Weber getting into the pellet grill business

Weber puts out some quality products, hope they go all in and put out a nice one. Having a high end controller could be a potential short coming, do they have any smart stuff on their grills yet?

Looks like a rear hopper design like the Rec Tec Bull.

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I hope it's not severely overpriced like the Summit Kamado they are selling.

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It probably will be.

In the case of Weber products, you pay for quality. Many years ago, I thought Weber's were way overpriced. I see it differently, now. You can pay a lot less and you can pay a lot more. Webers last and they do what they are designed to do very well.

I would hope they have a way to generate a good sear zone in that sucker.

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I hope it's not severely overpriced like the Summit Kamado they are selling.

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My brother in law manages an Ace hardware. We talked about this the other night and he mentioned a Weber rep told him that tentatively they are looking at an MSRP of the base model being in the 1200-1500 range.

I call bullshite on that. I expect the base to come in somewhere around $800-1000 with more expensive models available.

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I switched from a box store special to a Genesis.

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I did the same. I will admit that I only did it because 2 of my neighbors were always bragging on their Webers, and they were cooking better food on the grill than me, even though I was a much cook in the kitchen.

I got the Weber and learned the difference between indirect and direct cooking. I learned how important even heat distribution was, and eventually learned that Webers don't rust out every few years like the $99 specials I had been buying up to that point.

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My brother in law manages an Ace hardware. We talked about this the other night and he mentioned a Weber rep told him that tentatively they are looking at an MSRP of the base model being in the 1200-1500 range.

I call bullshite on that. I expect the base to come in somewhere around $800-1000 with more expensive models available.

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You are probably right as that is the sweet spot there is not a lot of competition in, there are eleventy billion companies making $300-600 units and several making some really nice $1500+ units, they will need to find an uncrowded entry point.

You can also catch damn good deals on Webers if you're patient.

I picked up a stainless steel Genesis II LX 3 burner with side burner, cover, and iGrill + 4 probes included, all for $799 at Costco a few months ago.