I received my PBC yesterday and opened it up today to cook some tri-tip...
1. The box was in great shape, but the bottom barrel had a big dent. This obviously didn't happen during shipping, but probably when it was made? It must have been a pretty strong hit to damage this barrel. It's pretty solid.
2. I also noticed that the bottom round air vent was hanging loose and where it was screwed in, it appeared to have been pushed in. Maybe from the time the barrel part got smashed?
3. Also, I had to try and tighten the screw so it would stay at 1/4 since I'm pretty much at sea level here in South San Francisco. Well, the screw itself appeared to be made of that soft Chinese type metal like IKEA. Sure enough, I felt the soft metal, "mushing" and stopped tightening. ( in contacting PBC, they mentioned you're supposed to tighten the nut inside the barrel and not the screw on the outside ).
Besides those things, it all appears to be pretty solid.
So far, I can move past any cosmetic issues if it works solid. It's gonna get dinged up anyway right?
I'll post an update tonight after I cook with it.
UPDATE
I spoke with Noah from PBC and he said if I was unsatisfied with anything regarding my PBC he would replace it. All he was concerned about was my satisfaction.
I'm keeping the PBC. It appears that it's just some cosmetic issues and I can live with that, it's going to get miles on it anyway.
How awesome is that! If only other companies stood by their products.
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