On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:58:38 -0700, "Dave Bugg"
<deebuggatcharterdotnet> wrote:

>Radar wrote:
>
>> ........... The right attitude is: The Kamado
>> will arrive when it is time for the Kamado to arrive, in some karmic,
>> Zen sense. Apparently there is nothing either you or the Kamado
>> Corporation can do to change this.
>
>Radar, this was the funnest read of someone's customer-service observations
>with Kamado. It certainly captures the Kamado Kustomer Kare Kuirkiness. I
>do believe that the largest-sized BGE is about the same size as the Kamado
>#5. Making the #'s 7, 9, and 11 all bigger.
>Dave
>

Kamado #5 about the same size as BGE.

That sounds right to me, based on the pictures on the Kamado website
and the BGE (and Primo) units I've seen in the stores. Kamado has the
multiple level grilling accessories for its units. I haven't seen any
for the Primo or BGE, but 1) they might exist and have escaped my
notice; or 2) you might be able to rig some up without much trouble.

These days, I often use the mushikamado grill (the one with the big
hole in the middle) on the Kamado. I bought this gigantic cast iron
pot (calling it a cauldron wouldn't be pushing things too much--it
weighs about 25 pounds empty) that fits through the hole and rests on
the lower bracket. I can cook, say, baked beans in the pot and about
30 pounds of pork shoulder on the remaining grill surface, all without
using the upper grill at all.

I really like the Kamado. It's unfortunate that it is frequently
challenging to do business with the company. Probably part of the
problem is that it is a manufacturing business shipping directly to
customers. On the one hand, this keeps the price down because you
don't have a local distributor/retailer taking a cut. On the other
hand, the local distributor/retailer really can justify his cut by the
customer service and support he provides, and by warehousing some of
the units for faster delivery. It's a mixed bag.

BTW, good luck on your restaurant. I'm in the Seattle area and hope to
make it over to Wenatchee to check it out.