Extinguishing charcoal I received a new Performer Grill for father's day, and really like it, but I do have a design question - the gas pipe extending into the kettle allows outside air in when the gas is turned off. I am unable to extinguish the coals after grilling with all the vent openings closed. Is this just the price one has to pay for the other features? Extinguishing charcoal I received a new Performer Grill for father's day, and really like it, but I do have a design question - the gas pipe extending into the kettle allows outside air in when... » Read More Extinguishing charcoal I received a new Performer Grill for father's day, and really like it, but I do have a design question - the gas pipe extending into the kettle allows outside air in when the gas is turned off. I am unable to extinguish the coals after grilling with all the vent openings closed. Is this just the price one has to pay for the other features? « Show Less
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Are you closing the vent on the top cover and moving the lever on the bottom all the way to the left? I have not had any problems extinguishing the coals by following this procedure.
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I just got mine yesterday and of course used it. I closed the vents and did not look at the grill till this morning, and there were still unburned coals there. I think the overall design is terrific.
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Received this grill for Christmas. I like it a lot, but noticed a tremendous amount of smoke coming out at the rim of the grill during cooking, and once I closed the top and bottom vents too. Charcoal would not extinguish and turned into ash. Lid was "out of round" by 5/12 of an inch. Was not a huge issue in cooking, but reusing partially burnt charcoal is a cost saver. Weber is sending new lid, and hopefully equally rounded to make a tight seal between lid and kettle. Is it just me or is the metal thinner and lighter (cheaper feeling) than my 15 year old Weber?
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Suprised it was damaged!! Mine was packed like a very well! As for the temp? I had that problem yesterday. Smoked a pork roast. Fired up just fine and was running too hot 250! Had both burners on low and both dampers open all the way. So, I turned the valve back on the propane tank. Next think I know the temp is at 150 and when I turn it up the temp will not increase. I shut everything down. Opened the valve on the propane tank all the way and restarted it. Worked fine after that. The propane regulators are very cheap now days and seem to have some issues. I have only used it 3 times and here are some suggestions. Keep what you are smoking if it is a small amount at the same level as the temp gauge. Only use 1 burner at a time. Why? When the 1st one burns out of wood chips you start the other. Then you can change out the chips and it is not hot. Wrap the pans in tin foil! They stay nice and it is an easy clean up when you are done. I am also looking into getting a very thin fire proof seal for the door. It is metal against metal and leaks some smoke. May not be worth the cost but a thought. Also..Make sure you burn it off!! Do it slow and work the vents and the doors as it heats up! They will stick! Hope this helps! Going to do a big turkey this weekend?! Yikes!!!
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I cook for 2 most of the time.I use little charcoal . When you close all the vents, it goes out and I reuse the left over charcoal.
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I don't know why the black enamel is falling off your grill. My grill is red in color and this did not happen to it. I have had this new one about 3 or 4 years and it works great. Maybe you should contact the AMAZON and ask about returning it for exchange. I had a MECO grill for about 20 years and thought it was really great. I bought it from the local hardware store. We really enjoy the charcoal taste vs. the gas grill taste. When it finally rusted out in the bottom, I could not find another one locally so I ordered another one from Amazon. I Have been totally satisfied with the new one and we enjoy it almost every week-end. Some times we carry it to the beach to use it on vacation. I live in New Orleans and we can use it almost year-round. it really gets a lot of use during the summer. I suggest you contact AMAZON and ask them how to get a replacement for it. I hope this reply helps you. Good Luck.
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Hi Deborah. There is no gas ignition. I use an instant charcoal briquette so I can just light them with a match. The handy timer on the grill is perfect for getting the coals just right. I set it for 10 minutes then start cooking!
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Absolutely. Like nearly any Weber charcoal grill, it utilizes the rotating vent on the lid, in conjunction with the sliding vent covers (which also function as "ash scrapers" to drop burnt material into the refuse bin) to regulate oxygen flow. For July 4th, I smoked 4 racks of baby back ribs! It took me a bit of work to figure out the right amount to open each vent (at first, I was maintaining 180-185) but I finally got it set just right, with the right amount of charcoal - and it maintained 225 with no problems at all.
