Greetings y’all,
Just a quick update on my attempts to resurrect a garage sale akorn, reaching out for suggestions and maybe just needing to be shook back to reality.
As I mentioned earlier this akorn was a $50.00 garage sale find. Being impulsive and looking for better ways to do things I bought it without much interweb research on the driveway of the seller. I have since learned much and I have had to replace the fire bowl, add a diffuser stone, and now replace the main grate as well a numerous latch mods.. I know this is a pittance but my experiment is at $150 investment. I have spent hours on different smoking forums researching many different Brands, styles, and costs to find a Kamado solution. My first impression is that the Chargri
ller Akorn, is built cheaper than a Chevy truck. In preparation for my first smoke I was moving the grill to get under a patio light to arrange a lump pile. The main latch on the lid released and the whole thing went ass-over apple cart. When the grate hit the patio it shattered like a cheap a wine glass. I am waiting for an Amazon delivery within aftermarket steel grate to attempt a butt tomorrow. I was directed by another forum number(1more Ford) here to a fantastic tutorial on fire management, particularly on an Akorn.
Maybe I am not a candidate for Kamado style cooking. Please be frank with your assessments. I am a big fan of interest-free purchases and have credit lines at most of the big box stores. My biggest issue is that I like to see and touch something before I buy it, and most of these outlets only have ship-to-home and none in stock.
OK, whining over. I’ll let you know how the butt goes. If it starts to torch, I can always yank it and fire up my faithful OK Joe reverse flow, which I have become very adept at using thanks too many of your inputs.
Over- and out
john
Just a quick update on my attempts to resurrect a garage sale akorn, reaching out for suggestions and maybe just needing to be shook back to reality.
As I mentioned earlier this akorn was a $50.00 garage sale find. Being impulsive and looking for better ways to do things I bought it without much interweb research on the driveway of the seller. I have since learned much and I have had to replace the fire bowl, add a diffuser stone, and now replace the main grate as well a numerous latch mods.. I know this is a pittance but my experiment is at $150 investment. I have spent hours on different smoking forums researching many different Brands, styles, and costs to find a Kamado solution. My first impression is that the Chargri
ller Akorn, is built cheaper than a Chevy truck. In preparation for my first smoke I was moving the grill to get under a patio light to arrange a lump pile. The main latch on the lid released and the whole thing went ass-over apple cart. When the grate hit the patio it shattered like a cheap a wine glass. I am waiting for an Amazon delivery within aftermarket steel grate to attempt a butt tomorrow. I was directed by another forum number(1more Ford) here to a fantastic tutorial on fire management, particularly on an Akorn.Maybe I am not a candidate for Kamado style cooking. Please be frank with your assessments. I am a big fan of interest-free purchases and have credit lines at most of the big box stores. My biggest issue is that I like to see and touch something before I buy it, and most of these outlets only have ship-to-home and none in stock.
OK, whining over. I’ll let you know how the butt goes. If it starts to torch, I can always yank it and fire up my faithful OK Joe reverse flow, which I have become very adept at using thanks too many of your inputs.
Over- and out
john
