Weber-Stephen's Keg-R-Que George Stephen, founder of Weber-Stephen Products Co., designed his first kettle-shaped barbecue grill in 1951, and sparked a backyard revolution. He was tired of complaining about flat, open braziers that exposed his food to wind, ashes, and charring flare-ups, he decided to put a lid on it "literally. (www.weber.com) At the time, George worked at Weber Brothers Metal Works just outside of Chicago, welding large metal spheres together to make buoys. In creating these spheres for Weber Brothers, his idea took shape. He knew a rounded cooking bowl with ...

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