I’ve been a long-time fan of outdoor cooking. Up until recently, I’ve been cooking on a gas grill & a Pit Barrel Cooker. A friend of mine invited me over and we did 2 racks of beef ribs on his 22”, and I was hooked. The kettle was mostly hands-off the whole cook.
A week later, I went out and purchased a 26”. The One-Touch lever is installed towards the back of the kettle in the wrong position (it’s facing the lid bail) I understand it’s not too difficult to change out, as it’s a wear item, but I shouldn’t have to do that on a new grill.
A week after I had purchased my 26”, the same buddy told me about Master-Touch kettles that were on a blowout sale. I went and purchased a factory-new 22” Master-Touch, for $100. During assembly, I noticed the air vents don’t close 100% with the ash catch ring installed. I thought about dremeling an extra 1/8” or so into the channel, so the one touch lever can go over more to properly close down.
What would you guys do? I just feel I shouldn’t have to do either of these things on a brand new kettle.