Does the Akorn come with a heat deflector plate? If not, what is everyone using for indirect heat cooking?
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It doesn't come with a heat deflector, but the charbroil broil smoking Stone does exactly that.
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What grilling stone? Seems as though it is now unobtainium. Char-Griller had them when I checked, but expensive and I would have to pay twelve bucks shipping. I purchased the charcoal grate for a Webber kettle grill, which fits where the stone would go if you can find one someplace, and I bought a 15" aluminum pizza pan for a heat deflector. I think it works just as well as a stone. I have no idea what happened to the stone. Some folks got a stone included with the grill. I did not, but the price of the grill was very good considering prices on other Kamados.
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No. It is a threaded fitting with an o-ring. Used many times without any problems. Mine came with a shield to protect it from direct heat from burner.
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Depending on condition of oven, and how close dish is to heating element, heat rises. I don't care for electric ovens. I find electric cooks to quick. I buy vintage casserole dishes, and bake and cook on a gas stove or oven. I use a rimmed edge cookie sheet slightly larger than the glass baking dish, underneath all my pyrex (old and new) and as long as I monitor my timing and check my item I am making, I have never burned, scorched or broken a pyrex product in 55 years. The cookie sheet is an extra safety measure for me, for remove from oven to stove (gas) for pan to cool and keep warm until being served. You can also cool a pan by placing standard bath towel doubled, on your counter top, and letting your pan cool. I like the cookie sheet under my pans to avoid scratching the glass pan's (metal against glass in oven and on gas burner grate when cooling) I also love glass for baking my Pineapple UPside Down Cakes, with the cookie sheet underneath the pyrex dish, because it browns the top evenly during baking and leaves a crunchy sweet edge around the cooled cake. I than use my baking, sheet cover it with foil and flip my cake on it. I usually don't get a chance to do this last part since everyone in my house fights for the edge of the cake, while it is cooling (husband and 3 boys). I hope this helps, the only time (one time) I blew up a casserole dish was cooking it in a Convection Air Oven cooking a roast @ 350 with a lid on it and I cracked the lid, and ruined my dinner, in 1979, Never Again!!! Barbara SELLER OF VINTAGE KITCHEN ITEMS ON AMAZON @ BeeBargains Thank You!
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Yes I have used one for years in my garage . Just have to have heat deflectors to keep walls around barrel protected
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It is recommended to use these clay cookers with a diffuser over any heat source. I got one from Amazon when I purchased the tagine. Absolutely love this cooker!!!
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Yes and no, I modified the support to make it work how I wanted. Vision now sells their own heat deflector that fits without modification.
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It has a "Heavy Duty" glass plate that rotates for even cooking. It changes direction of rotation each time you start a new timing cycle. The rotating glass plate will easily accommodate a 12 inch heating/cooking plate. Wonderful performance!
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The one i ordered on line came with a grill and griddle. Something else don't leave either side on high long. The coating will burn off. I have replaced mine with heavy duty coated cast iron units.
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hello Steven, I am not sure if the Gold factor will make a significant impact on deflecting heat. I am sure it will make a good heat deflector as long as there is great insulating material beneat the surface. i once saw a youtube vid test of the gold tape and it worked great. i do not know what material the Gold one is made of you are considering. this one has fiberglass type of material which works good for me. if the gold is the look you are going for, I would say that will make you happyer than a few degrees difference in insulating heat, but personally if you are a nerd like me, go for aluminum like this one as aluminum is one of the brightest most reflective metals known to mankind, so it will definitely go good at reflecting light and other types of radiation... =)
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Just put a foil liner in the bottom when you rotisserie; you can buy one, but it's actually easier (and a much better fit) to make one out of foil. I also cover the "reflector" below the heat element with foil so I can remove and replace it from time to time. Much easier than cleaning cooked on grease from the reflector. Hope that helps--I love this grill!
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No, you'd have to get the plate to put between the pan & induction burner, but will work the same with that...making it nice to not have to buy new cookware. That said, luckily scanpab has a good warranty as I've had to have most pieces replaced. They may be better now, but the inside and outside finishes failed.
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Everything that came with it worked great on my 4 burner infrared grill. I ordered the infrared bracket in charbroil website for like 11 dollars, but have not used them. Basically the extra brackets allow you to use the rotisserie without removing the grates. I have used rotisserie 3 times 2 chickens each time and never needed brackets from charbroil.
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If you have a Kamodo "Akorn" ( not Akron), look inside without the grill in place. If you see the three metal "feet" that match the stone, the answer is "Yes".
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These plates are ceramic, and I don't use heat protector. My mall guy said the same thing, and everything seems good so far.
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Hello Sierra!Yes! The CR-0351F model comes with a preset cooking.If you have any other questions regarding this model let us know!Best regards,-clickHM
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Hi Mark, you can simmer/control the heat by adjusting the focal point. This is done by rotating the parabola to slightly to focus or unfocused the light on the bottom of your cooking dish. There is a small darkened mirror that allows you to do this easily and without looking at the light directly. On their website, see the video titled Usage: Aligning the Focus http://www.oneearthdesigns.com/solsource/usage/#usage-use
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The heat is the difference plus the cleaning. When I have cooked with the SS one that I had it handled the heat better without scorching. The aluminum has a lower heat rating(not mentioned anywhere just what I have observed). Also cleaning the residue from cooking from aluminum to SS different. But I am happy with my aluminum pressure cooker. There are a few small adjustments. The difference in price and size was important in getting a new pressure cooker for us. But If you don't have price in mind go with the SS. If price is a consideration/size the aluminum is a very GOOD purchase!!