Sources and accuracy
Sources and accuracy
Steps marked "the manual" are from Monolith's Pro-Serie 2.0 User Manual (German, © 2020, PDF 2022), which covers the Classic and the LeChef together; English wording follows the 2025 quick start guide (six languages), whose ".66" steps are the LeChef's. Monolith's 2019 FAQ and the Classic's 2016 lid-hinge sheet were written for older grills (felt gasket, older hinge) and are marked wherever they are used. Retailer facts are Firefly BBQ's and Grillfürst's. Nothing here was checked on a grill.
The model follows Monolith's 1:10 LeChef architect drawing (egg outline within about 1 mm), checked against Monolith's studio photos. The hinge and its six springs come from a rear photo of the TWO.66 (no straight rear photo of a 2021 to 2025 LeChef was found). Some LeChef studio photos show stainless-topped side tables; the model and this guide keep the bamboo tables of Monolith's store description (201062-L).
Not settled, and flagged where they appear: every tool size on the LeChef (the 5 mm Allen key and the "M10" spanner come from the Classic's 2016 sheet; the handle's cap nuts are unsized); where each band's clamp screw sits; how many springs a 2021 to 2025 LeChef hinge has, and whether it has the TWO.66's height adjustment; how to unload or change the Pro 2.0 hinge springs; the gasket tape's part number and interval; the thermometer fixing; vent positions against temperature; a charcoal amount for the LeChef; the cart's key size. Grid size: 52 cm (Monolith); the grid ring and cast grates measure about 55 cm. Weight: 140 kg (Monolith 2021 to 2024) against 120 kg on the TWO.66 page.
Sizes are Monolith's: about 135 × 129 × 80 cm with cart and side tables, about 165 kg; the grill alone about 140 kg, 920 mm high on its feet (architects' drawing).
- Monolith: Pro-Serie 2.0 User Manual (German)
- Monolith: quick start guide 07/2025 (DE, EN, NL, FR, ES, IT)
- Monolith: FAQ 2019-20 (older grills)
- Monolith: Classic lid-hinge adjustment, 06/2016 (older Classic hinge)
- Monolith: Limited Lifetime Warranty, German, from 2022 and English, Germany/EU/UK
- Monolith: "MONOLITH LeChef" for architects, dimension drawing (1:10)
- Monolith recipe: Perfect beef ribs (Julian Schmitt, @carnivorgrill)
- Monolith videos (2020, older gasket and hinge): Pyrolytische Reinigung, Dichtung erneuern, Spannbänder einstellen, Kohlerost ausbrennen
- Firefly BBQ: Monolith LeChef Pro-Series 2.0 (retailer)
- Grillfürst: Monolith TWO.66 (retailer: "successor of the LeChef Pro 2.0, compatible with all its accessories")