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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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03-19-2012, 01:22 PM | #361 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-18-11
Location: Cape May County,NJ
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03-19-2012, 01:30 PM | #362 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-18-11
Location: Cape May County,NJ
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I was looking at BGEs when I came across this one online in mid-December. I have never used a BGE but have had food that was cooked on them before. Just from a practical perspective, I can't see how there could be much, if any difference as far as the taste of the food. I see zero difference in terms of function. I think these are going to be a huge success for Char-Griller and for Lowes. Mines been sitting on my deck since December and I only bought the cover for it about two weeks ago. I don't see any signs of rust or wear. Worst case is the interior shell lasts about as long as a Weber kettle lid. From my observations thus far with a decent cover, proper seasoning of the grate, this thing will serve you well for many, many years. I did some of the mods. to insure a tight seal at the top daisywheel damper and the lower damper. I'm not seeing smoke escaping when I close it off. The ash pan seal is tight. I like the design of the new lid damper better then mine but with a stronger spring and washer that I added plus the gunk from a few cooks, it's tight.
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03-20-2012, 09:50 PM | #363 |
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Join Date: 03-13-12
Location: Jackson Ms.
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The chargriller akorn has been taken off lowes site?
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03-20-2012, 11:27 PM | #364 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-18-11
Location: Cape May County,NJ
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03-20-2012, 11:59 PM | #365 |
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Join Date: 03-18-12
Location: Eugene, OR
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$299 Char-Griller Kamado First Looks
If nothing else the Char-Griller Kamado got picked up by Ace for their 2012 BBQ assortment. Possible with Ace rolling it out, Lowes is switching to a different model - or making Char-griller change the packaging/name some more.
Of course Ace also added the Big Joe, and already had the regular Kamado Joe - so potentially you could see 3 different brand/size/price-point Kamado style BBQs in a bigger Ace store. But they're all going to hit a higher retail that Lowe's was selling the Akorn for. The one I picked up has the newer black cast top vent, black/silver paint, but it's got a different box(without any mention of Akorn). Has wood plank side tables, and handle. Black body, and improved top vent like the Lowes version, Wood side tables like the 'Big Red' Menards version had. Bottom vent still has the noticable(and easily cured with sealant) air-gap. They're also still putting the hard to remove(without solvents) sticker on the inside of the lid too(upside down to boot). Dave |
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03-21-2012, 08:55 AM | #366 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-18-11
Location: Cape May County,NJ
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Your idea was a good one. I have not tested it yet, but I made it. I was at the Lowes near me to get some painting supplies and I thought I'd pick up the expanded metal and stainless cable ties if they had the items. They did. The expanded metal was $10 for a 2'x1' piece of medium gauge. The ties were $3. I have a pair of heavy duty shears so I measured the 6" mark and cut it to two 2'X6" lengths. I cable tied with some overlap and used a 5 gal. bucket as a "form" while I wrapped it and cable tied the other side. Expanded metal is not the easiest stuff to work with and gloves are a necessity unless you want your hands looking like pizza or hamburger. Also, I tried to round the razor sharp points where I had cut, including the cable ties with my bench grinder and my drill with a grinding wheel on it. I'll try it probably Sunday if it doesn't rain. I think it will distribute the heat a bit more broadly and evenly then the duct reducer which I believe had somewhat of a chimney effect. Although a decent diffuser would probably correct that. Bottom line, for sure it will serve my original intended purpose to allow for portion control of the lump and to contain it better. Here are some pics. also, since it was so warm and sunny yesterday, I sanded and stained the wooden side shelves with some leftover acrylic deck stain. The original finish was kind of humble and was not holding up well. Density524, I believe mine to be the same color as yours and certainly not the jet black of the Lowes edition. I have the stainless damper. With an earlier mod (rtf high temp. sealant)and some gunk buildup, it works fine although the black cast metal on the more models is definitely a design improvement. Do you think Weber will come out with a Kamado? They essentially already manufacture the main components. Would be a great addition to their range. Last edited by cropduster; 03-21-2012 at 09:06 AM.. Reason: Added info. |
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03-21-2012, 09:08 AM | #367 |
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Join Date: 09-28-11
Location: Dallas, Georgia
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Looks good Cropduster! Anxious to see how it works out for you. By the way, my local Kroger is selling the Acorn. It also has the wood shelves. Their price for it with a Kroger Card is $299. Don't understand why Lowes dropped It . My local Lowes had their Acorns on display as far from the other smokers (re: BGE and other Ceramics:) as they could and still be in the store. They had none on their outside display. Maybe has something to do with their contract with BGE? Just speculatin' here.
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03-21-2012, 10:26 AM | #368 |
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Join Date: 03-06-11
Location: Guntersville, AL
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I've never seen a BGE in Lowes and I've been in quite a few of them lately.
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03-21-2012, 03:32 PM | #369 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-18-11
Location: Cape May County,NJ
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I'll post some follow up once i try it out. |
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03-21-2012, 05:01 PM | #370 |
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Join Date: 12-28-11
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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It is still up on the Canadian site. I wonder if they bought a lot and have already burned through them.
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03-21-2012, 05:39 PM | #371 |
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Join Date: 01-20-10
Location: Dallas, TX
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I talked to a manager at Lowe's who said this was going to be a permanent addition to their inventory. Having said that, it's possible he didn't know what he was talking about though he sure seemed confident in his answer.
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03-21-2012, 05:59 PM | #372 |
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I was also told this at 2 of my local Lowe's stores. Also the Lowe's website used to have it listed twice, so I wonder if they are updating the site.
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03-21-2012, 06:58 PM | #373 |
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I wrote a nice long review of it on the Lowes site and they flagged it as a featured review (out of the 3 reviews that existed.) I hope that's not gone... lol
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03-21-2012, 07:24 PM | #374 |
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Join Date: 10-29-11
Location: Chicagoland
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http://www.lowes.com/pd_131712-49769...7C1&facetInfo=
"this item is no longer available on lowes.com" |
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03-21-2012, 07:30 PM | #375 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-20-11
Location: Emerald Isle NC
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I was told by the local store manager, and the customer service rep on the telephone that these were and will be available from the stores but they were not going to sell them via the internet any longer. They said there was an issue getting sufficient inventory to keep the store stocked and internet sales covered, so it will be an in store only item from now. Don't know how true this is, but it sounded logical when they told me.
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