The handle on my chimney starter melted and ruined not only the starter but the small Weber kettle that I had it sitting on. Anyone else managed to melt a handle?
Congrats on the new Rec Tec. Now if I could only get away with something like that to get a cooking upgrade.
Never melted a handle, but last summer i placed my chimney on the concrete driveway and lit it.. Big mistake, the concrete superheated, and as i was picking the chimney up to bring to the grill, the concrete exploded, luckily i didn't get any in the face, but got peppered in the leg. That was not fun.
Never melted one, but have gotten them way too hot. I have learned not to sit them on the charcoal grate to start them. The sides of the kettle holds too much heat in on the handle. You can probably take a heat gun and a scraper to your grill and clean it up, then just buy a new handle from weber.
Never melted a handle, but last summer i placed my chimney on the concrete driveway and lit it.. Big mistake, the concrete superheated, and as i was picking the chimney up to bring to the grill, the concrete exploded, luckily i didn't get any in the face, but got peppered in the leg. That was not fun.