daveco Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 I have owned a Kamado from a different manufacturer for several years. I no longer have that cooker and wanted the best so I ordered one from this site. I spoke to Dennis twice before ordering and I appreciate the help he offered. I am really looking forward to cooking on this new ceramic! I ordered a guru today, as well. I've never used a temperature controller for low and slow and I am sure looking forward to not having to monitor temps for hours on end. I will be reading up on everyone's shared recipes and will be trying many I am sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Congratulations on your decision! You will discover, as I have the past several months of KK ownership, it is easy to get the KK to hold a steady temp for smoking or low-slow cooking with ease. 14-hours at 225-250 degrees is a walk in the park for the KK! Members promised I wouldn't miss my $$ stainless steel propane fired BBQ and electric smoker...and they were right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Welcome! The choice to buy the Guru was a good one, IMHO. It's very nice to "set it and forget it," especially on an overnight cook. One word of caution with the Guru. It can't bring back down a temperature overshoot very quickly, so you're going to have to learn to keep all the dampers very much closed, including the one on the Guru fan outlet, and let the Guru do all the work. Otherwise, natural draft will take your temperature control away from you (Mother Nature always wins!), especially on a windy day! You're going to have so much fun, hang on for the ride. As another forum used to preach to newbies - go buy a bigger belt now, you'll need it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Which guru did you get? It really doesn't matter, I'm just curious. I've found with mine, I don't close the fan damper, but close the top vent more than you would believe. This will change a bit as you use yours, but mostly be aware the the grill will over shoot easily, and, as stated, it's very hard to bring back down. Once you get the hang of it, set it and forget it becomes very real. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbareeno Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I've only had my KK for a little over a month and can tell you that you will love it! I have the wifi guru and it does a great job of temp control. My only issue was the 90 degree bend in the probes fitting through the port in the KK. What color KK did you order? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveco Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I got the wifi guru with three meat probes. I ordered the marine blue kk that should have reached the warehouse today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 You're startin' off with the big bang. The best grill, and a really cool controller, get ready to have lots of cooking fun!!! Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGARY Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Congrats on your new KK. You are getting it at the right before the Holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Smoked Turkey, yum ! I too have a Guru and have used it a couple of times but it's best to learn how to use the KK without it first. Maintaining temperature on the KK is easy. You are in for a treat. Enjoy the journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveco Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks! I used a Kamado from another company for several years, so I know how good the food can be. I never used a temp controller in the past, but am looking forward to low and slows in which I don't have to focus as much on temps for several hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGARY Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Do you go on any other Kamado Forums ? You might want to check out Kamado Guru as well. It never hurts to learn and get new ideas, whether it be here or any other Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
