Sanny Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Yah, I know.... We've sometimes heard on the forum how the judicious use of a hair dryer can help get the lump fired up. Blow into the lower damper to create airflow, etc. Uh huh. It works great! However... Note to self... don't do that when you have a cooker full! GRIT!! Bleh. Blew cinders all over the food inside. Yes, of COURSE that's the obvious result. But don't do it anyway. Ask me how I know.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hair dryer Sanny" We've sometimes heard on the forum how the judicious use of a hair dryer can help get the lump fired up. Blow into the lower damper to create airflow, etc. Uh huh. It works great! However... So the moral to the story is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hair dryer So the moral to the story is..... Um.... make sure the fire is going properly before putting the food on the cooker? Dunno.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hair dryer So the moral to the story is..... Um.... make sure the fire is going properly before putting the food on the cooker? Dunno.... Sanny doesn't really have morals...well you know, I mean her stories don't have them, or even need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hair dryer That's a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Hair dryer Sanny doesn't really have morals...well you know' date=' I mean her stories don't have them, or even need them. [/quote'] And sometimes her stories don't have a point. Or even need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzmisl Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 OK I just had a mental image of that had literally laughed out loud. That was funny. Too bad for the food though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 OK I just had a mental image of that had literally laughed out loud. That was funny. Too bad for the food though. Heck of a blazing fire! So, on the one hand, the experiment worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Arbitrary flow control, 3 position switch and feathering the on button. Da bomb for starting fires. Tool only shown; takes M18 system battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Now we're talking and I happen to have two M18 batteries, now I just need to locate the blower.:) Thanks, Syzygies.:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 After cleaning ashes with a brush, I wore a dust mask and played with my new blower, to get the inside of my KK spotless. Then, setting up an extruded coconut ring around a piece of coffee charcoal, under an apple-filled smoke pot (for salmon on a bed of basil), I noticed that the fit is pretty good to blow air into the guru port. Got my fire to speed in a nice hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Syzygies said: After cleaning ashes with a brush, I wore a dust mask and played with my new blower, to get the inside of my KK spotless. Then, setting up an extruded coconut ring around a piece of coffee charcoal, under an apple-filled smoke pot (for salmon on a bed of basil), I noticed that the fit is pretty good to blow air into the guru port. Got my fire to speed in a nice hurry. "get the inside of my KK spotless", that idea left the building a long time ago - LOL Edited June 18, 2017 by ckreef 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, ckreef said: "get the inside of my KK spotless", that idea left the building a long time ago - LOL At the time I recognized this as a pointless exercise; I was playing. This was a fortuitous pointless exercise, because when I then used the Guru port to introduce a large volume of air, I got away with it. Edited June 18, 2017 by Syzygies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I use the hairdryer from the top down into the charcoal.. it does not really create an ash cloud.. if a little comes up, just blow it away.. BEST GRILL TOOL in my arsenal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 6 hours ago, DennisLinkletter said: I use the hairdryer from the top down into the charcoal. Yes, that is generally how I plan to use my Milwaukee blower. I like that it's cordless, and infinitely variable. Before this I was creating towering infernos in 30 seconds with a small shop vac, but that was overkill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 I took Dennis advice and bought a heat gun from Harbor freight, it works like a charm. I have a weed burner hooked up to a propane tank but I don't use it because it scares me every time I lighted up LOL. I also have loooft lighter would like The heat gun better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 I couldn't resist Syzygies's suggestion of the Milwaukee Compact Blower. He says it is the bomb and I second that. I love the amount of control you have over the air flow, there are 3 speeds and the trigger is a variable control for each of these. This amount of control means that when the sparks start to flow you have fast easy control that will keep the sparks manageable. I suppose this is more important in the 16.5 inch KK which is where I was using the blower. Another benefit is that one can blow the ODK counter clean as well as the floor. There is an extension of about 10 inch with a soft tip and I have that on in the pix but you could take that off it you thought it was too long for the job. It really does just take a few seconds to get a nice fire going. Today I am doing a low temp cook so I don't want a huge fire. Thank you Syzygies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Ya'll too funny. Like using a sledgehammer to drive a thumbtack. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 No no , Tony, I can have a gentle air flow with this thing, total control at the finger tips.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 I'm a guy that enjoys the Zen of BBQ. I'll light Beauty! or TheBeast, set my vents, and go in and prep the cook and prep the cook with a good whiskey. When I'm done prepping the cook and the cook, I go out and things are ready from the KK point of view. I'm not looking to rush through the best part of the day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
