When you have a chance to get your hands on an original Weber kettle, you don’t say no. You grab your camera and pray for good weather. I recently had that chance, and took full advantage of it. Weber Stephen headquarters in Palatine Illinois is home to some amazing artifacts – remnants of over 60 years of innovation…
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…
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…
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…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, WKC! Let’s kick-off some green WKC traditions by cooking some beef on that green kettle. Share your green kettles in the avocados, lime, and fruits showoff thread, like pbe gummi bear’s Crate and Barrel performer below. Check out pbe gummi bear’s review on the Thermoworks Timestick. Last but not least, check…
Your camera phone can take amazing pictures with these simple steps. We will focus on full kettle closeup picture with a tight crop. For real glamour shots, wipe down / clean the gunk and dust from your kettles first!
Daylight savings time this week means more time in the evening to grill. No more telling your family that you “enjoy sunset grilling” when actually you started the charcoal too late. 😀 Hang in there, Northerners. Spring is almost here. Last week we released an article on how to convert your One Touch Silver OTS…
The now famous Weber Westerner that sold on eBay for a whopping $2400 has finally arrived at its new home. WKC Member Harris92 was the only one with a wife willing to let him bid, and bid he did. The grill shipped a few days ago and arrived this morning. Congrats Harris, and thank you…
The iconic Weber kettle was invented by Mr. George A. Stephen, who was the late founder, and former owner & president of the Weber-Stephens Products Company. George passed away in 1993 but his legacy lives on at WKC and in millions of backyards around the world. Today we celebrate George’s accomplishments and birthday!In the early 1950’s,…
