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09-21-2012, 07:58 AM | #16 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 05-22-10
Location: Smoky Mountains, NC
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You'll love it! I got one a while back, and the rest of my grills have been feeling neglected. It's the most versatile cooker I've ever used-does great from steaks and pizza to low-n-slow que. The long slow cooks are where it really shines for me, and it uses very little fuel. I cooked a butt for about ten hours on mine last weekend with only a couple pounds of lump, and a good bit of it is still left unburned. Once I got it dialed in, I only had to make minor adjustments to the vents maybe twice to keep it rolling at 250* all day.
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09-21-2012, 08:56 AM | #17 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-09-08
Location: Torrance, CA
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I've got three of these ceramic dudes.. Love all of them..
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09-21-2012, 09:22 AM | #18 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 07-08-09
Location: Deer Park, Wa
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09-21-2012, 10:06 AM | #19 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 05-22-10
Location: Smoky Mountains, NC
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That'll work. A cheap $4 Wal-mart pizza pan works great as a diffuser, too.
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...Half a yard full of crap to cook on like everybody else... Slow-to-average-speed [COLOR=dimgray]GRAY[/COLOR] Wal-Mart thermometer Just a hungry hillbilly lookin for a dead critter to cook Four [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/group.php?groupid=39"]Zeros[/URL] in one [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=86"][COLOR=red]throwdown[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=red],[/COLOR] baby! :bow: |
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09-21-2012, 10:29 AM | #20 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 01-03-11
Location: Cbus, Ohio
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The expanded metal mod is a must-have IMO...
next mod for me is both gaskets & trying to seal that ash pan
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09-21-2012, 10:34 AM | #21 |
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Join Date: 08-28-12
Location: San Jose, CA
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09-21-2012, 11:20 AM | #22 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 01-03-11
Location: Cbus, Ohio
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just kidding, it keeps all of the smaller pieces of lump from falling into the ash pan. That ash pan gets purty durn hot as is! :)
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09-21-2012, 12:21 PM | #23 | |
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Join Date: 08-28-12
Location: San Jose, CA
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I'm in the middle of building my UDS but find myself stopping at Lowe's more and more frequently just to peek at the Akorn. Tell me there's a cure for OCC (Obsessive Cooker Collection)... |
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09-21-2012, 12:37 PM | #24 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 01-03-11
Location: Cbus, Ohio
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It only gets worse (better)!!
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09-21-2012, 02:06 PM | #25 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-25-12
Location: Charlotte, NC
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You are going to love the Akorn. I've never been into grilling for real until I got this thing. I noticed a big difference after the main gasket mod. Holds temps like a trooper now.
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09-21-2012, 02:07 PM | #26 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-25-12
Location: Charlotte, NC
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I really like the Smoking Stone that Akorn sells. You can only by it over the phone from them but it seems to work very well to distribute heat evenly.
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09-21-2012, 02:08 PM | #27 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-25-12
Location: Charlotte, NC
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I hope JMSetzler is getting a commission. I purchased mine based on his videos and I don't know how many others did the same.
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09-21-2012, 02:14 PM | #28 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 01-03-11
Location: Cbus, Ohio
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Yeah I got the 13" stone from Lowes and wish it were bigger... If any edges stick over the diffuser they usually end up toasty.
I Need to visit the gasket mod section to see if any recommendations have changed over the last few months before pulling the trigger. :)
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09-21-2012, 02:52 PM | #29 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 05-22-10
Location: Smoky Mountains, NC
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I don't really see why everybody assumes that you need to replace the gaskets and such? Mine holds temp like an oven right out of the box.
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09-21-2012, 03:02 PM | #30 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 01-03-11
Location: Cbus, Ohio
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No assumptions here...
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