“This Weber kettle grill has space to hold up to 13 burgers made with a Weber burger press”
“The One-Touch cleaning system… has an aluminized steel ash catcher, allowing for efficient removal of ash from the bottom of the grill and ensuring longevity and resistance to corrosion”
“Porcelain-enameled lid and bowl are engineered to withstand high temperatures and retain heat… resist rust and won’t peel”
“Reinforced with high-quality, glass-infused nylon”
“Rust-resistant aluminum damper… Angled lid hook… All-weather wheels… Tool hooks”
“This Weber Original Kettle Charcoal grill has a 10 year limited warranty”
Ten years, in writing
The only warranty stated in the bullets 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 One-Touch system
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 gray 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.
What it still does not have
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.
And the weight, which cannot be right
The catalog lists 3.3 lb (1.5 kg).
A 22-inch enameled 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 32.3 lb (14.7 kg), and the Master-Touch at 37.2 lb (16.9 kg).
Expect about fourteen kilograms, and note that the all-weather wheels are there for a reason.
Thirteen burgers, again
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.
Availability
On sale at about $149 on Amazon.com when we read the listing on October 31, 2026.
Price and availability were read on Amazon.com on October 31, 2026; both move.
Prices quoted in this text are dated readings and can differ from the live price in the buy box.
What we rate, and what we do not
Strengths
A ten-year limited warranty in the bullets, where the $219, $289, $309 and $389 kettles list theirs only in the table
The One-Touch cleaning system, which sweeps ash into the catcher instead of making you tip the bowl out
Tool hooks and glass-reinforced nylon handles, neither of which the $98 Weber publishes
Compromises
No thermometer, which is the single biggest reason to spend $70 more on the Premium
No hinged grate, so charcoal cannot be added without lifting the grate and the food
The catalog weight of 3.3 lb (1.5 kg) cannot be right for this grill
Specifications
Diameter
22 in
Warranty
10 year limited, stated in the bullets; other kettles list theirs only in the Amazon.com table
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
25 × 25 × 39.5 in (635 × 635 × 1003 mm), about 39.5 in tall
Thermometer
None — the $219 Premium adds it
Hinged grate
No — the $219 Premium adds it
Catalog weight
The listed 3.3 lb (1.5 kg) is impossible for a 22 in enameled steel kettle — see the FAQ
Amazon reference
B00004RALU
EAN
0077924025303
The questions that come in
Why does this kettle state its warranty in the bullets?
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 puts a warranty in its bullets; several list one only in the Amazon.com table — 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.
Is it worth $70 less than the Premium?
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.
Can it really weigh 3.3 lb (1.5 kg)?
No, and it is worth naming as impossible rather than repeating. The catalog gives 3.3 lb (1.5 kg) 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 32.3 lb (14.7 kg), and the Master-Touch at 37.2 lb (16.9 kg). 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.
Our score
8.1/ 10
The only kettle on this shelf that states a warranty in its bullets — 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.
This one against the other cookware and knives
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
$149
10 year limited, stated in the bullets; other kettles list theirs only in the Amazon.com table
Porcelain-enamelled, stated to resist rust and not peel
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.
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
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-seven cents a square inch.
Best for: The most cooking area per dollar on this shelf, if you can live without the lid hook
22 in charcoal kettle with a built-in lid thermometer, hinged cooking grate, One-Touch cleaning system with a removable high-capacity aluminized ash catcher, porcelain-enamelled lid and bowl, glass-reinforced nylon handles and an angled lid hook
The kettle that adds a lid thermometer and a hinged grate, which is what lets you roast and refuel.
Best for: Anyone who wants to roast and smoke as well as sear — the first kettle here that can
