Add some color (blue or green) for $139 shipped! This is the last year for the blue, so get it while you can. The 22″ WSM is smoking hot deal (no pun intended) [...]

An anonymous but credible source close to both the Weber Kettle Club and Weber-Stephens has reported that in 2014 Weber will officially Re-Launch the 1880. This rumor has surfaced a number of times in years past, but has never actually came true. This time there’s enough details to actually be believable! The 2014 Weber mini [...]

He was a regular guy, with a regular guy name:  Bruce.  A mechanic, if I remember correctly, with hands weathered by years of working on HVAC equipment.  We knew each other from church, but he was wary of church.  He grew up there, and obviously liked a lot about it, but was somehow distant at [...]

This past January, I had the pleasure of meeting up with a few other Weber Kettle Club members. We met for lunch and beers at the Weber Grill Restaurant in Schaumburg, IL. Who was there. Jeff K, the man whose colorful collection sparked inspiration and collection envy for me and countless other grill Weber grill [...]

I grew up in the Midwest, including college and grad school outside Chicago, and then had an opportunity to do my internship in the Bay Area of California.  It was a grand adventure.  My wife and I quit our jobs, piled most of our stuff in Gram and Gramp’s basement, stuffed our small car to [...]

It is a question that is not often asked explicitly, but usually implicitly with a quizzically poised eyebrow while I drone on about minutiae regarding outdoor cooking: “Why the obsession with grilling, Mike?” There are a million answers to that question, each one stacking up on top of the ones that came before it, just [...]