Weber Pellet grill in the future?

[nitis]

I know most are here for collector items but not everyone.  So since last year we got the Summit to compete with the kamados does anyone see a pellet fed grill based off the genesis anywhere in the future??

I am still toying with the idea of making my own on a 13 bar genesis 1000 box using my pellet pro hopper but that's down a ways on the priority list as of now

[swamprb]

I'm doing my part!

[swamprb]

I know most are here for collector items but not everyone.  So since last year we got the Summit to compete with the kamados does anyone see a pellet fed grill based off the genesis anywhere in the future??

I am still toying with the idea of making my own on a 13 bar genesis 1000 box using my pellet pro hopper but that's down a ways on the priority list as of now

@nitis


I've done most everything mine with the exception of grilling direct over the burn pot. To be honest, I actually played around with the idea of using a Genesis cookbox, but felt it was too small. 

Pellet Pro/Smoke Daddy makes a sear feature for for theirs and aftermarket grills, which isn't too far off what you described with the 1000 flavorizer bar setup.

https://smokedaddyinc.com/products/grill-smoker-accessories/item/132-the-universal-sear-daddy-pellet-grill-searing-station.html

Unfortunately the Sear station won't fit the WSM setup, and as it is I've been thinking about modifying the Pellet Pro Stacker into a faux sear station and Grill Grates.

[1buckie]

@swamprb

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[swamprb]

@swamprb

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Sorry @1buckie

Its just too hard to compete against the 14" WSM handle mods!

[swamprb]

Just kicking around ideas here @nitis, but I stuck a chopped 18" bowl in the 22" WSM with the pellet pro and with a little modification, I'm going to be able to make a sear station.

[nitis]

@swamprb

now youre getting me all of course I had always envisioned using a  first gen genesis.  So I can almost visualize a WSM22 using those performer conversion brackets and putting it into a performer cart

[TartanAvenger]

We will never come out with pellet grill. Love seeing the mods though.

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[nitis]

We will never come out with pellet grill. Love seeing the mods though.

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@TartanAvenger
But that's probably what they said before the Genesis too right?

[swamprb]

We will never come out with pellet grill. Love seeing the mods though.

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thats what she said

[swamprb]

@TartanAvenger  And when we do, we'll make them in China?

[TartanAvenger]

We will never come out with pellet grill. Love seeing the mods though.

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thats what she said

#giggity

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[pbe gummi bear]

We will never come out with pellet grill. Love seeing the mods though.

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Idk man. Years ago I think that might have been true. Recently however, we've seen Weber take on downmarket, upmarket, and kamado market. I would also think that the margins would be there as Weber is a world leader in sheet metal manufacturing for home outdoor products. Globalized manufacturing also helps. Last but not least, the iGrill acquisition would trivialize development of an integrated pellet control system.

[nitis]

Here's the deal if there's money to be made they'll be all over it.

The hoppers are so generic now that basically everyone uses the same setup outta china from camp chef to traeger

So if they can design I kickass grill around that which I believe wouldn't be hard I can't see them not going in.

It's all about buying in bulk and rebranding. So strike a deal with one of the pellet manufacturers and have them bag em up in a different bag that says Weber

Now I can suspect their apprehension if they are taking it in the shorts on the summit charcoal grill. And while I think it's a fine machine I feel they priced themselves out of the market on it.


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[pbe gummi bear]

It's all about buying in bulk and rebranding. So strike a deal with one of the pellet manufacturers and have them bag em up in a different bag that says Weber

Weber-Stephens is a big enough company that they would produce most of it themselves. They have not private labelled any cookers, but they do so for their accessories. I would not call their designs run-of-the-mill, if anything they have market leading design so I would think that their interpretation of a pellet cooker would be really neat. They could pay someone else to design it (like the product design firm Choi Design which has designed the Performer, two table OTP, Genesis E-300, Taco handle heatshield, Summit Charcoal Grill, Weber style accessories, Weber Q, Summit E-400/600 etc.).