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  1. Joe, you may have to loosen the nuts on the top to reset the alignment. Before you do this you must loosen the tension all the way on the spring first. When the nuts are loose the top will then sit flush in relation to the bottom of the KK. At that point tighten slowly the 4 nuts. Do the paper test, open the lid carefully(you should have SOME tension on the spring--tighten it a bit.)slide of piece of paper in and slowly close the lidif it's a good seal you will have some difficulty pulling it out. Insert the paper at various points and determine the seal at that point. Tighten the spring to your desired tension. I've also had to realign the closing latch in a similar fashion. This is my opinion only, I've done the same thing and it worked like a charm. I'm sure Dennis may give you similar advice if he has not already-- --look for "smoke leakage"

  2. We bought a wooden(teak?) covered outdoor cooler from Costco that works for me. holds around 20lbs of lump and several bags of wood chips as well as my welders gloves for the lighting process.I leave the plug out in case of water seepage-it has happened.

  3. I haven't smoked a corned beef brisket in the KK, but I have tried it in my smokehouse,with mixed results. As Deej said-pretty much pastrami and REALLY salty. You may want to use sodium nitrite instead of saltpeter(your significant other may appreciate that also). You may want to try slow cooking it in a dutch oven to replicate your oven or stove top. I did this with a pot roast awhile back(no pics-so theoretical). took longer than I thought it would,I had the temp too low(230-270) should have had it at 350.

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