Has anyhone heard a rumor....

[macmanjpc]

Someone just posted this over at BBQ Brethren.

https://www.facebook.com/allthingsbbq/videos/10153479272308947/

Is this the same vid that was posted earlier here but got taken down ??

Im guessing insulated Kamado style kettle with gas assist.   Or a pellet pooper?

Nope. That's a new one! Good find. Similar style video and same voiceover. Definitely looks like a pellet pooping kettle!

[MikeRocksTheRed]

Someone just posted this over at BBQ Brethren.

https://www.facebook.com/allthingsbbq/videos/10153479272308947/


Is this the same vid that was posted earlier here but got taken down ??


Im guessing insulated Kamado style kettle with gas assist.   Or a pellet pooper?

Not the same video but interesting.  Some sort of Egg, WSM, Kettle combo maybe??

[vader06]

There is a lot smoke there and the guy seems to be playing with his food................

[Idahawk]

That certainly looks like a hopper on the right hand side, most pellet grills those are on the left .

Looks like half a 22" WSM mounted on a cart with a pellet hopper , probably 2- 3 racks inside for smoking , everything up high and easy to use. Big door in front ? Im geeked out I know that much !


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[charred]

the Pellet Performer Gold

[pbe gummi bear]

A pellet Weber would be extremely interesting:

I think the pellets and kamado segment is growing faster than charcoal and proprane grills so Weber might want to capitalize on that.
My gut feel is that a pellet Weber would have a cheaper bill of materials than a gasser while simultaneously requiring less labor to assemble.
Pellets would give Weber another source of recurring revenue.
Weber has a larger distributor network than Traeger so they could pull exclusivity at numerous nationwide retailers.
Recent iGrill purchase could allow for integrated wireless control.
Pellet grills are more expensive than propane grills (generally speaking) so they are also presumably more profitable.

I'm extremely intrigued.

[captjoe06]

I'm praying for the colored Mastertouch.

[crowderjd]

I'm feeling like it must be a kamado.  If you look at the lid about 9 seconds into the video, it looks pretty thick and it's raised up on its own power.  Then the audio of smoking for 10 hours but first grilling a steak for breakfast...that sounds like the selling point kamados keep on trying to make to people that they can do everything.  A couple thoughts if this is the case:

First, a kamado is cool, but knowing how much a Big Green Egg costs, I'm assuming it would be priced about the same.  I've always thought the biggest selling point of Weber is that it does 90% of what a kamado does for essentially 10% of the price.
Second, if it was a kamado, just curious if it would undercut the WSM in any way.
Third, I feel like Weber is continuing to somewhat marginalize the original kettle business.  Once again, I understand as they are a business trying to meet consumer demand and maximize their profit, but it bums me out a bit.

[pbe gummi bear]

I considered it being a Kamado but to me that doesn't make much sense for Weber. Kamado production is nowhere near as scalable for production as sheet metal components- which Weber has over 60 years of in house experience. Kamado's would require a difference porcelain curing line as their dimensions and weights are totally different than other products. A Kamado would cook less food while simultaneously being more expensive than a kettle or WSM. I'm thinking the teaser looks like a brand new product similar to a Weber q with a cast domed lid (which Weber is also very good at), cart base, and controller(?) on the right.

[MikeRocksTheRed]

Everyone keeps mentioning Kamado...isn't Kamado just a brand of egg style cookers?  And doesn't weber already have the BGE in many different sizes?

[harris92]

I'm feeling like it must be a kamado.  If you look at the lid about 9 seconds into the video, it looks pretty thick and it's raised up on its own power.  Then the audio of smoking for 10 hours but first grilling a steak for breakfast...that sounds like the selling point kamados keep on trying to make to people that they can do everything.  A couple thoughts if this is the case:

First, a kamado is cool, but knowing how much a Big Green Egg costs, I'm assuming it would be priced about the same.  I've always thought the biggest selling point of Weber is that it does 90% of what a kamado does for essentially 10% of the price.
Second, if it was a kamado, just curious if it would undercut the WSM in any way.
Third, I feel like Weber is continuing to somewhat marginalize the original kettle business.  Once again, I understand as they are a business trying to meet consumer demand and maximize their profit, but it bums me out a bit.

[MikeRocksTheRed]

Everyone keeps mentioning Kamado...isn't Kamado just a brand of egg style cookers?  And doesn't weber already have the BGE in many different sizes?

I stand corrected as I have been informed that Weber doesn't make the BGE.  I would have lost money betting on that one.  Ya learn something new every day! Thanks @MrHoss for setting me straight!

[Saugust]

Frankly, it looks like a 22 WSM with a hinged lid and pellet hopper. Basically, they're taking mods people already do and incorporating them into standard production. Buuuuuut, I guess we'll all find out together. Except Harris, who already knows.

[crowderjd]

 OK!  Not a kamado!  Good to know!!!

[Idahawk]

The kamado market is flooded as is the pellet market quite frankly. You have to look at what weber is built to do and that's metal work not ceramics. Then if you factor in the by out of idevices , I'd say a digitally controlled pellet grill / smoker that's easy to use and tech friendly would be the best guess.  Traeger has been on the decline for a number of years , they don't protect their dealers and the quality has diminished greatly with the outsourcing of parts overseas.

 


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