Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Kamado Style Cookers => Topic started by: LostArrow on September 04, 2016, 08:43:35 AM
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I humbly accept that Smoke is a better cook than Jaxon & I ???
The Akorn had a learning curve for me, who knew a cooker could burn the wooden handles on the ashpan ! Ribs at 400F smoking temp were a little dry!
I'd had mine a couple years when Jack called me about to lose his religion ::)
He got it together faster than me however!
Jack & I were waiting for a call from Smoke calling the AKORN a cheap POS I'd been practicing my "Kung Fu accent, "Ah Grasshopper " then what happens :(
Smoke posts great cooks from the get go !!!
Oh well now all I do is console my LSU friends this weekend!
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Thanks LA for the high praise. I do highly doubt that I am a better cook though. I think I am about 50/50 ratio of bad cooks to good...........adult beverages and talkative neighbors could be a factor :D
I think what helped me the most was scouring the net and reading reviews and all the tips and tricks out there. I seemed to me that if the temps get away from you from the beginning you might as well put a steak on because you won't be at smoking temps any time soon. i also learned that slight adjustments can make for some pretty major results.
The biggest factor was when I was waiting for the grilling stone (came damaged two times and had to wait for Lowes to get them in the store), I was doing quite a bit of dry-runs with charcoal and lump. I was able to get the Akorn to sit at 300-325 with no deflector. I figured once the deflector got put in, I was down-town.
The grilling stone is very thick and heavy and made all the difference in the world when trying to go lo and slo. In fact, I was setting just under 200 degrees and I had to make a small tweak to get to 250. After that it was all about the cooker.
I love the title of this post: Smoke , Backyard Jack, LostArrow & the AKORN very good company to be included in :)
P.S. my PK Grill is lonely. I haven't touched it since getting the Akorn. It is that good 8)
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I am glad I am no longer the Grasshopper...
Howsomever, I am still learning tweaks, tips, and tricks for the Akorn.
I will definitely be trying the "fat rain" idea. Deb thought that was the best idea she's heard in a long time.
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I am glad I am no longer the Grasshopper...
Howsomever, I am still learning tweaks, tips, and tricks for the Akorn.
I will definitely be trying the "fat rain" idea. Deb thought that was the best idea she's heard in a long time.
Every once in a while, when everything lines up just right, When the moon is in the Seventh House,and Jupiter aligns with Mars....I get a good idea :D