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  1. John Ford

    Upgrade to summit time. Help me decide

    If you are willing to go with aftermarket flavorizer bars , & burners even with a new ignitor & grates you're looking at less than $200 for a rebuild. I've rebuilt or restored Genesis S330 ( new style) Genesis 1000 Genesis silver B Q 330 Q 220 Spirit 500 I've cooked on all of them & to me the...
  2. John Ford

    New Cooking Deck

    A member from hunting camp built a small cabin & I was able to take over the old bunk room. It's a 30 y/o insulated tool shed that was wired & had 2 sets of bunks. I cleaned it out added a window A/C , 4.4 cu/ft fridge , microwave, coffee maker & 2 good mattresses . Built a cooking deck , the...
  3. John Ford

    Stadium Lights

    After years of dealing with flashlights , headlights etc I mounted lights on 12 ft poles. ( treated 2 X 4 X 12 ft.) Origional was halogen fixtures because LED was too expensive but LED bulbs are getting cheaper so when the halogen bulbs burned out changed to normal screw in outdoor fixtures with...
  4. John Ford

    Durability of Porcelain Finish

    This is what 20 y/o weber porcelain looks like
  5. John Ford

    Grill grates

    They are used in steak completions because of the classic appearance of grill marks. I won a set so I'm not invested. Have abandoned the use over charcoal , like the overall sear through normal grates . For my gasser they have been more useful.
  6. John Ford

    Grill of a Lifetime

    Just looking at it from a business point of view. Weber dominates the mid to higher end gas grill market. They also dominate the charcoal grill market but price point is much lower . They have no entry in the high end charcoal grill market , mainly ceramic kamodo's It's a big market , that the...
  7. John Ford

    2016 New Weber Products

    Just looking at it from a business point of view. Weber dominates the mid to higher end gas grill market. They also dominate the charcoal grill market but price point is much lower . They have no entry in the high end charcoal grill market , mainly ceramic kamodo's It's a big market , that the...
  8. John Ford

    Genesis 1000 Dimensions

    Off course they don't use them:rolleyes: Mine looked that good after restoring for 1 week, but I use mine 2-3 times a week so not so clean!
  9. John Ford

    (PICS) My "New" Old Weber Genesis Silver B

    Looks great. The best grates Weber made! I like much better than the SS on my 2011 330s
  10. John Ford

    Genesis E310 rusted frame

    Where did you store your grill? Case aluminum ( firebox ) is very resistant to normal corrosion. Lawn fertilizer & other things like detergents , pool chemicals will eat it up however
  11. John Ford

    Newly Restored Weber Genesis 3000

    Wow ! Looks great!
  12. John Ford

    Turkey on the Q

    Cooked a turkey on a weber Q220 Only cooker I had access to. Injected turkey and rub the outside with a mixture of 1 pound butter 2 tablespoons Tony's and 1 tablespoon liquid smoke. Cooked at 400° for approximately 2 1/2 hours to the internal temperature reaches 162 Better than expected maybe...
  13. John Ford

    Christmas gift for Son in Law

    SIL likes to cook & has a WSM His gas grill died about 2 months ago & he's planning on replacing it this spring with a cheepo Well the last project looks really good & since the man I bought from had already replaced the grates, burners & Flavorizer bars before getting frustrated , even with a...
  14. John Ford

    1000 LX Questions

    Gas grills have to have lots of airflow, a few small holes are unimportant if the main body is solid. I sanded the slats & stained, a little extra work but with a rotary sander worked fine.
  15. John Ford

    First look at refurbing an older fella

    If possible sand down to bare metal where rusted. These paints work well, the black is semi gloss & matches the origional frame color well
  16. John Ford

    First look at refurbing an older fella

    Weber # 7525 ( porceloin coated steel) Weber # 7526 ( porceloin inpregnated cast iron) Weber # 7527 ( stainless steel ) Or aftermarket SS rod grates are available. I've used all 3 Bought 7525 for my redhead , a sliver B I got came with 7526 & my s330 Genesis has SS rod. I prefer the 7526...
  17. John Ford

    Need some help with this one not a Weber but a Ducane.

    Give one to your son-in-law:p
  18. John Ford

    Weber Silver B

    $13 gas grill regulator fixed It's in really good shape , only part needed is new thermometer. Took the cast iron grates from this & put on my redhead! Put my porceloin steel grates & put on this. Sold my deer camp spirit 500 to a hunting camp member who's been impressed by how well if cooks...
  19. John Ford

    Weber Silver B

    Someone had attached a high pressure regulator from an old high BTU burner . $15 for a new low pressure regulator should fix.
  20. John Ford

    cryovac brisket seal

    You can still refreeze for a short period without freezer burn but I'd limit the time to a couple months frozen

 

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