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Howzit Weber fans,

Will here from Gauteng, South Africa. I've been braaing for years on various setups, but recently got into Weber-style kettles thanks to my wife and father-in-law. Started with a 57cm Naterial from Leroy Merlin as a budget intro.

We just tracked down the elusive Weber Manturion griddle and on my way to pick it up. Saw Matt's post about scoring one from a fellow South African, which got me curious.

I'm particularly keen to hear how you seasoned grill masters use the Manturion. Any tips or favourite recipes? Always looking to up my braai game and make the most of these versatile kettles.

Cheers,
Will

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Pristine condition..


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Hello and welcome from Plainfield Indiana


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Welcome from St. George Island FL!  At least that's where we are now.... Will be kicking and screaming going home to Huntsville, AL soon...


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Welcome from Doraville, Ga USA sweet score on the griddle

Welcome from Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.

My MG was apparently only used once then boxed back up

Previous owner owns a master touch, a green egg, and a gas patio weber, so I could guess he has enough toys.

But, I noticed today the surface is lightly warped, so liquids go to the outer edges. I guess you just learn to work with it, I don't think a rubber hammer would be a good idea?

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Makes a helluva 'camp breakfast' though.

I need to do a bunch of contract draft work so no chance at a break away till December, so a camp brekky at home is the next best thing (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241013/edafaa8d27f57e16ce22695d3c9f283b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241013/18c3a6d9bed2e87eaf85a59f3f9c7d4d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241013/56bf5aa0920560d5f7acf2a160267bad.jpg)

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I just stumbled across one of those custom wooden tables on Marketplace, about 6 blocks from my house no less.. And the set comes with, ironically, another MG. As well as a fish basket, cooling rack, rotisserie insert, standard weber etc etc

Any opinions? I'm bagging this tomorrow for around R2500 (about $143.73 apparently)

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Looks good and fun to me!  The Weber bug has bitten lol


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Quote from: bamakettles on October 13, 2024, 11:43:50 AM
Looks good and fun to me!  The Weber bug has bitten lol

I think I got a good score.

The Weber itself is a basic OG version. Legs are pressure fit, front leg needs a rubber foot, and one wheel needs the washer thing and nut that keeps it from falling off. The one touch cleaning fins need to be dis/reassembled after a thorough clean as does the rest of the grills and kit, there's some rust on the fish grill basket, and the cooling rack and corn row thing, but a wire brush might sort it out

The MG seems totally flat so that's a win, the table is in a good condition, one wheel nut just needs to be loosened slightly to allow the wheel will move.

The rotissery motor is a bit shot (old batteries left in) but the rotissery mantle and kit basically costs new, what this whole kit cost me.

I'll see if a Dremel brush and a pop rivet might fix the bottom battery spring arm.

Overall,a slight fixer upper bit I am sure it will clean up nicely





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Welcome from Iowa. Looks like you've got a great set-up in the works. Have fun and enjoy the site and the great people here.

Glad you joined! Welcome from Fairfax VA, USA.

Interesting setup, congrats!


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I had some remote work today and took my lunch hour to do cleanup.. The hubcap left is missing so I superglued a cable tie hoping it might hold for now...
I think the drill and wire brush did an amazing job at cleaning all the accessories from rust - teh coal grate is roughly pitted but clean now. I disassembled the cleaning fins as well and cleaned out as much rust as possible.
The parts of the kettle sides about the grill is quite rough but the inner parts cleaned up nicely

No offence to second hand sellers, but if you're gonna sell a braai, don't sell it with 10years worth of steak and tjop still stuck to the grill, it was a bit of a heavy clean, I almost want to throw away the wirebrush it's so gross but, I'm a cheapskate so I'll probably just degrease it a few times and hope for the best

I'm guessing this model is called the compact, since the only model marking seems to be the DT on the shutter?


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The DT on the vent is the date code for when it was made. I think DT = 2003. Looks like it cleaned up pretty well. Now it's time to get it dirty by cooking on it. Is it an 18" (47 cm) diameter? You got a lot of great accessories for it.

Quote from: ASpitzer on October 17, 2024, 11:00:56 AM
The DT on the vent is the date code for when it was made. I think DT = 2003. Looks like it cleaned up pretty well. Now it's time to get it dirty by cooking on it. Is it an 18" (47 cm) diameter? You got a lot of great accessories for it.

It's a 22" compact (57cm)

Today I stripped the motor and reconditioned the whole thing inside and out, it went from dead and full of batery acid to whirring, resoldered all contacts, brushed the body and resprayed it etc


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Gearing up for a full bird rotissery tonight. And tomorrow... I'm off to Parkhurst to pick up a brand new, ±10 year old, Go Anywhere that a guy's sister bought wholesale in the US and brought over when they moved. He wanted the gas but got charcoal so never used it

Nice job on the motor. You will love the rotisserie chicken. So easy and so good. Put some potatoes in a drip pan underneath and enjoy.

Quote from: ASpitzer on October 18, 2024, 07:59:15 AM
Nice job on the motor. You will love the rotisserie chicken. So easy and so good. Put some potatoes in a drip pan underneath and enjoy.

I've done rotissery spatchcock in my built-in which has a rectangular stand, never tried a whole bird over the fire even though I have a spit rod too, only in the toaster oven..

I've not been able to do it in the weber since the stand won't fit and loses heat (or rather  the phoenix since I only got a weber this week)

I literally just saw your post and did a quick reassessment of what dinner will be... Roast veg under the dripping pan (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241018/1947f431fe1fe2c5b98c86468e9f787b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241018/2fe167baf371c0268774b0c8509ea591.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241018/bc21dea0d419b72992fee7e5f39bde5f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241018/40c765cc0594e427d78087e276c60583.jpg)

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Looks good!

The lid hook on mine tore off today, guess it was rusted from never being properly cleaned by previous owners. So I noticed it had a dent under the vents where it was attached. Turned the vents, drilled two small holes and riveted it back in.
I'll dremel some of the aluminium away later. Gearing up to do a pizza tonight...