Kamado Joe lid frozen shut

[everchris]

My Kamado Joe has frozen shut. I did a brisket cook, and after the cook was over, I opened the vents to let stuff burn off, and now I can't open the KJ. Does anyone have a suggestion to fix?

 

[voyager 663rd]

take a heat gun to the "joint" (hair dryer not hot enough)

 

[everchris]

take a heat gun to the "joint" (hair dryer not hot enough)

is it a greese build up thing?

 

[chopsaw]

frozen shut.

Probably from the grease / residue between the lid and the body . My WSM does the same thing . Wouldn't take much heat to free that up .
Can you heat it up through a lower vent ?

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Can you take it into a heated garage? Otherwise heat gun and upward pressure should do it

 

[GatorAGR]

light some lump in the ash tray?

 

[SMOKEOCD]

OP was Dallas, maybe frozen wasn’t the right word? Maybe greasy gasket stuck together, so some hot water, like from a tea kettle would work.

 

[sandyut]

Probably from the grease / residue between the lid and the body . My WSM does the same thing . Wouldn't take much heat to free that up .
Can you heat it up through a lower vent ?

My WSM did this too. I think I used my heat gun or hot water and it released.

 

[okie sawbones]

1 ounce of C4 will rectify the issue.

 

[bgosnell151]

you can drop lit lump down through the cap

 

[DougE]

Not overly helpful but was the first thing that came to mind.