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iowegian 
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 Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject: How old is your Bar-B-Q grill? |
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Please---do not delete this. I am serious.
I am about to grill steaks this evening over charcoal (the way the gods intended) and I reflected on the utensil.
It is a Weber kettle made in Chicago in the mid-seventies.
My children gave it to me for Father's Day 1975 (actually their mama bought it). It has been outside uncovered year around in Iowa for 37 years now and it still performs flawlessly, the way it was intended.  |
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Tram
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Location: Still Feelin' the Bern- Once you've felt it you can't un- feel it.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: How old is your Bar-B-Q grill? |
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| iowegian wrote: |
Please---do not delete this. I am serious.
I am about to grill steaks this evening over charcoal (the way the gods intended) and I reflected on the utensil.
It is a Weber kettle made in Chicago in the mid-seventies.
My children gave it to me for Father's Day 1975 (actually their mama bought it). It has been outside uncovered year around in Iowa for 37 years now and it still performs flawlessly, the way it was intended. |
Mine's a Weber, so it probably pre- dates when they started making carburetors- which are nothing but a gas grill for your engine, when you think about it.
In fact, I have two Webers. They're great! I can't remember where they were made, though, so there's no guarantee that they are uswebers.
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Zeen
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Got you beat, old man. In 1970, my parents outfitted the family for camping in our cool Wheel Camper pop-up trailer. Included was a Hibachi grill, very heavy genuine cast iron, which I still have. Similar to this:
The thing gets incredibly hot, you could forge iron with it. Makes awesome steaks, you actually have to tone it down a bit. It's quite compact, and great for camping.
Now that I mention it, anyone with a Westy would do well to buy this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HIBACHI-CAST-IRON-...2c6817eddf
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norcalmike
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Not old, but I love my Red Weber
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atmellovw
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Location: Minnesota
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I have a Weber that I have owned for 25 years and I used it for the first 20, then my mother in law gave us this stainless steel grill that uses a 1 lb propane tank and the Weber has sat unused since. I totally get that charcoal is what God intended but propane is just too easy to use...I am lazy I guess. I remember when those Hibachi's where all the rage... but they always seemed kind of small to me.
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EZ Gruv
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My Weber is about 12 years old now. Still love it.
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mark tucker
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| ??? you mean you guys dont just stack some rocks in a circle and add a grate or 2 Y shaped sticks for the meal to hang off of??dang I gess I need to update my cave. |
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gt1953
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Location: White Mountains Arizona
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Had a Weber for a long time but when the fire danger is so high they shut down even charcol BBQing. So sold the weber and have a gas grill. Oh gosh probably 20 yrs now.
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flemcadiddlehopper
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Not sure of the brand, but my dad had it given to him by one of my uncles before I was born. It is an orange kettle style, one that you adjusted the level of the coals not the grill height. It also had a little ash catch tray that hung on three little chains. I'm 48, so that BBQ has to be well over 55 or 60 years old.
I have to admit that I don't use it because I don't have the time. Gas is fast, not as good, but fast.
gordo.
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norcalmike
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Location: Marina, CA
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| im surprised that so many people here choose gas because its "faster". |
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420GOAT
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Location: Wilmington, CA on a nice quiet street but still in the 'hood
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MY UNCLE IN LAW GAVE ME A weber that is cast also...has chips in the paint that are like an enamel.....ive had it for about 6 years now and it comes through every time. ive seen new webers and the quality isnt even close!!
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notchback
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:36 am Post subject: Re: How old is your Bar-B-Q grill? |
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| Tram wrote: |
| iowegian wrote: |
Please---do not delete this. I am serious.
I am about to grill steaks this evening over charcoal (the way the gods intended) and I reflected on the utensil.
It is a Weber kettle made in Chicago in the mid-seventies.
My children gave it to me for Father's Day 1975 (actually their mama bought it). It has been outside uncovered year around in Iowa for 37 years now and it still performs flawlessly, the way it was intended. |
Mine's a Weber, so it probably pre- dates when they started making carburetors- which are nothing but a gas grill for your engine, when you think about it.
In fact, I have two Webers. They're great! I can't remember where they were made, though, so there's no guarantee that they are uswebers. |
Weber? The times that I have been at the compound you've just used a couple old Mercedes wheels.
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Tram
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Joined: May 02, 2003
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Location: Still Feelin' the Bern- Once you've felt it you can't un- feel it.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: How old is your Bar-B-Q grill? |
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| notchback wrote: |
| Tram wrote: |
| iowegian wrote: |
Please---do not delete this. I am serious.
I am about to grill steaks this evening over charcoal (the way the gods intended) and I reflected on the utensil.
