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Re: I'm interviewed about KK on Kingsford's Grilling.com Thanks for the kudos guys.. As you can imagine I had a little chuckle with some of my answers..

Re: little help please Spices like coffee are like coffee the fresher the better and ground just before use.. Freshly ground cardamon will fill the house.. You won't believe how much more flavor and aromatics from fresh. I get all my spices from World Spice in Seattle. Their fresh dried parsley is amazing on tri tips too..

Re: Three Extruder Machines are in the House! Yes, I was given and tested samples that were a better quality than what eventually showed up. Because of this I unintentionally misrepresented the charcoal's attributes and so I discounted the charcoal. It was still good charcoal but not what I wanted to be selling under the Komodo name. I gave refunds to some customers and others just asked my to make up the difference next time I had charcoal. I'll accept orders from these people first.

Re: Three Extruder Machines are in the House! Please send me an Email with coconut or charcoal in the subject.

Re: Three Extruder Machines are in the House! First charcoal goes to my customers who bought at the higher price. Then to the customers who bought at the higher price but was refunded the difference between the adjusted price and original. Then to KK owners, then to the rest of the world. I have finally gotten confirmation from the shipping company for the container to go out next week. It will be on a different line with a 26 day schedule. Still working out the density.. Best density is 525 grams per 20CM log, average is about 450 grams.

Re: Anyone hear of this Komodo cooker? When we get thru two setbacks with the hinge and cast aluminum lip. I'll make the announcement in the O.A soon.

Re: Anyone hear of this Komodo cooker? I like that.. puts a bit of humor into the comment.. in the world sounds to boastful.. I always say arguably the best also.. A little modesty goes a long way here.. THanks for the Kudos.

Re: Anyone hear of this Komodo cooker? From what I know the only ceramic type Kamado grill on the market whose candle lights any of the same area in build quality is the Pro Joe but since they do not sell wholesale direct to the public as I do they are selling them for $8,000. My KOmodo has much more features, better design and even though I've never seen a Joe I sure overall KK leaves it far behind. For sure aesthetically for most, Viking tried to do the spun stainless thing.. few took the bait. So I say with great pride that the KK has no equal or competition for the title best ceramic grill and possibly/arguably the best all around charcoal grill built... in the world but that always sounds lame, (the in the world part) even if it's true

Re: Anyone hear of this Komodo cooker? I love the fact that they do not even realize the type of grill is KAmado not KOmodo.. But if they want to spread the word and advertise for KOmodo.. Fine with me.. Hopefully someday they will call them all Komodos instead of Kamados!

Re: Bronze Behemoth Game On! 2 Interesting side note.. Meathead from amazing ribs has a physicist running some experiments with heat and meat and found that the plateau is from evaporation and not from a cooling effect from the breakdown of nasties.. This absolutely supports foiling when the meat hits 160º. This was determined by cooking a sponge and it also created a plateau..

Re: Ok, got a tracking number Please remember you to not need to disassemble the crate, only unbolt it and lift up and off. Congrats on the arrival of your new KK.

Re: Pizza at 650 F Great advanced pizza making post.. Thanks guys.. This gives me something to aspire to.

Re: Ok, got a tracking number

Re: Incredible Technology Thank you for the Kudos.. I love hearing these stories

Re: Three Extruder Machines are in the House! We have finally worked our way thru the learning curve.. We're producing charcoal from 2.5-4.5% ash.. We had a massive setback when we discovered that tons the charcoal we had bought and extruded was mixed with coal. This was a huge waste of time and of course resources.. We got the guy to take it back but it was not easy. We no longer purchase bags of small shells to say the least.. I'll be shipping charcoal with this next box going out Aug 12th. Have not started to work out any of the important details such as pricing. Please excuse this delay in getting this out but I just am not going to compromise when it comes to putting Made by Komodo Kamado on the box.

Re: I'm in Thailand.. eating and eating I'm back from Thailand.. Soo happy to be back in my bed. Took me all day and night to get caught up with my Emails.. Took a beautiful dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.. n66930 Private dinner on the bow.. n66931 Seven Beauties.. Who was lovin' life? n66932

Re: First and second cooks. The secret here is to bring the temp up slowly and make sure the body is heat soaked. When you first light the grill, the body sucks up heat like a sponge.. once heat soaked it gives off heat. So if you try to set the temp before the body is heat soaked your temps will go up when it starts given off heat.

Re: outdoor kitchen Until the weekend I'm still traveling in Thailand and sometimes won't be able to get to you for 24 hours. Not WIFI on every corner like in the States.. and my phone is a Skype number.

Re: Pipe Size Info & Orifice Chart (for NG conversion) Your burner came with two jets.. the one installed is for the LPG and the one included for natural gas. Just swap them out. The jets are small brass plugs drilled out. I can have the factory look up the hole size if you have lost them. If you unscrew the brass fitting from the cast iron burner you will expose the small jet. Only that needs to be changed.

As you can imagine I'm loving the press these days.. Here is an interview on Kingsford's new Grilling.com INTRODUCTION TO THE KOMODO KAMADO

Re: Dome Thermometer Spring Please take a peek at the thermometer stem on the inside.. the last 1" (or about) has a small groove in it. It is in this area that does all the work. You want to leave a little distance between this area and the heat soaked hot face to get an accurate reading.

Heylo All, Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I flew to Thailand last week with Sai and the kids. It's school holidays in Indo and so this is a great time for the lil' ones to visit family in the Land of Smiles.. I'm still online everyday but my Skype connection is spotty at times. The first container has now cleared customs but for some reason has not yet been custom released. It should be in the warehouse any second now and be on a truck out to you.. All I can say is that ALL the food is is SOOO GOOD! I really miss it here.

Re: Nearly Ran out of Coals during overnight cook Sometimes some ash gets into the draft door frame and causes a leak.. Maybe the latch not fully closed. Rear door? There is a little door on the stoker that can stick in the open position (or so I'm told) My pleasure.. But I'm guessing you might have had a much hotter cook from the new settings after you left.. If I had a dollar for how many times I changed the settings what I thought was a little.. got impatient and opened it up a bit more before walking away and came back to a much too hot grill... Glad you are enjoying your KK.. My last dollar bet... The culprit here is extra airflow causing a much hotter burn..

Can NOT go thru a basket on a 13 hours cook.. You did NOT go thru a basket on a 13 hours cook at mostly 230 to 240 degrees. Impossible. My guess is that you did not shut it down properly. A door must have been left open or the Stoker door stuck open/air was getting in and it burned thru the fuel. I'm sorry no lesson for you here.. at least in regards to size of your fuel.. If you start with a full bowl of charcoal.. unless it's from balsa wood. (super lightweight). You will never run out.. As is documented on this forum.. 16lbs of charcoal at 235º will last about 85 hours. You are burning a very small volume of fuel to maintain these low and slow temps..

Re: Delivery tomorrow Argh.. That's like Santa calling last minute and putting off Christmas!