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Index To This Page Basic Information White Papers Charcoal Information Gasket Information Cookbook Information Cooking Hints and Tips Temperature Controllers Charcoal Product Reviews Other Product Reviews Projects You Can Build Miscellaneous Information

Basic Information Ceramic Charcoal Cooker FAQ Almost 100 questions and answers about virtually every aspect of ceramic charcoal cookers. Barbecue and Cooking Glossary Hundreds of words and phrases that you might want to know about. Like "ABT". 1976 Kamado Owner's Manual If you own one of the older Kamado-style cookers, this may help you! (16 meg!)

White Papers Information About The Word "Kamado" Where did the word come from? Is it a word? Is it a registered trademark? Which TelTru Thermometer Should You Use? TelTru sells four models for ceramic cookers. Which one should you be using? How To Repair Ceramic Cookers With JB Weld Got a broken ceramic part? Here's how to fix it with JB Weld. Information About Holding Meat In A Cooler If your butt or brisket is done too soon, you can hold it in a cooler until serving time. But how long? Using Fire Bricks With Ceramic Cookers How to use fire bricks in a ceramic cooker as a shield and to add ceramic mass. Experiments With Flashback Information and a video about how flashbacks occur and how to avoid them. How To Post A Photo To A Web Forum Here's information to help post a photo to web forums like the Big Green Egg forum. Information About The Word "Spatchcock" Oh yes, it's a real word! Where did it come from? What does it mean? Temperature Control In Ceramic Cookers How to control the temperature in your ceramic cooker. Searing Temperatures With Ceramic Cookers How hot does it really get when you sear a steak? You might be surprised! What To Place Under Your Egg If you place your Egg in a wood table or on a wood deck, you should read this for ideas about what to put under the Egg to prevent fires.

Charcoal Information The Lump Charcoal Database Dare we say the most comprehensive web site in the world for information about lump charcoal? Product reviews and more! Lump Charcoal FAQ Let us answer your Frequently Asked Questions about lump charcoal. How To Make Your Own Lump Charcoal Don't want to buy it? Make your own lump charcoal with our instructions. The Myth About Storing Wet Charcoal Read the truth about wet charcoal and spontaneous ignition. We just don't think it can happen. And we have proof! Information About Extruded Charcoal Here's some information about extruded charcoal, in case you were wondering. Charcoal Burn Time/Ash Comparison A comparison between 5 different types of charcoal on burn time and ash production. Links To Charcoal Information Looking for information about charcoal that we don't have? Here are a few links.

Gasket Information How To Install A Rutland Gasket If your gasket is gone and you want a more permanent solution, here's one. Information About Melting Gaskets Why gaskets melt (and why they don't melt) on some cookers and how to avoid it.

Cookbook Information Cook Books For Ceramic Cookers Cookbooks compiled by Wise One in PDF format, and cookbooks for The Living Cookbook software! Living Cookbook Software and Cookbooks Software and cookbooks for The Living Cookbook package. Plus a discount!

Cooking Hints and Tips Making Paella on a Ceramic Cooker The ceramic cooker is perfect for making paella. Here's how with recipes! Pizza Hints And Tips Hints and tips for everything from setting up your cooker, to how hot, what stone, everything you need to know! Our First Overnight Pulled Pork Cook A description of our first overnight pulled pork cook to help you with fire-building, setup, and cooking. Elder Ward's Pulled Pork Recipes We have saved this seminal work here so it doesn't disappear again! Trex Steak Method Cook steaks like a pro using the Trex method. Here is a detailed writeup on how to do it! Mad Max's Turkey And Gravy Cook your Thanksgiving turkey like a pro! Cook it just like mad max does! Russell's Smoked Salmon Tutorial Here's how to smoke salmon with all the information you'll need. Scott's Cold Smoking Tutorial How to cold smoke jerky. We have photos and instructions to help you out! Brisket Hints and Tips A collection of hints and tips for cooking brisket, collected from various online forums. How To Cold Smoke Cheese Here's how to cold smoke cheese in your ceramic cooker.

Temperature Controllers BBQ Guru Competitor Temperature Controller A product review of this popular temperature controller for ceramic cookers. BBQ Guru ProCom4 Wireless Temp Controller An in-depth preview of the BBQ Guru's wireless temperature controller. The DigiQ II Temperature Controller The latest product from The BBQ Guru is reviewed. The Stoker Temperature Controller The latest entrant in the temperature control arena is reviewed. Side-by-side Stoker-Guru Feature Comparison Can't decide between a Guru and a Stoker? Here's a comparison to help you decide.

Charcoal Product Reviews Wicked Good Charcoal 100% Natural Briquettes Wicked Good Charcoal gets into the briquette business! KingsGrill Premium Brick Charcoal A unique alternative to lump or briquettes. Self-starting extruded coconut. Mr. BBQuick Disposable Mesquite Grill A disposable grill powered by mesquite lump charcoal! Original Charcoal Company Charcoal Briquettes Natural briquettes made from the same wood as their lump charcoal. Original Charcoal Company Instant Light Lump Charcoal No, this isn't soaked in lighter fluid. See how it does for self-starting lump. Old Kingsford vs. New Kingsford Is new Kingsford as good or as bad as everyone says?

Other Product Reviews GrateMates For Small Eggs The perfect setup solution for a small Big Green Egg. Here's all the details. Komodo Kamado Refractory Cooker Here's a full review of the latest entrant into the "ceramic" cooker industry. Down Under Charcoal Lighter An alcohol-based lighter that comes in a burnable plastic tub! Burner Firestarters Clean and handy starters that you can carry in your wallet if you want to.

Projects You Can Build Detailed Plans For A BGE Table We finally put our plans down on paper with detailed meaurements and parts list so you can make your own table. How To Build A Table For A Large BGE This page goes with the plans and is the most bizarre web page on the planet! How To Build A Cart For A Small BGE Got a small Big Green Egg? Here's a $100 solution to making a table for it. How To Make Your Own Pizza Peel Make your own pizza peel if you can't find a restaurant supply store. It's easy!

Miscellaneous Information 1976 Pre-BGE Owner's Manual This is a PDF file of a scan of a 1976 Kamado-style cooker's owner manual. (In case you misplaced yours!) The Ceramic Cooker Thermometer What can you cook at what temperature on a ceramic cooker? This thermometer takes it to the limit!