Factory stainless steel drip pan?

[JohnS NJ]

This is not mine.

Came across someone selling a brand new silver A with stainless steel drip pan. According to the owner, it’s oem. Anyone have thoughts on this?

 

[LMichaels]

My guess is it's aluminum. Most folks will call anything "shiny" stainless steel

 

[Bruce]

Larry, looking at the second photo, it does look like SS. It does seem to have grain in the metal.

 

[LMichaels]

Extruded aluminum does this. Obviously without the "sniff" test we'll never know but I seriously doubt it's SS

 

[Bruce]

Yah, inquiring minds want to know.

 

[BPratt]

Aluminum

 

[JohnS NJ]

But did weber make this as a factory piece?

 

[LMichaels]

Not that I ever saw. The little 2 burner was a budget piece and I am sure stainless was not in the budget

 

[Samuel]

My Silver A has a Silver Grease pan, I think it is Aluminum

 

[TonyS T-Bone]

It looks like an old one from a Spirit 500 or something but I would take a hard look - it may a pitted alum. pan covered in 5 coats of spray paint. I'd snatch that up in a heartbeat if NIB OEM and like 15-20 bucks

 

[BPratt]

Weber made aluminum pans for Spirit 500's and early silver A's.

The one in the picture looks like it hasn't been used

 

[JohnS NJ]

it's a Silver A that was never used. Never seen an uncoated drip pan before .... and now I have.

 

[Jon Tofte]

I have seen aluminum and on the last Silver A grills porcelain plated steel. There is little doubt that Weber never made one from stainless. I wish they did and especially for the larger three burner grills.

 

[Greg M]

My Silver A has a Silver Grease pan, I think it is Aluminum

I have a silver A as well. When I refurbished mine a number of years ago i bought a new drip pan. It's definitely aluminium.