any one use a kamado to smoke?

[coyote]

http://bbq.about.com/gi/dynamic/offs....com/index.htm

never heard of one untill today..

 

[packplantpath]

I recently got the grilldome on craigslist. Grilldome is a cheaper generic. It was super cheap so I thought I should try it out. Grills great, yet to do a low and slow though.

 

[navionjim]

I have a buddy here who uses nothing but his kamado. Its really a great machine and you can walk away and it will take care of itself. Pretty to look at in green tile too, but way too much coin for my tastes...

 

[fatback joe]

Yeah, they are pretty much the same thing as the Big Green Egg and there are quite a few teams that compete with just BGEs.

 

[smokin for life]

Way out of my price range also. But I have heard that they do a really good job.

 

[geek with fire]

Just looking at the basic design, I'll bet they work very well, very efficiently. My problem is, even the big one's just aren't big enough. I just can't justify spending that much money on something you can't cook as much as much as I want.

 

[johngil]

YES! I have had one for about five years, its pretty much all I use for everything from low-n-slow to grilling. I got mine on sale (still way too much $) but it is hands down the best all purpose smoker/grill I have ever owned. Just did some pizzas on mine last night and tonight its London broil. I have made breads, pies even baked a cake in mine.

I would strongly suggest you get one if you can swing it.

A LG bag of BGE lump lasts about a month and a half depending on how much you smoke/grill.


Good luck!
John

 

[packplantpath]

I agree with you there. On the grilldome, I've gotten a 1 hour leq 1/4 cook at 350*, one steak cook at a whopping really hot temp, one porkchop cook, and I think one more cook (hamburgers I think) out of one load of royal oak, plus about 1 handfull added each time for lighting it. Works great. Just shut the vents and it goes right out.

I have used mesquite chips once on the hamburgers, and it seems easy to over do it with the smoke if you are not a bit more careful, but other than that it works great.

I measured mine the other night, it's the medium grilldome for $499 I think. I picked it up for $50 on craigslist. Would definitely recommend one, but only if you have money to blow, or you find one cheap like I did.

Like others said, biggest drawback after price is size. Also, it doesn't come with all the things needed for a low and slow cook, which is why I haven't tried it yet.

 

[auburnmk]

I'm getting ready to do a low and slow smoke on a 10lb Butt in my large Vision Kamado grille I picked up from Home Depot for $499, with shelfs and cart!  I'll post with results.

 

[scarbelly]

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