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Re: Just ordered a KK, new to forum

Hello, welcome to the forum and being a KK owner! There is a slight learning curve to a kk, but if you have some experience with bbq and low slow cooks, its an easy thing to master. My first error was not putting enough charcoal in the basket for my first cook, it was not a low slow one, so i now fill the basket, never run out and have plenty of residual left for my next cook. Also give your KK heat soak time if your doing a longer cook, i let my heat up for about an hour with all the grills in it so they get hot also. After that it is just a matter of controlling air flow through it. Please feel free to ask away on here, lots of experience and help! OH and you have to post a picture too!! ha ha

Re: cast iron skillet/ other

Just put a little corn meal on your stone, then slip the pizza onto it, it will come right off, no mess

Re: Hello from OHIO

The looflighter some like, it is convenient, it does use lots of electricity. All i have seen are $79.00. You need a outlet nearby also. I looked at one, there is a place here locally that sells them. For me a charcoal chimney works just fine and its about $10.00 or so, guess i am cheap. I also have a weed burner, way overkill for lighting the charcoal but it is fun! Please feel free to ask any questions Carol, we like to help and exchange information!

Carter

Re: Hello from OHIO

Oh sorry your not a guy..... I wrote the previous without looking at your name first.. the duh is on me!!!

Re: Hello from OHIO

Hello and Congrats!!!

Your a lucky guy, welcome to the forum. Johnnyboys e-mail is [email protected]. He actually lives just a few miles from me. His covers are great, top quality. Do you know how soon you will get your KK? Let us know and take pictures or we wont believe you.....just kidding.

Carter

Re: Restaurant capacity?

I agree with Firemonkey, a KK not pratical for restaurant setting. Could be practical in a catering situation, i do some of that myself, i can only do the meat, usually turkey or pulled pork on the KK, still have to have a kitchen for the appropriate sides. I would like to find an mechanical engineer to devise some kind of a mover for a KK, just so i could show it off at some events!!

Re: New Pavilion

Beautifully done! Send the party pics!!

Re: No or little smoke

Just a thought, did you heat it up with the heat deflector and the grills installed? I heat mine up with all grills and deflector in the kk, i found if you dont, when you put all the stainless steel and deflector in they of course have to heat up and causes temperature drop. And as others have said on here, stir you charcoal just before you put the meat on for a more even burn, and more likely all the wood chunks will burn. Hope that helps some!

Carter

Re: Just ordered new KK

Welcome to the forum! You will be pleased with your purchase for sure. Please let us know how the first cook goes and some pictures are good too. Please ask away on here if you have questions, like my boss told me once, there is no such thing as dumb questions, just unresolved issues! Also please join the KK facebook page too, it will help Dennis with sales!!!

Enjoy!

Cater

Re: Happy 4th/Independence day to all... Happy 4th to you also Dennis and all on the forum. Baby backs on the menu today, started with some locally produced baby back ribs, they are the best! Did like my dad always said, "keep it simple". So just some salt and fresh cracked pepper, some ecc, and a few chunks of pecan wood. Heated up Esterdahl, with deflector and grills in in it to get them hot too. Put on the ribs and 5 hrs later good eats as they say. Thanks for the product and your continued drive to make it better! OH yes some sauce at the end!

Re: Another Happy Kamper

Welcome to the forum, love the autum nebula color!!

Re: The "Stall"

The stall is caused by the moisture leaving the meat, much like how our bodies cool themselves, persperation evaporates off the skin and cools our body, same thing happens when cooking. The foil prevents the evaporation so you dont have the stall.

Re: hello

Hello Ella,

Welcome, always nice to meet someone new on the forum! Please stay in touch and let us know whats cooking!!

Carter

Re: Howdy

Congrats, you will never regret it! Let us know about your first cooks!

Re: help me decide!

Ok i will jump in, my personal favorite is bronze autum nebula tweed!! Take a look at that one ! You will be happy with any color your pic anyway!!

Re: Heat Soaking

Yes i agree with Doc, you do have to plan a bit for a low slow cook. I light a small amount of charcoal, top open about 1 1/2 turns and the lower vent pull out about an inch with daisey wheel open. i will give it about 2 hrs to soak. I check temp about every 15 min or so and slowly close down the bottom and top keep desired temp around 235 to 250. Load meat and and away i go. Usually a small adustment if the temp moves up some, it will stay at temp for many hours.

Re: New in New Orleans

Very nice, i would like to see a bronze in person, as everyone says about a KK....pictures dont do it justice! Enjoy your first cooks, please let us know how it turns out and of course the name! My KK is "Esterdahl"

Re: New to KK forum

Welcome to the KK forum. I have had mine since last June and have enjoyed it immensely. Dont worry about the smoke stains, they can be easily removed with a Mr Clean Magic Eraser!!! Being a chef you can give us a tip or two also!!

Re: Hello From Long Beach,CA

Hello Harold,

Welcome to the forum, loads of info here, just do a search of almost anything you want to know more about, and it is probably here. You will get both pros and cons also. I find bbq and cooking in general and endless path of enjoyment, even when i screw it up. I did purchase a Komodo Kamado, and i admit i was just a bit skeptical about it. I found that is does perform as advertised, and the customer service is also the best, and its good looking too! My wife even had to admit it was more than worth it, she wants another one! Have a good one Harold!

Re: Roti Question

Interesting guys, i ordered my roti from Dennis when i bough my KK, the 50lb motor from Grill One.

Re: KK Has Landed!

Congrats, you will have many many years of great cooking and family and friends!

Re: Roti Question

Hi Doc,

As i said the thumb screws stripped before it was close to tight, i got some replacement machine screws that i tightened down with a screwdriver, i would hold the cradle up side down and the arms would just slowly begin to slip open and the breasts would fall out. OH well, just cooked them on the upper grill and all was ok. I see Dennis posted he knows about it and has a fix. Have a good day Doc!

My temporary fix would be a couple 10 or 12 inch hose clamps around the arms!!

Carter

Re: Roti Question

Thank you Dennis, so do i understand that you will send updated arms and nuts? Thanks

I just tried to use my roti for the first time Sunday. First problem was when i tried to tighten the holding bars to the roti frame, the thumb screws stripped before it was even close to being tight. Off to the hardware store, got new screws that i could tighten with a phillips screwdriver. I was cooking 2 turkey breasts about 7 lbs each. The breast on the left fell out about 3 min in, put it back in basket, then the other breast fell out. Has anyone had this problem, or was the turkey breasts too much weight?

Thanks all

Carter

Re: Best vacuum packer? (FoodSaver alternatives?)

Well i hope i dont have to throw mine, (although i have done some of that back in the day...well except for the laptop i threw in the pool) i will keep you posted!!!