My Klose baby has finally arrived

djmarko · 09-10-2006, 05:49 PM

For those of you who have been asking the day finally arrived and for those of you that didn't know, after 17 + weeks my Klose pit is finally here. It arrived Friday and I'm curing it today. Didn't have time yesterday due to previous commitments. It's a 20" X 48" with a 1/2" (Phil thanks for the advice on that) firebox, & pullout shelves & a charcoal basket. Any advice from anybody with a similar pit would be greatly appreciated.

chris1237 · 09-10-2006, 06:00 PM

That is one sweet pit!!
The main goal with that type of pit is to keep a clean hot fire. Youll want to keep that smoke stack open all the time when burning logs. Dont know about charcoal. make sure your wood is seasoned ect. Try and have a thin blue smoke or none at all. Also you might want to get a cheap oven thermomter and check the grate temp to see the grate temp vs the thermomter temp. On some pits like that that the temps could be off due to where the thermomter is place (my gator is that way). With every cook youll get better. Every one will become easyer because youll get to know the pit better. Youll get to learn hot spots, how often it need a log ect.

I hope you have many happy years to come with that pit
Chris

nmayeux · 09-10-2006, 06:30 PM

That sure is a pretty pit, and I love the charcoal basket!

big brother smoke · 09-10-2006, 06:39 PM

Very nice! Nice to have Christmas in September, huh?

Westexbbq · 09-10-2006, 07:02 PM

Beautiful, farkin' beautiful, Congratulations!

The_Kapn · 09-10-2006, 07:14 PM

Gorgeous Cooker,
I am jealous

TIM

jpw23 · 09-10-2006, 07:14 PM

Nice rig.......betcha can't wait to try her out!

MilitantSquatter · 09-10-2006, 07:22 PM

Congrats Rich !!! I know I kept asking ya about it all summer at the contests and the Bash.... Glad it finally arrived...

Just let us know when you want us LIFO's over to eat some BBQ

.

bbqjoe · 09-10-2006, 07:34 PM

Nice. Very nice!

Smoke-N-Jazz · 09-10-2006, 07:34 PM

that's niiiiiiiice.

Jersey BBQ · 09-10-2006, 07:34 PM

Sweet Pit ! Best of luck with it ..!

Sawdustguy · 09-10-2006, 07:36 PM

Congratulations Richy. That's one nice pit! Use it in good health!

we'll smoke u · 09-10-2006, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westexbbq

Beautiful, farkin' beautiful, Congratulations!

I farken agree with Westexbbq.

Kirk · 09-10-2006, 07:50 PM

Schaaawing! Total pit envy here. Nice! If I was you, I'd have had to change my sig line even before seasoning the pit. Then every day after work, for one week, I would have to just stand and stare at it for an hour or so. Then maybe I would have thought about gettin' her dirty.

thunderbelly · 09-10-2006, 08:27 PM

NICE,, very nice, looks like it was worth the wait.

09-10-2006, 06:00 PM	#2
chris1237 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 02-20-06 Location: PA	That is one sweet pit!! The main goal with that type of pit is to keep a clean hot fire. Youll want to keep that smoke stack open all the time when burning logs. Dont know about charcoal. make sure your wood is seasoned ect. Try and have a thin blue smoke or none at all. Also you might want to get a cheap oven thermomter and check the grate temp to see the grate temp vs the thermomter temp. On some pits like that that the temps could be off due to where the thermomter is place (my gator is that way). With every cook youll get better. Every one will become easyer because youll get to know the pit better. Youll get to learn hot spots, how often it need a log ect. I hope you have many happy years to come with that pit Chris __________________ "Got to keep the loonies on the path"--Brain Damage, Pink Floyd Chris

09-10-2006, 06:30 PM	#3
nmayeux Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-03-05 Location: Marietta, GA	That sure is a pretty pit, and I love the charcoal basket! __________________ Noah \#/ Nauti-Que BBQ Team Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ & CTC Lang 60 Marie Laveau Deep South Single Chamber Glenda WSM 22.5 Asmarelda 22.5 OTG Samantha Weber Genesis Mocha

