Grill design mod from forum feedback

[DennisLinkletter]

All ready in production..
What's the point of doing research here if I not going to apply what I learn .....
From your feedback, here is some shots of the new 1/4" grill with the side handles and small door handle.. lower grill is open at front.







So what cha think?

[Porkchop]

will you cut that out!

giving in to customer comments will only make you money.

seriously tho, looks like a simple solution. you've managed to answer both issues with a simple fix.

[Saunka]

That is PERFECT. Can you make an aftermarket one for a Mexi-K #7?

[Majestik]

That looks excellent. Question: When you lift up on the handles, is the grill balanced? I.e, it doesn't tip one way or another. It LOOKS balanced. And it looks very nice. What's the lower grill? I need to do more research I guess.

[Porkchop]

http://homepage.mac.com/komodokamado/PhotoAlbum1.html

[Drunk_J]

Man, that is a sweet setup! It looks to me like it satisfies everyone's wishes. I was only gonna get an upper grill, but I think I have changed my mind and want both now! Will this be the standard grill that comes with the OBT now??

-=Jasen=-

[DavidS]

Very nice. I like the handles on the sides. You keep making very nice improvements.

[Porkchop]

the 2010 model year of the KomodoKamado OTB comes with the patented "RibMonkey".

a trained monkey to baste and turn your ribs and other bbq items. now with the "RibMonkey" stainless steel port!



"i love my RibMonkey. all i do is blow a whistle. he loads the OTB with lump, gets it lit, rubs the ribs, puts them on, and takes them off. all i do is sit on my butt, drink beer, and hit him with a stick every once in awhile."

[Curly]

I'll be dang, I've had a RibMonkey all these years and never even knew it.

Please don't tell my wife I called her a Rib Monkey.

[Porkchop]

curley, it's hard enuf to grasp that you let your wife use your cooker. you mean to tell me you let her use the computer too???

you know i kid.

i had to bargain with my wife to be able to get my KK. she gets a hottub next year.

[Curly]

Well, she's a smart one, the harley is in her name...so she pretty much get's her will.

[billyg]

Is my otb supremed being shipped on Friday coming with this grate? Let me know. Hope all is well.

BillyG.

[inacoma]

All ready in production..
What's the point of doing research here if I not going to apply what I learn .....
From your feedback, here is some shots of the new 1/4" grill with the side handles and small door handle.. lower grill is open at front.







So what cha think?

nice

I've gotta cutter and a' welder...looks like time to go buy some stainless wire, cut her up, and weld it back together...booger weld style (no tig, just mig)

later,

k

[DavidS]

Very Very nice. Like the handles on the side. Now your lower grill look like my old K grill, all the rods between the handle and rings came loose. I used a saw to get rid of junk. Yours is MUCH better.

[leejp]

This may be a nit and perhaps it'll make the grill more difficult to manufacture but I would prefer that the grill run North-South instead of East-West.

Taking food on/off, flipping steak/burgers... is easier in a North-South motion with a spatula. This is also true when cleaning the grill with a brush/rolled up foil... With the classic, one can simply rotate the grill 90* but with the OTB this is not possible. It's not too big a deal to come from the side.

I'm also thinking if the hinge is for coal management during long cooks, it should be in the back of the grill rather than the front so the meat can sit in the wider portion of the grill.