Barbecuing started for us in 2011 with the Weber Kugel. It's now been 10 years and countless barbecues and we still love using our Kugel. It is extremely versatile and, in addition to normal "flat grilling", it can also be used for smoking, baking pizza, as a substructure for the Dutch oven and also as a substructure for the fire plate.
However, there is one small weak point with the Weber kettle barbecues, which is particularly noticeable when using the Dutch Oven or the fire plate and gets a little worse over time, and that is the three legs of the kettle barbecue, which are made of fairly thin aluminium. As a result, the barbecue wobbles considerably during use, especially when our large 80cm fire plate is placed on top. Then the barbecue no longer makes the safest impression and we are always happy when we take the plate off the barbecue again and nothing has happened.
What we didn't dare to do was move the barbecue with the pizza attachment or the fire plate, as it was definitely too unsafe for us.
We are very sure that many owners of the Weber Kugel have the same problems with the thin and light legs and this is exactly where Grillrost.com came into play once again. Together with BBQPit.de, Grillrost.com has developed a stand made of solid and then powder-coated stainless steel that puts an end to the wobbly days of the Weber Kugel once and for all. The legs for the kettle barbecue take
barbecuing with the kettle to a new level .
Hard facts:
- Stainless steel instead of aluminium
- 50% thicker than the original legs. The legs are therefore 5x heavier than the original aluminium legs (approx. 80g in the original compared to the Grillrost.com legs with approx. 400g)
- A patented method of attaching the legs to the body
- The legs are available in three different colours (red, black and silver)
Disassembly
First of all, we can reassure you. Disassembling the old legs and reassembling the new ones is child's play and can be done in about 15 minutes.
Firstly, you need to completely clear out your Kugel, i.e. remove the lid and take out the grill grate and charcoal grate. You should also at least empty the ash container. You should then turn the ball upside down to remove the old support legs and also to fit the new support legs.
The first step is to remove the hubcaps from the ball's wheels. This is quite simple. The hubcaps are only attached and you can carefully loosen them.
Once the hubcaps have been removed, you will find a plastic sleeve in the centre of the wheel. You can remove this with a screwdriver and a little force.
There is a metal spring washer under the sleeve. You can also remove this with a screwdriver and a little more force. However, you don't need to worry about the sleeves and rings, as these are included in the scope of delivery of Grillrost.com, so you don't necessarily have to remove the old ones without destroying them.
Once the wheels have been dismantled, remove the triangular support between the old legs and then you can remove the legs individually. Models manufactured after 2015 have a spring pin that you simply press in and remove the support leg.
Models manufactured before 2015 do not have this pin, here you simply remove the legs with a twisting motion while pulling.
Fitting the legs for the kettle barbecue:
The new legs for the kettle barbecue are easy to fit. Simply insert them into the holder. For models from 2015 onwards, use the screws supplied and screw the legs into place. This step is not necessary for models before 2015.
To ensure that the legs for the kettle barbecue sit perfectly in the holder, you can carefully hammer them in with a rubber mallet. During assembly, you will notice how firmly the new legs sit in the frame.
Now hook the support into the front leg, place the wheels on the other two legs for the kettle barbecue and tap the sleeve supplied onto the axle with a hammer. Now all you have to do is put the hubcaps back on and you have an extremely stable kettle barbecue.
