I decided to do some much needed grill maintenance.

[Ozark Rambler]

Hey its food related!
But seriously, the felt gaskets on my kamodo cooker were completely shot.
On the bottom all but gone.

On the top, ack! Not sure I want to know what all is on there.

I finally got it cleaned up tho it took more effort that I would have thought. Used a carbide blade paint scraper, some steel wool and denatured alcohol and got it looking pretty good.

Applying felt on the horizontal surface of the bottom portion was quite easy.

The near vertical surface of the lid on the other hand was a different story. It was obvious the adhesive on the 2nd roll of felt wasn't going to stick. So I got out the painters tape and a can of 3M 90 adhesive.
Kind of a mess but it had to be done. The spray 90 adhesive is great stuff, it worked well.
Now after a bit of clean up i can move on to the next item this grill needs. I need to sand this down and repaint it before it gets worse.

Nice.

 

[VeLoRoK]

Is that like a big green egg?


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[Ozark Rambler]

Is that like a big green egg?


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No. Its a Cyprus ceramic cooker by Bayou Classic. When the wife found this one years ago it was the only kamodo cooker sold in Jefferson City.
http://www.bayouclassicstore.com/Charcoal Grills/500-515.html

 

[VeLoRoK]

Big green egg is a ceramic grill/smoker thing too. Seems to me they are similar. I have yet to acquire one, and don't know much about them other than i want to make so many smoked meat items.


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[Ozark Rambler]

Big green egg is a ceramic grill/smoker thing too. Seems to me they are similar. I have yet to acquire one, and don't know much about them other than i want to make so many smoked meat items.


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Yes, I know what the Green Eggs are. There are now several brands of kamodo cookers available, some at amazing prices. I looked recently at one brand out of California that was $6,000+
http://komodokamado.com/collections/32-big-bad-komodo-grills
I've a buddy that has had a Primo brand cooker for several years and is quite happy with it.
http://www.primogrill.com/en-us/products/grills
I've had this one a long time now and its served us well. A guy with a large family or who entertains a lot would probably want a bigger unit. Mine is 20" across. I can do about 10 ribeyes, two pork shoulders or three racks of babyback ribs, but thats about all it can handle. This size has been good for our family of 4.

 

[ChuckMejia]

This whole time i thought you were a Vegan.

 

[Ozark Rambler]

This whole time i thought you were a Vegan.

And that's where the wheels came off.
I'll have you know I skipped my nap to get this project accomplished.

 

[ChuckMejia]

And that's where the wheels came off.
I'll have you know I skipped my nap to get this project accomplished.

Will you still have time to catch the shuttle to bingo night? You're such a rebel Gramps.

 

[Ozark Rambler]

Will you still have time to catch the shuttle to bingo night? You're such a rebel Gramps.

Fuck bingo I'm watching reruns of Matlock!!!!!

 

[VeLoRoK]

Yes, I know what the Green Eggs are. There are now several brands of kamodo cookers available, some at amazing prices. I looked recently at one brand out of California that was $6,000+
http://komodokamado.com/collections/32-big-bad-komodo-grills
I've a buddy that has had a Primo brand cooker for several years and is quite happy with it.
http://www.primogrill.com/en-us/products/grills
I've had this one a long time now and its served us well. A guy with a large family or who entertains a lot would probably want a bigger unit. Mine is 20" across. I can do about 10 ribeyes, two pork shoulders or three racks of babyback ribs, but thats about all it can handle. This size has been good for our family of 4.

I just got confused because when I asked if it was like a big green egg you said no. I guess I'm still confused.


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[ChuckMejia]

I just got confused because when I asked if it was like a big green egg you said no. I guess I'm still confused.


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Gramps skipped his nap today, he is a bit confused. Try again tomorrow.

 

[Ozark Rambler]

I just got confused because when I asked if it was like a big green egg you said no. I guess I'm still confused.


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Well, my grill is not a Big Green Egg. Its a Cyprus unit by Bayou Classic. Both are ceramic kamodo style cookers, just made by two different companies.

 

[Ozark Rambler]

Gramps skipped his nap today, he is a bit confused. Try again tomorrow.

I'm the least confused person here.

 

[Jesse]

Have you cooked on it since you sprayed that adhesive on it? I wouldn't have used that stuff in fear of it getting into the ceramic and contaminating the cooks. I recently went with the Rutlands gasket and love it so far, it's only needed on the bottom and not the top portion of the grill.

 

[ChuckMejia]

Have you cooked on it since you sprayed that adhesive on it? I wouldn't have used that stuff in fear of it getting into the ceramic and contaminating the cooks. I recently went with the Rutlands gasket and love it so far, it's only needed on the bottom and not the top portion of the grill.

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Genius

 

[Ozark Rambler]

Have you cooked on it since you sprayed that adhesive on it? I wouldn't have used that stuff in fear of it getting into the ceramic and contaminating the cooks. I recently went with the Rutlands gasket and love it so far, it's only needed on the bottom and not the top portion of the grill.

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Well, theres a good 1/16" of soot on the inside of the lid. Once everything is dry I'll take a scotch brite pad to it and it'll all be gone. I'm contemplating running a hot fire through it without cooking anything to make sure all is burnt off.

 

[Jesse]

Yeah that's what I did once I installed mine, ran it at 250 for an hour and half and then went to 350 for about 3 hours.

 

[Lomey]

Looks good. My buddy has a big green egg he uses for grilling and smoking so it gets used a lot. He changes the gasket every year. Makes things easier.

 

[Ozark Rambler]

Yeah that's what I did once I installed mine, ran it at 250 for an hour and half and then went to 350 for about 3 hours.

I was thinking more like 700!
But yeah, a burn in can't hurt anything.

 

[Ozark Rambler]

Looks good. My buddy has a big green egg he uses for grilling and smoking so it gets used a lot. He changes the gasket every year. Makes things easier.

Thank you. I really should have replaced this one a few years ago, I just didn't.