brett Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) I bought my KK back in May 2006 I believe, so it's bang around ten years old. It's been sitting in the same spot, out in the crappy miserable Seattle weather the whole time; taking a beating year after year. Rain, snow, hail, moss, even the occasional tree-hugger... She's cooked many Thanksgiving and Christmas Turkeys and Hams, countless smokes, sears and oodles of pizza. It just dawned on me that something must be seriously wrong. My tiles are still intact, the damper spins open and closes perfectly, the lid hinge is still meticulously balanced. In fact it looks like and functions like I bought it yesterday. I'm so confused. Shouldn't it have died a horrible MK death by now and look like a sad naked mole rat? Cheers to @DennisLinkletter for making one of best purchases I've ever made! Edited May 23, 2016 by brett typo 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I hope in 10 years I can say the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Shuley said: I hope in 10 years I can say the same Not that I'm knocking my early grills.. I'm very proud of them. That being said, your new grill shipped this week has 10 years of development on top of this grill above.. Brett thank you for the kudos, I love to hear customers are pleased with their grills.. 10 years.. yours is one of the earlier OTB grills.. Yes it looks great.. That being said, I do recommend a cover for those early "real grout" KK grills to keep water out of the insulation. Please confirm your top latch is not welded to the handle plate and I'll send you a new CNC made latch with a bearing and paddle for your hand to press on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Heck I just hope I'm still around in 10 years lol. And still using my KK. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 For being 10 years old looks excellent in all the research i have ever done on kk there is not one negative to report on anything the product the service ect All the more reason to buy in confidence a wonderful story Kudos to you Dennis I hope to get a kk soon just need those extra pennies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 And we have yet another satisfied customer! Thanks for the report, @brett! Here's to another decade of happy grilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) That’s great! Here’s to many more decades. I don’t know how many other grill companies can count on stories like this one. Quick question: what’s an “MK death”? Edited May 23, 2016 by wilburpan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Great looking KK and very funny how you told the story. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjs Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Great post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I am particularly concerned about the aforementioned MK death.... Nice looking grill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 "MK" = the inferior "Mexican Kamado". My friend bought one of them around the same time I bought my KK. After about 3 yrs, his tiles had fallen off and damper had rusted shut - end up giving it away. Looked something this poor one I found online: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 12 hours ago, DennisLinkletter said: Not that I'm knocking my early grills.. I'm very proud of them. That being said, your new grill shipped this week has 10 years of development on top of this grill above.. Brett thank you for the kudos, I love to hear customers are pleased with their grills.. 10 years.. yours is one of the earlier OTB grills.. Yes it looks great.. That being said, I do recommend a cover for those early "real grout" KK grills to keep water out of the insulation. Please confirm your top latch is not welded to the handle plate and I'll send you a new CNC made latch with a bearing and paddle for your hand to press on. Does this mean my grill has shipped????????? I am so excited， I've been hardly able to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Any chance for some pics of the inside? Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 On 5/23/2016 at 11:06 PM, brett said: "MK" = the inferior "Mexican Kamado". My friend bought one of them around the same time I bought my KK. After about 3 yrs, his tiles had fallen off and damper had rusted shut - end up giving it away. Looked something this poor one I found online: We generically refer to those as POSKs. I owned one before my KK. The damper top assembly crumbled on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 @5698k - here is a shot that shows the interior condition. pork and beans cooking away last weekend 5698k 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFrogs91 Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Awesome post! Benton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Gorgeous!! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 @brett - that's some kind of beautiful cook on that KK! Congrats and kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Great cook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
