Thought I would post this for you coal burners

[Bruce]

Weber performer kettle grill with automatic temperature controller -...

Weber 22” kettle grill with spider grills venom automatic temperature controller. Includes cover.

janesville.craigslist.org

 

[John_NJ]

 

[Joe Anshien]

That is a sweet deal. The Venom is $200 by itself. If it were by me I would jump on that and compare it against my MB Gravity.

 

[Bruce]

I know nothing about it, but I usually see all those add ons for the WSM and not so much on a kettle.

 

[Eric-NH]

That's CHEAP

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

If I was closer…

Happy birthday to me!

But, I‘m too far away.

 

[Bruce]

Hey, guys, I have another one for you. From what I understand this is truly a prototype Performer.

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[Timothy F. Lewis]

That’s pretty cool! I really like the steel wire side tables, snow would just fall through!

 

[Joe Anshien]

Hey, guys, I have another one for you. From what I understand this is truly a prototype Performer.

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That is quite nice. He did do a great job with forming a circle for the kettle. The guy has some talent.

 

[Jon Tofte]

That is quite nice. He did do a great job with forming a circle for the kettle. The guy has some talent.
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Actually, it seems that is a REAL Weber. Maybe made for just two years. We have the 1986 catalog listing a very similar body but with a gas kettle.



We don't have the next year 1987 catalog, so this is just guess work. I am thinking they dropped the gas kettle and for 1987 substituted a charcoal kettle as he listed for sale here. (It has been sold to some lucky buyer.) Anyway, after that this model disappears as the 1988 catalog has only several wood carts for kettle grills and no gas kettles.

 

[John_NJ]

Actually, it seems that is a REAL Weber. Maybe made for just two years. We have the 1986 catalog listing a very similar body but with a gas kettle.

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We don't have the next year 1987 catalog, so this is just guess work. I am thinking they dropped the gas kettle and for 1987 substituted a charcoal kettle as he listed for sale here. (It has been sold to some lucky buyer.) Anyway, after that this model disappears as the 1988 catalog has only several wood carts for kettle grills and no gas kettles.

Thanks for posting that.

 

[RLittle]

Holy Crap! I can't believe that is real. I thought I had seen all the old Weber stuff.

 

[timothy]

Now that is a rare unicorn. First time for me also.
My neighbor had one of the gas kettles but just the basic one.

 

[John_NJ]

Holy Crap! I can't believe that is real. I thought I had seen all the old Weber stuff.

Owning Weber grills gives me a certain satisfaction because it represents a great American company with a long history of innovation and producing quality products.

That’s just me.

 

[Mike-GA]

Owning Weber grills gives me a certain satisfaction because it represents a great American company with a long history of innovation and producing quality products.

That’s just me.

… and outstanding customer service. I have the same feeling as you.