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Just got a 19” lil’ isla...have had a lot of fun cooking on it!

looking forward to meeting you all and hearing more about the KK universe. 
 

I will post some photos soon.  Cooked my first brisket ever. Also had success with baking beer bread.

It takes a while, maybe 2-3 hours +, to get to higher temperatures. Not sure if this is normal or if I’m doing something wrong. 
 

Cheers!

- Kyle

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Welcome K2.
Can get high temp within an hour.
1. Fill your basket with charcoal.
2. Light 2 places.
3. Open bottom vents to about 1/4.
Open top vent 2 full rotations.
5. Blow lit area 5- 10 mins after lighting.
This will bring you up to temp within 1 hour.


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4 hours ago, k2krunk said:

Just got a 19” lil’ isla...have had a lot of fun cooking on it!
looking forward to meeting you all and hearing more about the KK universe. 
I will post some photos soon.  Cooked my first brisket ever. Also had success with baking beer bread.
It takes a while, maybe 2-3 hours +, to get to higher temperatures. Not sure if this is normal or if I’m doing something wrong. 
Cheers!
- Kyle

Congrats on your new grill..

Temperature is airflow.. My guess is that you poured the charcoal directly out of the bag.  And even worse possibly poured the bottom of the bag into the charcoal basket.  These smalls nestle between the larger pieces and cut off airflow. For higher temps always pour the lump into a container shake a few time to let the small crap fall to the bottom. The larger pieces should be used in the middle and the smalls can be used around the very outside against the refractory cement fire box. Please remember this mantra... Temperature is airflow..

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P.S. just figured out my temperature problem!

the Tel-Tru thermometer that came with KK was only 3” or 4” stem. It was too short to be fastened and for accurate temperature reading, per the instructions. I just got 5” Tel-Tru thermometer in the mail and installed. It is instantly reading much higher temperatures. Problem solved!

I just hope that I didn’t accidentally damage the KK during burn in 🤭🤯

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