5698k Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes I still use the stone, but any deflection will work. You do need some type of deflector for lo/slo's. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Welcome to the KK forum! @ckreef thanks...the more you read and see pictures of KK's just makes you want one more. Sometimes I wish I never had the internet. My road to ordering one is getting shorter, I'm 99% sure on my color now. So which color is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I never use my deflector stone anymore. I mostly use the drip pan (I have the old round style) or like others have mentioned, aluminum foil, especially if I only want to cover half the grate to be able to do both direct and indirect cooking. I think that the basket splitter is most useful for doing seriously high temp searing. Like Dennis points out, using the half basket forces all the air through the side with the charcoal, which "turbocharges" it. Even if you're doing a bunch of steaks (not just a couple), it still makes sense, because even if you have to break the cook into smaller batches to sear first, you're still ahead when it comes to how much charcoal you burn through (vice a whole basket raging at 900F) and you aren't really extending the cooking time all that much, since you're only going to sear each steak for 3 - 4 minutes total before setting them off to the side to roast to desired doneness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 @wilburpan thanks I feel welcomed. My color will be speckled black tile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibblylee Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Welcome to the forum tinyfish. Looks like you are there and ready to order. Buy in from your significant other is definitely crucial. Took my wife some time to change her mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibblylee Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Once the kids were on board (they would start chanting "Komodo Kamado" and not stop) she finally acquiesced, LOL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 @wibblylee yes the wife acquiesced (had to look up that word). She mentioned what color she liked, she has your good taste bronze matellic. It's now my family's favorite and mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibblylee Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Your wife has the same excellent taste as my wife. Lol. I insisted that she choose the color to get her buy in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Your wife has the same excellent taste as my wife. Lol. I insisted that she choose the color to get her buy in. Now Wibblylee, we think alike, because I had my wife pick her favorite color too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 SWMBOI got to pick the color of the new 19" High Cap we just ordered. Harvest Gold Pebble if I remember correctly. She kept asking me why I wanted another KK seeing as how I already have TheBeast sitting on the patio. When I told her this new KK was hers, she gave a little chirp, asked if she got to pick the color, and never asked another question except "When does it arrive?". Next Monday, Darling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Can't wait to see a picture of your beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Can't wait to see a picture of your beauty. Thanks, tinyfish. You'll be seeing quite a few as I unpack Beauty! and do some cooking on her. You may even get tired of my cooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 NEVER! We love food porn on this Forum. We're addicted to it! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFrogs91 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I haven't seen the unveiling of one of the smaller ones CC. Feel free to get your inner paparazzi on while you are opening and putting together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Frog - trust me, I'll bomb this place with pictures and comments. Take a look at my thread on the unveiling if TheBeast for a preview of the kind of stuff you'll be subjected to in a few days! LOL!! If Dennis packs these "smaller" units like he packed TheBeast, it's an all day job! I find it interesting that Beauty! at 19" is considered "smaller", especially when you see that the standard BGE, KJ, Akorn, etc is an 18.25" grate! In fact, in another Forum to which I belong, they have a thread for Small and Mini Kamado cooks. So I asked if because Beauty was a 19" and significantly smaller than TheBeast at 32"and because it came with a nest or could sit on a table top, if I could post cooks on her in the Small and Mini area. NO. HELL NO! All of a sudden up pops all sorts of opposition! Beauty! is considered a full sized kamado! WOW! Even the smallest KK that Dennis makes, the 16.5" Table Top is considered too dadgummed big for that category! LOL!!!!! The biggest allowed in that category is a 14" grate diameter. Ahhhh well, at least I'll be the PROUD owner of 2 Komodo Kamados! How many can say that? Hell, at this rate, I should get a thank-you card from Dennis' son every semester he goes to college! I'm paying his tuition! LOL!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Even the smallest KK that Dennis makes, the 16.5" Table Top is considered too dadgummed big for that category! LOL!!!!! The biggest allowed in that category is a 14" grate diameter. Well I don't/didn't agree with that arbitrary decision on a 14" grate. I do think the 19" high top is too big to be considered a Jr sized kamado considering how big it is relative to most standard sized kamados on the market but ............ I consider the KK 16.5" to be a Super Jr. If I get one (very likely for my family of 3) I know where I am going to post on that other forum. If nobody likes it they can just throw a fit and be a hater, I don't care. Besides the 16.5" may not exactly be portable due to it's weight but it's small enough to be transportable. I'll put it and a small stand in the back of my SUV and take it on vacation to my sisters house in FL. Yup transportable and more than capable of feeding a small group of people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Well I don't/didn't agree with that arbitrary decision on a 14" grate. I do think the 19" high top is too big to be considered a Jr sized kamado considering how big it is relative to most standard sized kamados on the market but ............ I consider the KK 16.5" to be a Super Jr. If I get one (very likely for my family of 3) I know where I am going to post on that other forum. If nobody likes it they can just throw a fit and be a hater, I don't care. Besides the 16.5" may not exactly be portable due to it's weight but it's small enough to be transportable. I'll put it and a small stand in the back of my SUV and take it on vacation to my sisters house in FL. Yup transportable and more than capable of feeding a small group of people. ckreef - that's the spirit! You tell 'em! I like your style. I'd love to see your Better Half get her teeth in their backside and shake 'em like a starving pit bull with a juicy one! LOL! Seriously, I'm looking forward to you getting the 16.5" and watching you cook! That will be some kind of fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
