Anyone have the Crate & Barrel Slate Blue Performer?


 
Man I'm lovin' this thread! Congrats Bruno. Can't wait to see it assembled.

I'm planning to replace my Premium with a Deluxe Performer in black. No one in the area has a black Performer with the P vents. Gotta have those or I won't upgrade. They have been out of stock for months at Weber.com until last week. I will be calling Weber to confirm the new stock indeed has the P vents. If they do, it's a done deal, it'll be coming my way.

Do you guys mind me tagging along in this thread?
 
Colin said:
Man I'm lovin' this thread! Congrats Bruno. Can't wait to see it assembled.

I'm planning to replace my Premium with a Deluxe Performer in black. No one in the area has a black Performer with the P vents. Gotta have those or I won't upgrade. They have been out of stock for months at Weber.com until last week. I will be calling Weber to confirm the new stock indeed has the P vents. If they do, it's a done deal, it'll be coming my way.

Do you guys mind me tagging along in this thread?
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I noticed when the black Weber’s came in stock C&B listed the slate as in stock for a few days. I would bet those black Weber’s also have P vents. It wasn’t going to bum me out if this didn’t have them but it’s a sweet surprise.
I had bought my SNS as a searing tool but with the P vents I think I would have to try and smoke something!
 
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Just looked at the C&B Slate Performers, SWEET!!! Both stores in my area show early September arrival...... Darn it!
 
Hopefully mine won't be too far behind.
I was surprised to see C&B had already charged my credit card back on July 28.
Looking forward to Bruno's tips on assembly.
 
Congrats, Bob. I'll bet yours will arrive before Sept. I am very tempted to order the Slate from C&B and get the 10% off. If you can wait, I can wait. :LOL:
 
It didn't take me long to unsubscribe from their emails, they were coming way too often.
Got my 10% off, that's all I cared about.
 
I will be interested to heard your opinions on the P vents after you 3 get your new C&B performers assembled and cooking. It looks very interesting concept,I am interested in hearing about the pros and cons of heat/temp control till them I will just have keep trudging along with old school equipment.20210320_124823.jpg
 

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Colin said:
Congrats, Bob. I'll bet yours will arrive before Sept. I am very tempted to order the Slate from C&B and get the 10% off. If you can wait, I can wait. :LOL:
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Bobs should be coming soon, when they came in stock last week on the C&B website I called and he said mine was on its way. I figure before putting it in stock on the website all current orders were filled. Including Bob’s.
 
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Bruno said:
I noticed when the black Weber’s came in stock C&B listed the slate as in stock for a few days. I would bet those black Weber’s also have P vents. It wasn’t going to bum me out if this didn’t have them but it’s a sweet surprise.
I had bought my SNS as a searing tool but with the P vents I think I would have to try and smoke something!
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You should try the SnS for smoking, I use it more for that then for searing or a combination of both. i.e. Those chops you did the other day, you could have smoked them for 45-60 minutes & then seared them off.
 
Bruno,
Now that you have had a chance to look at the Slate Blue finish, how does it compare to the quality of the gloss black finishes that Weber is famous for?
 
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Bruno said:
I only looked for a second,
I think the finish is going to be flat compared to that. Personally I love it but it’s not glossy.
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It's a "matt" finish, like the Crimson kettles, maybe some of the Special Edition Red too. Not sure if it's on purpose, or just a result of green manufacturing. I like them all, but probably still prefer the glossy.

CharlieO has an assortment of modern kettle colors, maybe he can chime in.
 
Tim Snyder said:
It's a "matt" finish, like the Crimson kettles, maybe some of the Special Edition Red too. Not sure if it's on purpose, or just a result of green manufacturing. I like them all, but probably still prefer the glossy.

CharlieO has an assortment of modern kettle colors, maybe he can chime in.
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Actually the Red LE is glossier then most pictures indicate.
 
Exactly, no doubt, but I believe you were the one who mentioned restrictions on that color & that is one reason why it was done in in China. FYI, I do have one bought it from Amazon in 2018 & have yet to use it!
 
I haven't seen a color in person I like. Wanted to get something other then black yet here I am all black. Not sure why they can make black gloss and nothing else.
 
Chad-Burnt to a T said:
I haven't seen a color in person I like. Wanted to get something other then black yet here I am all black. Not sure why they can make black gloss and nothing else.
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I hear what your saying, I also have a "copper-top" that is pretty nice, also never used. I'm starting to feel like a groupie or some kind of hoarder!
 
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