Latest Upgrade To The 2009 @webergrills Performer Deluxe-Custom Wood Handle
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Craigslist 2009 @WeberGrills Performer Deluxe Upgrade Update New Metal Table and Stainless Table Charcoal Bin Holder Cable
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The 2009 @WeberGrills Performer Clean Up and First Cook #BBQ
She started out dusty, faded blacks,rusty vents with a stained thermostatic plastic table-
She got a though rough detailing that you can follow in the link at top of this post.
So yesterday she looked like this-
Today the updated Performer table and stainless charcoal basket cord arrived.
The swap out took all of five minutes and the results are very pleasing. If I owned an older Performer it would be the first thing I’d do is order the newer style table.
The newer style metal table comes with bolts that are darker than the bolts that came on the original as you can see in the picture. I was torn deciding between keeping with the silver ones that were in great shape still or using the newer black ones that shipped with the metal table. In the end I decided to go with the darker ones, knowing that I could always swap them back f the black ones start to rust or something( I just need to not misplace them)
It was raining but I just couldn’t wait.
First to hook up the new charcoal basket cord while the table was still not bolted down. The cord that was on there previously had rusted clips. New style looks to be stainless so ask for I if you order the newer metal table.
Next to bolt it in, no drilling or modification necessary.
Before and after-
Before-
After-
Loving it and highly recommend this upgrade.
Weber Parts Numbers-
Metal Table 65189
Charcoal Bin Chain 65197
big time thanks to Weber Kettle Club Forum Members for the information on how to do this!
So There’s This…
Excited? Me Excited? 😉
What an honor. With the incredible amount of Weber fanatics all over the world to be named Weber Griller Of The Week, I’m pretty psyched.
Framing that card, damn right I am!
Charcoal Deal Alert- @Kingsford Blue Bag $12.99 For Two 18.6 lb Bags @Lowes
2 x 18.6 lb bags of Kingsford Blue Bag for $12.99 is roughly 34 cents a pound and a great deal. Sale ends April 11th
Verified- Got two 2-packs today at Danvers MA Lowe’s-
The 2009 @WeberGrills Performer Clean Up and First Cook #BBQ
First to scrape ‘er down with the razor blade
Before-
She was in pretty decent shape to begin with but the blacks were faded, there was cobwebs and the bowl, lid and ash pan were all encrusted in crud.
After a good scrape with the razor and scrub with the extra fine steel wool-
Next to clean all the black trim including legs, wire grate shelf on the bottom and charcoal basket and then apply Back To Black to restore the original deep black luster.
All the aluminum was scrubbed with the extra fine steel wool as well. I didn’t spend any time on the thermostatic table as it will be replaced with a newer metal style Performer table when it arrives.
Fired up the gas assist to light a chimney of charcoal. It was nice to not have to use paper or lighter cubes to get the chimney going. Just placed it on top of the gas assist tube filled up the chimney and let it light the coals. After about three minutes the gas assist was turned off and the chimney dud the rest of the work. Dumped the chimney into the Weber charcoal baskets and put them in the center.
The grates that came with the Performer were already in decent shape but I gave them a quick scrub and oiled them down with Peanut oil before placing the rubbed chicken tenderloins offset the coal baskets around the perimeter of the bowl. Placed a small chunk of mesquite in the center for smoke.
When they hit 165 internal they got pulled off to eat.
Waiting for the new style metal table to be delivered tomorrow and handle from Brian😀
Chicken Wings on the @WeberGrills Original Kettle Using Weber Charcoal Baskets and cooking offset is a crowd pleaser 100% of the time!
Grill accessory- plastic container to protect remote thermometer for outdoor cooks in the rain
You can get these at the Dollar Store. They work very well to protect the unit on your remote thermometer sensor from the rain which will ruin your investment in a hurry.
I know it’s not some high tech revelation but sometimes there are simple solutions that we can pass on. I hear many stories of semi-expensive remote thermometers getting destroyed by rain.
Being transparent they allow you to see the temps without having to take the unit out if the container.
The cord on the probe goes right out the corner and the container can still be locked down to protect from the elements.
This one was $2 and I got it at Ocean State Job Lot in Peabody.
Live Smoking- #Beef #Ribs Hit The Freshly Refurbished 2008 @webergrills One Touch Gold Kettle at 5:20AM @CaptJoeLobster #GloucesterMA #BBQ
4:40AM Light The Chimney with about 12 Kingsford briquettes and set up the pit for snake method smoking using mesquite chunks and cherry wood chips.
Outside conditions 39 degrees with a light drizzle.
I’m trying a little something different as the beef ribs are so rich and I wanted to cut back on the salt so I put together a beef rub consisting of-
3 tbsp restaurant grind black pepper
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp granulated garlic
2 tsp ancho powder
1 tsp cayenne powder
At the dollar store I picked up this $1 sugar shaker to use to disperse the rub.
First a light slather of yellow mustard for the rub adhesive and then I applied ground Himalayan salt to the ribs as if I was seasoning a steak ( a lot less salt than the 50/50 pepper salt ratio I was using before). Once the salt was on I shook on the rub using the sugar shaker.
5:20AM Ribs Hit The Kettle-
6:57 Update: Temps have fluctuated from 250- 325. I’m not sweating the temps, they’ll be done when they’re done.
9:40AM. Probably the first time ever that I didn’t lift the lid once start to finish. The temps within the first hour varied from 250-325 but after exactly two adjustments she settled into a much tighter range of 270-289.
They were fantastic but probably could have benefited for spritzing at 20 minute intervals during the final hour. I also will absolutely use this rub again as they had a much better pepper/salt flavor.
The @WeberGrills Smokey Joe Gets Her First Go After Spring Clean Up and Vent Mod
And what a ride she was!
Some Baked Potatos, Onion with Beef Bullion Wrapped In Foil, and Of Course Ribeyes!
One with Montreal Steak Seasoning, One With Salt and Pepper!
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