Weber Original Kettle Premium 22" Black Charcoal Grill

I am a first-time griller and started out with grilling vegetables and they turned out fantastic! Next was smoked/grilled chicken wings and they were great also. I love the temperature gauge on the lid, it helps a lot when I need to know when the grill is ready to cook on. Looking forward to many hours of grilling this year!!!

My first Weber. I love it but find the temp gauge not really useful in its location. One below the baffle on the lid would be much more strategically placed.

This is my 3rd webber grill. My first 2 were gift from my pops. Gave one away when I had the 2 at time. The last one was breaking apart; so I bought this one. Too bad not everything could be fixed, because the bowl was still intact on my old one. The control temp on the bottom, was what broke and that is easy to break on these.

I use my Weber 22” charcoal grill at least twice a week and love it. I’ve replaced the internal parts only twice, but it was so easy and convenient to just call and talk with someone instead of all this new automation, quick easy and fast. Keep up the good work Weber

Love this grill! Assembly was easy - everything worked fine. Used five or six times so far and it’s just a joy, but then my other Webber’s were as well! The only negative thing I have to say is that the ash catcher really doesn’t fit the way it should, so it’s difficult to put on and it comes off really easy. Other than that fantastic grill!

I had the same model for 15 years until the leg mounts to the base rusted off and it collapsed. There are few improvements to the old design, with the heat shield at the handle and slightly improve ash removal arrangement being the most notable. That said, I'll bet ours was not the first to have the legs fall off. (Which is surprising given it was under several official Weber covers it's entire existence.). So, while 15 years is pretty good, I think it could be better.

Pros= cooks very good! ash collecting pan system works great. Kettle finish is very nice, strong and durable Im no pro, but I find the grill legs height are a bit short and have a flimsy feel at the kettle leg socket. Also the height from the cooking surface to the lid/dome top could be a little higher / taller to accommodate a whole chicken. Also, wish the whole grill was an inch or two higher off the ground maybe longer legs legs. and sturdier leg inserts in the kettle itself...

Plenty of grill space for both direct and indirect grilling. Nice fittings and such. Ash dump system is nifty, but because the leg connection to the grill housing is a tad on the loose side, the whole grill wobbles a fair bit when dumping the ashes.

This is my second 22” Weber kettle and enjoy the flexibility of this style of grill. With all the available accessories, the Weber kettle is definitely a versatile grilling tool that you simply cannot overlook. I’m over six feet tall so the grill is a little short for me. I know why Weber doesn’t make them taller, but it would be nice if they would. All-in-all, you simply cannot go wrong with any Weber kettle grill.

The kettle is well made, but here are some things that have frustrated me: ---It requires much more charcoal that I expected to get it up to temperature ---The ash pan is fine, except that it is hard to put on. It fell off and made a terrible mess on my patio ---Hanging the lid on the side is not easy ---Time required to cook a meal is much longer than with gas because of the amount of time required to start the charcoal. Using a chimney style starter requires about 45 minutes, not the 20 minutes seen in videos. ---Temperature control is much more difficult than with gas grill. ---Bottom Line: I wish I had bought a gas grill.