sawzall 4 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Hello from a new kamado owner from Saskatchewan. Just recently purchased a rebranded Akorn (Master Chef) from my local Canadian Tire. It was on sale for $249.93 Cad. I also had a coupon for 50x CT rewards so I got $25.99 back in credit. Pretty good deal for us up here in Canada. Since it didn’t come with a heat deflector of any sort, and a smokin’ stone is $100 up here off amazon.ca, I decided to make my own out of 1/8” steel. I figured while I’m at it, I may as well make it a drip pan too. Works great! First cook was a couple racks of beef short ribs but I forgot to get a picture. Had a bit of an issue getting the temperature below 300F. Lower cent completely closed, upper just cracked. It actually ran at around 300F with both closed. So I took the lower vent off, siliconed around it and put it back on. Then tightened up the slider with some foil tape. Still needs some more sealing as it won’t quite snuff the fire out. Anyway then I did some turkey drumsticks for my wife and they turned out great. Third cook was a brisket point I turned into burnt ends and it was amazing! I have pictures but they aerial uploaded yet. I put a second gasket on the ash pan but have yet to use it to see if the fire can be put out now. I gotta say, I really like it so far. So much that I bought an Akorn JR from Walmart yesterday on clearance for $129. I think I’m going to use the canning rack setup on this one. BobE and buckleybj 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TKOBBQ 5,747 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 @sawzall Welcome to the Guru there are a lot of great people and information around here. It looks like your off and running, the cooks you've posted and the ones you talked about sound tasty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
retfr8flyr 1,589 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lnarngr 244 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 You're off and running! Interesting "Akorn"! I don't see the holes in the grill for the "warming" rack. Did it come with one? If it run with the vents closed you do have work to do. Working on the clasps for the lid and ash basket at the bottom to hold tighter might help. I want a Jr also! Great looking cooks and Welcome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobE 189 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Welcome to the forum and congrats on getting a great deal on your Akorn grill! Thanks for sharing the pics of your cook. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sawzall 4 Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 3 hours ago, lnarngr said: You're off and running! Interesting "Akorn"! I don't see the holes in the grill for the "warming" rack. Did it come with one? If it run with the vents closed you do have work to do. Working on the clasps for the lid and ash basket at the bottom to hold tighter might help. I want a Jr also! Great looking cooks and Welcome! It’s got a half moon “warming rack” that sits on top of the grate. It’s definitely a bit different than a Char-Griller branded one for sure, but I like the table it’s in better. I do wish the side shelves folded down though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sawzall 4 Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 3 hours ago, lnarngr said: You're off and running! Interesting "Akorn"! I don't see the holes in the grill for the "warming" rack. Did it come with one? If it run with the vents closed you do have work to do. Working on the clasps for the lid and ash basket at the bottom to hold tighter might help. I want a Jr also! Great looking cooks and Welcome! I put a gasket on the ash pan and siliconed the vent frame to the ash pan. Have not had a chance to test it out yet since the mods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T_om 71 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Once you get the air leaks attended to, it should be a great cooker. Welcome to the forum. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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