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Th hole acts as a ventury to mix air with the propane. It won't leak out do to the gas is under pressure. The draw of the pressured gas literally pulls the air in to make a combustible mixture in the grill.
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What grilling stone? Seems as though it is now unobtainium. Char-Griller had them when I checked, but expensive and I would have to pay twelve bucks shipping. I purchased the charcoal grate for a Webber kettle grill, which fits where the stone would go if you can find one someplace, and I bought a 15" aluminum pizza pan for a heat deflector. I think it works just as well as a stone. I have no idea what happened to the stone. Some folks got a stone included with the grill. I did not, but the price of the grill was very good considering prices on other Kamados.
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Jason, I've had a hard time getting it up to the desired smoking temp when it's cool & windy or just cool. I think one of the problems is that they only recommending using 12 or so starter coals. Yesterday I increased this number to 20 or so and that seemed to work better. I'll keep fooling with it and could see using up to half the coals in the chimney starter. And I've found that I need to have the top holes open more than the 5/16 they recommend. I'd say open them all the way up and then throttle them down. I also think it makes a big difference and significantly slows down the process if the meat isn't close to room temp to start. But I'll tell you, the more I use the device the more comfortable I feel with it. I'm having a retirement get together this coming Sat so started preparing for that this weekend. Using a rib rack I smoked 6 full racks of ribs on Sat and 6 more on Sun. I'd never have dreamed that 6 racks of ribs would fit on the Weber but they did. I baby sat the Sat batch pretty closely but once the Sunday batch was up to speed I only looked at about once/hour to stir the coals, add water & wood. We ate one last evening and it was good but will put the rest in the oven for 2 or 3 hours to get them more tender before serving. I hope that this (long) answer is of some help and encouragement. Dave McCartney, Marion, OH dkmcpa@yahoo.com
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First, I love this thing. If you purchase, go to youtube and subscribe to all the good smoker/BBQ sites. To answer your question, yes it does, however, when I have both grates on top of each other I don't like the way the top and bottom hinged sections line up to reach charcoal.
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You can pile your charcoal in one end and cook as little as you want. It is a really nice grill and will outlast almost all others if you keep it reasonably clean.
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Thanks - but to draw air through a sealed enclosure, you need a grill or opening for the air to enter, and a fan to exhaust air at the other end of the enclosure. I want to make a professional looking installation with a matched grill through which air is drawn into the enclosure.
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I would not cook over it, it does not have a burner shield like a gas grill does.The tanks cost abt $3.50 and seem to last abt 6 hrs depending on if on high or low. It's more for looks than producing heat. I live in Fl and on a low wind, 60deg night, fun to have on the porch.
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It's for a gas pit. You don't want to be cleaning charcoal out of your glass. It's awesome looking and worth it
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It depends on how it is set up. Set up as a charcoal smoker it averages between 200 and 250. If you use it as a single or double grill you can make it as hot as you want it depending on amount of charcoal you put in. There are only two of us so we usually use 1/4 pan of coals and grill on the bottom half only. It is usually around 350f and after we cook streaks we usually put on a roast and let cook a few hours to eat the next day. We only use the propane option if we are smoking 8 or so hours. Charcoal only seems to last 4 hours when smoking then we use gas if necessary. I can't imagine grilling on any other grill....
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I bought mine to use when the power went out, and I had to use the grill for cooking. I also use it for camping. If you can put pots and pans on the stove, there should be no reason not to put this boiler on there either, at low temperatures. No glowing red-hot burner. The manufacturer is concerned with the enamel coating popping off due to high heat, and they have to guard against litigations these days.... This type of cookware was always used over an open fire, not sitting in roaring hot coals (or in your case, on the stove eye). I put it on the grill after the fire has died down, and coals are still hot.
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Hi Karen, thank you very much for your question. For a properly operating gas grill, you should not have any issues. Occasionally the heat shield or the burners can slide out of position. Sliding everything back in as it should be will alleviate most issues. If there is damage to a burner we recommend replacing it or avoiding that side. Turning the grill down could be a solution as well. The 7" advisement is mainly aimed towards charcoal grills. You want to knock the pile of properly prepared hot coals down. You don't want flaming coals at all. I hope this helps! Have a great day, Jamie