AdamG

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.👍

looks good, dont forget to send leftovers😜🍻

how did it turn out? 😋

One possible fault I could see is if you are taking your pit temp from directly above your joint and is only clearing the joint buy an inch or so? If this is the case then the joint itself may be shielding your probe from the hot air rising up and past your joint and then cooling down by the time it drops onto the probe (hope this makes sense), thus giving you a ' cooler' false reading (with the true temp actually being much higher and cooking quicker). Another possibility is: Have you checked your probe for accuracy? Last suggestion I have is: Do you let the kamado heat soak before putting the joint in? The only reason I suggest these is to possibly eliminate (or confirm?) your deflector setup as being the culprit and I also imagine space being quite tight inside with a brisket. Hope you find out what is causing it, would be good to know👍

looks good!😋

yes! cpl is another one worth checking out😎

If you cant find any locally then there is these for online: ebc charcoal is pretty decent https://everburningcharcoal.co.uk/ and also log-delivery is what im currently using https://www.log-delivery.co.uk/ Unfortunately you have to buy a few bags to make it worthwile. I tend try not to pay over £1.50 per kg (my last order worked out about £1.25 per kilo, which im happy with)👍😁🍻

welcome to the forum👍

Thats were i got my Monolith from👍

welcome to the forum! Thats pretty impressive with the flower pots😁🍻

same as chairmaker....also bought the most ugliest/cheapest looking cover I could find and store it in the corner of the garden😁👍

My last order was from here and I was pretty happy with the chunks👍

Since you mentioned books, I highly recommend 'Hot Coals'. This is what I used when I first started out (and still consult once in a while) and i believed it helped me learn more quickly. Be aware that all the info is available all over the web but its great to have it all to hand. It also helps you to understand how they work and helps get you into a methodical way of using them👍

Welcome to the forum! Hopefully the weather shifts from sunny weekdays/rainy weekends to rainy weekdays/sunny weekends at least, thats what we seem to be getting these last few weeks🤔

That 12 payment option is a great deal, better than getting just 12 months of a top tier tv package from sky/virgin/bt etc.

sounds great!😋