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Originally Posted by Buehler445
I appreciate it man. Good info. How big/heavy is this rig? I’ve got cabinet space for it, I’m pretty sure and I’d want it off my counter. Can my tiny wife manage it?
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Depends, some are all glass with a metal heating element. Some are glass bottom with plastic top and halogen bulb heating element.
The former are about 18-20 lb
The latter are about 9-10 lb.
Generally, they are listed as 3 gallon [or 12 quart/liter] capacity. Some have ring expanders that can make it taller. With a ring expander, you can cook a whole turkey easy. It's slightly smaller than a whole turkey [on the inside] otherwise. And you can cook different things on different levels with the racks [ie, a rack with 4 burgers, and another rack on top with 4 helpings of fries].
If you are carrying the entire apparatus from one place to another, it can be cumbersome. But you can carry the base, bottom and top separately, which divides the weight out.
Or, like most do. My mom leaves the unit on the countertop and just lifts the lid off to use. I do the same, except the unit stays on top of my microwave.
EDIT: Just occurred to me. Enough of this jibber-jabber. Let Lawrence Tureaud do the talking.
Old glass style
New plastic style