The Napoleon cast iron grates have some cool features not found on other cast iron grates. Handles on each side make removing the grate much easier while hinged cooking areas make it easy to add fuel without removing the grate.
The cast iron bars are wavy! This may be a pro or a con for you depending on how you prefer your grill marks.
The owner of this sweet Imperial Sequoia is HankB from the WKC. This grill was certainly a “rescue” by Hank. This grill was in…let’s say, “well used” condition when he got it. He put A LOT of time into this grill to make it one nice cooker! Hank’s skills turned what was a rough vintage…
A 1958 Weber Catalog has just surfaced. Thanks to Mike Dejong of Pure Smoke BBQ for sharing images of the brochure. This brochure has revealed some Weber marketing nicknames not known or forgotten until now. What we know as Custom kettles apparently had names given to them by Weber. The 22″ was the Suburbanite and…
In the early days of Weber, kettles were marketed and sold by traveling salesman. They would put on cooking demonstrations at hardware and department stores, passing out Weber brochures on how to order them. Weber provided these salesman with kettles to use during their demonstrations. The kettles had the letters DEMO imprinted on them. Here…
This nice old SJ belong to WKC member MartyG. Here’s the story to go with the pics: Thanks to a fellow member here in Chicago, (Thin Blue Smoke aka: Todd) I was able to secure this fine example of a Smokey Joe from the year my son was born – 1981. Finding an old kettle…
A few WKC members got together on Sunday Feb 23, 2014 to pay a visit to Winz and his newly acquired Wood Dale Westerner. Lightning struck twice and a second Weber Westerner kettle was posted for sale in one week. It just happened to be nearby to Winz. Can you imagine the feeling of finding…
The grill you see here is about 60 years old, and cooks just as well as a new one. Let that sink in for a minute. When WKC forum member charred saw this listed online for “free,” he didn’t hesitate to get it. He knew it was special, but only learned afterwards just how special. Click here to…
