Never keen on a Ranch till now!

[TonyUK]

I'm sure @John Burns would be able to confirm to whom the second one was sent.
My un-informed guess would be that Weber themselves kept it? But Weber would know where it went to.
I wouldn't touch that FB ad with a 10ft barge-pole! Avoid!

 

[John Burns]

I'm sure @John Burns would be able to confirm to whom the second one was sent.
My un-informed guess would be that Weber themselves kept it? But Weber would know where it went to.
I wouldn't touch that FB ad with a 10ft barge-pole! Avoid!

So there's a bit of an extra backstory on the Glen Blue Ranches.

When we were asked to make one for Tuffy we made 2 of them. 1 for our Grill Academy at Weber HQ and the one for Tuffy. Through a series of misadventures, they were accidentally shipped out via normal distribution and we could not get them back despite months of effort. We ended up having to make 2 more, 1 for the Grill Academy and 1 for Tuffy.

So, there are 2 Glen Blue Ranches out there in the wild. The one in the post could definitely be a legit Glen Blue Ranch.

The initial Glen Blue Ranches did not have the ash catcher coated in Glen Blue.

 

[TonyUK]

Not having known about the 2 missing GB Ranches out in the wild, I may well be "eating crow" with my previous post.
Thanks for backstory @John Burns

 

[Brian B Atlanta]

So there's a bit of an extra backstory on the Glen Blue Ranches.

When we were asked to make one for Tuffy we made 2 of them. 1 for our Grill Academy at Weber HQ and the one for Tuffy. Through a series of misadventures, they were accidentally shipped out via normal distribution and we could not get them back despite months of effort. We ended up having to make 2 more, 1 for the Grill Academy and 1 for Tuffy.

So, there are 2 Glen Blue Ranches out there in the wild. The one in the post could definitely be a legit Glen Blue Ranch.

The initial Glen Blue Ranches did not have the ash catcher coated in Glen Blue.

John, Mike noticed there was no handle on top were the first 2 made without a handle?

 

[John Burns]

Not having known about the 2 missing GB Ranches out in the wild, I may well be "eating crow" with my previous post.
Thanks for backstory @John Burns

Hey there's no way you could have known! Let the official Weber archives show that there are currently 4 Glen Blue Ranches. 2 with Glen Blue ash catchers and 2 without.

 

[John Burns]

John, Mike noticed there was no handle on top were the first 2 made without a handle?

They all had the handles. My guess is the lid handle for the grill in the posting wasn't installed or simply couldn't be seen in the picture.

 

[TonyUK]

@John Burns
One more question John.
Why couldn't Weber get the two original GBRs back if they were sent out by mistake, did Weber not know where or to whom they were sent?
Thanks.

 

[Mike-GA]

Interesting twist to the story. A few more people can enjoy the beautiful Glen Blue on this already niche product. It looks so cool in that color.

 

[Brian B Atlanta]

Interesting twist to the story. A few more people can enjoy the beautiful Glen Blue on this already niche product. It looks so cool in that color.

Well its gonna be pretty costly to enjoy this baby. My guess its going to go for alot more than 3k.

 

[Mike-GA]

Well it’s gonna be pretty costly to enjoy this baby. My guess its going to go for alot more than 3k.

That’s for sure. It’s out of my league in cost and especially size but it sure is good looking in Glen Blue. A 22” kettle already exceeds my needs.

 

[John Burns]

@John Burns
One more question John.
Why couldn't Weber get the two original GBRs back if they were sent out by mistake, did Weber not know where or to whom they were sent?
Thanks.

Given the amount of product we ship out on a daily basis, tracking down two specific units (even large Ranch kettles) was like trying to find a couple of grains of sand that were thrown into the wind. After many fruitless months, our logistics team came up empty handed. It also wasn't really a priority given that it wasn't a recall or anything of that magnitude.

 

[DanHoo]

@John Burns I think it was three rows over towards the back

 

[Dave in KC]

@John Burns-
As always, thanks for giving us a peek behind the curtain.

 

[TonyUK]

Given the amount of product we ship out on a daily basis, tracking down two specific units (even large Ranch kettles) was like trying to find a couple of grains of sand that were thrown into the wind. After many fruitless months, our logistics team came up empty handed. It also wasn't really a priority given that it wasn't a recall or anything of that magnitude.

Thanks John.

 

[John Burns]

@John Burns I think it was three rows over towards the back

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[Kalibos M.]

Considering that the location of both Glen Blue Ranches are known and accounted for, I'd say there's a 100% chance that this isn't one of them.

So there's a bit of an extra backstory on the Glen Blue Ranches.

When we were asked to make one for Tuffy we made 2 of them. 1 for our Grill Academy at Weber HQ and the one for Tuffy. Through a series of misadventures, they were accidentally shipped out via normal distribution and we could not get them back despite months of effort. We ended up having to make 2 more, 1 for the Grill Academy and 1 for Tuffy.

So, there are 2 Glen Blue Ranches out there in the wild. The one in the post could definitely be a legit Glen Blue Ranch.

The initial Glen Blue Ranches did not have the ash catcher coated in Glen Blue.

Well, I know what I'll be grilling up and eating this afternoon. Hint: It's my words. I'm eating my words.