Difference between Weber kettle and the performer?

[clifish]

I noticed from your photos that you have the old style bowl vents.
I would love to see how those vent compare to the "P" style vents for temp control.

what do the P vents look like, yesterday someone commented that these where the P vents?

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Damn! That was hot. Hot mitts to the rescue!

This is what the "P" vents look like.

 

[clifish]

it is a CM code grill, according to what I see that pegs it about 2016...older than I thought for a brand new unit...oh well plenty of you put out great food without the P-vent... lol

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

it is a CM code grill, according to what I see that pegs it about 2016...older than I thought for a brand new unit...oh well plenty of you put out great food without the P-vent... lol

Yeah. they must have been trying to blowout some out old stock.
Either way, your kettle is going to be a damn good cooker.
Also, the "newer" orginal premium kettles have the smoking and grilling markings above the ash catcher.

 

[clifish]

Mine looks like this. chopsaw there are the 3 marks I made per your suggestion of closed, half and open. if I need to need more precise I will ad more.

What is this round tube? Upon looking at SecondHandSmoker picture above, is it where the legs would go?. I assume they use the same die to stamp both the regular kettle and the performer?

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Mine looks like this. chopsaw there are the 3 marks I made per your suggestion of closed, half and open. if I need to need more precise I will ad more.
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What is this round tube? Upon looking at SecondHandSmoker picture above, is it where the legs would go?. I assume they use the same die to stamp both the regular kettle and the performer?
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Yep. That is where the legs would go.

 

[gmc2003]

Correct-a-mundo that's where the legs attach on the original kettle.

Chris

 

[clifish]

rolling now in the 230 deg range and the drums are coming to temp a little faster than I thought (good thing as I got them on late).

Stupid question, If I want to increase temp do I open or close the bottom vent? I assume open? Not used to this, on the electric I just change the PID to the temp I want...lol

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

rolling now in the 230 deg rangeand the legs are coming to temp a little faster than I though (good thing as I got them on late).

Stupid question, If I want to increase temp do I open or close the bottom vent? I assume open? Not used to this, on the electric I just change the PID to the temp I want...lol

LOL! I know what you mean about the electric.
Yes, to increase the temp you'd open the bottom vents.
Now, if you want a blast furnace, open the lid and the bowl vents all the way.

You can use the daisy wheel in the lid to fine tune the temps too.

P.S. there is no such thing as stupid questions.

 

[clifish]

LOL! I know what you mean.
Yes, to increase the temp you'd open the bottom vents.
Now, if you want a blast furnace, open the lid and the bowl vents all the way.

You can use the daisy wheel in the lid to fine tune the temps too.

Thanks, top is fully open but it is the 20's now and the wind is is kickin....now down to 225

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Thanks, top is fully open but it is the 20's now and the wind is is kickin....now down to 225

When the wind kicks up, I close the lid vents down to about a 1/4 open.

 

[motocrash]

I'm excited for you Cliff.
You are gonna dig kettle cookin', so many possibilities.
And the chicks dig'em too, they'll come a runnin' when you fire it up

 

[clifish]

When the wind kicks up, I close the lid vents down to about a 1/4 open.

Dammit, now I have to run back outside in a t-shirt and flip flops to do this...lol

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Dammit, now I have to run back outside in a t-shirt and flip flops to do this...lol

HAHAHAHA!!!

Get you some warm fuzzy grilling slippers.

 

[clifish]

I'm excited for you Cliff.
You are gonna dig kettle cookin', so many possibilities.
And the chicks dig'em too, they'll come a runnin' when you fire it up
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Not sure the wife would like that!

 

[clifish]

I'm excited for you Cliff.
You are gonna dig kettle cookin', so many possibilities.
And the chicks dig'em too, they'll come a runnin' when you fire it up
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yeah the wife is hoping I get the electric off the porch and sell the propane in the shed I used twice... Can't complain paid $50 for MB propane and $30 for the twice used Smoke Hollow. Anyway at least they got me into smoking and I found this awesome site!

 

[gmc2003]

Well maybe not running:

 

[clifish]

Well maybe not running:

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what part of VT are you in?

 

[motocrash]

Dammit, now I have to run back outside in a t-shirt and flip flops to do this...lol

The kettle flavor is worth the hard nipples and cold feet
Like SecondHandSmoker said slippers, maybe a smoking jacket, oh, and gmc2003 swears a beer pole seems to help too...

 

[clifish]

The kettle flavor is worth the hard nipples and cold feet
Like SecondHandSmoker said slippers, maybe a smoking jacket, oh, and gmc2003 swears a beer pole seems to help too...
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yeah, no beer tonight went straight to the gin and tonic, and the vodka diet coke!