Welcome to the Kamado Users Manual Project.
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This is a homegrown effort to utilize the vast amount of personal experience that Kamado users have to create a complete users manual for the Kamado, including everything from what to do the moment the truck arrives with your Kamado, to recipes for your first light to maintenance of your K. The INITIAL work-in-progress manual is located here: http://www.chefjuke.com/kamado/k-manual.pdf I am in the process of getting chapter feedback and taking volunteers for working on specific chapters. Below is the list of chapters/topics I have so far and who is currently working on them. If you would like to participate, please send me an email at juke@chef.net |
06/28 - Chapters for Review
As chapters come in from users I am posting them for folks to review and comment on.
Please look at the REVIEW column for the draft for each finished chapter.
Please send me any feedback on chapters listed for review
| # | CHAPTER TITLE |
REVIEW |
VOLUNTEER |
DATE |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION | chapter-01.pdf |
Brianw |
06/28 |
| 2 | HISTORY OF THE KAMADO | |||
| 3 | WHY COOK WITH A KAMADO? | |||
| 4 | UNPACKING AND INSPECTION | |||
| a. | Uncrating a Kamado |
Brianw |
22-Jun |
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| b. | Delivery vs. pickup at the terminal | |||
| c. | sizes/weights of crated K for each model | |||
| d. | step-by-step uncrating | |||
| e. | what the pieces are and how each one works/fits together | |||
| f. | Accessories | |||
| g. | Side Tables | |||
| 5 | COMPONENTS | |||
| a. | Lid | |||
| b. | Damper | |||
| c. | Hinge, Bands, and Prop Tubes | |||
| d. | Base | |||
| e. | Draft Door | |||
| f. | Grill | |||
| g. | Firebox | |||
| h. | Cart | |||
| 6 | OPERATION | |||
| a. | INITIAL FIRING SCHEDULE | |||
| b. | FIRST LIGHT PREPARATION |
Brianw |
22-Jun |
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| i. | Oiling the draft door, damper and grill | |||
| ii. | Cleaning up any tape or gunk on the outside | |||
| iii. | Checking for integrity of hinges and seals | |||
| iv. | Choosing charcoal | |||
| v. | How to light a fire | |||
| c. | FIRST LIGHT (was STARTING) | |||
| i. | The break-in | |||
| ii. | Learning to control temperature | |||
| d. | SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS | |||
| i. | Flashback and other safety issues | |||
| e. | COOKING METHODS | |||
| i. | Smoking | |||
| ii. | Grilling | |||
| iii. | Broiling | |||
| f. | SHUTDOWN | |||
| g. | FIRST LIGHT RECIPES | |||
| i. | Break-in K Cooks | |||
| ii. | WHAT'S NEXT (10 more recipes to try after "graduating" from break-in). | |||
| 7 | WHY DOES IT DO THAT? | |||
| 8 | CARE AND MAINTENANCE | |||
| a. | GENERAL (don't use cleaning chemicals etc) | |||
| b. | ASH REMOVAL | |||
| c. | CLEANING | |||
| d. | LUBRICATION OF COMPONENTS | |||
| e. | COVERING | |||
| f. | TILE REPLACEMENT | |||
| g. | TIGHTENING OF BOLTS | |||
| h. | BAND ADJUSTMENT | |||
| i. | PAINTING THE BANDS | |||
| 9 | ASSISTANCE | |||
| 10 | LIFETIME GUARANTEE | |||
| 11 | KAMADO GAS | |||
| a. | WARNINGS | |||
| b. | DESCRIPTION | |||
| c. | COMPONENTS | |||
| i. | #7 Kamado | |||
| ii. | LPG Fuel Tank | |||
| iii. | Low Pressure LPG Fuel Regulator | |||
| iv. | Flexible Fuel Hose | |||
| v. | Draft Door Burner | |||
| vi. | Control Valve | |||
| vii. | Air/Fuel Adjustment | |||
| viii. | LPG or Propane. | |||
| ix. | Natural Gas | |||
| x. | LumpsaverPlus with Flue | |||
| d. | SETUP | |||
| i. | Assembly | |||
| ii. | Air/fuel Adjustment | |||
| e. | OPERATION OF KAMADO GAS | |||
| i. | PRE-START | |||
| ii. | STARTING | |||
| iii. | OPERATION | |||
| 1 | Gas Operation Only | |||
| 2 | Charcoal Operation Only after Lighting With Gas | |||
| 3 | Combination Gas/Charcoal Operation | |||
| 4 | Turning Off | |||
| iv. | GAS K MAINTENANCE/STORAGE |