gcb Posted 18 hours ago Report Posted 18 hours ago First few cooks on my new 32" KK. So far so good!! Just trying to learn how to adjust the intake and damper so temps don't get out of control!! A challange in itself. All the advice that I have been getting here in the Forum has been a great help and much appreciated. Also my countless calls to Dennis have been most helpful. I must say that Dennis is an incredible owner and businessman as well as a man of great integrity, hard working and honest as the day is long!!!!. He truly goes above and beyond. Looking forward to more cooks as soon as the snow and cold lets up. It's Been 2 weeks now with below 0 wind chills and 14'' of snow . Nothing melting and crazy wind. Hope to post more pictures soon. Looking forward to taking this journey with you all. IMG_3579.mov 3
C6Bill Posted 16 hours ago Report Posted 16 hours ago Congrats !!!!! And you got tiles, wise choice, everyone knows they cook way better than pebbles 😂 2
5698k Posted 7 hours ago Report Posted 7 hours ago Beautiful grill, congratulations! For cooks under 350ish, ya really dont need to fiddle with the lower vent, just pick a hole and leave it. The top vent will control from there. For 225ish for instance, maybe 1/4 turn off closed. Small adjustments and patience is what works. You’ll soon learn what works for a given temp range. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1
MacKenzie Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago C6Bill is just trying to make you feel better because he has tiles too, deep down he knows he should have gotten the pebbles.😁 2
tony b Posted 3 hours ago Report Posted 3 hours ago Welcome to the Obsession! Looks like you're off to a good start. Keep posting! I hear yah about the weather. Last night was my 1st cook of 2026. January was just brutal cold here. Finally getting above freezing.
NapDogg Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago Ahh... we all remember delivery day. So happy for you. RE: Adjusting the intake and vent. Nothing to stress over, but the other component of air flow not to overlook is the fire basket. The lump in the photo above looks good. But as you get to the bottom of the bag the smaller pieces will pack tighter and restrict air flow just like the intake does. So if your settings seem to vary more than you expect, it could be that. For a low and slow cook with coco-char (which always leaves a lot of space for airflow), I have my intake open not much more than a quarter slot. With lump it seems to vary between 1 to 2 0'clock for me.
gcb Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Posted 2 hours ago Thanks 5698k for the advice on the setting the temperatures. Will definitely will try that setting for under 350. And also thank you to C6BILL, Mackenzie and Tony b for the well wishes .As far as which cooks better Squares or Pebbles I may have to tell my wife the forum has spoken and said I need to by a Pebble KK for a very important scientific experiment the forum is depending on me!!!!! I'll keep you posted!!
gcb Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Posted 1 hour ago Thanks NapDog!! I think I may try to seperate the lump by size depending on my cook. As low and slow needs larger lump and fast and hot could use smaller lump. But I guess we are all on the same road to mastering temps and fire management.
gcb Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Posted 1 hour ago As far as the coco char goes its run it's course as Dennis is no longer making it. As it's too expensive for him to make and ship!!
DennisLinkletter Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 9 minutes ago, gcb said: As far as the coco char goes its run it's course as Dennis is no longer making it. As it's too expensive for him to make and ship!! I still make it for my Indonesian customers.. I just can't sell it in the US with the current 19% tariff..
NapDogg Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago I can get ZENFIYAH coco-char locally, but it's not cheap. I got burned by some under carbonized char one time and I had to cut the bark off a prime rib. I tasted like Diesel. So I just pay the $90/40 lbs. insurance and try not to think about it.
5698k Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago Thanks 5698k for the advice on the setting the temperatures. Will definitely will try that setting for under 350. And also thank you to C6BILL, Mackenzie and Tony b for the well wishes .As far as which cooks better Squares or Pebbles I may have to tell my wife the forum has spoken and said I need to by a Pebble KK for a very important scientific experiment the forum is depending on me!!!!! I'll keep you posted!!Put me down for team tile..Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
