Sink, bar & Co. – Weber presents the first outdoor kitchen

A product from Austria
Move all barbecue preparations outside, enjoy the nice weather and bring your favorite people together for a delicious grilling: outdoor kitchens are completely trendy. The origin story of the new Weber BBQ Kitchen proves exactly this, as it is a customer-requested product. Demand for a similar solution grew in the Weber Original Stores. The first development then took place in Austria on the initiative of Matthias Fuchs and Benedikt Mitterlehner, both directors of Weber Original Stores in Austria. Selective sales of the “BBQ Kitchen” started in 2021 and now the official product range at Weber will follow. They say: “The demand for high-quality outdoor kitchens is noticeably increasing in Europe. Cocooning, outdoor living and enjoying the outdoors are hot trends, especially in the warm months.”

First outdoor kitchen certified and compatible with Weber gas barbecues
The unique selling point of the new Weber BBQ Kitchen is the seamless integration of the most popular Weber gas barbecues: This makes the Weber BBQ Kitchen the first outdoor kitchen of its kind that, with the right mounting kits, is perfect for the most popular Weber barbecues. grids. It is also certified for the installation of Weber Spirit, Summit and Genesis gas grills. This is a major advantage, especially when it comes to warranty questions, because with Weber it lasts up to 12 years, depending on the grill model. “The certified outdoor kitchens are of great importance to Weber; we are opening a new segment and are once again a pioneer in innovative grilling,” says Daniel Ipser, Managing Director of Weber-Stephen Austria.

Highest quality materials and production in Germany
“Full quality standards and production within Europe are particularly important to us: the Weber BBQ Kitchen is produced in Germany. Considered the ultimate kitchen worktop, the extremely durable Dekton worktops are produced in Spain. They are highly stain, scratch and heat resistant and are available in a wide range of colours. “Every ‘Weber BBQ Kitchen’ is therefore a combination of the highest production quality, customer-specific requirements and the expertise of our specialist advisors,” emphasize Matthias Fuchs and Benedikt Mitterlehner, directors of the Weber Original Stores Vienna South and Marchtrenk, both initiators. of the outdoor kitchen.

The substructure is completely galvanized and powder-coated, hatches and doors close with a soft-close mechanism. This not only ensures quality, but also order: “The kitchens offer sufficient space for grill accessories, kitchen appliances, spices and an outdoor refrigerator. Sockets for the rotisserie spit or food processor also make working outdoors easier,” they add. Technology enthusiasts should also not miss anything: the Weber BBQ Kitchen offers various options for integrating smart Weber gadgets such as “Weber Connect” or “Weber iGrill”.

From sink to refrigerator: it can be configured as desired
The outdoor kitchen can be constructed from different modules: these vary from sinks to refrigerators and side hobs to storage space and worktops. So if you want to own a new Weber BBQ Kitchen soon, you have all the options when it comes to configuration. They are available pre-configured in five different versions on weber.com and in all Weber stores and specialty stores. In addition, the configuration of modules, grilles, surfaces and more is possible online at www.weber.com and in the Weber Original Store.

To make the effect of the outdoor kitchen in your own garden more tangible for interested parties, Weber even uses augmented reality: “With your smartphone it is possible to view the newly configured Weber BBQ Kitchen as a digital replica in your own garden. garden. This makes it even more tangible what the new outdoor kitchen looks like and fits in terms of space,” says Ipser, describing the simplified decision-making process for customers. Advisors are always ready to help: “Kitchen planning online or in store: advice as well as delivery and installation are always provided by our experts from the Weber stores,” says Ipser.

More big news from Weber
While everything at Weber started in Chicago in 1952 with George Stephen’s idea to transform a simple ship’s buoy into a kettle grill, this year Weber presents the most modern SmartControl gas grill in the entire history of the company. The BBQ market has never seen equipment like that of the new “Summit FS38X”, for restaurant quality grilled food and with a powerful infrared searing zone for temperatures up to over 815°C. It uses the heat from above for even better grilling results without contact with flames.

Also new: Weber responds to the Mediterranean trend of plancha grilling and presents the first “Weber SLATE GP Premium Plancha” – a gas grill that is perfect for lovers of grilled seafood and vegetables to the trendy smash burgers. The plancha reaches high temperatures of more than 260 °C within ten minutes and impresses with a modern, digital temperature display.

There is colorful news in the electric grill segment, the ‘Lumin’ now also shines in fresh mint green.

All fans of recipe books will get their money’s worth with the new book “Weber’s Ultimate Heat”: the first barbecue book that addresses the correct use of high temperatures from scratch. Because: “More is not always more,” say the grill masters behind Weber. All new products are available now or soon on weber.com and in all Weber Original stores.