mattmountz94
Babbling Farker
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2015
- Location
- Wernersville, PA
My gas grill is unfortunately losing its battle and will very soon lose its life. It had a good run for a cheap $200 charbroil that sat out through all the elements for 6yrs.
I was set on replacing it with another gas grill simply due to the ease of startup on weeknights. But recent threads keep provoking me to the world of Kamados. So i have a few questions.. Bare in mind i have a yoder for smoking, so i am looking at the Kamado more for the grilling.
I currently have a kettle which i love but it seems to take forever to get going. I'm talking like 30-45mins till i can throw the first burger on or so forth. From lighting the chimney waiting till it ashes over and dumping it in the grill. What is the startup time on a Kamado? I would think you could use a weed burner to speed up the process?
The other night i made chicken on the roti on the kettle and it was cold out. Maybe 25degrees with 20mph winds. While it held temps good i burned through at least 2-3 chimneys of charcoal for the 2hrs the grill was on. Is fuel consumption much better on a kamado? Same with high heat cooking. I can cook hot on the kettle but it takes a ton of charcoal even in the summer to really get it blazing.
I don't think i will miss the gasser just want to make sure the Kamado has benefits over my standard kettle. When i told the wife i wanted one she asked what is different from what you have now. Hoping you guys and gals give some good answers so i can explain to her how it's not different then the 50 purses she has.
FYI looking at the Kamado Big Joe, as i normally have people over all the time during summer. Seems the big joe has the best bang for buck
I was set on replacing it with another gas grill simply due to the ease of startup on weeknights. But recent threads keep provoking me to the world of Kamados. So i have a few questions.. Bare in mind i have a yoder for smoking, so i am looking at the Kamado more for the grilling.
I currently have a kettle which i love but it seems to take forever to get going. I'm talking like 30-45mins till i can throw the first burger on or so forth. From lighting the chimney waiting till it ashes over and dumping it in the grill. What is the startup time on a Kamado? I would think you could use a weed burner to speed up the process?
The other night i made chicken on the roti on the kettle and it was cold out. Maybe 25degrees with 20mph winds. While it held temps good i burned through at least 2-3 chimneys of charcoal for the 2hrs the grill was on. Is fuel consumption much better on a kamado? Same with high heat cooking. I can cook hot on the kettle but it takes a ton of charcoal even in the summer to really get it blazing.
I don't think i will miss the gasser just want to make sure the Kamado has benefits over my standard kettle. When i told the wife i wanted one she asked what is different from what you have now. Hoping you guys and gals give some good answers so i can explain to her how it's not different then the 50 purses she has.
FYI looking at the Kamado Big Joe, as i normally have people over all the time during summer. Seems the big joe has the best bang for buck