Smokenewbie Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Total newbie here so please forgive the ignorance... I've seen that everyone comments that cooking open top on akorns/komados will result in the heat being too high and unstable.... but I cant help but think that people do it all the time in cheap steal barrels What makes the akorn/komados incapable of such a cook? Surely it wouldn't damage the unit itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_sqrd Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Welcome to the forum! There's no reason you can't cook with the top open. You can control the fire and cooking temp by the amount of fuel that is burning. One thing that may happen is that the handle on the Kamado could get hot enough to melt if it is made of some sort of "plastic". There is a Youtuber who goes by "Pitmaster X" and has a lot of videos. This is one where he does Picanha on a spit on a KJ with the lid open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf Griller Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I have also seen where you can control your fire by closing the bottom vent if you are cooking with the lid open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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