I donated a dinner for 30 as part of a charity event last fall, and yesterday was the day the winner picked to have the party. The menu included pulled pork sliders and grilled chicken. I spent friday night/saturday morning smoking the pork. Pork shoulder all rubbed down with dry rub, charcoal fuse with applewood chunks ready to fire up:
1 hour in. The dome temp was right around 250 all through the fuse. Burned for 11 hours (had to add to the fuse)
When I arrived at the client's house, I could not help but notice a nice little surprise standing neglected under some trees:
While it looked a little rough, upon further inspection, the kettle was in good shape. Date code indicates 1979
After the event, I mentioned to the client that his Weber really should get cleaned up and used. A nice old Weber is a terrible thing to waste. He told me that he uses his gas gill exclusively and had not used the kettle for about 8 years. He then said "load it up and take it home, its yours" - an offer I could not refuse. The color is a bit of a mystery to me. It is almost a gun metal color. Pictured below with my black Jumbo Joe for comparison:
I plan of getting it cleaned up and restored over the next couple of weeks. Other than the handle, it really just needs a good cleaning.
Another Weber Kettle saved....