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Okay I did figure out how to embed Google Photos. Go to the photo using a browser on a PC not a mobile device, right click, copy image location and voila! You get a link that can actually be used!
So here they are, in use. They both now need to be cleaned up.
Yesterday like I said was the first burn on the Jumbo Joe premium, and a couple of items I noted.
#1. The nuts on the vent shutters are a bit too tight. The shutters are hard to operate once the kettle heats up, particularly the one on the lid..
#2. The ash buildup really wasn't a problem, at least until I tossed in the chunk charcoal and set it up for a second burn without cleaning it out doing some grilling. It works, don't get me wrong, but it took some effort to clean out this morning after it cooled off before I came to work...
I noted something interesting. Using the Kingsford Briquettes, they reduced all the way to a fairly fine powdery ash. However using the Mesquite chunk charcoal, there was a relatively incomplete burn, and the ash that was left from that was still fiarly chunky, coarser, and had some trouble being cleaned out of the kettle. I am going to finish off this bag and call it a failed experiment on the chunk charcoal for sure...
I keep seeing guys on Youtube talking about only using Kingsford blue, and adding wood chunks to get the smoke. I disagree. I am using Kingsford Mesquite, Pecan, or Applewood depending on the mood for what smoke I want, with fantastic results for years. Never been an issue in the kettles. So why is it folks are recommending the Kingsford blue?
So here they are, in use. They both now need to be cleaned up.
Yesterday like I said was the first burn on the Jumbo Joe premium, and a couple of items I noted.
#1. The nuts on the vent shutters are a bit too tight. The shutters are hard to operate once the kettle heats up, particularly the one on the lid..
#2. The ash buildup really wasn't a problem, at least until I tossed in the chunk charcoal and set it up for a second burn without cleaning it out doing some grilling. It works, don't get me wrong, but it took some effort to clean out this morning after it cooled off before I came to work...
I noted something interesting. Using the Kingsford Briquettes, they reduced all the way to a fairly fine powdery ash. However using the Mesquite chunk charcoal, there was a relatively incomplete burn, and the ash that was left from that was still fiarly chunky, coarser, and had some trouble being cleaned out of the kettle. I am going to finish off this bag and call it a failed experiment on the chunk charcoal for sure...
I keep seeing guys on Youtube talking about only using Kingsford blue, and adding wood chunks to get the smoke. I disagree. I am using Kingsford Mesquite, Pecan, or Applewood depending on the mood for what smoke I want, with fantastic results for years. Never been an issue in the kettles. So why is it folks are recommending the Kingsford blue?
