Hi everyone
I am the proud owner of a brand new Weber 22" kettle! This is my first charcoal grill. I have owned a gas grill for a year (Weber Genesis II) and while it is very convenient, I constantly struggled with the inability to get nuclear-hot searing temperatures. I am a big fan of my new kettle. No prior grilling experience.
While I am happy so far with the kettle, I noticed that there appears to be a design change that I could not find discussed on the board. The bottom vent holes now are "P" shaped instead of "I" shaped. See photos. This means that when fully closed, there is still some airflow into the kettle. Every other photo I have seen of Weber kettle innards suggests that this is something new.
What this means is that when I try to choke off the grill after cooking, it still smolders for a while. And if it's overheating, I can't fullystarve it of oxygen. Maybe this is not the worst thing in the world (though I may end up buying more charcoal as a result). But because I have never used a charcoal grill before, I'm not sure if this is a real problem.
What do you all think? Big nothing? Valuable safety feature? Or grill heresy?
I am the proud owner of a brand new Weber 22" kettle! This is my first charcoal grill. I have owned a gas grill for a year (Weber Genesis II) and while it is very convenient, I constantly struggled with the inability to get nuclear-hot searing temperatures. I am a big fan of my new kettle. No prior grilling experience.
While I am happy so far with the kettle, I noticed that there appears to be a design change that I could not find discussed on the board. The bottom vent holes now are "P" shaped instead of "I" shaped. See photos. This means that when fully closed, there is still some airflow into the kettle. Every other photo I have seen of Weber kettle innards suggests that this is something new.
What this means is that when I try to choke off the grill after cooking, it still smolders for a while. And if it's overheating, I can't fullystarve it of oxygen. Maybe this is not the worst thing in the world (though I may end up buying more charcoal as a result). But because I have never used a charcoal grill before, I'm not sure if this is a real problem.
What do you all think? Big nothing? Valuable safety feature? Or grill heresy?
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