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Earlier this week I accquired a new-to-me 22.5 Chocolate kettle. It is a pre 1979, there is some minor porcelain loss on the lid from an old dent. The lid vent has the raised WEBER logo and looks identical to the 1979-onward vents but there is no letter code. Judging by the wheel style, ash pan...

I'm sure this topic has been discussed before, but is a Performer just as "convenient" as a gas grill (Spirit/Genesis) in terms of set up time etc? I'm weighing my options for quick weeknight cooks and for grilling this coming winter. I know that many of you have both kinds, so I'm looking for...

Happy Birthday America! My fellow kettleheads, what are you guys and gals cooking and which weber charcoal kettle (or kettles) are you cooking on? We're using the 22.5 redhead "Gold" One Touch to cook up some marinated brats, Fairbury red hot dogs and hot italian sausage. Get to break in the...

Does anyone know if the Wooden handles can be fitted to the newer style "heat shield" bolt on lid handles? Or has Weber found a way to prevent "old schooling" the lid handles by shaping them to accomodate only the modern ones?

Always the tinkerer, I finally decided to retrofit some red hubcaps to match my red kettle. Have others done this?

I did the unthinkable this week. I removed the gold ash can on my 22.5 and put the disc back on. I wanted to see if there was any difference in airflow. I noticed that that with the one touch vent open (minus can) i have less flare ups. When I have it open with the Gold can, I have more flare...

I have just accquired a black 1988 (K) Smokey Joe and 2 years ago got a red 1997 (EI) Budweiser edition SJS. I'm not a fan of Budweiser, I was more so looking for a red and a'BUD' one turned up. Both were mint in the box and have yet to be cooked on. I can't wait to use these this summer. I want...

This is my first attempt at posting pictures on here. But last year I bought one of the American Girl Weber grills from 1996, and of course I had to give it a makeover to match the rest of the family. Hopefully this works. American Girl

Ok, this is going to sound weird, so bear with me. Do you ever find that when your driving through a neighborhood on the way to work or school that you find yourself doing what I have come to call "kettle hunting"? It can be fun especially in older neighborhoods where your bound to see an old...

Forgive me if this has been brought up, but I noticed that for 2012, all kettles (including Silvers) now have the newer shaped dark grey/charcoal colored handles that were previously only found on the Performers and 26.5's and the OTG's have returned to the bare metal ash bowls. Is Weber...

Has weber officially dropped blue from their kettle color choices? I have heard mixed answers on this. All I see now at the stores is green.

I have pondered replacing the leg kit on my 18.5 redhead (it's from 1968 and has the leg screws). I just would like to know if the modern legs will be compatible with the older screw style leg sockets? I would even re-use the leg screws on the new ones if needed or applicable.

I have what may be a silly question for some, but would it make more sense to grill Brats, dogs, sausages indirectly so they dont char so quickly? I was cooking brats last night, and I always char one or two every time. I use less than half a chimney's worth of charcoal (Too much? Too little?)...

When putting on my "gold" ash ring and bowl, does it matter which side of the grill the ring is oriented to accomodate the sweeper handle? Meaning should the wheels be to the left of the sweeper or to the right? (my wheels are to the right of the sweeper) but all the new display golds I see have...

Does anyone know when the Brown kettles were discontined? I thought I saw a "One Touch" era brownie a couple weeks back, but I thought that the brownies were three wheel/twist ash pan era only.

Did Weber go back and forth on when they did the two-toned effect on the lids? I've only seen red ones made after 1990 with the 2 tone lid. But i know that there were Brown ones and Light/Sage Green ones that had this in the 60s/70s. There was another poster on here that had a Brown NIB 22.5...

What year did weber switch from the porcelain side handles to the matching wood handles? Also when did Weber eliminate one of the side handles on the 18.5/22.5 OTS Kettles?

I know that bright <span class="ev_code_RED">red</span> was gone by 2000 and initially replaced with <span class="ev_code_PURPLE">purple</span> but when did Weber do away with <span class="ev_code_BROWN">brown</span>, <span class="ev_code_YELLOW">yellow</span>, <span class="ev_code_GREEN">lime...

Hello all! been lurking on this msg board for a while and thought it was time to join. I just scored a Red 22.5 One Touch date code EO (1995) on CL for $50 (maybe i overpaid) but hey it's red. I got it to compliment my 18.5 Red Bar-B-Q-Kettle with no date code or patent pend or # printed. It was...