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250 won't do it. Get it to about 400 and park it for an hour or so, then increase temps about 50° per hour until you get the smell, then stop increasing. <br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

The KK is without a doubt the absolute finest kamado you can buy. They are more exspnsive, but I feel they are a better bargain, when you factor in quality. To a person, everyone who has bought one, and has commented on the forum, says pictures don't do them justice, I'm one of them. Even after owning a 23", when I got my 19" tt, I was still amazed at my new grill. Call Dennis, he loves talking about his babies, I warn you though, if you do, you'll be picking a color before you hang up.

Patience is key, the whole point is to allow the outside enough time to get hot enough to vent. The KK is so well insulated, this simply takes time. 400° for the first couple of hours, then 50° increases every hour or so, but not quicker. Start early with a full basket of coal, possibly more, and a full ice chest, and enjoy getting to know your grill. Once you get the smell, and/or see some liquid escaping, stop increasing temp, and let it ride, the longer the better. Cook away, there's nothing going on inside that's detrimental to cooking. Let us know how it goes!!

I suggest doing a boiling water test on your thermometers just to verify any temp variations. It's amazing how much variation I get when doing lo/slos, and it's not consistent! Since we're on the KK forum, I can say, you now understand that a KK is simply a much better grill, its efficiency, construction, everything is just superior. Particularly the bronze ones.

Bosceaux, I AM the DARKSIDE!!!!

Oh no!!! I'm in Nola, you're in Canada, no arm twisting here!!!

You're fine at 400°, that's actually a good starting point for a burn in. For venting to occur, you need to be there for a couple of hours, and then usually hotter. For the time it would take to cook a piece of fish, I really doubt you'd get any venting. <br /> <br /> Beautiful grill BTW, I love the speckled black!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

I have a 19" TT, and a 23" ultimate. While all the grills are beautiful, I'm still drawn to the 23". It's the original design, and to me, the most proportionally correct. It's not too much grill for two people, and is capable of cooking a lot of food! Unless you're considering a 32", which among other things, is great for grilling because of the increased real estate, I say go with the 23".

Possibly make it an option?

I just looked on the teltru site, and if I'm seeing this correctly, it only goes to 500°. This could be a problem. Robert

Nope<br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

I just want one with both f/c scales! Robert

Seems like onegrill had one that could adapt to a kk. <br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

I have a 23" ultimate, and a 19" tabletop, both bronze if anyone is in my part of the world!

Ya know, I'm not sure! I just took the wing bolts to a hardware store and got thread size comparable! The Allen in 2.5mm<br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

Not really, I usually give it a spray with pam, but it's pretty easy anyway. <br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

Wow Rick, beautiful set up!! More pics please!<br /> <br /> <br /> Rob

The rub is pretty good, great flavor, I just like more punch. Not necessarily heat, just some wow factor. I think most people would really love this stuff, I'm definitely ordering it again. <br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

It really is a better bird, for the life of me I can't direct grill chicken as well as I can spin one. <br /> <br /> <br /> Rob

I just recently received a rotisserie for my 19" tt, and thanks to Charles' advice, I changed the wing bolts to Allen set screws. The set screws require a wrench, which obviously isn't as convenient, but there are clearance issues with any type of deflector. Anyway, I just did a 5lb chicken, dry rubbed with the slabs birds and bones,(thanks Bosceaux), and turned out the best bird I've done in a long time. If you don't have a rotisserie, I recommend it!

23"ultimate, 19" Table Top both in Metallic Bronze.

The 505 is the stuff, it cut grime that I couldn't get with elbow grease. <br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

I'm bettin, Bosceaux's holding out for a 42"!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Robert

I love my cyberq. It's not necessary at all, but it's great peace of mind. I suppose the best reason is pure laziness. Let's say I'm doing an overnighter, wanting it done about 1 ish. Well, we all know about timing. Scenario one, you wake up at 7 am, check the cook, and it's running slow, so, you just up the temp of your grill without getting out of bed. Scenario two, your cook happens much faster than expected, but since you set a temperature alarm on the cyberq, it lets you know, and you don't overcook. Lastly, there's the pure tech aspect of it, which might be my favorite part. Regardless, I wouldn't do without it. <br /> <br /> <br /> Robert