70th anniversary kettle

[SmokingUPnorth]

I’ve been keeping an eye out for when these come out to check the price. Pretty cool but I don’t think I could fork out the cash for the difference

70th Kettle | Weber Grills

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[SmokinVOLfan]

Does look pretty damn sweet though!

 

[sawhorseray]

I paid less than that for my 26"er, it's just a tool, no way. RAY

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

I sure am glad I picked up my kettle back in December. The price has gone up by $45 since then.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

If they'd built them in a 26 I'd seriously considered it.

 

[gmc2003]

Not for me. I don't like the ash catcher. I prefer the disc that's on the basic kettle.

Chris

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Too bad IMHO, they would not do a celebration version with a reasonable price for folks! Folks that have backed them for years and the reason why the company is successful… A lot of us have Weber products and promote them here on SMF… I am quite confident they could have made a nice celebratory grill without an insane price tag and still made a profit! If priced right, they likely would have made new customers too! Just my 2 cents….

 

[bauchjw]

I think they look pretty cool, but I abuse them too much for that money and it wouldn’t stay that nice!

 

[clifish]

yeah, no way for just a color. Better things to spend the $$ on like meat and alcohol

 

[Sven Svensson]

Wasn’t it just a couple years ago when you could get a new Weber kettle for under $50? Am I that old?

 

[Steve H]

That price though.......

 

[bill1]

I'm not even fond of the colors they chose. The turquoise is sort of retro-50's, the yellow reminds me of "harvest gold" kitchen appliances of the 70's...the other two don't even seem old. Or maybe that wasn't what they were going for?

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

the yellow reminds me of "harvest gold" kitchen appliances of the 70's...

I'm gonna hold out for avocado green...

 

[Dirty Steve]

Looks cool, but not for the $$ in my opinion.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Not for me. I don't like the ash catcher. I prefer the disc that's on the basic kettle.

Chris

The ash catcher on these new ones is what attracted me.
The enclosed ash catcher is a huge plus for those of us out west where one teeny- tiny spark can cause a wild fire.

 

[gmc2003]

The ash catcher on these new ones is what attracted me.
The enclosed ash catcher is a huge plus for those of us out west where one teeny- tiny spark can cause a wild fire.

I fully understand that, and I'm glad that's not an issue in the North East. I'm currently gathering up all our scrap wood, downed branches and other miscellaneous combustibles for our bi-annual bonfire.

Chris

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

I fully understand that, and I'm glad that's not an issue in the North East. I'm currently gathering up all our scrap wood, downed branches and other miscellaneous combustibles for our bi-annual bonfire.

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Chris

Cool!
Back in my younger days, we would have weekend desert parties during the winter and have huge bonfires along with other "festivities".

 

[BigW.]

The ash catcher on these new ones is what attracted me.
The enclosed ash catcher is a huge plus for those of us out west where one teeny- tiny spark can cause a wild fire.

You can get the newer enclosed ash catcher on other kettles w/o the high $ for the 70th badging.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

You can get the newer enclosed ash catcher on other kettles w/o the high $ for the 70th badging.

Yep, that is for sure. When I picked my new kettle back in December, I made sure it was the premium model with the enclosed ash catcher.
Plus, the copper color matches the gasser, which was one of stipulations laid down down by Mrs. SHS.

 

[gmc2003]

Yep, that is for sure. When I picked my new kettle back in December, I made sure it was the premium model with the enclosed ash catcher.
Plus, the copper color matches the gasser, which was one of stipulations laid down down by Mrs. SHS.

I bet my wife couldn't even tell ya what color my Webers are. She only cares about what comes off them.

Chris