Renewed appreciation for the Char-baskets

[swamprb]

So, I did a couple cooks on the 18" Red "G" indirect using the charcoal rails and briqs banked against the bowl.





Noticed the kettle color getting darker. I'm aware of the bowls of my 22" Reds doing this but was surprised by the change on the 18"!





It was getting dark (4:30 PM @#*%! Daylight Savings Time) and the bowl was almost Black, done cooking I shut down the vents. and this is what I woke up to-







just sayin!

[mrbill]

sorry for your loss!

that being said, this is why I won't even assemble my kettle pizza until I can find a cheap black 22 that will only see duty as a pizza cooker. I know it doesn't happen often, but I'd hate to ruin buddy, melt the bale rollers on my performer or damage a color kettle just to cook some pies.

[swamprb]

sorry for your loss!

that being said, this is why I won't even assemble my kettle pizza until I can find a cheap black 22 that will only see duty as a pizza cooker. I know it doesn't happen often, but I'd hate to ruin buddy, melt the bale rollers on my performer or damage a color kettle just to cook some pies.

I hear that! If you were in my area, I'd hook ya up!

[Troy]

DANG. that sucks man

paint that spot and stick the porcelain chip onto the wet paint. maybe it'll hold

[Heyjude]

That grill musta been a vegetarian in another life... Booo..

[Craig]

Ouch!! Sorry to see that.

[addicted-to-smoke]

Very interesting! I'd read (here) that high heat can damage the "colored" kettles but never realized an ENTIRE CHIP OF PAINT could eject itself. That explains a lot of pictures I've seen of kettles without dents that lack complete paint.

Maybe I need to rethink what I've been putting my own redhead through.