smokelinn

Re: KK Stability Sorry, double post.

Re: KK Stability A couple of thoughts on KK's and decks. I had an old J Kamado for years which did not weigh as much as the KK. Even though I had specially built the area with extra supports I had some bowing of the deck surface under the wheels, which were farther apart-spreading the load, than the KK's wheels. I found a section of old slate school chalkboard at a salvage place ($35) and set the KK in the middle. It has been only about four months, but so far no cracking of the slate and a large grease spill cleaned up with degreaser without leaving a mark. So maybe check the building salvage places and craigslist and see if you can find a piece of slate?

Re: Help on how to maintain grill temp I had similar problems the first cook on my new KK. The temp kept rising even with the draft doors closed. I checked the draft door and gas burner door to see if they seated flat against their flanges in the body of the KK. Mine were slightly warped from mounting the sockets for the slides. I carefully tried to adjust them to sit flat and took a cue from my old RJ Kamado and put a strip of self adhesive foam gasket tape around the edges. This has allowed me to hold temps better. Also the gasket rope around the top damper on mine does not have a uniform height for the full circumference thusly never fully sealing the top even when closed. I would think with a fan, one could leave the top almost closed and still allow the fan to move air, as Firemonkey has stated.