Weber
Weber Ranch Kettle 37
A 37-inch kettle on a heavy steel cart with 1,104 sq in of stainless grate — three times the Original Kettle 22 and more than twice the 26-inch Master-Touch. Weber has built it essentially unchanged for decades as a catering and large-party grill. Four dampers instead of the usual two are needed to move air through a bowl this large.
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Specifications
Pros
- ✓1,104 sq in cooks for roughly forty people in a single load, which no other kettle approaches
- ✓Hinged stainless grate and removable porcelain-enameled ash catcher, both sized for volume cooking
- ✓Four dampers rather than two, giving genuine airflow control across a bowl this wide
- ✓Swivel locking casters and a heavy steel cart make 158 lbs movable on a flat surface
- ✓Three tool hooks and a Tuck-Away lid holder, so a lid this heavy has somewhere to go
Cons
- ✗$2,599 is kamado and premium-pellet money for a grill with no insulation, thermometer or controller
- ✗Burns charcoal in bulk — a full load is several chimneys, which makes it wasteful for a family cook
- ✗No built-in lid thermometer at this price
- ✗44.7 inches deep with the lid holder, so it needs garage or shed space, not a balcony
- ✗Design is decades old; there is no smart, hinged-cart or accessory-rail package at any price
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