Older model kettle


 
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David L in Hull

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Hi all,
After been inspired by this page i have picked up an older model kettle from a selling site here in the UK for £30. I have always wanted to have a go with a lidded charcoal grill so as to compare it to my gasser for myself. It requires a good clean but looks in reasonable condition from what i can see . It has 3 vents on the bottom and 1 in the lid, a code AD is stamped on the top damper. There were no instructions with it and i was wondering if there were any basic rules to follow regarding setting up of the vent system regarding the various cooking methods a lidded kettle can offer. Any tips hints advice, do 's and dont's would be much appreciated , from reading the blog i undertand what great importance it is to master the fire and would like my first burn up to be a small victory as i think a steep learning curve is ahead of me and it would give me a bit of confidence . Many thanks in advance cheers Dave
 
David.
The AD code would suggest the lid is from 2010, but you say it has 3 vents on the bottom? Are they similar to the vent on the lid?
As far as I'm aware Weber stopped using the daisy-wheel bowl vents by 1999/2000. I might be wrong.
Are ther any letters stamped on the bowl vents?
 
The kettle is the easiest charcoal grill I've ever used. Generally, I leave the top vent open and the bottom vents about halfway closed once the charcoal is lit.

The nice thing about a kettle is that there are a lot of resources and recipes written for it, so it's easy to replicate other people's successes.
 
Hi all,
Thanks for the replys have just removed the 3 bottom vents to start cleaning and they are all stamped AD. The picture in Tims link is spot on so I assume its a Bar B kettle 2010, will commence with the big clean this week then have a go starting with the vent 1/2 closed as suggested by Marcus, thanks for the replys fellas cheers Dave
 
Thanks for the info Tim. That must be only available on mainland Europe.

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Nope, we can get the 22.5" here too. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3450839.htm

David. Nice score for £30 mate!

With regards to cooking methods. You can do a load of stuff with that kettle. For grilling, you can leave the lower vents wide open for high heat. You can have the lower vents just cracked open for low & slow. You'll need a thermometer to be able to monitor the pit temp, as it looks like it doesn't comes with one. They can be bought here. Or you could get yourself the Maverick-732 to be able to monitor the pit and food temps.
 
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I'd think with three individual vents on the bottom, smoking on this would be nicer than on the one touch models. I'm kind of jealous.
 
Marcus Brannon said:
I'd think with three individual vents on the bottom, smoking on this would be nicer than on the one touch models. I'm kind of jealous.
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Marcus, you are right in this. I have been thinking the same thing recently when dealing with the one-touch on my Performer. Might be kind of retro, but I wish they would bring back the individual vents. Maybe a bit more work for us, but much better control.
 
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