Vents control the fire; the lid turns a grill into an oven · review
The only kettle here with a published warranty — ten years limited — plus the One-Touch cleaning system.
What we would actually buy The only kettle on this shelf that publishes a warranty — ten years limited — and it is the second cheapest Weber here. It adds the One-Touch cleaning system and tool hooks over the $98 model, and still has no thermometer.
The only warranty published on this shelf.
Not on the $219 Original Kettle Premium. Not on the $289 Master-Touch or the $309 Deep Ocean Blue. Not on the $389 Napoleon. Not on the Megamaster or the GRILIFE.
Weber very probably warrants its whole kettle range on similar terms. The point is that of these eight pages, one tells you.
On a grill whose main durability claim is its porcelain enamel, and which people expect to keep for twenty years, a stated ten years is part of what the money buys.
The step up from the $98 Jumbo Joe, and it is about the job nobody enjoys.
A kettle without it has to be tipped out — which means lifting a bowl full of fine grey ash and having it blow back at you. The One-Touch system is three blades on a single lever that sweep the bowl floor and push the ash through into a catcher underneath.
Here the catcher is aluminized steel, and the listing ties that to corrosion resistance — which is the right concern, because wet ash is alkaline and eats bare steel.
The $219 Premium goes one further with a high-capacity removable catcher, so you empty it less often and carry it rather than slide it.
Also added over the $98 model: tool hooks.
No thermometer. This is the single thing that separates $149 from $219, and whether it matters comes down to one question: do you cook with the lid down? For roasting a chicken or holding 250 °F for ribs, lid temperature is the whole game. For searing steaks over open coals it is nearly irrelevant.
No hinged grate. Adding charcoal means lifting the whole grate with the food on it — so in practice you do not, and the cook is capped at one load of fuel. The $219 Premium, both Master-Touch kettles and the Napoleon all have one.
The catalog lists 1,500 g (52.9 oz).
A 22-inch enamelled steel kettle on a wheeled tripod does not weigh a kilo and a half; that is roughly what its lid handle and dampers weigh.
The comparison is on the same shelf: the Original Kettle Premium — this kettle plus a thermometer and a hinged grate — is listed at 14,651 g (516.8 oz), and the Master-Touch at 16,896 g (596 oz).
Expect about fourteen kilograms, and note that the all-weather wheels are there for a reason.
The same figure Weber prints at $98, $219, $289 and $309. Five listings, one capacity.
The ladder on this shelf buys mechanisms, not cooking area.
On sale at around $150 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 October 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Diameter | 22 in |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 10 year limited — the only warranty published on this shelf |
| Stated capacity | Up to 13 burgers made with a Weber burger press |
| Ash system | One-Touch cleaning system with an aluminized steel ash catcher |
| Grate | Durable-plated steel, from premium steel |
| Lid and bowl | Porcelain-enamelled, stated to resist rust and not peel |
| Handles | Glass-reinforced nylon |
| Damper | Rust-resistant aluminum |
| Lid parking | An angled lid hook |
| Storage | Tool hooks |
| Mobility | All-weather wheels |
| Overall dimensions | 635 × 635 × 1003 mm (25 × 25 × 39.5 in), about 39.5 in tall |
| Thermometer | None — the $219 Premium adds it |
| Hinged grate | No — the $219 Premium adds it |
| Catalog weight | The listed 1500 g (52.9 oz) is impossible for a 22 in enamelled steel kettle — see the FAQ |
| Amazon reference | B00004RALU |
| EAN | 0077924025303 |
Because it is the only one that prints it, which is not quite the same thing. The bullet is unambiguous: "This Weber Original Kettle Charcoal grill has a 10 year limited warranty." Nothing else on this shelf publishes any warranty at all — not the $219 Original Kettle Premium, not the $289 or $309 Master-Touch, not the $389 Napoleon, and not the Megamaster or GRILIFE. Weber almost certainly warrants its whole kettle range on similar terms; the point is that on these eight pages, one tells you and seven do not. On a grill meant to last two decades, and at a price where the porcelain enamel is the main durability claim, a stated ten years is worth reading as part of the price.
It depends almost entirely on whether you cook with the lid down. The $219 Original Kettle Premium adds four things over this: a built-in lid thermometer, a hinged cooking grate, a high-capacity removable ash catcher rather than a fixed one, and glass-infused nylon handles (which this listing also claims). The thermometer and the hinged grate are the real ones. A thermometer matters whenever you close the lid and roast — a chicken, ribs, anything held at a temperature — and is near-useless when searing over open coals. A hinged grate is what lets you add charcoal without lifting the food off, which is what turns a one-load grill into one that can cook for three hours. If you grill steaks and burgers, save the $70.
No, and it is worth naming as impossible rather than repeating. The catalog gives 1,500 g (52.9 oz) for this grill. A 22-inch kettle is a porcelain-enamelled steel bowl and lid on a steel tripod with a wheeled base and an ash catcher; a kilo and a half is about what the lid handle and dampers weigh. The comparison sits on the same shelf: the Original Kettle Premium, which is this kettle plus a thermometer and a hinged grate, is listed at 14,651 g (516.8 oz), and the Master-Touch at 16,896 g (596 oz). Expect something close to fourteen kilograms. It matters for delivery and for whether one person can move it assembled — the all-weather wheels are there for a reason.
Close prices, same category: comparable cookware and knives. We keep only the specifications all of them publish, because a column with gaps compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Warranty | Lid and bowl | Lid parking | Thermometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber 741001 Original Kettle | $150 | 10 year limited — the only warranty published on this shelf | Porcelain-enamelled, stated to resist rust and not peel | An angled lid hook | None — the $219 Premium adds it |
| Weber 1321001 Jumbo Joe Premium | $98 | Not published by the maker | Porcelain-enamelled, stated to resist rust and not peel | An angled lid hook — slide the lid on rather than setting it on the ground | None |
| Megamaster 810-23002 | $80 | Not published by the maker | Porcelain-enamelled, stated to retain heat and resist rust | None stated — no hook and no holder | None |
| Weber 14401001 Original Kettle Premium | $220 | Not published by the maker — the $149 Original Kettle publishes ten years | Porcelain-enamelled, stated to resist rust and not peel | An angled lid hook | Built-in lid thermometer, showing the internal temperature |
The sensible middle of this shelf — and the only one whose warranty is on the page
Listed because the add-on names this pan as a fit.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 800.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
18 in kettle charcoal grill, stated for 1–4 people, with wheels, handles and a built-in ash collector, assembled by one person in 15 minutes
An 18-inch kettle for fifty-three dollars, assembled in a stated fifteen minutes by one person.
Best for: A first kettle, a gift, or a small household that grills for two
22 in charcoal kettle with 354 sq in of cooking space, a porcelain-enamelled lid and bowl, adjustable air dampers, a removable ash catcher and a storage rack
A 22-inch porcelain-enamelled kettle with 354 published square inches, at twenty-three cents a square inch.
Best for: The most cooking area per dollar on this shelf, if you can live without the lid hook
≈ $80
22 in charcoal kettle with hinged cast iron grids adjustable to three heights, a Vortex heat management system, a Smoke Stack Chimney, a stainless steel extension ring with rotisserie spit ports and temperature probe doors, an offset hinged lid and chrome-plated cooking grids
The only kettle here with grids at three heights, probe doors and rotisserie ports, at 28 kg (61.7 lb).
Best for: A charcoal cook who smokes with a probe, roasts on a spit, and wants to move the grid rather than the coals
≈ $390
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
