B.A. Poole
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A co-worker picked up a curb side find about a year ago and recently gifted it to me. I'm the proud owner of a grey, 1991 kettle. Enter Moby my first kettle. I'm trying to breath life back into it and make it a cooking tool not a museum piece.
First it got a cleaning. 30 years of grunge and mud dobber nests came off; along with the handle. Once it was clean, it needed a burn in and trial. It was missing an ash catcher so I scrounged one up from my "collection".
![20210705_113603.jpg 20210705_113603.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32095-8df1c1466efff9f676a3c713ac339aca.jpg?hash=jfHBRm7_-f)
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The lid handle was re-attached and covered with a new stock handle. As was the bowl handle.
![20210705_162121.jpg 20210705_162121.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32098-9f552a195d8dfee76fed87ba0e0cb5d9.jpg?hash=n1UqGV2N_u)
![20210707_170639.jpg 20210707_170639.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32102-c64195568ad3bb156768a808c33f3fec.jpg?hash=xkGVVorTux)
I quickly discovered this model came with automatic, quick detach legs.
All legs received a dowel down the center and an aluminum tape wrap; secured with the finest redneck hose clamps from my collection.
![20210707_170607.jpg 20210707_170607.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32100-6eda9532fe841565690e29432d4dfe2e.jpg?hash=btqVMv6EFW)
Guess what the triangle shelf falls off too. Time for more hose clamps.
![20210707_170549.jpg 20210707_170549.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32099-d795926949db8b6c2845df1c67885132.jpg?hash=15WSaUnbi2)
On the first cook I quickly discovered the necessity of a thermometer. So.....
![20210707_170632.jpg 20210707_170632.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32101-45e1cb03cff0b5d0966258c7ab3611e3.jpg?hash=ReHLA8_wtd)
It continues to need love but tonight it returned a little love back.
![20210707_195219.jpg 20210707_195219.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32105-c94a3c6479cf07f87d2904e4204326b5.jpg?hash=yUo8ZHnPB_)
First it got a cleaning. 30 years of grunge and mud dobber nests came off; along with the handle. Once it was clean, it needed a burn in and trial. It was missing an ash catcher so I scrounged one up from my "collection".
![20210705_113603.jpg 20210705_113603.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32095-8df1c1466efff9f676a3c713ac339aca.jpg?hash=jfHBRm7_-f)
![20210705_113412.jpg 20210705_113412.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32097-e22f6c6fe04dbf65661564af1904b27d.jpg?hash=4i9sb-BNv2)
The lid handle was re-attached and covered with a new stock handle. As was the bowl handle.
![20210705_162121.jpg 20210705_162121.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32098-9f552a195d8dfee76fed87ba0e0cb5d9.jpg?hash=n1UqGV2N_u)
![20210707_170639.jpg 20210707_170639.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32102-c64195568ad3bb156768a808c33f3fec.jpg?hash=xkGVVorTux)
I quickly discovered this model came with automatic, quick detach legs.
![Face with rolling eyes :rolling_eyes: 🙄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png)
![20210707_170607.jpg 20210707_170607.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32100-6eda9532fe841565690e29432d4dfe2e.jpg?hash=btqVMv6EFW)
Guess what the triangle shelf falls off too. Time for more hose clamps.
![20210707_170549.jpg 20210707_170549.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32099-d795926949db8b6c2845df1c67885132.jpg?hash=15WSaUnbi2)
On the first cook I quickly discovered the necessity of a thermometer. So.....
![20210707_170632.jpg 20210707_170632.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32101-45e1cb03cff0b5d0966258c7ab3611e3.jpg?hash=ReHLA8_wtd)
It continues to need love but tonight it returned a little love back.
![20210707_195219.jpg 20210707_195219.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/32/32105-c94a3c6479cf07f87d2904e4204326b5.jpg?hash=yUo8ZHnPB_)