anyone using a Kamado ceramic bbq
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anyone using a Kamado ceramic bbq
I'm a old weber bbq user these look like the would be a good replacement maybe even better.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/L ... 2.html?s=p
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/L ... 2.html?s=p
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I think they have one at Lonestar but not absolutely sure.oxbowlarry wrote:I'm a old weber bbq user these look like the would be a good replacement maybe even better.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/L ... 2.html?s=p
I was thinking of getting one once but the ones I saw were between $900 and $5000
some info here http://amazingribs.com/BBQ_buyers_guide ... okers.html
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I've been using the old kampong chhanung special recently and I think it is one of the best things Cambodia produces after it's women.
I'm going to try and get one back to Australia for beach bbqs - although Australia has probably outlawed all forms of fun since I've been gone.
Surely one of the metal fabricator outfits could make an approximation of the weber..?
I'm going to try and get one back to Australia for beach bbqs - although Australia has probably outlawed all forms of fun since I've been gone.
Surely one of the metal fabricator outfits could make an approximation of the weber..?
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I think there are a couple of disadvantages to Kamado style cookers. The first is that they are extremely heavy. It will cost a fortune to get it here and they are not really suitable for moving around that much. The second negative is they are so incredibly efficient, that you will barely have your vent open in order to keep your temp from getting too hot. This lack of air flow makes it harder to form a nice bark or crust on the meat that you are smoking.
I don't have a Green Egg or a Kamado. I have a Big Steel Keg smoker which is the same design and concept, but used double jacketed steel with insulation instead of ceramic to get the same effect. The Steel Keg is much much lighter, and so well insulated that you can rest your palm on the outside when it is fully up to temp.
The benefit of these types of smokers are their efficiency (you use very little charcoal and they will burn at a very constant temp all day long), and they are remarkable convection ovens. You can easily get them to 500-600 F. to sear steaks or make pizzas. There is no need to use a water pan in these smokers as the meat will stay nice and juicy. In a Weber, you need a water pan because the smoker is not as efficient. So as you lose some smoke and have air flowing through the smoker...........it is possible to dry meat out if you do not provide water for humidity. I am not saying that you always have to use water or else your meat will be dry, but there is a reason to put water in there...............which is not the case with kamado style smokers.
For the money, weight, and ease of use.............it is hard to go wrong with a Weber smoker. You can buy one off the shelf, put it on the airplane in the box.........and it won't be over sized or over weight. I use my Weber at least five days a week, and it looks like it will last forever.
Proves that you don't have to spend big money on a fancy smoker in order to get great results.
I don't have a Green Egg or a Kamado. I have a Big Steel Keg smoker which is the same design and concept, but used double jacketed steel with insulation instead of ceramic to get the same effect. The Steel Keg is much much lighter, and so well insulated that you can rest your palm on the outside when it is fully up to temp.
The benefit of these types of smokers are their efficiency (you use very little charcoal and they will burn at a very constant temp all day long), and they are remarkable convection ovens. You can easily get them to 500-600 F. to sear steaks or make pizzas. There is no need to use a water pan in these smokers as the meat will stay nice and juicy. In a Weber, you need a water pan because the smoker is not as efficient. So as you lose some smoke and have air flowing through the smoker...........it is possible to dry meat out if you do not provide water for humidity. I am not saying that you always have to use water or else your meat will be dry, but there is a reason to put water in there...............which is not the case with kamado style smokers.
For the money, weight, and ease of use.............it is hard to go wrong with a Weber smoker. You can buy one off the shelf, put it on the airplane in the box.........and it won't be over sized or over weight. I use my Weber at least five days a week, and it looks like it will last forever.
Proves that you don't have to spend big money on a fancy smoker in order to get great results.
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Thanks LoneStar ,
the steel keg sound like what I want. Are they available here or was it a custom build ?
No plans of ever going back so bringing back as luggage not an option.
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the steel keg sound like what I want. Are they available here or was it a custom build ?
No plans of ever going back so bringing back as luggage not an option.
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a search for - old kampong chhanung special didn't show anything. Anymore hints ?
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Mate they're the old clay BBQs you see around town that come in from the province towed by bullocks. I have a pretty small one but we paid $4 for it - they run on charcoal so it is a bit of an art getting the heat right but once you do they're brilliant.oxbowlarry wrote:Thanks LoneStar ,
the steel keg sound like what I want. Are they available here or was it a custom build ?
No plans of ever going back so bringing back as luggage not an option.
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a search for - old kampong chhanung special didn't show anything. Anymore hints ?
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Ah ok, that's like we are using now. They are hard to beat for grilling but was wanting something to use as an oven and smoking also. Thanks
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You can get a stainless steel BBQ grill (as below) for around $50, depending on size on 163 street and just off Mao Tse Tung Bvd. You could probably get a hood attached for a few extra bucks.oxbowlarry wrote:Ah ok, that's like we are using now. They are hard to beat for grilling but was wanting something to use as an oven and smoking also. Thanks
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thanks, that's the way I may go. Would need to add adjustable air vents , a little deeper fire box and a vented lid with a simple thermometer.Mèo Đen wrote:You can get a stainless steel BBQ grill (as below) for around $50, depending on size on 163 street and just off Mao Tse Tung Bvd. You could probably get a hood attached for a few extra bucks.oxbowlarry wrote:Ah ok, that's like we are using now. They are hard to beat for grilling but was wanting something to use as an oven and smoking also. Thanks
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Fk, are you lot psychic?
Making a portable pizza oven - been going through my head for a week. "Kampong Chhanung" style charcoal grill up on long blocks and with a bell-jar lid covering - but off the ground... on the same blocks.
Making a portable pizza oven - been going through my head for a week. "Kampong Chhanung" style charcoal grill up on long blocks and with a bell-jar lid covering - but off the ground... on the same blocks.
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In the 70's, in Eugene Oregon, we sold whole wheat thick crust pizza at the Saturday market. We used an antique wood cookstove for that we just used a small trailer. Great gig worked one day week and made plenty to live on.Chuangt2u wrote:Fk, are you lot psychic?
Making a portable pizza oven - been going through my head for a week. "Kampong Chhanung" style charcoal grill up on long blocks and with a bell-jar lid covering - but off the ground... on the same blocks.
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You would have to be joking!!!!A beach barbie/party. You can't even light up a ciggie on the beach,let alone a barbie.I'm going to try and get one back to Australia for beach bbqs
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Biker, what in god's name happened to us?Biker wrote:You would have to be joking!!!!A beach barbie/party. You can't even light up a ciggie on the beach,let alone a barbie.I'm going to try and get one back to Australia for beach bbqs
If you ask a Pommie or a Yank what Australia is like - they have these images of cold beer (now $8 a pop) on the beach (illegally opened reciprocals punishable by a $500 fine) a ciggie (now $20 a pack), sexy bronzed girls (now plump mall dwellers) and Paul Hogan (now a tax evader) with shrimp (now imported from Thailand) on the Barbie (now banned from the beach apparently).
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