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The finish on my KJ is fine, it's probably a one off, I haven't seen any complaints on other forums & there's been some heated debates about not buying USA products i.e bge vs KJ etc

I have a KJ and can endorse Simon's comments. They're really versatile, I did a spatchcocked chicken at weekend direct 350F on the raised grate (followed the instructions on the egghead forum) it worked perfectly.

Simon

re the gasket, are you getting a direct replacement or going for a nomex ...

Gents

Thanks for the input, I think foiling and cooking to a higher temp is the answer, in hindsight I think it was undercooked, it certainly didn't feel like butter. I'll have another go when the weather gets better and I can spend the day in the garden necking a few beers.

Do you use sauce ...

Ed

Thanks for the response, Foiling is the way forward but I thought ceramic bbqs cooked in a high moisture environment and you didn't need water pans and foil etc. I removed the membrane and rested for 20 mins. The meat wasn't dry at all it was chewy. Do you think cooking until the temp hits 195 ...

I smoked them for 5 1/2 hrs at 250F over oak and rested them for 20 minutes, they had pulled back from the bone by a good inch. The meat was from Jamie Oliver's butchers barbecoa so it should be good quality. The rub was a simple cumin,coriander, paprika, chile powder, black pepper & salt ...

Guys

What temp to you cook short ribs to? I did short ribs saturday and pulled then at 185F, I'd read on amazingribs.com it's best to pull them between 180-190F. They weren't great rather chewy to be truthful the missus wasn't impressed.

Ed

I thought the ribs were a bit on the dry side

Guys

What's the view on foiling?

I did spare ribs at the weekend 5 1/2 hours at 230ish , sauce on and another 1/2 hr in the kamado. The ribs were just alright and I was wondering if foiling would improve.

My current method is a lazy one, get the kamado up to temp, rub on the ribs, in the ...

I'm not a expert on ceramics, but the inside doesn't appear glazed, not sure if the other makes are and what difference it makes.

Had no issues with the hinge and haven't read about any on the net.

Have a look at the Kamado Joe

It's pretty much the same as a large BGE. For £760 you can get the cradle, heat deflector, pizza stone, extender grill, ash tool and cover.

I got mine in October and I'm well impressed. It's amazing how easy it is to hold the temp and how little fuel it uses.

If ...