Weber Original Kettle Premium Charcoal Grill, 22-Inch, Black

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!!!

I express myself through my Weber kettle. I know how silly that must sound. We began as a species in search of fire - Weber provides a stage to control that fire to cook with.

I have always used propane and took a big leap of faith trying this charcoal grill. The first time was a huge learning curve, but the second go was smooth! I absolutely love it! The flavor is unmatched. I do wish the "hook" to hang the lid was a little more prominent, I typically just set it on the ground instead. Completely happy and will probably never go back to propane!

This grill is. Game changer! The premium 22 in. Grill is the one to get. It is a great cooking experience every time. The taste the flavor is excellent! I also use every feature this grill has to offer! It's every thing you need nothing you don't. The ash management system is excellent. The add charcoal feature is great. The grate hangs on the grill along with the lid. I am very happy I decided to purchase the 22 in premium kettle charcoal grill!!

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 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.

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.