Recent content by Jon Tofte

I know what you guys are saying about the side burner. I spent way too much to get a new one for my long-ago special Skyline project. At the time I did think about the usefulness of having a gas burner in the event of a hurricane power outage. Turned out I never used it. I also had a Platinum...

Welcome to TVWBB John! I live about an hour west of you in the little town of Brazil. Look forward to seeing your vent solution in application!

I have always wanted to rescue one of those Summit Platinums, but it has never worked out. I had no idea the side panels were welded on!

I know I would love to have a blue (or crimson or green) sidewinder as a keeper!

I do not know, but that is an interesting observation. My first guess is that at least the Summit bottom would likely be deeper front to back, but it would be great if it would work. @Bruce has fabricated aluminum replacement bottoms and I believe other cabinet parts for Platinum Genesis grills.

Happy Anniversary, TVWBB and Thank You Chris! A red Traveler looks extra cool to me!

Larry may well be right, but I am suspicious that the owner did just as you suggested. I have been holding a Snap On logo from that piece of junk grill I bought years ago in Florida that Snap On was stupid enough to allow their logo to be placed on. I hope to someday put the badge on a Weber...

Look forward to seeing what you have made. Maybe you can be the next "rcplanebuyer"!

Thanks for the compliment. Coming from you, a way more experienced, true chef, that means a lot to me. The Huntsman does great bbq - year ‘round, but high heat grilling is best left to non-winter weather.

Larry, it is made of very thick carbon steel, which is what makes it nearly indestructible, unlike the Big Green Egg I used to have (and sold because I was afraid to move it here from Florida). My take is that even sitting in my garage, that heavy metal gets pretty cold in the winter and that it...

Brian, Good to see you post. :coolkettle: Yah, I was an early adopter. While the Huntsman does live up to much of what they said, it is for sure NOT a winter high heat grill. I think they are located down by your way in Georgia, and they didn't have to do much real-world cooking in winter...

I remember that Costco had a grill 5 or 6 years ago with some dubious aspects, but one thing that was really nice was the stainless grates that were FLAT on the top. I almost bought a junker resale of one of these just to get those grates. https://tvwbb.com/threads/grills-i-saw-at-costco.77217/

I have used Ford Blue high heat on Q grills. I at least give credit for what appears to be a nice paint job and doing it in an appealing color. Might be an idea for a hopelessly faded black hood for a personal use grill.

I feel the same, Larry. I suppose, though, you could reverse them and try to cook around the support cross bars.

Glad you are covered, Cody! I have a Medicare card now, so my memory is subject to intermittent failure😫. Looking forward to seeing that one brought back👍.