Cheesehead_Griller

So cool! I haven't seen anyone else do this before. Good to know a 32" can fit a small pig.

That's crazy. Being a young tech enthusiast I bought all of the gizmos and gadgets for my KK when I first started. Meater, Firebird 2 Pro, Thermapen, K-Type Dome probe, etc. In the ned, they just added more stress than they were worth. I HATE cords and the most reliable tech I used were the wired probes. In the end, I sold all of it and am back to the basics of my KK. Fill the basket full of lump, light a chimney of lump, pout it on, set the vents, and away it goes. I sleep 100X better and my cooking is 0% stress. Prior, I was checking the data, adjusting the probes, removing probes to wrap or mess with the meats, and it all just became such a pain int he ass. Furthermore, I live in Wisconsin so it gets cold as hell and most of these gadgets are all China junk and don't hold a charge or become so brittle when I cook at it's below 0F. In full transparency, I do use two RFX probes and those are handy at times. I had my growing pains with those as I had a few bad probes that needed to be replaced. The ones I have now work great but I try my best not to use them. Thermapen One for the win. It's the only BBQ gadget I can't live without after all of that.

@DennisLinkletter Does this include accessories? Have the prices been adjusted on the site or is the discount applied at checkout?

Does this include accessories? Have the prices been adjusted on the site or is the discount applied at checkout?

This! The top vent open 1/4 on my Big Bad is also about 225-250 and 1/2 is about 300 with the bottom vent open enough to fit a finger in it.

Just use B&B Oak Lump.

@5698k Are you not receiving my replies to your chat messages? I've replied to both but it appears as if you are not getting them.

SPF to @5698k

I have two brand new never used Thermoworks RFX probes. Asking $75 for each probe or $135 for both.

Lol, I saw that too.

@DennisLinkletter Did I see/read that the new KK's have a stainless threaded insert for the thermometer now?

Looks fantastic! I may have to get a hanger for my KK.

I'm just joking around Looks very nice! A KK looks good in any location.

That's the best pic you could do? Looks like you are trying to hide the KK.

I felt I needed a fan and controller in the beginning of my KK journey. I needed the comfort that I could sleep all night and not worry about the KK or meat. However, the cords, electronics, etc. seemed to cause more stress. In the beginning, I also had issues with consistent burning lump in long cooks. I started filling my charcoal basket with lump as well as a chimney. I let the chimney coals get ripping hot and then poured them over the charcoal basket. I've NEVER had any issues since. I now do this method to assure I have a solid coal base to keep the KK going for a long time. I now sleep like a baby during overnight cooks. In fact, the last one I did I almost forgot I had something on the KK when I woke up. Lol. One other drawback of a fan was that it blew ash all over inside the KK.