AdamG

I had the exact same idea as you....but so far I have been happy with the standard one that I aint got round to getting one. I still prefer the kj one since it eliminates the chance of the vent opening/shutting when you open the lid (although if you remember to spin the whole top vent so that the 2 screws are inline then the problem is eliminated anyway, its just remembering to do this lol). Had my monolith for 14 months so far and it still looks new on the outside🍻

Yeah there are alot of accessories, I have been picking some up along the way. Good thing about the classic size is most accessories fit different makes and some third party ones are made to fit them aswell

I have a Monolith kamado and its great! There is another post that I went into detail about my experience, thoughts, differences between monolith and kamado joe and what swayed me to get a Monolith in the end👍 Just have a look through, there are some pics aswell. Hope this helps!😁

Sounds like they may have been exposed to some direct glow or contact heat if the ambient temp was too low to scorch em. That will be the reason for the temp fluctuations since they seem to read temps from where its melted aswell🤔 I like to use a piece of stainless steel to 'bridge' them over the edges of the grill to protect them from the rising heat. Never had a problem since😁. I dont use them for temps above 300F/150C anymore, just low and slow mainly. Hopefully this helps👍😎 What is the material of the outer shielding on those new ones? They look pretty good👍

have you tried them in boiling water to see if they are accurate? Can you see any red plastic like substance seeping out of the wires? (need to look really closely at them, especially in the area were the cable passes over the 'rising heat' areas) One of my probes was reading about 50C above the correct temp...I later realised I had fried the food probe cable on the previous cook (which spiked to around 250C). Luckily the pit probe somehow survived the spike😲 Since then I have not had any problems with my other probes👍

Sounds great gaza👍 Beer, BBQ, family and friends is a great combo.🍻 I like your idea of lowering the temp down to 150f keep things warm👍😁

sounds like a good story👍😁

Sorry sotv... i could not resist🍮 Next time I do a cook and take some pics i promise there will be no banana's in sight👍😁

how about these😜 dinner... lunch... and breakfast... hehe😂🤣😂👍

You have probably cursed it now! haha🤣

Food looks great!👍 Welcome to the forum😁

I think im gonna buy some next time, I got 2 bags of the restaurant quality CPL blue bags last time....1st bag was just average. Got one more bag of it to get through though. So far EBC charcoal has the crown for me, but this stuff looks like it has the potential to beat it👍😁

Stop posting great cooks and see if that sorts it😉👍😁

does look good with that cheese oozing out👍 great job😁

why only one??? where's mine?? Looks and sounds great! 🤤😁 (no doubt it will taste and smell great too, just make sure no one decides to steal it 😉😆)

looks good! 🤤😁

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to be part of a great community👍😁 Its been a big success and hopefully more to follow

thats a great sheen! looks delicious🤤😁

black pepper beef brisket turned out great! beef pulled ready for glaze poaching liquid strained, reduced and mixed with the beef. served with egg fried rice

Im not surprised you was too busy eating with food like that👍😁🤤

looking forward to seeing it! 👍😁

chicken enchil.....bake🤔 Tastes nice though😎

And the 2nd meal is in which is chicken enchiladas (although I had loads of sauce and chicken leftover....so it looks more like a chicken bake now lol both cooking away

First meal is away! beef brisket in black pepper sauce Ingredients for the poaching liquid in the dutch oven and in the oversized plant pot😜

wow! At first glance that banana looks like the size of those mini corn on the cobs in comparison👍