06-04-2011, 12:21 PM
I have an 18" weber charcoal grill, about 5 years old, Made in Palatine IL.
I went looking for a 22.5" charcoal grill, and noticed in some stores that it said Designed (or Engineered?) in Palatine IL. I assume they moved the production to China or some other oversea location. At Sears I saw one that still said Made in IL, but maybe it was the display model and probably the actual grills for sale were imported.
I ordered one from Amazon, and it arrived 2 days ago. last night I tried to install it. On the box I could not find whether is was made in USA or China or any other place. It said Weber One Touch Gold 22.5" USA, whatever that means. It was probably USA model, not made in USA.
I opened it, and noticed the lid and body appears made from a thinner metal compared to my older smaller grill. It was also bend, both handles were bend and the case is not round anymore, and the enamel coating is cracked.
Bummer, I have a party this weekend and I was hoping to use the new larger grill, or perhaps even both to speed up the grilling. Now I have to use the older one, or maybe I have time to go shopping locally today to get one. Maybe I find an older stock somewhere with grills still made in the good old U S of A.
Anyone knows when they stopped making them in USA and moved production overseas?
I went looking for a 22.5" charcoal grill, and noticed in some stores that it said Designed (or Engineered?) in Palatine IL. I assume they moved the production to China or some other oversea location. At Sears I saw one that still said Made in IL, but maybe it was the display model and probably the actual grills for sale were imported.
I ordered one from Amazon, and it arrived 2 days ago. last night I tried to install it. On the box I could not find whether is was made in USA or China or any other place. It said Weber One Touch Gold 22.5" USA, whatever that means. It was probably USA model, not made in USA.
I opened it, and noticed the lid and body appears made from a thinner metal compared to my older smaller grill. It was also bend, both handles were bend and the case is not round anymore, and the enamel coating is cracked.
Bummer, I have a party this weekend and I was hoping to use the new larger grill, or perhaps even both to speed up the grilling. Now I have to use the older one, or maybe I have time to go shopping locally today to get one. Maybe I find an older stock somewhere with grills still made in the good old U S of A.
Anyone knows when they stopped making them in USA and moved production overseas?