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For Sale Char-Griller Akorn Kamado - £225
I am selling my Char-Griller Akorn Kamado with custom made heat deflector. This is an insulated metal kamado rather than made of ceramic. It is coming up to 2 years old, I have recently upgraded to a ceramic kamado so this is now surplus to...
All in all my first cook in the Kamado was a success, though a tiny bit fraught at times whilst I tried to figure out how use it with my temperature controller.
I originally placed the temperature probe too close to the cold pork collar I was cooking which resulted in the temperature...
You could probably use something like this from the pound shop instead of a basket
http://www.poundland.co.uk/cookamesh-24-x-37cm
Some shops also do one that is a bit more basket like which is meant for oven chips which might be even better, though I couldn't find a link for that.
I didn't notice that much liquid loss during defrosting. I defrosted it in it's plastic bag in the fridge and there was maybe a tablespoon of liquid in the bag when I removed the pork.
I cooked it low and slow for pulled pork for about 11 hours and let it rest for about an hour. It was really...
So do you have your controller permanently attached to the kamado, and only use the kamado with the temperature contoller?
That's a good idea, I had seen the Kick Ash baskets and they do look good. I'll keep an eye out for suitable container to convert to charcoal basket. Any chance of posting...
Apart from not getting the heat deflector are you happy with it?
I'm doing a few tests with mine atm, before I do my first cook. I have noticed the top vent isn't very air tight so lets a quite lot of smoke through when closed, but this may not be a problem as it did extinguish the coals when...
I discovered a cunning smart phone app that allows me to monitor the temperatures in my BBQ from my bed whilst doing overnight cooks.
The app is called Alfred and runs on Android and iOS and essentially it is a home security camera system where you use an old phone as a camera and you can...
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