Oh oh

[Tangles]

Do you have a big outdoor umbrella? Perhaps use that to shelter from rain but where I am at it’s only drizzle and seems to have stopped. I am hoping so anyway as I have to take my two boys to Aussie rules footy games shortly

[BonFire]

Actually i have an umbrella i would use on the Big Joe. Good day for footy....watched my boy play yesterday arvo with grandson, perfect day

[Tyrus]

Do it on a dry day, safe and sure. There aren't any cactus where I live so as soon as the sky returns do your thing. Nice setting for your 32...the best.

[BonFire]

Thnx Tyrus, i've decided just that, every once and a while it comes down heavy so keeping an eye on things makes it a pain...will do it on a better day.

[Tyrus]

At least you get to look at it and admire your purchase.....pretty nice, huh. 

[alimac23]

Great progress and pics bonfire!

weve just got back from a weekend camping trip up to Moore river. The rain absolutely poured this morning which made packup challenging. I was thinking of you and the Kamado burn in, hoping that the rain was just up north.

[Aussie Ora]

Congrats mate looks awesome .finally some rain but when you don't want it lol.I would definitely not vent in the rain .wait for a better day .get up early you have more surface are than my 23 and that venting lasted into the night keep going until it settles right down fixing any lifting as is appears .it's strange watching the tiles lift and bubble I was thinking at the time bugger got a lemon lol but its all good make sure you go the whole mile and keep patting it down as it cools .I had no more venting after I done mine ..Majin eraser is great for cleaning the top cap and stainless steel also perfect for getting rid of the white residue .have fun

[Stevesoncoals]

Hmmmm, I´m cooking in the rain ! But not planning on getting burn in hot, will also bring it undercover when I get to the roasting potatoes part of the program ! Hopefully will coincide with the rain moving along.

[BonFire]

Thnx for the advice Aussie, will look into the Majin eraser or do you mean Magic eraser, the tile lifting sounds like its a normal thing, nice to know a noob can get answers on a site such as this, cheers mate 

[BonFire]

6 minutes ago, Stevesoncoals said:

Hmmmm, I´m cooking in the rain ! But not planning on getting burn in hot, will also bring it undercover when I get to the roasting potatoes part of the program ! Hopefully will coincide with the rain moving along.

hopefully all going well mate.....love the avatar 

[Tangles]

Magic easer works good. 

I use a car wax once all cleaned up. 

[Stevesoncoals]

2 minutes ago, BonFire said:

hopefully all going well mate.....love the avatar 

Thanks yes I´m like a pig in .... his pen ! So happy, the rain can´t beat me and the back is even feeling good ! Must be KK.Karma !

[Stevesoncoals]

Question for the room. Being a newbie there’s only one thing From the Box I’m confused by. There’s a stainless steel T-shaped rod about 30cm long with an Allen key on the end. I haven’t figured out what it’s for. Any tips appreciated !!!

Thanks !

[Bruce Pearson]

Wow nice looking KK great color and such a nice location. If it was me I’d wait till after the rain. You can still cook on it though. 

[Stevesoncoals]

Dinner done ! Not quite long enough for the lamb but super impressed with the flavour ! Roast potatoes were a new benchmark, crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside !

i don’t think I put enough charcoal in the basket for the cook, as I had to top up, and I couldn’t get past 250C (not that I needed to - but was seeing if I could). 

I assume to get high temps it’s more of activity with a well lit (spread) basket of charcoal. I’m using the mallee charcoal - which I love the taste of. 

[Pequod]

17 minutes ago, Stevesoncoals said:

Question for the room. Being a newbie there’s only one thing From the Box I’m confused by. There’s a stainless steel T-shaped rod about 30cm long with an Allen key on the end. I haven’t figured out what it’s for. Any tips appreciated !!!

Thanks !

The tool is to remove the rear stainless steel plate covering the hinge spring. Removing that plate gives you access to a hex bolt that allows you to adjust the spring tension. I and others like to adjust the tension so that the lid stays where parked, and doesn’t fly up or drop down when released. 

Edited May 6, 2018 by Pequod

[ckreef]

9 minutes ago, Stevesoncoals said:

 

I don’t think I put enough charcoal in the basket for the cook, as I had to top up, and I couldn’t get past 250C (not that I needed to - but was seeing if I could). 

Regardless of what type of cook you're doing always start with a full basket of lump. What you don't use will be there waiting for your next cook. 

BTW - dinner looks delicious. 

 

[MacKenzie]

Yes, what ck, said, fill that lump basket right up.:) 

[tony b]

[Stevesoncoals]

11 hours ago, Pequod said:

The tool is to remove the rear stainless steel plate covering the hinge spring

 Aaaaargh ! I took that plate off to remove the lid when I moved it and a mate and I spent ages stuffing around with a normal Allen key ! The power of knowledge !!