Bob Hruska
TVWBB Fan
I recently bought a 18 1/2 inch kettle and love it - but it is too small to do a lot of food indirect. So, this weekend I spied a 22 1/2 incher at a yard sale.
It is in decent shape. It is grey, but when it gets wet it turns black. Kind of odd, eh?
A few questions:
1) The handles faintly say Weber on them, and all the parts look genuine Weber EXCEPT the top vent. It is plain metal, no Weber logo and no date code stamped on it. The vents are also held in place with threaded fasteners, not rivets. Are they replacements? Did I get a good clone of a Weber Kettle?
Vent picture
2) The cooking grate is not held up by any tabs or supports. It simply "wedges" into the crease that is slightly below the kettle rim. And it does not wedge very well - it will wobble and one side will drop down a couple inches if I move it too much. Is this normal?
Grate picture
I can fix the grate by adding my own tabs or something, and the vent is no big deal - I just wanted to know if this looks or seems familiar to anyone. The genuine Weber handles and the looks of it say it is legit - I'm just not certain and/or paranoid.
Any idea what vintage this thing might be?
Overall picture
It was $10 - so I can't really complain!
It is in decent shape. It is grey, but when it gets wet it turns black. Kind of odd, eh?
A few questions:
1) The handles faintly say Weber on them, and all the parts look genuine Weber EXCEPT the top vent. It is plain metal, no Weber logo and no date code stamped on it. The vents are also held in place with threaded fasteners, not rivets. Are they replacements? Did I get a good clone of a Weber Kettle?
Vent picture
2) The cooking grate is not held up by any tabs or supports. It simply "wedges" into the crease that is slightly below the kettle rim. And it does not wedge very well - it will wobble and one side will drop down a couple inches if I move it too much. Is this normal?
Grate picture
I can fix the grate by adding my own tabs or something, and the vent is no big deal - I just wanted to know if this looks or seems familiar to anyone. The genuine Weber handles and the looks of it say it is legit - I'm just not certain and/or paranoid.
Any idea what vintage this thing might be?
Overall picture
It was $10 - so I can't really complain!