On Mon 17 Jan 2005 08:13:04p, zuuum tittered and giggled, and giggled and
tittered, and finally blurted out...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> As far as I know, Lodge makes the only good one today. It's heavy cast
>> iron. Most other hibatchis I've seen are either extremely thin cast iron
>> or sheet steel. If I were to buy one, Lodge would be the clear choice.
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>> Wayne
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> The Lodge runs $70 at cooking.com, but it is a 30-pound unit, and, as
> mentioned previously, subject to rust. Come to think of it, I don't know
> that I have ever seen a heavy Habatchi that wasn't rusted.

Couple of options about the rust. You can season the entire grill as you
would a skillet. You could paint all the non-food surfaces with a hi-temp
flat black paint like that meant for gas grills. In either case, I would
keep it out of the rain. and keep the grill surface well-oiled.

Wayne