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09-15-2011, 10:42 PM | #1 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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CL SCORE!!! "Happy Cooker" 22" Kettle Grill
Found this on CL today, and went anf scooped it up after work.
uploadfromtaptalk1316144207855.jpg Its a Happy Cooker Kettle Grill. The guy wanted $20 for it and I gave him $25. After looking around online I found that this was made by Weber and sold at Sears. I took it home and put it straight to work. uploadfromtaptalk1316144526796.jpg I will take more pics and give more info tomorrow hopefully. But for $20 I am thrilled! |
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09-15-2011, 10:44 PM | #2 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-26-10
Location: Virginia
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Lucky you, nice score!
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09-15-2011, 10:54 PM | #3 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 06-24-07
Location: visalia, ca
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nothing wrong with that !
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09-15-2011, 11:29 PM | #4 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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Two interesting things about it. One is the charcoal bowl. It has a porcelain coated bowl for the charcoal instead of a fire grate. It also obviously pre-dates the "One Touch" system. It has three simple daisy wheel intakes. I think I may end up preferring this. Seems like temp control might be more precise, and longer cooks a little easier. We shall see though.
The othe thing is a neat hook on the inside of the lid that lets you hang it on the edge of the bowl. I will get pics of all this, and hopefully figure out the age of it asap. Last edited by Q-Dat; 09-16-2011 at 01:14 AM.. |
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09-16-2011, 12:54 AM | #5 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 11-18-10
Location: USA
Name/Nickname : Rick
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Great Score!. I'm real interested in seeing more pics especially of the charcoal bowl.
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09-16-2011, 05:00 AM | #6 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 08-05-07
Location: Portland Me
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I had a new Happy Cooker 27 years ago. There should be a grate that sits on top of the porceline coated pan for the charcoal. The pan is an ash catcher. Congrats!
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09-16-2011, 06:10 AM | #7 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 05-09-11
Location: Granite City, Illinois (Near St. Louis "GO CARDS")
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Looks like the happy cooker made you happy.
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09-16-2011, 07:36 PM | #8 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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Ok as promised here are more pics.
The ash catcher that I now know is not a fire bowl haha! (Thanks Brian in Maine!) uploadfromtaptalk1316219430771.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1316219482096.jpg The non "one touch" bowl. uploadfromtaptalk1316219571974.jpg The lid hook uploadfromtaptalk1316219633185.jpg And the barely readable handle uploadfromtaptalk1316219761199.jpg Haven't found any date code yet to find out the age. Any ideas? |
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09-16-2011, 09:47 PM | #9 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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09-16-2011, 10:38 PM | #10 |
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Join Date: 12-17-10
Location: Pleasanton, Ca
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Cool! Great find. Looks sorta like a Weber but sorry dude my handles won't fit :)
Great deal. Gotta love CL!
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11-02-2011, 09:06 PM | #11 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 09-29-11
Location: Winston Salem, NC
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Please tell a newbie how to cook a bird like that.....my mouth is watering. I inherited a Happy Cooker when we purchased a lil trailer on the White Oak River. The Happy Cooker has turned out to be the best thing about the home.
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11-02-2011, 09:23 PM | #12 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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Certainly! Not much to it though. Just rubbed it with olive oil, and seasoned with Tony Chachere's. Then indirect heat until the breast hit about 160* and then over direct heat to crisp up the skin. Hope that helps! |
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11-03-2011, 03:27 AM | #13 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 10-27-06
Location: Bothell WA
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Hang onto that ash tray!
Happy Cooker was its own brand. Weber made a Sears Economy Kettle with the same ash tray, bolt on vents and wood handles. You can find it on the Weber parts schematics pages. Unfortunately Weber no longer stocks the ash tray. I think you get better fire control using the ash tray, especially if you have a Cajun Bandit! Don't ask how I know!
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11-03-2011, 08:06 AM | #14 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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Yeah the daisy wheel vents are definitely better for controlling airflow than the One Touch. |
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11-03-2011, 08:13 AM | #15 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-15-09
Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL
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I also gave the guy I got my performer from an extra 25 (He was asking only 50 for a two year old Performer?!?) Turns out he was having to sell off a lot of stuff for financial reasons so I was glad to give him the extra.
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