09-10-2006, 06:39 PM	#4
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA	Very nice! Nice to have Christmas in September, huh? __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS Powered by the West Coast Offense: Big Poppa Smokers and Simply Marvelous BBQ - "Walk with Us" My weapons: Humphrey's Smokers

09-10-2006, 07:02 PM	#5
Westexbbq somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-02-05 Location: Rockin' Lake Ronfarkoma, Hinterlands of BBQ .	Beautiful, farkin' beautiful, Congratulations! __________________ Illuminated, circa 1967. KCBS CBJ-Texas Transplant. Texas Smokemaster offset, Well-cured NB Silver Smoker, Santa Fe grill (retired). glory bee gasser. Texas International Pop Festival, Labor Day 1969. IMBAS Certified. Just roll me up and smoke me when I die. Always remember, no matter where ya go, there you are. I wanna tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat. Someday, I hope to visit Penelope. Hondo Crouch, Famous Late Mayor of Lunkenbach, Texas who advocated a 'dillo diet: "You can eat nothing but armadillos for a month, but you will have to run down and catch all the armadillos you eat and it can really take the weight off!"

09-10-2006, 07:14 PM	#6
The_Kapn Moderator Emeritus Join Date: 04-08-04 Location: Marianna, FL Name/Nickname : Tim	Gorgeous Cooker, I am jealous TIM __________________ "Flirtin' with Disaster" BBQ Team (RETIRED) New Ninja Woodfired Grill for Christmas 2023

09-10-2006, 07:14 PM	#7
jpw23 Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-02-05 Location: Ky	Nice rig.......betcha can't wait to try her out! __________________ __________________ --------------------------------------------------- Chargriller Pro with mods El Cheapo Brinkman Some name I can't remember Gasser Oil Less Turkey fryer

09-10-2006, 07:22 PM	#8
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: Mooresville, NC	Congrats Rich !!! I know I kept asking ya about it all summer at the contests and the Bash.... Glad it finally arrived... Just let us know when you want us LIFO's over to eat some BBQ . __________________ XL BGE (#2) & Performer Platinum Former owner: Jambo Backyard, Klose BYC, Lonestar Vertical offset w/ Insulated Firebox, Medium Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL BGE (#1) & (2) Medium BGE's, 22" WSM & (2) 18" WSM's, 18" & 22" Weber Kettles

09-10-2006, 07:34 PM	#9
bbqjoe Banned Join Date: 01-16-06 Location: Wikieup Arizona	Nice. Very nice!

09-10-2006, 07:34 PM	#10
Smoke-N-Jazz Found some matches. Join Date: 07-21-06	that's niiiiiiiice. __________________ [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkorange]Smoke-N-Jazz[/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=1][COLOR=#ff8c00] [I]"Where Beef,Chicken,Pork And Jazz form a great Quartet"[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [CENTER][COLOR=#ff8c00][/COLOR] [/CENTER]

09-10-2006, 07:34 PM	#11
Jersey BBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-14-05 Location: Seaville, NJ	Sweet Pit ! Best of luck with it ..!

09-10-2006, 07:36 PM	#12
Sawdustguy Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-14-05 Location: Vernon, Connecticut	Congratulations Richy. That's one nice pit! Use it in good health! __________________ Guy (Pitmaster) BBQ Team: Lawn Guyland Smokers Stupidity for Dummies …because sometimes, you just can’t dumb it down enough…

09-10-2006, 07:50 PM	#14
Kirk Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-06-05 Location: Langhorne PA	Schaaawing! Total pit envy here. Nice! If I was you, I'd have had to change my sig line even before seasoning the pit. Then every day after work, for one week, I would have to just stand and stare at it for an hour or so. Then maybe I would have thought about gettin' her dirty. __________________ Backyard All-Stars BBQ Team "Less 1985 and more 1776"

09-10-2006, 08:27 PM	#15
thunderbelly On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-13-06 Location: Brantford, Ontario	NICE,, very nice, looks like it was worth the wait. __________________ "That's not my tan, it's bark" Oaklahoma Joe trailer rig WSM Traeger 70 ECB starter model