One touch cleaning...isn't

[Usernamevalid]

Peas? Reminds me of a joke about an old Indian Chief.

[FLBuckeye]

I don't see why not but we don't have much of a winter down here

[Huskee]

Usernamevalid. You chop a hole in the ice and put peas around it. Wait for the polar bear to come. When the polar bear comes to take a pea, you kick him in the ice hole!

[Usernamevalid]

Think that may work in Michigan?

Might need to use a pine.

[Usernamevalid]

So, how DO you catch a polar bear?

[FLBuckeye]

I just pick the kettle up and dump it over the edge of my deck and spread it out to nourish my papaya tree adjacent to my deck. Tree is thriving

[Huskee]

Buddum tisss.... That reminds of the joke on how to catch a polar bear.

[Usernamevalid]

Hey, ya' know what those openings are in the bottom of a Weber?

Ash holes.

[Usernamevalid]

Fixed the link, I'm a luddite.

Yeah, only full left. Just me being anal.

[Huskee]

Well, as long as they get covered on one end of the swing all is well. Mine only are fully covered on the far left swing.

[Usernamevalid]

Looked again. The blades don't go all the way across the holes, but they do go farther than mine.

[Huskee]

Usernamevalid probably just a longer groove for the handle to swing in.

[Usernamevalid]

Here's the new 2015 Weber Kettle Premium (formerly One Touch Gold) vent settings/handle position, for comparison to yours. FWIW.

Actually, that post is the one that got me to thinking about it while at the 'puter. It looks like yours stops short as well. After I posted I went to Weber's site and watched the video on the one touch Silver, the closest thing to my old kettle. I'm almost certain their blades go all the way across the hole in both directions. Then I went and dug my old blades out of the recycling bin and checked them against the new ones, they appear to be the same size.

Based on FuzzyDaddy's post and my memory, I'm thinking mine never did go all the way. But, then how does the one in the video? If the legs are the same distance apart and the handle is straight, then it makes no sense. Now I gotta' go look at the stupid video again.

Or I guess I'll could just get a new...

"Hey, honey?"

[Huskee]

Here's the new 2015 Weber Kettle Premium (formerly One Touch Gold) vent settings/handle position, for comparison to yours. FWIW.

[fuzzydaddy]

On my 26" I have the same deal. I just go back and forth quickly to get most of it out then I have to knock what's left by hand.