On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:23:18 -0700, Jeneen Sommers
> wrote:

>I've had a Kamado for a few years now, and have
>smoked some _great_ food. But I have little experience
>grilling on it, mainly because the grate is a little
>too far from the coals (or maybe I just don't know
>what I'm doing).
>
>Despite that, I've promised to grill some beef for
>friends this weekend and was hoping to find a good
>recipe on kamado.com where the grate-to-coals distance
>might have been worked into the recipe technique.
>I can't find the recipe link. Sigh. Can some kind
>soul out there either point me to the Kamado recipie
>link, or post a favorite recipe? I'm looking for
>something flavorful, but not too spicy.
>
Don't have a recipe, just some general advice. You don't say what kind
of Kamado you have, but I'm guessing it's either a 5 or a 7 if you're
concerned about the distance from the fire to the grill. Either way,
you don't have a problem.

The distance isn't too great; your fire is too small. You want to get
the dome temp up to 550 or 600 F for grilling. Fill up the firebox
with lump, add a couple chunks of hardwood or fruitwood, and then open
top and bottom dampers all the way. In 20 minutes or so, you should be
well on your way to 550 or 600 F.

Try grilling a tri-tip, dusted with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.


--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
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