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Re: Komodo Kamado on Facebook That is the old Group.. Click Here for the new Page..

Re: KK extruded CoConut shell charcoal is Stateside

Re: heat control The big difference is that in your KK the body needs to get heat soaked before you can stabilize your temps. If you build a larger fire than you need there is always the chance of heat soaking at a higher than your target temp and then you won't be able to get it down with any charcoal burning.. So for lets say 220º what you want to do is light only about a tennis ball worth of charcoal, crack your top about a quarter to half turn and open the lower airflow wheel a bit more than the thickness of a quarter (the coin;-) Now grab a frosty beverage and just wait.. Always take note of the airflow settings every time you have a temp stabilized because it will always be the same. I usually use the lower airflow control to strangle airflow for temps under 400º and the damper top to control high temps..

Re: KK extruded CoConut shell charcoal is Stateside The density of extruded charcoal is determined by many factors but mostly the moisture content of the material w/starch, the design of the screw and the length/design of the nozzle. If it's too wet, it slides out too easily because there is no friction to compress it. This is why earlier charcoal from "other companies" was not straight and looked like it was soft ice cream before it dried.. Too wet. If too dry, it creates too much friction, gets hot, vaporizes the water and the material turns rock hard in the nozzle and binds up. The mixture of very fines to chunks comes into play here also as does how aggressive the pitch on the extruder's screw.. The friction eats the screw so it continually needs to be built up with special electrodes and a 500 amp arc welder to keep the distance between the screw and wall uniform.. We have pretty much thrown away everything we bought originally.. There was a much steeper learning curve than I imagined to produce what I wanted. And yes, the length of the pieces is determined by when the operator chops it off.. The longer pieces are easier to handle as there are less of them to the 20lb box. If you smash them into each other they will snap off cleanly into smaller pieces without creating any smalls..

It's been a long road but my KK extruded CoConut shell charcoal is Stateside and available.. It is pretty much smokeless/odorless, no off smells or tastes, will bury the needle over 850º, will have 6-8% moisture and will leave only 3-4.5% ash*. Great for using a target wood for smoke as you will taste only that smoke profile. Comes in 20lb boxes - 28 - 20lb boxes/560 lbs on these palettes.. The charcoal is $1.40lb or $28 per box - Ex Warehouse Carson CA. $8 warehouse fee.. This load the palettes are free. Will be $19.95 in the future. Please send me your zip code to Email Komodo Charcoal[/email:1dqen57g] for shipping quotes Will ship any volume, over 300lbs is where the price break is. Purchase a KK and get discounted charcoal with your grill ;) *3-4% ash from dried weight with unburned nuggets removed.

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Re: Sirloin tip is what they call Tri Tips here.. same or is it the last bit of Sirloin down right above the Tri Tip?

Re: Low temps Increased airflow will increase heat.. the charcoal burns according to available oxygen.

Re: Review of the 2011 Komodo Kamado 23" OTB Gen 2.4 Ultimat We are working on a slicker design.. It will be spring loaded like a car cigarette charger plug..

Re: Of all the nerve! My wife in her infinite wisdom once told me... You know what it is, why would you consider stepping in it? I'm sure it sounds more eloquent in Thai!

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Re: For These Chefs, Even Fire Can Be Improved I thought this was really cool and I've done rosemary blasts to chicken.. In the beginning of my cook when the birdy I believe will accept the most flavor, I crank it up a bit over 300º I then toss in a bunch of rosemary directly over the hottest coals and almost shut it down. The top just barely cracked and the front wheel just a sliver. This keeps in as much the smoke as possible. I leave this for about 20 minutes before continuing. Rosemary smoke is a different flavor than just rosemary and I think that you can overdo it, so start with maybe only 5-7 full sprigs.

Re: Briquettes Any starch is fine.. If you can eat it, you can smoke it.. (in your grill;-)

Re: Bronze Behemoth Game On! 2 It really does make it easy to see.. It might be our eyes too!

