Adam Ag 98 Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 I'm soon to order a 21" KK which will be my first komodo style grill. I've only used natural gas or propane to this point. For a normal day (not sub zero temps), what is the typical time required to heat the grill for something like cooking a steak? If I get home at 5:30 and want to eat dinner at 6:30, is that sufficient time to get up to temp and cook a steak? I know when I plan to sous vide I need to give myself about a 2 hour head start for the typical steaks we sous vide, which includes time to sear in cast iron following the soak. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJR Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 I was in the same boat you are, Adam (my name as well, good name!) just a month or so ago (only ever used propane before my KK). For steak here's what was recommended to me, and worked well just this last week in a 23 - fill the basket with charcoal, and light it in four different places (I use a MAPP torch). Open the top vent wide (4+ turns), and pull the bottom vent out from the KK a few inches. Using that method, the dome thermometer was showing 450 degrees inside of 20 minutes (so closer to 600+ down by the coals where I put the sear grate), which is comparable to the pre-heat time of my old gasser. I was impressed. I've heard you can get it up to temp even faster with a blow dryer/leaf blower blown into the bottom vent. Once I got it to temp, I left the top open about 3 turns, and closed the lower vent but opened the left side to the most open setting. Make sure you've gone through the burn-in process (talked about elsewhere in the forum) before taking it to a high temp for a cook. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Ag 98 Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 That's great to hear, thanks Adam! (typing that makes me feel like I'm going crazy ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
