Everybody has their preferences. But I figure as a collector and chef of vintage kettles, that the idea of working with the Daisy vents doesn't bother me. Again I like the temperature control I get with them. I do agree that the One Touch system is more convenient and probably kept the kettle competitive in recent decades from a user friendly standpoint, I totally get that. I guess I haven't mastered the "less fuel" concept with one touch kettles, since it seems that using less gives you more temperature control on a OT just like standard load of charcoal with only 1 or two Daisy vents open... Yes it is a bitch when the daisies spin freely (stoppers long gone) but to me, it's worth it. Someday, Weber will come out with some venting/cleaning system that will supplant the OT concept and this debate will still continue 40-50 years down the road.
If we all loved the same style/era/color of kettle than this would be a pretty boring place... [emoji6]