For many of us, it’s the high season for a true summer treat:  salsa verde.  I’d been eating this stuff in restaurants for years, but didn’t uncover its mysteries until I happened upon some tomatillos at the farmer’s market one day.  As serendipity would have it, the next day I was talking with one of my daughter’s [...]

We all know there are many choices out there in the way of kettle fuel – but what does each unique brand or product line bring to the table? and is there really a measureable difference between how much ash they produce? Let’s take a closer look at 4 of the more readily available briquette [...]

Wood Dale kettles are sought after as they are some of the earliest examples of the iconic cooker we all know and love. Finding one is like finding a needle in a haystack, so when one was recently discovered I was thrilled to learn that the original instruction sheet was included as well. It’s a fun read so check it out! …but [...]

The Maverick ET-732 was not the first wireless BBQ thermometer when was released in late 2010 but it took the backyard bbq world by storm.  The Maverick ET-732, sometimes branded as Redi-Check, Imation, etc. has become the ‘standard’ wireless bbq thermometer for a reason. It’s accurate, its rugged, and it does its job. Mine has been [...]

Let’s get a few things straight about cold smoking. It’s not really “cold” – it’s just not hot. Cold smoking is a technique you use to apply smoke flavoring to foods without cooking or heating them. You can use cold smoking to smoke salmon, smoke homemade bacon, smoke salt, smoke nuts, and my favorite… smoke [...]

Last fall Matt O’Brien, a WKC Statesmen, blogger, community leader, and all around awesome guy, was chosen as Weber’s Biggest Fan. They sent camera crews to his house, powdered his nose, and captured footage of Matt in his natural offline habitat – cleaning, arranging, and utilizing his spectacular collection of Weber charcoal grills. They also [...]

When cleaning a vintage Weber Kettle there are always a few products and tools that are close at hand. Steel Wool, A Razor Scraper, Spray degreaser and now the most recent addition to the all star lineup is a product called Evapo-Rust. Many have probably heard about it at one time or another but the [...]

Featured here is one of the oldest documented grills that we have in the Weber Kettle Club.  This grill belongs to the proud owner and site member, Greg, aka…glrasmussun.  This is the 22″ Weber “Texan” which is dated from 1960-61.  Attached below is Greg’s own story of how he originally found the grill, then nearly lost it, [...]

Of all the vintage accessories, the Weber Barbecue Accessories Starter Set was likely the most commonly sold add-on besides a cover. That being the case, if you are a kettle collector or flipper you’ve bound to have come across bits and pieces of this set along the way. Either a rusty old roast rack, a tool holder or even a set of the [...]