Christoph

- Anybody need a fire bowl? - Hi, my fire bowl broke, Hacienda sent me a new one. The one they sent already had a hairline crack in it, which Hacienda assured me would not affect its use. However, it is also a slightly different diameter at the bottom, which makes the fuel grate sit very low. I told Hacienda I wasn't happy with that, and they kindly sent me a new fire bowl. The new one is one that comes in sections, I wonder if all the new AKs will have these sectioned fire bowls? No more cracking problems! Anyway, that leaves me with an unused firebowl with a hairline crack and slightly larger bottom diameter (photos attached, I tried to show how low the fuel grate sits in it). If anybody could use it, if you cover postage (or collect in Glasgow) you are welcome to it. Please PM me if you're interested. 😀

I thought I'd let you know about a little upgrade I invested in, I fitted a KamadoJoe Kontroltower onto the AK (22 model). Bought from bbq-barn.co.uk for £69.90, fitted with an extra bit of gasket from amazon (I used this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07RLBDBS4) to make sure it seals well. It's been working great. A few days ago, just after getting the AK up to a steady (-ish) 230° to cook a spatchcock chicken on it, the rain started. It poured for the next half hour or so, really heavy rain. Temperature dropped a few degrees (presumably from being water-cooled from the outside) so I opened the vents a bit more to counter that, but otherwise it stayed steady with the raindrops steaming off the top of the tower. The chicken turned out great. I wonder how this would have gone with the old daisy wheel...

Hi, looks like a great offer. I just phoned them, and they told me they used to offer delivery on this but don't anymore. ☹️

Tom from "BBQ Life" just posted a video about it, he managed to get his under warranty, even though he bought it used. Maybe worth getting in touch with Hacienda.