FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Yahoo!!! my Kamado #7 ships in a week... Gaaaak!!! unprepared... No lump!!!

On 3 Nov 2003 07:10:34 -0800, (CHL) wrote:

>Kevin S. Wilson > wrote in message >. ..
>> On 30 Oct 2003 12:53:12 -0800, (CHL) wrote:
>>
>> Why not use the lump? You are going to do some pork butts during the
>> break-in, right? No reason not to.
>
>Here's the breakin procedure I was going to use...
>
>1. full charcoal load 250*c burn with all ss parts and the damper
>threads well coated with peanut oil.
>2. several low and slow cooks (pork butts, brisket, ribs...)
>3. Once the K has 100 hrs+ burn-in time at low temps and I'm
>comfortable that all the moisture has been baked out I'll do a high
>temp cook (steak), once again coating all s/s parts with peanut oil.
>4. After the first high temp cook I'll coat the tile with a good
>quality tile sealer.
>
>Sound good?

Seems consistent with the recommendations in the user manual, though I
haven't looked at it recently. You might search the kamado forum for a
discussion of the pros and cons of using a grout sealer (I assume you
meant grout sealer).

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Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
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