the biffer Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Posted May 7, 2015 Biff, I will defer to Dennis, but I do believe you should repair areas that look like your top hat. See the line that looks like a tear in the grout? Water can get in there. Your grout likely came in a white tube. It used to come in a little bag, thus the "cut off the corner" reference. The grout and liquid in the tube may have separated a little, so squish around a little to reincorporate. Clean the white residue off the tiles and grout. I use Simple Green cleaner for stone surfaces. Wherever you see those rips in the grout, squeeze a little grout on your finger and rub it in in a circular motion. It will fill in the affected area. Don't worry about getting it on the tiles. Rub it in until you don't see the line anymore. Let dry completely and wipe the excess grout from the tiles with a wet cloth or paper towel. It comes right off. I live in Texas, so the weather that my KK is exposed to is moderate. I believe the concern with any breaches to the grout is water getting in and freezing resulting in potential damage. Great information...thanks for clearing that up as I could not understand what the "bag" reference mean't. I think before I apply any grout I will keep the white streak marks to easily spot where the venting holes are along with my pics. I will pickup some of the Simple Green at my local Home Depot. I live in South Florida but I am lucky to have placed the KK under the protection of the flat roof in the patio. Do you protect your KK with the a cover?
tony b Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 Living in Iowa, with our harsh winters, I have a cover for mine. I have one of the original Johnny Boy covers. Dennis sells them now, also made with Sunbrella, about the best stuff out there! Being in So Fla, you should protect it from sun fading. Not sure anything will protect it from the hurricanes, though?
GoFrogs91 Posted May 8, 2015 Report Posted May 8, 2015 I can't stand the thought of covering it. With all of the pictures on the site, I have yet to see a faded KK. If mine fades in the hot Texas sun, it will serve as justification for another one. 😀
the biffer Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Posted May 8, 2015 Living in Iowa, with our harsh winters, I have a cover for mine. I have one of the original Johnny Boy covers. Dennis sells them now, also made with Sunbrella, about the best stuff out there! Being in So Fla, you should protect it from sun fading. Not sure anything will protect it from the hurricanes, though? NOTHING stops a "hoocaraine". Anyhow I have the KK living under the shade of the flat roof off the patio. If we get hit I am not worrying too much about losing the KK no matter how hard the wind blows!
the biffer Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Posted May 8, 2015 I can't stand the thought of covering it. With all of the pictures on the site, I have yet to see a faded KK. If mine fades in the hot Texas sun, it will serve as justification for another one. Touche'
the biffer Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Posted May 8, 2015 I'm sure somebody out there has a full rotisserie setup? Can you please tell me a bit about it and does it perform well with the KK23? Do I order directly from Dennis? Thanks.
the biffer Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Posted May 8, 2015 Help-just put together the basket splitter. Easy enough however what is the purpose of having two half moon grills when I (think) I want one side for indirect heat? Pictures of setup?Or would it be a configuration whereas I could remove the baffle and just have a complete grill THAT close to the firebox?More stupid questions to come...sorry. Also the round stone that comes with it....is this another baffle or heat diffuser or the actual baking stone? Thx.
tony b Posted May 9, 2015 Report Posted May 9, 2015 You are on the right track. The second half-moon allows you to split the basket horizontally if you want more heating area, but don't want a full basket of charcoal. Say, you want to sear a bunch of steaks all at the same time, however, the half basket vertically wouldn't have enough surface area to cook that many steaks, but splitting it horizontally you can without having to burn through a whole basket of charcoal for such a short cook. The round stone is your pizza stone, not the heat deflector. The pizza stone also has a polished surface, whereas the heat deflector doesn't, in addition to being shaped like the lower grate.
the biffer Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Posted May 15, 2015 Regarding lump charcoals....I will probably go with a shipment of the koko soon but I wanted to ask the members their thoughts and comments on how I can get my hands on some good quality mesquite lump-for some reason this stuff is difficult to get a hold of.
tony b Posted May 15, 2015 Report Posted May 15, 2015 Is there a particular reason you want mesquite lump charcoal, versus using a good hardwood charcoal with mesquite chunks for smoke/flavor? If you don't know about the Naked Whiz's charcoal database, check it out before buying charcoal that you've never used before. http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump.htm Most of the mesquite charcoals got bad ratings - burn too quickly and produce lots of ash. But this one got an rare "Highly Rated" score.
the biffer Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks! I agree with you just using a good quality lump and adding mesquite would be the best method but for some reason I need to satisfy my curiosity by trying the mesquite lump first. Yes I m familar with the Naked Whiz reviews and it certainly does highly rate it. Next problem I have is WHERE does one buy it?
DennisLinkletter Posted May 16, 2015 Report Posted May 16, 2015 Grills should be vented max 625-650ºf The temps have gone up as we added more aerogel now starts about 525-550º The vapor at 750º is much too explosive.. much too much pressure. Will always dislodge or cause a bubble.. New heat deflector is grill shaped.. If it's polished it's a baking stone HeatDeflector New 23 Baking Stone
tony b Posted May 16, 2015 Report Posted May 16, 2015 Thanks! I agree with you just using a good quality lump and adding mesquite would be the best method but for some reason I need to satisfy my curiosity by trying the mesquite lump first. Yes I m familar with the Naked Whiz reviews and it certainly does highly rate it. Next problem I have is WHERE does one buy it? Looks like they might be out of business. Nothing on the web in a few years - website is down, no Facebook. Amazon lists it, but "currently unavailable." Did find one interesting thing - looks like they got into a trademark infringement legal tussle with Royal Oak back in 2011. Time for Plan B.
MacKenzie Posted May 16, 2015 Report Posted May 16, 2015 I'll ask this here, "How easy it to roll the KK 23 on a deck? Just want to know if it's reasonably easy to do. I'm getting the 21 but it weighs the same as the 23 and the base unit is the same as the 23. In the winter especially I will want to put it out a few feet to use it. Do you think I'll be able to do that?
5698k Posted May 16, 2015 Report Posted May 16, 2015 What's your deck surface? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
5698k Posted May 16, 2015 Report Posted May 16, 2015 If they're butted against each other, it shouldn't be a problem. My 5', 120lb wife moved mine, but you'll have to have some momentum to cross the joints. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
MacKenzie Posted May 16, 2015 Report Posted May 16, 2015 Thanks, 5698K, there is a gap but I will be pulling with boards mostly I just may not be able to turn it.
tony b Posted May 16, 2015 Report Posted May 16, 2015 I move mine a couple of feet every now and then on my deck (ironwood) without any problems.