It's been an uphill battle but we were able to land two containers in July which finally got us up to date on orders. Our August containers first had problems getting out because of Ramadan and then were offloaded in China but we now have a confirmed ETA of Oct 12th and then another box arriving Oct 24th. The good news is that we have a total of 24 available grills arriving this month.. I have not been able to post more than 5 or 6 available in a container since last December.. Thank you all for your support.. Here is what we have coming.. 23" OTB grills on the water - ETA October 12th GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA October 12th Matte Terra Cotta MIx KK-GenII-# DE1238 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA October 12th Terra Blue KK-GenII-# DE1158 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB -ETA -On the water ETA October 12th Terra Blue KK-GenII-# DE1168 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB -ETA -On the water ETA October 12th Rust Mix KK-GenII-# DE1128 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA October 12th Harvest Gold Pebble KK-GenII-# DE1218 $3,800 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB On the water ETA October 12th Olive 'n Gold Pebble (not very olive these days;-) KK-GenII-# DE1188 $3,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Olive 'n Gold Pebble KK-GenII- DO1279 $3,800 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Creme 'n Gold Pebble KK-GenII- DO1289 $3,800 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th (Grill still has some dried wax on it in photo) Harvest Gold Pebble KK-GenII- DO1269 $3,800 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Cobalt Blue KK-GenII- DO1299 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Matte Black KK-GenII- DO1309 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Glass Green KK-GenII- DO1319 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Matte Terra Cotta KK-GenII- DO1349 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Matte Ocean Green KK-GenII- DO1359 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Matte Ocean Green KK-GenII- DO1399 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Dark Matte Ocean Blue KK-GenII- DO1379 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Matte Ocean Blue (Grill still has some dried wax on it in photo) KK-GenII- DO1369 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Matte Ocean Blue KK-GenII- DO1389 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Bronze Metallic KK-GenII- DO1409 $3,860 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Bronze Metallic KK-GenII- DO1399 $3,860 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Matte White KK-GenII- DO1419 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Rust Mix KK-GenII- DO1429 $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB - ETA Oct 24th Terra Blue KK-GenII- DO1439 $3,640 Please call (424) 270-1948 to confirm availability

Re: Bronze Behemoth Game On! 2

Re: Bronze Behemoth Game On! 2

Re: Komodo availability - Good & Bad News I'm flying to the factory in Java tomorrow morning to take final shots of the grills going out on Friday. If anybody has a friend who's thinking about getting a KK now is the best inventory I've had since last November..

Re: Finishing side tables

Re: Finishing side tables

Polymerized tung oil works best to seal the wood.. Polymerized tung oil works best to seal the wood.. You might need to thin it with mineral spirits. Wipe it on, let it sit 20 minutes and then completely wipe clean the surface. Wait 24 hours and repeat as needed until it stops absorbing the oil.. Do not let it set up on top of the wood. This is an "in" the wood finish not "on" the wood finish..

Re: KK as a smoker? The two different layers of insulation hold in lots of the heat. This means that you need to burn less fuel to maintain your cooking/smoking temperature, less fuel means less airflow. Your smoke stays in contact with the meat longer, giving you more smoke flavor and will loose less moisture. So yes, the KK excels as a smoker..

A charcoal's density determines burn time.. The amount of available BTUs in charcoal is directly related to weight not volume. It's the charcoal's density that determines how long it will burn.. Just like a pine log does not burn as long as an oak log. I assure you that you would only get an hour or two out of balsa wood charcoal.. Iron wood charcoal would burn for a week or more. If you recall the 82 hour burn used 16 lbs of charcoal. Carbon is carbon.. it just comes in different density and volatiles. This is why people prefer hardwood charcoal. It's of course more dense, has more BTUs per bag and burns longer with the same volume. Your KK will be happy to burn it all.. All densities of carbon require the same volume of oxygen to burn at any given temp, so your results will be the same both densities. You did notice there was very little ash.. You did not burn much carbon.. This is also why hardwood charcoal usually comes in smaller bags but has the same weight as some larger bags. I remember buying a huge bag of BGE charcoal once that weighed nothing, carried it with one hand.

Re: How to make a huge indirect cooking area Can't hurt, I'm sure there are brands of foil that might be thinner and might burn thru..

I've always taken pride in having a good section of grills in ready stock in the warehouse in Carson CA. Since last November that has not been the case and our containers have mostly been sold out before they clear customs. Because of that I started showing grills that were on the water on the inventory page, I have just begun to add grills in production to the page also. As you know tiles from batch to batch, this way you can see exactly what your grill looks like early on. This next container will be our first where we are all caught up and will have hopefully enough grills to have some ready stock again in early Sept.. Here are some shots of grills being built that are still available... 23" OTB grills "Production Shots" - target ship date Late Sept These grills are still covered with the grout material and dirty.. I'll post photos of the grills finished also. GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Matte Ocean Blue MIx KK-GenII-# $3,640 Matte Marine Blue Close Up GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Matte Ocean Green MIx KK-GenII-# $3,640 Matt Marine Close Up GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Speckled Glass Green KK-GenII-# $3,640 Glass Green Close Up GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Matte Terra Cotta KK-GenII-# $3,640 Terra Cotta Close Up GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Rust Mix KK-GenII- $3,640 Rust Mix Close Up GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Terra Blue KK-GenII-# $3,640 Click here: Terra Blue Close Up GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Dark Autumn Nebula KK-GenII-# $3,640 GEN 2.4 Ultimate 23" OTB ETA -On the water ETA Mid Oct Matte White KK-GenII-# $3,640 Grills in Production - Late SEPT ship date Bronze Metallic Matte Ocean Blue Matte Ocean Green Terra Cotta Rust Mix Matt Black Glass Green White Terra Blue Autumn Nebula Cobalt Blue Creme Pebble Harvest Gold Pebble Olive Gold Pebble Cobalt Blue Please call (424) 270-1948 to confirm availability