glenarmand

WOW OK just I pulled the chicken off the grill and a sample of short ribs - man I am sold on this KK. I did a 5 pound bird with a chicken rocket http://www.chickenrocket.com/home.html If you guys have not used one of these you are missing out - 4 pounds of steaming cast iron up anythings butt will tenderize it. The KK and the chickenrocket is a killer combo!!! I have given more than a dozen of these away as gifts and everyone raves about them!!! - Caution that cast iron is HOT!!! use gloves and watch out for the HOT Liquid (Also, wipe it down with oil before and after each use) Kids are fighting over the scraps and the dogs are moaning, snapping and frighten each other for their turn. No runaway temps today - this bad boy was handling like a champ - as the outside temps really dropped after dark I had to dial her up just a bit to keep the temps at 350-355 but other than that .... no problems today after the latch adjustment and fitting the roto hole with the SS plug. I have a business dinner tomorrow so no cooking - Glen

Good Info on GURU Thanks for the GURU info Had the KK hot for 10+ hours yesterday for a break in and test run - so it should be dry. Ran it up very quickly to 500 today for just a minute and then right back down to 300 - was not even really warm to the touch on the outside - did not let the heat soak in. When I was a kid in scouts we had a knucklehead throw a brick into a big bon fire and it exploded - did not hit anyone but it punch a couple of holes in a tent over 10 yards away. Glen

Thanks Jasen - High Temp Thanks for the info - been cooking a couple of hours today and able to keep the temps in much better control even with a full load of charcoal. This thing has so much mass (a good thing) I was too quick on the gun yesterday making adjustments Got it up to 500 on purpose today then backed it down to 300 no problem - could have taken it down lower - I must have been getting a bunch of air through the main seal yesterday. Holding right at 325 no problem but clearly I could back it down more if I wished. Thinking about a BBQ GURU anyone using one .... are they that good? Do you close the Hat (top vent) 100% when you use it? Thanks Glen

First cook - Temp to high Did my first cook yesterday and had problems keeping the temp down - even with vents barely cracked it (less that 1/8 turn) would run up to 400. Getting smoke and heat from around the main seal so I tighten the latch this AM - will test again today. I believe I was getting a draft around the main from the loose latch and causing the temp to stay up. Also, this AM I took a 2 inch SS bolt ($1.25) and slipped/twisted it into a piece of stove gasket I bought ($4.00 at H. Depot). Slide/twist the gasket covered bolt into the roto hole on the right side - it gives a firm fit ...but still easy to remove. Fits flush and flat and with a round top bolt head does not present a problem of catching on anything. No nut is need and would interfere with the top grill anyway. This should cut down on 95% of the air flowing through that hole. .... So I got that going for me - LOL You could put a small bit of high temp adhesive on the bolt before you push/twist on the gasket - but let that cure before you put it into the hole!!! Do not think it is necessary from what I am seeing however. Hopefully this will let me go lower and slower today. Try this, get only a couple of pieces of charcoal lit (if you are using gas attachment, use no more than 2 minutes). Close the bottom damper completely, then open the low airflow vent to where a quarter would slip in the crack. Then close the top damper completely and open back up the tiniest amount; put your hand around it, when you can feel heat coming out, that is good (you might not even see a crack). Then once you get the grill up to 220 or so, adjust to your desired temp from there. Now if you wanted a high temp cook, you would lite more lump or use the gas attachment for about 5 minutes or longer. And of course your dampers would be open full. But it sounds like you are having no problems at high temps. -=Jasen=-

I wanted to give Dennis KUDOs. He and I had a bit of a shipping problem and my first OTB Supreme arrived damaged and I was not happy … but Dennis came through!!!. He shipped to me a new OTB (at his cost) and it arrived in great shape and is smoking away 2 briskets as I write this. Thank you Dennis for your patience with me and a great cooker. You can count on him to deliver.