Stevesoncoals Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 11 hours ago, ckreef said: always start with a full basket of lump Ok gotcha - thanks all ! Top tips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonFire Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Up before sunrise, full basket, beaut day unfolding and been holding steady at 550F for 3hrs so far like a champ. Solvent venting underway,....it does have that acrylic paint smell With Magic Eraser at the ready. Sorry folks just doing the burn-in today, got work commitments this afternoon Edited May 7, 2018 by BonFire 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimac23 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Looking superb! How have you found temperature control, did you bring it up slowly or just aim for 550f to start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonFire Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Sat around 400 for the 1st hour then brought it up to the recommended 550F, went and checked after the last post and found 2 tiles lifted, one went back no worries the other keeps coming out, i'd say its still venting. Also finding a few white spots which i presume is the solvent seeping out, using Aussie's tip and cleaning them off with the Magic Eraser. Owners manual says 4-6 hrs at 550F Then raise it 50o for a half hour until you are up to 650o for 2 hours. Anybody advise, do i need to re-grout around where the tiles lifted and if so can i do it after its cooled down.....thnx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonFire Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Forgot to mention the temp control is amazing, compared to the Big Joe it is so intuitive and responsive it reminds me of my younger days when i once owned a 1970 428 Cobra Jet Mustang and my 2nd car was an 65 XP Falcon.....would jump out of the XP and into the 428 and say to myself, yep....this is where i want to be, OMG do i miss that car and the 70's Edited May 7, 2018 by BonFire 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 1:58 PM, BonFire said: 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 Auto correct mate majic eraser lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 22 hours ago, Stevesoncoals said: 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. Looks delish mate nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 6 hours ago, BonFire said: Sat around 400 for the 1st hour then brought it up to the recommended 550F, went and checked after the last post and found 2 tiles lifted, one went back no worries the other keeps coming out, i'd say its still venting. Also finding a few white spots which i presume is the solvent seeping out, using Aussie's tip and cleaning them off with the Magic Eraser. Owners manual says 4-6 hrs at 550F Then raise it 50o for a half hour until you are up to 650o for 2 hours. Anybody advise, do i need to re-grout around where the tiles lifted and if so can i do it after its cooled down.....thnx Just pick a a hole where it's venting no need to regroute it will settle and mold it's self together as it cools 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonFire Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Trying to do a test run with roti spit, but won't fit. All good found my answer Edited May 14, 2018 by BonFire found my answer thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangles Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 5 hours ago, BonFire said: Trying to do a test run with roti spit, but won't fit. All good found my answer Ahh... I should have told you about that when I was around. I must admit I had to read the forums a few times to get my cradle roti working. So what did you end up cooking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonFire Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Tangles said: Ahh... I should have told you about that when I was around. I must admit I had to read the forums a few times to get my cradle roti working. So what did you end up cooking? Still working, but got a couple of weeks off starting this weekend. Now that’s the dilemma, what to cook....can’t wait. Pics will be posted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangles Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 15 minutes ago, BonFire said: Still working, but got a couple of weeks off starting this weekend. Now that’s the dilemma, what to cook....can’t wait. Pics will be posted I Vote suckling pig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonFire Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, Tangles said: I Vote suckling pig My grandson wants chicken wings wifey=picanha I like pizza, my daughter would never forgive me if she saw one of the 3 little pigs in there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 With 2 weeks off, you should be able to make everyone happy - several times! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
