ThreeDJ16

Two holes on the side side? There would have to be a good bit of slop in the holes to allow for them to be insert at an angle. Might be less risky drilling straight down verses into the side of the cooker though? But still a good idea and another possibility. -=Jasen=-

Guess that will depend on interest from others or rather their expression of interest! We will see. No biggie for me...I got mine...hehehe! -=Jasen=-

I had planned on doing any notching in the middle on the sides. I was thinking it is probably best to leave the rear lip completely in tack for support (my 1/4 grill also rests on that back lip). Notching in the middle on the sides should offer the same resistance to slipping forward too. But currently I am leaning towards drilling the two small holes on the sides and welding down facing pins since that would offer the easiest add on (most people would have a drill over a dremel) while giving the most resistance to slippage. Man, this is what I love about being on this forum. Great ideas to help out with projects. Were it not for the forum, I would be using that stupid bracket thingy (it was a bitch to unbolt too). -=Jasen=-

I was thinking that Dennis would need to modify the mold for the notch, the ol' Dremel had slipped my mind. I was initially thinking you could have a piece of rod that bent or was welded perpendicular to the perimeter rod (down). However, just adding a piece on the bottom side would probably be easier - especially since you have already made the perimeter piece. But yes, divot/notch in the grill ledge, not in the cooker side. You could also simply use a drill and slightly over sized bit in the case of welding the round stock perpendicular (making a pin). Might be easier for the average user than cutting out with a dremel. Think I am liking the pin idea more. Probably 1/2" pin and there would be zero chance of that grill sliding around. -=Jasen=-

Whew...glad you caught up! Now I have spent the last 5 minutes trying to figure out how you thought you could attach tabs to the inside of the grill?? Man, it must be tough living inside your brain! I was actually thinking it was a suggestion to Dennis to cast in small tabs as a future cooker idea. -=Jasen=-

Argh, now I see FM and Fetz were saying tabs on the grate the whole time and two notches on the lip...right? Man, I was backwards and thought you were meaning mount tabs to the KK itself. Ok, a little slow but I got there. That was a good idea.....even better now that I see it..hahaha. -=Jasen=-

Cool, on the same line of though, I could just weld one tab on each side and notch out for those two tabs! Not so scary just making two small notches. Sure am glad I did not weld up that bar for the bracket today...got lazy..hehe. -=Jasen=-

Very nice! Looks like you had plenty of help getting it out of the truck....you just attach that horse to it and let him pull it out? hehe -=Jasen=-

Here ya go....very first pic should sum it all up! viewtopic.php?t=2159 Yeah, as far as the arm thing you mentioned...that does not happen with a KK. At least I have no problems. Have long tongs, hot fire, good steak and cold beer = no problems! -=Jasen=-

FM is right, you could auger out a couple of divots in the ledge, but that may not make the best retro for the installed base (the rest of us )....... The bolt on solution is best for mass appeal.

You can easily cook steaks on the main grill now. But you have to allow a much larger fire and for a longer time. By using a sear grill, you can cook in a quick time period with a small fire and use less fuel. Plus I like to cook steaks or porkchops as close to the coals as I can get them (highest temps). As for bringing up the fire, not possible or would not be a good idea. You have the fire ring to contend with and a fire outside of it would probably damage your grill. -=Jasen=-

Hey Tim, welcome to forum! You sure picked a killer grill to start enhancing your grilling skills! Though I must say, a KK really makes anyone a great cook. BTW, you'll do just fine with or without the gas attachment. What color did you order? -=Jasen=-

