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Re: Rib Eye Steaks Gotta love the Foodsaver! Best thing we got apart from the KK is the Grillgrate for the gassie. Just run it flat out and get the best char flavours ever. Just seems easier than burning the hairs off my arms in a hot KK

Re: Just learning about our new KK Thanks to talisker63 got some different and more lumpy charcoal today ready for tomorrow"s cook. Fired it up for a trial today as per instructions offered by all. At first the charcoal went out so I relit in 2 spots. It climbed steadily and then over shot to 400F very quickly. I had the bottom vent fully open and the top open 1/2 turn. I realised with no heat diffuser it was too hot for the thermometer so in it went and then the temp came down to a constant 300F. I also closed the vents to top 1/4 and the bottom about a credit card. After 1 hour at 300F the outside temps were between 135F just under the top vent and 150 at handle level. Guess I'll have to watch for that overshoot tomorrow morning

Re: Just learning about our new KK One step ahead of ya Checked it with the Thermoworks thermocouple. Its spot on.

Re: Just learning about our new KK Having seen the 3 part video on Youtube I too thought the exterior would be warm to the touch. It is hot here at the moment .......around 91F every day but its not in direct sunlight. Doing a fairly long cook this Sunday and will re assess. I have checked the thermometer and its fine. The manual didn't come with the unit and now I have a pdf version giving startup and venting directions etc. I hope I haven't damaged the insulation properties in any way. I ran the unit slow for about 2 hours and then cranked it up to 650 for 5 minutes when it first arrived. No visible signs of damage though.

Re: Just learning about our new KK Now I'm a little confused about the charcoal...... I've been using a fullish basket but only lighting one spot at the top/middle of the pile.I thought it burnt downwards. Re touch......I can't leave my hand on it at 250 degrees after an hour and the top has to be handled with a cloth to adjust it.

Re: Just learning about our new KK Thanks all. Yep knew about the double latch but didn't realise I could use such a small amount of charcoal (tennis ball) for a slow cook. Just have to work out how long it will burn. Thanks also for the 200-270 tip. We're using a local hardwood lump charcoal recommended by many here in Melbourne. I found the easiest way to light it is via a heat gun pointing at one spot........just like the loof lighter. Takes 60 seconds and then sparks up. One other thing that surprises me is how hot the exterior gets. I can't imagine how hot the lesser brands must get after a few hours. This is going to double as my outdoor heater in winter ! Made pizza for the first time last night.....all I've read is true

KK arrived a week ago and we've given it a good run. Just one issue so far is a number of recipes ask for 200-225 deg but I can't get mine down under 250 with all vents shut. In fact the top is wound down TIGHT. We light the charcoal and tweak the vents early to prevent going too high. Is this normal on a ceramic cooker ?

Re: Another argument for using grill-floss I've been using a Weber triangular stainless brush on the grills when hot. Best of its type and even gets the bottom bits clean.