$299 Char-Griller Kamado First Looks
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Rys06TBSS
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So these new kookers have metal shelves? My Red kooker is wooden. Also does the new grill have a cast top vent instead of stainless?
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Mine, from Lowe's, has metal side shelves. I think the top vent is cast, not plastic.
Rys06TBSS
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So are they metal slats or just like the keg shelves... My wood cracked and looks bad now.
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Slats.
JMSetzler
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You think the Permatex Ultra Black being rated at 500° max is sufficient?
Chef Jim
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Seasoned Grate
I seasoned my CI grate yesterday and today. Total of three cycles. Had to be real careful cause the temps wanted to soar, but it is now a nice shinny black! Hopefully non stick too.
She is slow to cool down but will eventually stop. Not too many leaks, and is about what I expected.
I hope to do a first cook on Thurs.
I seasoned my CI grate yesterday and today. Total of three cycles. Had to be real careful cause the temps wanted to soar, but it is now a nice shinny black! Hopefully non stick too.
She is slow to cool down but will eventually stop. Not too many leaks, and is about what I expected.
I hope to do a first cook on Thurs.
Chef Jim
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Yes :clap2:
JMSetzler
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Here's the only air leak I can find and it's a pretty big one too but I don't know how it could be sealed and still allow the damper to slide.
I'm looking at a fix for this too. I believe you will need to buy some of the Big Green Egg gasket felt from a BGE dealer. You will then remove the stop screw and slide that vent out and cut a small strip of the felt and fasten it in there to close up that gap. You will want to do it on both ends and possibly around the top and bottom edges also.
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Just finished up my butt cook. Starting with a small amout of charcoal let me keep the heat at 225-230 for as long as I wanted which was about 2 hours. I opened the vents some and had it up to 240 where I let it ride for 4 1/2 more hours til the butt was 200 internal. Temp stayed pretty well but I did adjust the vents (by small amounts) a couple times. The dome therm ran 10 degrees cooler than the grate for a while but after I got it up to 240 they read about the same.
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SWEEEEEET looking butt!!!! :clap2::thumb:Just finished up my butt cook. Starting with a small amout of charcoal let me keep the heat at 225-230 for as long as I wanted which was about 2 hours. I opened the vents some and had it up to 240 where I let it ride for 4 1/2 more hours til the butt was 200 internal. Temp stayed pretty well but I did adjust the vents (by small amounts) a couple times. The dome therm ran 10 degrees cooler than the grate for a while but after I got it up to 240 they read about the same.
Here's the only air leak I can find and it's a pretty big one too but I don't know how it could be sealed and still allow the damper to slide.
I'd probably just make a new slide that sits flush out of some stock aluminum.
bbqchicken
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bbqchicken
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Hey Bo, sounds like you have special talents and stuff. Please show us your work.
Your wifey sounds like fun!that's what my wifey always says.