Um, yeah. Not like this is a precision pressed fit here...hehehe. Actually there is a lot of slop in the bracket. I bent an offset in the rod that comes down from the grill (after pics were taken) so even after the slop in the bracket, it holds firm against the wall in the rear of the grill. I think even you could hit the bracket with the rod...hehe. One of the other ideas I had was to place a washer and a piece of tubing (for a spacer) on the rear bolt in place of the bracket. Then weld a small piece of flatbar on the grill with a fork at the end. Same principal, but ultimately I went with the round bar instead since it would be much stronger. -=Jasen=- Damn! Thought, I had a better idea while typing this post. Attach the flatbar to the bolt and it can be the tab that sticks up at the rear of the grill. Would alleviate Firemonkey's anxiety about not getting the rod in the bracket too..hehhe. But that could get real aggravating to those who use the lower grill since it could get in the way....argh...back to the rod and the bracket. I also guess you could still use the full loop SS around the lip and bend saddlebacks around where the rotis connects. Sure seems like a waste of material and would make for a bulky accessory.

Not sure I follow? Do you mean the sear grill, then yes, it does slide right out while it is in place. As for lining up, you mean the bar that holds back the grill? Getting it lined up initially and welding it will suck. But after that, it slips right into place easily....no tough alignment necessary provided you have no problem slipping the rod into the bracket...heheh (keeping it clean here). Of course some kind of tabs would ultimately be great. But I am looking for the here and now. -=Jasen=-

Almost Finished Fetz, the more I thought about your idea, the more it grew on me. But I had to make the accessory grill separate to do it. With this small grill, you can use your sear grill or rotisserie (though not both as the rotis will not fit with sear grill in place). The tough part is keeping the grill in place. If it moves forward, it will fall. You cannot make a full lip loop of SS (like with the main grill) as then you could not use the rotis. The idea I came up with is to use a small bracket mounted on the one bolt inside the back of the KK. Weld a small rod to the accessory grill so it slips in the bracket and hold it against the back of the KK. Anyway, I have held off welding it to see if anyone has a better idea?? Not as purdy as one of Dennis' grills. That odd shape is a bitch to bend by hand without a shaped jig. Hopefully Dennis will like this idea and start making them (with the first one coming to me ). Also for information, the grill is 5.5" wide which is the maximum and still be able to use the 8" rotis. Though if I were making it again, I would have stopped at 5" as it is possible something could stick out of the basket a little. -=Jasen=- FYI, the upright bar holding the grill in place would be cut off level and welded. I just stuck in there for the pic, hoping maybe someone has a better solution.

Yup, those things work great. They even have a heavy duty one now too. -=Jasen=-

Good Point JB, that is how I always check for new posts too. I tend to forget not everyone notices that link in the right corner. And we placed that link on every forum layout page to make things easier a good while back. -=Jasen=-

That is funny, he just mentioned that to me the other day and said he may post it when he gets a chance. I been beating him up lately trying to get him to post some of his wife's recipes. -=Jasen=-

Re: Also... I agree that the old announcements and stickies should probably have their status changed (to regular posts) if they no longer apply. But people tend to get a little peeved when you start cleaning up their posts. Not to mention it is great to be able to research an old question or reference an old thread to someone new to the forum. One thing that would greatly help the navigation of the forum is proper placement of threads. The Komodo general section has more than double the threads of any other section. Threads get lost in this section faster than anywhere else. When they are spread out into the categories, it makes them easier to find later. An extra second or two selecting the proper category now makes finding it in the future much easier. -=Jasen=-

Re: Suggestion for forum layout Unfortunately, that is just the way the forum software is designed.....it is freeware... . However, new threads are always placed at the top and when in post view, newest posts are placed at the top. Post view is also the only time your allowed to sort. You could always use the search feature if you like more options. -=Jasen=-

Been playing around trying to learn how to cook Thai food lately and found these web sites. Please, if anyone has any great recipes, tips or advice on Thai cooking I would love to see them! Ok, with the exception of insect or rodent recipes. -=Jasen=- http://www.thaifoodtonight.com/thaifoodtonight/home.htm http://www.thaitable.com/thai/recipes/ http://www.templeofthai.com/recipes/ http://www.atasteofthai.com/index.php