Rusted bottom - is it salvagable?

[toiga]

Hi there!

The bottom of my DR kettle is rusted and split  between two vents and the one-touch hole which rusted beyond shape. The cleaning sistem no longer closes correctly the vents.  Is there anything to recover it?

I'm using it as a fire pit now but i'm pondering if it is good for some chicken and a poortex. As the vents must be fully open for the temperature to rise, them there is no need for the one-touch, right?

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[Cellar2ful]

i'm pondering if it is good for some chicken and a poortex. As the vents must be fully open for the temperature to rise, them there is no need for the one-touch, right?

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Correct. The bowl will work perfectly for cooking anything that requires or tolerates hot and fast cooking.  You won't be able to control temperatures or cut off the air to save charcoal after cooking.  Will work great for cooking chicken parts, country pork ribs indirect or using it with a rotisserie or pizza attachment.

[toiga]

Thank you!

Chicken wings, here I come!

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[toiga]

All set!

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[toiga]

Weber still performs!

Wife made me change the grate and loved the chicken!

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[Grillagin]

The chicken looks great! That grate needed changing anyway.

[toiga]

And for dessert we roasted some chestnuts on the poor man's SnS.

This rusty ol' kettle is getting more mileage than the MT

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