AdamG

Looks good Locky! The hassle you had of getting a replacement kamado will soon be a distant memory once you get a few cooks😁🍻👍

Welcome to the forum Roger!🍻

I suppose that depends on wether Jam wants them with a bit of bite or 'fall of the bone'. Personally I would say how much meat is on the ribs, cooking temperature and what you wrap them in will are bigger factors on the finish than time.

Ribs are good for this, you could use the 3-2-1 method and aim to get them on the grill for 8am (225f - 250f temp). 6 hour cook with a 1 hour rest and an hour or so extra just in case they take longer than expected. If your comfortable with overnight cooks (how much faith you have in your grill that is) then a big brisket could be an option, I would normally aim to put it on the grill on a Friday night about 11pm so it would finish at about Saturday 2pm + resting time depending on weight.

Never tried nuking leftovers still in the vac packs, may have to try that.😁

I wouldn't shake before lighting since its not needed.... only if it starts to extinguish mid cook. I have only ever needed to do this with 1 particular brand and that was Supagrill when I first started (and was trying alot of brands to find one I was happy with)👍

Exactly this. If your using good quality then its never a problem. But with cheaper brands (im looking at you supagrill, which is the brand that I had to do these extra steps) a good stir might be needed since the average size are smaller.

About the extinguishing problem... I would guess its possibly an ash build up? I once used some lumpwood that had alot of small bits in and I just poured it in my kamado. It was steady for a few hours but the ash collected on the charcoal grid (instead of falling through to the ash pan), a really good stir and a shake to loosen the ash did the trick and it eventually returned back to temp. Another time i topped up the charcoal, but I just added the charcoal without stirring etc...the same problem and same solution. If i ever do overnight cooks I always put the lumpwood in by hand, leaning big peices against each other at the bottom and smaller bits on top as a precaution. It takes longer and more messy but so far its never extinguished. This is also a good reason to have a charcoal basket since you can give it a really good shake (welding gauntlets on), take the basket out (leaving the lumpwood in the basket) and tip the ash on the grid(using an ash tool) into the ash tray, charcoal basket back in and a top up....as good as a fresh light👍 Hope this is helpful🍻

Hi Jam, I think you would be basically reheating them and any leftovers would need to be thrown out? I have only reheated cooked food once as I was told by my parents to not reheat twice (i have no qualifications in food safety, so I could be wrong). Personally I would cook them in one session, when to start would be dependant on what size your brisket would be and your desired cooking temperature.

yeah....I read that wrong somehow haha🤦‍♂️

Thanks smokeyjoe🍻

I have heard this aswell... although I have never tried it myself

I have not used those personally but let us know how you get on👍

Sounds great Justin (only just seen this post sorry). If you cant get pics next time then leftovers will do😁😂 What are those white balls floating used for?

I have made this dish a couple of times before but decided at last minute to do it on the kamado since its nice and sunny outside😎 Marinated chicken. sweet and spicy sauce. batter be ready.😉 steamed rice just about ready. 1st batch draining, 2nd batch frying crispy batter done and... sauce in, only for only 60 seconds! crispy chicken combined with the sweet and spicy sauce😋 The crispy chicken turned out better than the other attempts i did on the gas hob....either the sustained higher temp was the difference or beginners luck....next time I will find out haha. Overall it turned out great and it saved oil spitting all over the hob in the house😁 Thanks for looking!

yeah....same as you ken, shoved in the corner of the garden when not in use haha

I went to add mine on my home insurance but they said since its under a certain value then its covered by default👍 This could be different depending on the insurer though and worth asking

Nice! Is it just me or did that seem like a quick replacement?👍 Regardless, I bet you cant wait to get it fired up😁😁

Im piggy in the middle with an 18"👍 my setup from the bottom is deflector plates, empty drip trays and then the cooking surface. Bear in mind I have roughly 6" between the drip trays and cooking surface due to the size of the kamado, so this gives more than enough space to avoid the radiant heat.

same experience here🤔

You will have to bare with me since I have never been to anything like this🍔🎉🍻😂🤣🔥🤔😲

by the way that last pic is a beauty!🍻😜🍻

Based on your last post I think probe temp accuracy is fine (tick that off the list lol). ambient temp seems fine since your cooking times are roughly what your expecting. Im thinking radiant heat from the deflector plate being much higher than the ceramic sides and lid's radient heat. 3 things I could think of is: 1, raise the cooking grid higher to get away from the radient heat. 2, bend more angle into the 'folds' of the deflector plate so it sits lower/further away from the cooking grid. 3, Similar to pic 6 but maybe invert the drip tray to act as another heat shield. I once was cooking some veg indirectly and wanted to put the garlic bread in aswell, so i put them on my drip trays....which were in direct contact with the deflector plates...great big dirty black incinerated line on all of them that tasted awful! and the butter wasn't melted haha. Anyway your experience reminds me of this and thats what is making me think of the radiant heat🤔

Thats unlucky🙁 I recently replaced my felt with this felt; https://www.fireflybbq.co.uk/products/junior_gasket_set?_pos=3&_sid=a14e9eb72&_ss=r I am really happy with it (even though the packaging is abit no frills). Bear in mind that its the Monolith felt (since i have a Monolith classic and first time replacing myself) so price is higher than some of the other brands, but it will at least give you a starting point to compare similar types that are shorter and cheaper👍 If you have never done it before here is a tip...make sure you get EVERY single bit of glue removed from the previous felt otherwise it just does not stick. Luckily the roll had a bit extra to finish the job😁 Hope this helps

I would be interested in this. Only problem is I only have a kamado and I have no way of transporting that🤔 (could be a good excuse to get something smaller/lighter hehe😜) My vote would go to the tamworth campsite.👍