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Other customer in Metairie is named Murphy! I got a good laugh out of that.. I was referring to Murphy's Law as in "if anything can go wrong it will".. Not his wife... This is really fcu-ked because, that these things are not simply misplaced.. They just don't go anywhere with out a concerted effort, there must have been lots of collusion involved.

First time for everything.. Sent out my second OTB to Metairie LA in one week but this one went missing along the way. Went online and saw it's status was O, S & D... Wrote them and was told this stands for Overage, Shortage or Damaged….. and my shipment showed up at the destination terminal "short" so they have an “All Points Bulletinâ€

Latch is on it's Way!... Fedex 8553 4403 6452 Please get back to me if you need anything else.. Merry Happy to you..

Re: GIRLY MAN It's in your box now.. I too can touch my nose with my tongue!

Latch is on it's way.. Thank you all for your kind words and kudos.. Latch has been sent out express.. I'll email you the tracking numbers when I get them..

Was offline yesterday as I was on the road, in the sky and too tired to answer Emails by the time I got in.. Replies may be delayed a bit but they should still be with in 24 hours. Myself and my family wishes the best for you during the coming Holidays and thanks you all for your support this last year. I'm truely amazed we now have over 8,000 posts.. The forum and cookers have had a great year.

Fat Bambi.. Bambi Fat? Those be some well fed deer! Damn, that's a lotta fat for a wild animal.. I would have thought they would be much more lean.. Were they "harvested" late spring?

moisture.. I will very carefully monitor the weight of the cooker to ensure the material is very dry.. But my guess is that the vapor will of course take the path of least resistance and make it's way to the neck and escape..

1140 views?? So this thread has 1140 views??

Re: What's that sittin on the floor?

This is mind boggling. Sort of makes you feel about as insignificant as a dust mite. Gives you a little perspective on our place in the universe. Antares is the 15th brightest star in the sky. It is more than 1000 light years away. The universe is so vast it is not comprehensible by the human mind. The universe humbles us, as it should.

This project actually started about one full year ago.. There have been sooo many dissapointments and outright failures. But we finally tracked down an old world master metalworker and this is the result of his first attempt. He wants to use thicker metal next time.. He can have what ever he wants... This will never be done in large numbers but I'm dreaming of this sitting in a in a nice teak workstation as the ultimate Komodo.. What ya think? Saweet huh?

Although it's connected to my existing facility, I just took over this 10,000 sqft area to move Komodo into. Rather than rob the flooring production of more space for Komodo, I contracted this space.

Guru port plug The newest plugs actually have a small wad of paper inside so they will implode and fall apart..

How 2 load her up for the long and slow.. I pour all the charcoal into a big wash basin or box.. sort it into large, medium and small pieces. I first put the large pieces into the basket then fill the spaces with the medium followed by the small like a big puzzle. The secret is to have as much surface area of the pieces touching so that they will light each other.. I then fill a charcoal starter with smalls and once they are all burning red, pour them evenly over the top of the mound, use tongs to ensure there are some burning coals all around especially up front and around the edges where there is less airflow. I cheat and use a hair drier to speed the spread at first.. When I have charcoal burning all over I close her up and never worry about running out.. Loading this way ensures the coals can always burn into the new fuel..

Hope the bots can't harvest this.. I'm sorry you had trouble getting mail thru to me. My guess is that you had tried [email protected] from the website. That address has been harvested by the spammers and now generates a couple hundred spam messages every 24hours.. I gotta retire it for good.. Please use: Sales (AT) KomodoKamado.com to contact me. Hope the bots can't harvest this..

Re: New web site status ?? I do.. best guess is it will be up and running this weekend..

1100º will delaminate your gasket if it's on the damper top +- 1100º will vaporize the high temp silicone that attaches your gasket if it's on the damper top not the chimney. But then again, it will vaporize almost anything.. For those of you who missed it.. This cooker was opened up and let go.. within 6 minutes the needle was wrapped and the dome was around 1100ºf. If you really feel the need to dabble in these insanely high temps, (which I don't suggest) I'd recommend attaching your gasket to the lower side of the damper top. It won't take the direct blow torch effect down there and will do just fine.

How not to clean your grill.. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS... Especially during the first few "break-in cooks"... Correction.. I'd strongly suggest NEVER letting a full bowl go like this.. There are better ways to clean your grill.. Remember that 1,100º in the top might translate to 1,800 down at the charcoal bowl.. I'm told quality charcoal can hit 2,500ºf. Although the bulk of the moisture is removed from the body, the insulating layer is purposely wet with water before the thin set and tiles are applied to create a better bond. Some of this is heated off before grouting but there will always be some moisture that needs to be eliminated. This is best done slowly.. Or at least slower than our TW just did.. I guess this is a testimate to the durability of my current Komodos.. If you want to sear at high temps, please get one of the upper grills and invert it and set it down on the charcoal bowl.. The heat inches above the raging coals is intense.. Never tried to measure it but 15-30 seconds is all it takes.. I can't imagine that any temp over 800º is really necessary or safe to be reaching down into.. Short welding or garden gloves do not give adequate protection at these temps.. I switched from having the gasket on the lower side of the top for cosmetic reasons.. I'm guessing that the 1,100º and the flames were more than the high temp silicone gasket adhesive could handle.. Maybe gotta move it back down.. But with all that said, Hats off to a beautiful cook.. Great job, Great looking food.. And of course thank you for the Kudos and kind words..

The only way to ensure that your Komodo does not have any leaks is to smoke test it. So that's what we do. We have smoke tested all Komodos with a smoldering bucket of teak saw dust since September.. Yup, one more little way we ensure your Komodo will bring only happiness..

Caveat: I do not have this brand of ceramic cooker. Your legal training is leaking thru...

Re: Bend over and look at your bowl.. No, no handles like that on mine, maybe they were left at the other place Gyspsy used to live Bend over and look at your bowl.. It DOES have the supports but they are 4" not 5".. Which is most recent the 4" or 5"? And why the change? The 5" is the most recent and I thought it permitted piling in more charcoal for those 40+ hour cooks David will need for his Moose chuck rolls..

Bend over and look at your bowl.. No, no handles like that on mine, maybe they were left at the other place Gyspsy used to live Bend over and look at your bowl.. It DOES have the supports but they are 4" not 5"..

I'll look into it.. I'll look into it.. But I thought it was above the cooker floor.. Maybe it takes the cold weather to get condensation and I'm never going to get it here.. Anybody else notice this in theirs?