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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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04-17-2012, 12:20 AM | #436 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 04-13-12
Location: CHICAGO
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What size pizza pan do you use for the heat deflector?
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04-17-2012, 11:04 AM | #437 |
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Join Date: 04-25-11
Location: Valdese, NC
Name/Nickname : John
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I'm using a 16" pizza pan from walmart... $4.
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04-17-2012, 12:42 PM | #438 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 12-17-10
Location: Cape Cod, MA
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I am using a 16 inch clay saucer. So far so good. Just line it with tinfoil for easy cleanup.
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04-17-2012, 04:06 PM | #439 |
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Join Date: 03-13-12
Location: Jackson Ms.
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Got this for my birthday!
My wife informed mr that all the 5 lowes were sold out & she got this at Kroger. Same price only cosmetic differences. |
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04-17-2012, 04:23 PM | #440 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 01-03-11
Location: Smithfield, North Carolina
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Congratulations I like the wood shelves but mine has the metal ones.
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04-17-2012, 04:45 PM | #441 |
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Join Date: 04-29-09
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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Congrats, but things look a little off. Body should be rotated 1/3 to the left, top vent turned 180.
Sorry, my OCD showing through. Nice cooker!
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04-17-2012, 04:51 PM | #442 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 04-11-12
Location: Mililani, Hawaii
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While obviously a good value, my concern is that the inner "firebox" does not look sturdy enough to survive a few years of 700 degree temp cooking. I think corrosion and possibly rust may creep in from use. Just my two cents.
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04-17-2012, 06:46 PM | #443 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 03-22-12
Location: Michigan City,Indiana
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04-17-2012, 07:29 PM | #444 |
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Join Date: 03-13-12
Location: Jackson Ms.
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Yep, it came assembled from Kroger.
I think I would have liked the lowes model a little better, but this was the only one my wife could find. It will be pretty easy to fix, but I'll wait to the weekend. |
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04-17-2012, 08:09 PM | #445 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 07-11-04
Location: Wichita, Kansas
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A few years at 700 degrees. Who the heck cooks at 700 degrees on a regular basis. Man if you don't like the grill just say so, don't go making up scenarios that don't exist...... And btw I love my Akorn and my UDS and I am not worried about prolonged cooking at 700 degrees.
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04-17-2012, 10:36 PM | #446 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 04-13-11
Location: Bangor Maine
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Mine arived from lowes, assembled (not requested but free) yesterday. I cleaned and seasoned the grate and fired it up. I left the vents fully open and got distracted by the family for about 30 minutes. Returned to the grill and the thermometer was maxed out at past 700. I closed the vents on the inferno and the coals died out quickly! Temps just kept falling throughout the evening and that was it. Cooked a beer can chicken today at 350-400 for 1.25 hours and it came out great. Closed the vents after the cook and the coals went out quickly. I am new to this but am very impressed.
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04-18-2012, 06:52 AM | #447 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 03-13-12
Location: Jackson Ms.
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Pulled my dome thermometer & checked against instant read thermometer in boiling water, it's right on up to 210F should be accurate enough for smoking.
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04-18-2012, 06:52 AM | #448 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 06-22-10
Location: Obetz, OH
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Reading these reviews have me tempted, I know I saw one of these in a Lowes just a few weeks ago. I currently own a Bubba Keg that I got cheap during the Home Depot fire sale a few years ago. After using it for a few years I would not even bat an eye at paying a whole lot more for it now, it is my favorite thing in the world to cook on.
I know I really don't need it, I am still tempted to get one anyways, I just don't know where I am going to put it. To those on the fence, these kamado style cookers will amaze you. I was unsure at first as well now I basically give a cooking course anywhere I go with it preaching the greatness of it. By the way on the pizza, not sure if you can do this on this or not, but on the Keg, I kick the heat up to 650-750 area with no diffuser. I put the cast iron grate down to the lower level (not sure if this one has 2 levels) and I put a pizza stone on that metal rack you use as a second layer. The metal racks holds it up just fine ad it makes it easy to slide the pizza out on the stone, a typical pizza is done in 2-4 minutes for me I watch it through the vents on the top. I make my own dough and stretch it thin. I got a new Pizza peel for Xmas that has made the whole process even better. The pizzas on these things our second to none, the crust is just hard to describe. |
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04-18-2012, 08:18 AM | #449 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 04-10-12
Location: Norwalk, CT
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I've been debating buying a BGE, but I couldn't find a way to justify the expense to my wife. I think I just found my compromise...
Lowe's here I come! |
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04-18-2012, 10:36 AM | #450 |
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Join Date: 03-21-12
Location: Arkansas
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Now I just had to go and read this thread.........(what was I thinking).
I have a used up Arkla gas grill (16 yrs old) and a cheap Stok charcoal grill tower, and a UDS that I just built. Need to pitch the gas grill. Maybe I should sell the STok charcoal tower and get one of these......hmmm. I was about to spend $800+ on a CS electric smoker......and I saved all that money by building an UDS.......so that's worth something right? <smile> Biggest reason I would like one of these is to sear steaks. I've never been able to get the Stok hot enough to sear a steak so the outside is done and the inside still medium-rare. Since I'm a Razorback fan (though an embarrased one at the moment with the Petrino/Harley incident), I really like the red version from Menards. Too bad they don't have a Menards around NW AR........ |
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