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Started by latex, July 19, 2016, 04:01:38 AM

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latex

Would anyone be willing to take down measurements of a vortex? I have a master touch. I'm need height and the top and bottom opening measurements.
Thanks in advance!

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jcnaz

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Medium Vortex:
4 7/8" tall
8 1/4" small opening
11 3/4" large opening

It holds 110 KBB briquettes.  A pair of Weber Baskets hold 80.
A bunch of black kettles
-JC

latex

Thank you!!!

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mikecnorthwest

I bought the Mainstays brand stainless steel mixing bowl from Walmart for about $7.  Used my Dremel to open the narrow end and it works great.  Not sure of the exact dimensions but it's very close to the medium Vortex.  To be fair to the Vortex however, this shape of the mixing bowl is a little different and doesn't have the same versatility.

latex

Thanks I'll look in to that also.

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DonoBBQ

Quote from: mikecnorthwest on July 19, 2016, 05:04:27 PM
I bought the Mainstays brand stainless steel mixing bowl from Walmart for about $7.  Used my Dremel to open the narrow end and it works great.  Not sure of the exact dimensions but it's very close to the medium Vortex.  To be fair to the Vortex however, this shape of the mixing bowl is a little different and doesn't have the same versatility.
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Lemans

Ya know. Home made is great. But the vortex
Is so cheap and so worth it. Just buy it from
Owens . You won't be sorry

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qrczak1

I also bought a stainless steel bowl and made my own version of Vortex. Here in Europe Vortex goes for approx.50-70 dollars which is simply insane. A bowl for 10 dollars does the same job.

order66

10 Months on the MainStays-Poor-Tex. Still going strong. 4 dollars and a bi-metal jigsaw blade.
-JDP
| 22.5 Master Touch |22.5 OTG |Pit Barrel Cooker| U-Lime SJS | Kettle Pizza| Akorn Jr. | Big Green Egg | Jumbo Joe | Blackstone Griddle | Pit Boss Classic |

jeffrackmo

Full set of Stainless Steel mixing bowls from the Thrift store 2 bucks.... I have 3 sizes of Poor-tex's now
Lets just say I have acquired a few Kettles.  Big and small.   Vintage and New...  Some say I have a problem.  I find the Kettle, buy the Kettle, USE the Kettle...No problem...

Easy

Quote from: jeffrackmo on June 21, 2017, 09:40:09 AM
Full set of Stainless Steel mixing bowls from the Thrift store 2 bucks.... I have 3 sizes of Poor-tex's now
Great idea, as I am a Poorman also.

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clarissa

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Has anyone tried to take an aluminum disposable roasting pan and cut out part of the bottom and mold it into a kind of volcano shape to fit over the two coal holders?  Not sure if it would work but I can visualize it in the center of my gourmet grate like a pseudo vortex

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Erich

Give it a try, Cost of entry is low.
Probably not going to work tho. Aluminum melts at low temp compared to steel.  Thin foil is just going to up and melt or oxidize into nothing at the heats a vortex works at.

clarissa

Thanks about the alum melting. I was wondering if the heat would be too much. I am happy enough using my baskets in the center. They are actually quite versatile.


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Darko

What Erich  said. The disposable  aluminium can't handle the heat.

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