In that post I guess chiku says it has aluminum legs. If mine is an early one, id day the door had been replaced. Or maybe they had some leftover steel legs laying around when they used up the un-stamped vents. The only reason I am worried is because if this thing is something special then I would want to take better care of it, definitely not be drilling a hole for a temp probe or anything like that until I find out for sure.
I didn't get far on cleanup yesterday, and have a pretty busy weekend, does anyone have a technique for the really stuck on ash at the bottom of the bowl? I've cleaned some really nasty kettles, but they didnt have this stuff in them, it is at least as strong as concrete lol. Using a razor scraper will take me all day