About Us
Driven by his passion for grilling the best steaks for family andfriends, Weber’s founder, George Stephen, invented the revolutionarykettle grill in 1952. At the time, he worked for Weber Brothers MetalWorks in Chicago, Illinois and was inspired by the shape of a buoy.George knew that a rounded cooking bowl with a lid was the key tosuccess. So he cut the buoy in half, added three legs to the bottom, ahandle to the top, and the rest is history.The same innovativemindsetand goal of grilling a perfect steak lives on in everything wedo.Itis our heritage, legacy, and future.