It is a Weber kettle made in Chicago in the mid-seventies.
My children gave it to me for Father's Day 1975 (actually their mama bought it). It has been outside uncovered year around in Iowa for 37 years now and it still performs flawlessly, the way it was intended. |
Mine's a Weber, so it probably pre- dates when they started making carburetors- which are nothing but a gas grill for your engine, when you think about it.
In fact, I have two Webers. They're great! I can't remember where they were made, though, so there's no guarantee that they are uswebers. |
Weber? The times that I have been at the compound you've just used a couple old Mercedes wheels. |
Thas cause you jes de hired hep.
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ach60
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Not old, but I love my Red Weber
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Your Weber is old enough that it has wood handles, seeing the two Webers together reminds me of a black Weber story of mine.
I had a buddy give me a nice black Weber, that I had no use for because I had just bought my red Weber.
I had another buddy that was cooking on a mini Weber, so I gave him this nice black Weber.
He called me back and asked me to come and get it, it seemed his wife didn't like the idea of eating food cooked on a USED Weber. 
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norcalmike
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the black one and a smokey joe i have were left behind by the landlord of the house i currently rent. the red one was a freebie from the neighbor down the street. I love freebies! The both work great! My wife likes the food that i cook on them just fine  |
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mark tucker
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| you seen those big green eggs? well we had somethen like it in japan 45 years ago, it cooker great, but it made parts even better , mdang that thing would get hot,we forged a many of parts in that thing, building a gear reduction/jack shaft system to put a honda dohc 350 motor in a gocart,what a ride.we made/repaired all kinds of stuff for our dirt bikes&stuff in that thing,wish I had one now. |
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H82WRK
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Wood handled Weber here, charcoal only.
My Dad still has the Webers from when we were little, they are made in IL (where I am from) and they are made to last.
We need to have a Samba grill off...I can grill pretty decent even for a girl.
Long Live the Weber and Long Live Charcoal!!!!!!!
(ps there is an awesome Weber Grill in Indianapolis, they cook some dished on charcoal on the BIG ranch Weber kettles) |
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SO IRIE
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im rocking a charcoal kingsford grill for when i want to adda nice smoked flavor to my foods. i love throwing some kiawe (hawaiian mesquite is what it is) on top of the coals. delish....
but i need time to get stuff going on that one.
when i dont have the time i have a nice new kitchenaid grill. i wanted the newer 4 burner weber but didnt have the cheddar. so i ordered a nice napolean 3 burner w/rotissere for 650 and was stoked iuntil they called and said itd be 400 to ship it... the kitchenaid is pretty rad though.all the features of the weber & napolean i wanted but it was already on island (thanks costco) and came with the cover & rotissere too.
if i have time - charcoal.
if im hungry, propane.
i need to plan meals better. and execute them too lol
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iowegian
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im rocking a charcoal kingsford grill for when i want to adda nice smoked flavor to my foods. i love throwing some kiawe (hawaiian mesquite is what it is) on top of the coals. delish....
but i need time to get stuff going on that one.
when i dont have the time i have a nice new kitchenaid grill. i wanted the newer 4 burner weber but didnt have the cheddar. so i ordered a nice napolean 3 burner w/rotissere for 650 and was stoked iuntil they called and said itd be 400 to ship it... the kitchenaid is pretty rad though.all the features of the weber & napolean i wanted but it was already on island (thanks costco) and came with the cover & rotissere too.
if i have time - charcoal.
if im hungry, propane.
i need to plan meals better. and execute them too lol |
There is an automotive connection to Kingsford you know-------it started out as a Henry Ford enterprise.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsford_%28charcoal%29 |
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carterzest
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: How old is your Bar-B-Q grill? |
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| iowegian wrote: |
Please---do not delete this. I am serious.
I am about to grill steaks this evening over charcoal (the way the gods intended) and I reflected on the utensil.
It is a Weber kettle made in Chicago in the mid-seventies.
My children gave it to me for Father's Day 1975 (actually their mama bought it). It has been outside uncovered year around in Iowa for 37 years now and it still performs flawlessly, the way it was intended. [/quote
Mine's a Weber, so it probably pre- dates when they started making carburetors- which are nothing but a gas grill for your engine, when you think about it.
In fact, I have two Webers. They're great! I can't remember where they were made, though, so there's no guarantee that they are uswebers. |
Weber? The times that I have been at the compound you've just used a couple old Mercedes wheels. |
Thas cause you jes de hired hep. |
and what am I, chopped liver. x2 on the wheel-b-q. That is what you grilled out burgers on as well.
Me, I have the trusty old weber and the gas grill that hardly gets used in the summer, but I actually use it a lot in the winter
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