Brien: I love my Big Green Egg, but I don’t think it’s significantly different from other kamado grills. The game changer for making it easier was the Thermoworks Billows (fan connected to a thermometer), which lets you keep a steady low temp

someone suggested a "akorn kamado" for a more affordable efficient grill and smoke capable what say the council of supportive grill/smoke bosses?

Me: a person who knows basically nothing about grills and smoking, whose only prior exp was flipping burgers and chicken on a barrel cut in half - may have opportunity to grill and smoke. I’m inclined to just get Weber Smokey mountain on used. What’s the concise brief summary on these things?

I have a komodo style grill. It is more efficient and has more versatility but also a higher learning curve.

I'm eyeing the Akorn Kamado at Menards that's quite affordable and thus far the only tradeoffs I'm seeing is... you need to figure out how to burn enough smoke wood while the grill retains so much heat it isn't going through a lot of charcoal.

But one device for pizza/burgers/ribs/brisket has significant appeal for for us and now I know I can compensate for my lack of experience and subject matter expertise with enthusiasm and bothering Jakob

I know people who have used a Weber smokey Joe for single device as a smoker and a grill. It's all about the guy standing behind it.

I'm gonna stand on every willing shoulder of greatness cc: @callmemrwiggles.bsky.social

Call in @moist.dad as well. I am pretty sure he has experience on the komodo style.

And @briench.bsky.social

I love my Big Green Egg, but I don’t think it’s significantly different from other kamado grills. The game changer for making it easier was the Thermoworks Billows (fan connected to a thermometer), which lets you keep a steady low temp

Gonna see how much work it’ll be to get a noctua fan connected to a arduino box and duct the Akorn kamado.

If this is how I end up being an Uber smoking nerd I’ll make everyone in this thread who wants one a box.

It may be more cost effective to get a pre-existing kit

You right 😅

Admittedly less fun

I mean, the concept is dirt simple! But it’s a lot more integration than buying a box.

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