Today I saw what looked like a 14" Smokey Joe but it had the Bar-B-Kettle 3-vent setup instead of the single Silver-style vent, and didn't have an ashpan.

Did Weber ever make a Joe like this? If so, when? Thanks!

Brad

I picked up one of these grills today (a $5 CL find) and everything about it says "Weber". The bowl has 3 3-hole vents and the lid has a 3-hole vent, and the standard WSM/18" B-B-K daisywheel fits. However, because the 3-hole wheels weren't stamped with any kind of name or date code I have no way of telling how old this SJ actually is. Maybe an email to Weber is in order...

Brad

Here are some photos:

Brad, that looks very familiar - including the rust on ends of the legs & wing nuts which eventually killed my grill.

I used to do what I now recognize as low and slow indirect chicken. Although I know that low and slow is not necessary for chicken, it was GREAT!

It definitely needs a good cleaning and when I put it back together I'm going to use stainless steel nuts (including acorn nuts) on the legs. I honestly don't know how much I'll use it as I have a current-design SJ, but I still want to get it into decent shape.

This is how it starts, isn't it. I managed to accumulate 1 of each general kettle design and now I'm branching off into the subspecies...

Brad

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Originally posted by Brad Olson:
Today I saw what looked like a 14" Smokey Joe but it had the Bar-B-Kettle 3-vent setup instead of the single Silver-style vent, and didn't have an ashpan.

Did Weber ever make a Joe like this? If so, when? Thanks!

Brad

Weber made that at least 20 years ago! I left one at my parents house at least that long ago! the other day I was visiting my mother and i took a look in the garage and there it was! I brought it home and gave it a good cleaning and it's ready to go. BTW it's 13.5 inches not 14.5 inches.