I just purchased a new slow and sear kettle. I have been anxiously waiting for it to arrive planning what I was going to cook with it first. It arrived a couple of days ago. Unfortunately the first thing I saw upon unboxing it was this paint chip. Very disappointing. Contacted the company and they shipped another bowl out the next day. So far so good but now I have to wait another 10 days. So I was wondering this morning if I should go ahead and use this one. The inside of the bowl is going to get coated in gunk anyway right? What do you think?
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Do you have to return this bowl, or is going in the trash? If you don't need to return the bowl, cook with it until the replacement shows up.
I received a Camp Chef FTG900 with a dented lower shelf, and it took a month or two for Camp Chef to get a replacement lower shelf to me. They don't want the old one back, and I've been too lazy to replace it so far. The new shelf is propped up against the side of the shed out in the back yard, waiting for me to swap them out.Last edited by jfmorris; August 7, 2020, 02:34 PM.
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So they aren't asking for you to ship that one back, and you would just essentially throw it away once the new bowl arrives? I'd definitely use the one with the paint chip until the new one gets there.
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I agree that in theory I want a perfect item when I purchase something. I'd of done the same thing as you.
Having said that; however, if you get a can of high heat spray paint and put a couple three costs over that chip, I bet you it would hold up just as long as if it weren't there. At the end of the day, the gunk that's going to get built up on the wall of that kettle will cover that thing to the point you wouldn't even know it was there.
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My understanding is a lot of it isn’t really designed for direct contact with flames even though it can withstand high temps. I wanna say the inside of my OKJ was bare metal and not painted, but didn’t use it enough to remember for sure.
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Shop Krylon Satin Black High Heat Spray Paint (NET WT. 12-oz) in the Spray Paint department at Lowe's.com. Krylon High Heat Max delivers a durable finish that can stand up to high temperature swings with maximum corrosion protection to make your paint job last.
Last bullet point in overview: " Do not use on surfaces directly exposed to flames".
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I would surely use it unless you have to send it back. They are sure great folks who support their products. Looking forward to how you enjoy that kettle.
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So you start out thinking "Unacceptable! I want a replacement" and when they send one out you switch to "Eh, it's not that bad and the gunk buildup will hide it..."
Really?
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So you are saying, if you received it that way, you would have thought it was no big deal? My biggest issue is I don't want to wait, but at this point I am probably going to because I don't have time to put it together, and I am seeing other defects in the paint job.
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It actually makes sense to just go ahead and use it as-is for awhile. He has been made whole, regardless of when he chooses to use the replacement bowl. There's a chance that it will never rust out, or that it will happen well after the warranty period. Either way, he now has the chip free bowl he paid for.
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I'd fire that puppy up...
Rub ya some oil, or meat grease in that Beauty Mark, every time ya cook on it, afore, then afterwards... i.e.: season like a piece of cast iron...
That'l keep it from rustin out far longer than High Temp paint, an not put burnt off paint fumes in yer cook chamber...
Jus sayin...
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