1978.....that'll clean up fine...............unless further anthropology finds a letter code.............
That grate & flip rack is a pretty rare beast.....this whole deal is a memory maker, eh?
"Was kinda surprised to find it put together and not in the tarp."
Perhaps it put itself together in anticipation of your visit......they do that sometimes.....:roll::shock:
Hit the vent with some oven cleaner
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'H' 1986 makes sense. Year I got married and bought my first home. Had been using other kettles long before that. Parents had one with metal handles (late 60s, early 70s vintage) when I was a kid. A roommate had one. Sorting through the cobwebs in my head I recall buying it at Service Merchandise.
Have 3 Weber cast iron griddles. Bought 2 with the wire rack...2nd of which just rediscovered yesterday :-D. Bought the other griddle, without the rack, as house warming gift for a friend and his wife knowing it would fit their Weber gasser. Was kind of surprised when he gave it back to me a couple years later explaining that he used it a couple times, didn't care for it, and knew how much I liked them. Was not offended because I tried cast iron grates and griddles in my own Weber Genesis and was not thrilled. For some reason (HOT!
they just work better in the kettle.
The griddles themselves have a couple variations. The first two I bought are flat one side and have continuous ribbing on the other side. The third came with interrupted, alternating ribbing allowing fat/juices to intermingle between channels. My preference for grill marks is the continuous version.
Have 3 cast iron griddles, 2 cast iron grates, and 2 wire racks. All 3 griddles need attention. Two have some rust and the third is crud-caked beyond hot water and a wire brush. One of the open grates is sorta rusty. Oddly, the new-found grate is in the best condition of all my outside iron. Thinking about taking all the other stuff for sand/bead blasting and doing a lard re-season.
Yep. No idea how it put itself together. Might have to light it up one of these days and ask wtf it did with the tarp :icon_smile_tongue:
