I stopped by Little Hardware in Mountain Brook this afternoon to pick up a couple of replacement parts for my nephew's "Road Kill Weber" that he found on the side of the road, and saw that the store had received it's 2010 Weber Kettle Grills.
Specifically, they had a Platinum and a Performer in the new "red" color. Actually, the color is much darker and richer than the traditional Weber "redhead." It's almost brown, but with too much red to match the chocolate kettle that Weber has made occasionally in the past.
I took some pictures on my Android but the results were marginal since the sun was shining onto the sidewalk in front of the store creating some weird shadows. These pictures don't really do the grills justice - the color is gorgeous. The closest color on a grill I've seen to this is when my red 1992 Performer gets really hot, it changes from its normal red to this red/brown color.
http://i488.photobucket.com/al...NewWeberPlatinum.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/al...ewWeberPerformer.jpg
As for the new model, it's interesting and more attractive in person than in the photos. The "slide aside" lid assembly is different. It's pretty much the same idea as the lid holder on the Performer. It uses the cylindrical plastic pieces similar to what is on the Performer to hold the edge of the lid when it is slid back and the back of the lit rests on a metal bracket. I wonder if, over time, the metal bracket pressing up against the lid will start to chip or wear away the porcelain coating on the lid.
I didn't check the price on the grills. Little always is pretty close to MSRP, but I can tell you right now, for somebody else's dollar, I wouldn't mind finding either one of these grills under my tree or on my patio!
Pat
Specifically, they had a Platinum and a Performer in the new "red" color. Actually, the color is much darker and richer than the traditional Weber "redhead." It's almost brown, but with too much red to match the chocolate kettle that Weber has made occasionally in the past.
I took some pictures on my Android but the results were marginal since the sun was shining onto the sidewalk in front of the store creating some weird shadows. These pictures don't really do the grills justice - the color is gorgeous. The closest color on a grill I've seen to this is when my red 1992 Performer gets really hot, it changes from its normal red to this red/brown color.
http://i488.photobucket.com/al...NewWeberPlatinum.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/al...ewWeberPerformer.jpg
As for the new model, it's interesting and more attractive in person than in the photos. The "slide aside" lid assembly is different. It's pretty much the same idea as the lid holder on the Performer. It uses the cylindrical plastic pieces similar to what is on the Performer to hold the edge of the lid when it is slid back and the back of the lit rests on a metal bracket. I wonder if, over time, the metal bracket pressing up against the lid will start to chip or wear away the porcelain coating on the lid.
I didn't check the price on the grills. Little always is pretty close to MSRP, but I can tell you right now, for somebody else's dollar, I wouldn't mind finding either one of these grills under my tree or on my patio!
Pat
