After searching for years and hassling half the WKC members to buy there's , I finally found one
Ok it's not the Chief I was after but I'm not complaining
This is the first older 26 I've seen in OZ since the itis kicked in
I like it when people can't measure
So I won it for a bargain price and as you can see by my max bid I wasn't going to let it get away
Only problem was it was in the next state and at least a 12hr one way trip to pick up
I put a call out on the Aussie BBQ Forum to see if anyone would agent for me
Low and behold the person I blame for giving me Weberitis put his hand up and offered to pick it up and pack/send it to me. Only problem with buying interstate is it ups the price of the purchase due too the courier cost. This is where it gets good, it turns out he was going on a holiday the next week and would be driving straight past my town.. WooHoo!!
So we rendezvoused today at a truck stop and made the exchange
Great thing was I got to meet someone who really helped me out when I was learning the ropes of BBQ
We sat down and chatted for an hour exchanging tips and thoughts on BBQ
He also gave me some of his secrets to his specialty recipes
Anyway back to the kettle, it's pretty clean, everything's there and just needs a bit of TLC
Here's some pics of it straight off the back of my truck
More pics to come when it's cleaned up
I love the pattern on the lid and bowl where the metal has been pressed
