Derrick Orlando
TVWBB Member
Greetings,
This past October, I found a Weber 2008 Summit S-470 that someone listed on CL for $300! My girlfriend and I spent 3 solid weekends giving it a deep cleaning to bring it back to life. In five years, the original owner never cleaned this thing and allowed mild surface rust to build up all over the unit. Fortunately, 2 cans of oven cleaner, a bottle of liquid Bar Keepers Friend, and a big bag of 0000 steel wool did the trick. Chrome spray paint was required for the Weber name plate and the tool and door handles since the simulated chrome stickers had long since peeled off. I still need to do some work on the lighting system for the control knobs, but everything else is up and running!
On Sunday, I decided to try and use the rotisserie burner for the second time with a six pound roaster chicken that I seasoned up with only a light coat of Canola oil and S&P. (First time out with rotisserie burner was with a 4 lbs. leg of lamb from Costco and the results were mixed. Too much heat and the lamb was kinda dry.)
Overall, the chicken turned out great compared to the lamb! While the chicken skin wasn't perfectly crispy all over the bird, it was in places (like the leg area) and was very tasty! The breast was still a little rubber like, but overall, the meat was tender, and juicy! Temps last night were in the 60s, and the grill held steady at 350 degrees with the infrared burner and the two outer burners on low. After I was satisfied with the skin, I turned off the infrared burner and kicked the outside burners to high and the grill held steady at 400 degrees until the bird hit 170 degrees in the breast area.
IMG_0457 by e4dorla, on Flickr
This past October, I found a Weber 2008 Summit S-470 that someone listed on CL for $300! My girlfriend and I spent 3 solid weekends giving it a deep cleaning to bring it back to life. In five years, the original owner never cleaned this thing and allowed mild surface rust to build up all over the unit. Fortunately, 2 cans of oven cleaner, a bottle of liquid Bar Keepers Friend, and a big bag of 0000 steel wool did the trick. Chrome spray paint was required for the Weber name plate and the tool and door handles since the simulated chrome stickers had long since peeled off. I still need to do some work on the lighting system for the control knobs, but everything else is up and running!
On Sunday, I decided to try and use the rotisserie burner for the second time with a six pound roaster chicken that I seasoned up with only a light coat of Canola oil and S&P. (First time out with rotisserie burner was with a 4 lbs. leg of lamb from Costco and the results were mixed. Too much heat and the lamb was kinda dry.)
Overall, the chicken turned out great compared to the lamb! While the chicken skin wasn't perfectly crispy all over the bird, it was in places (like the leg area) and was very tasty! The breast was still a little rubber like, but overall, the meat was tender, and juicy! Temps last night were in the 60s, and the grill held steady at 350 degrees with the infrared burner and the two outer burners on low. After I was satisfied with the skin, I turned off the infrared burner and kicked the outside burners to high and the grill held steady at 400 degrees until the bird hit 170 degrees in the breast area.
IMG_0457 by e4dorla, on Flickr
