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Just wanted to give thanks to all that sent me emails about the forum being down. Murphy's law prevails as I was on a 22 hour flight from LAX back to Indonesia. Go Figure! Was a bit painful to get going.. took about two hours of calling and emailing my IT guy because I did not have all the login info in my Ipad. When the SSL was updated, it crashed the forum and needed to be restarted.. Argh Good news is I just discovered how to turn off the advertising on Tapatalk..

Because of it's density it takes more heat/BTU's to bring the pieces to ignition temps.. just like trying to boil more water in the pot takes longer. I like the technique of lighting small pieces of lump on top and then using a blower to create lots of heat to light the coco char.. Some types of coal are so dense they need to use other fuels to ignite them too..

Charcoal always (eventually) burns at the maximum volume for the allowed airflow, regardless of the density of the charcoal. X air will create X temp. Btu numbers are created by charcoal weight not volume. 5 lbs softwood charcoal will burn the same time as 5 lbs hardwood charcoal and create the same BTUs.. but the softwood charcoal will appear to be much more charcoal and light much more quickly and "appear" to burn more quickly.

Potatoes look great.. Love simple new twists.. I’d suggest cooking your chicken on the upper grate, and then cranking it up to 400-420ºf or so the last 10 minutes to brown up the skin.

Happy Holidays.. Just flew in to LAX, drove down to momma’s house in Corona Del Mar.. Will be here until just after Christmas and then the whole family and relatives are flying to San Miguel de Allende until just after the New Year when I fly back to Bali. I’ll be answering on the regular numbers

Richard Johnson... LOL I'm shocked he's above turf!

They are only $1,500 new today https://kamadocompany.com/product/kamado-k7

It seems these hoses have a safety cut off feature that prevents them from just blowing gas freely. This may be damaged by leaving pressure from the adjustable high pressure regulator while storing.. I'd turn off the gas and bleed the pressure while not in use. I can't imagine anything after the end of the hose doing anything upstream so to speak. Could also be some dirt in the jet causing back pressure issues..

Heylo.. Might be easiest for you just to call.. I'm not clear what's happening here. The connection leaks and this ruins the regulators somehow? As Tony said, they are usually used to pre-heat grills and not that many sold but I would think I'd have heard something. We do have scores of them in use. But mine here in Indonesia has a completely different fitting.. Maybe send photos too.. We'll get ya sorted out.

Knickers the BIG Steer This very big steer is 6 feet 4 inches tall and more than 1.4 tons (2,800 pounds)

Use a foil pouch. a cast iron pot or smoke generator.. this will help burn off the first thick grey yellow, wood alcohol smoke that is also bitter and acrid.. The secondary vapor that has the best/cleanest flavor is very translucent and won't be seen..

Looks good.. do you happen to have any pics of the turkey browned up in the rotisserie? Uncooked food shot usually bomb on Instagram..

Beautiful cook Martin.. brilliant idea to remove the bones and cook by themselves. Killing it my friend!

There are actually brands of charcoal made out of less than hard wood. A 20 lb bag of my coffee wood charcoal would be about half way full. I bought a 20 lb bag once that was completely full. What this meant is that in volume you have quite a bit of charcoal, but in weight you have very little.. Think about the difference between charcoal made our of a soft wood like pine or a hard wood like mesquite or oak. The difference in density can be almost twice. This is the reason traditionally charcoal for grilling is hardwood charcoal. My coconut charcoal is so dense you can put 16 lbs into a 23" grill's basket. You may have only put in a few lbs. Charcoal all produces similar BTU's by weight but by volume drastically different amounts.

As the only turkeys we have here in Bali are the frozen 12lb version, I have no idea how big a 18lb bird would be. I have a wanna be customer asking what size KK is needed to cook a 18lb bird.. I'm guessing a 19" should be able to.. for sure a 21". Anybody know? Thanks in advance!!

Yes there is room on the grate but the direct up from charcoal sweet spot is pretty much full here.. the outside area will not have the same heat/intensity of course..

For thin cracker crust pizza I suggest also trying a baking steel.. You will get the same leopard-spotting at a much lower (safer) grill temp.. The KK baking stone's heat transfer density is engineered for pizza dough using yeast or bread.. much lower temps are transferred to the dough than the baking steels. The balance on the KK stone is when the bottom and the top are finished at the same time ... runs about 5-7 minutes and 500-625ºf Many factors will change these numbers..

Just needs a much lower temp to get the same leopard-spotting results on the cracker crust pies

Oops missed this! We're fine, it was quite a ways away.. I was actually in the States for my 40th High School reunion in Laguna..

Maglev drive system!

Have you tried Craigs List? I know it's sold many a KK grill and I suggest people using it for local/ uncrated grill sales.

I believe he no longer has the crate and wants to sell locally Stamford, Connecticut.

Everybody.. Please shoot at least one shot of your food on the grill AFTER the food is cooked. Uncooked food shots bomb on Instagram.. Thanks in advance!