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[Bar-B-Lew]

I am not familiar with this grill.  What is inside both of those front drawers?

[02ebz06]

The KC seems to be more active in providing accurate temps when opening in closing the lid. The Memphis really never changes and I have a hard time believing it’s accuracy at times.

Impossible for any grill to be 100% accurate all the time. That is part of the algorithm to keep from showing swings.
Even with lid closed, temps do swing some as different amounts of pellets drop, but temp shows no change.
I guess it is to make customer feel good, and keep them from calling and asking why my temperature doesn't stay constant.

[RanrocSmoker]

I am not familiar with this grill.  What is inside both of those front drawers?

The drawer at the very bottom should be where the two grease pans/buckets are housed. The door above it is to access the ash pan...it just slides out and you dump the ashes.

[okie smokie]

Lots a grill for $250.  At that price, you can afford some hiccups along the break in trail. As I recall, the salesperson/partner was "Dan" He might be worth a call for advice on any algorithm adjustments that may need to be done.  I know there was an issue with the fan speed, that RanrocSmoker is aware of, etc.  He was a pleasant person to work with as I recall and would be your only point of contact for this pit.  I think his phone number was available on the home page of their website.  I hope you have great fun with this pit. I really like the design concept.

[02ebz06]

Nice snagging that one.  Hard to go wrong for $250.

[Jlm5151]

I am not familiar with this grill.  What is inside both of those front drawers?

The drawer at the very bottom should be where the two grease pans/buckets are housed. The door above it is to access the ash pan...it just slides out and you dump the ashes.

This is correct. Similar to the Eco setup. 

So far it seems to be a better grill than smoker. I’d like to see more consistent smoke than I do at 225 and below. Maybe the Memphis and Bullseye have spoiled me, but I still see quite a bit of smoke in the 250-275 range on those, but not so much on the KC. I’m sure this can be accomplished through some PID settings though. I love the slide and direct grill feature. It’s great for finishing off chicken, brats and burgers after some smoke. My Memphis has never been able to put any sort of grill marks on anything. The KC is great in that regard.

[02ebz06]

My Memphis has never been able to put any sort of grill marks on anything.

How hot does your Memphis get?
I get great grill marks at 500+.
The pic was at 550

[Jlm5151]

My Memphis has never been able to put any sort of grill marks on anything.

How hot does your Memphis get?
I get great grill marks at 500+.
The pic was at 550

My Select gets up to 500, but it’s not really worth the hassle and never seems to be that hot at the grates. I actually mounted a Camp Chef Sidekick to the side of it for direct grilling.

[Bar-B-Lew]

I'd like to see a pic of that sidekick mounted on the Memphis.

[Jlm5151]

I'd like to see a pic of that sidekick mounted on the Memphis.

[Bar-B-Lew]

did you have to drill any new holes or did the sidekick match up to mount properly

[Bentley]

1st time I have ever heard a Memphis owner say that!  Even a Select owner!

My Memphis has never been able to put any sort of grill marks on anything.

[Jlm5151]

I’m probably exaggerating a little on the grill marks, I’m just a sucker for a little direct flame. My Memphis doesn’t have the direct grilling feature so the sidekick has been great. As far as the mounting of the sidekick, I had to  drill the holes on the side of the Memphis. It was pretty easy, just created a template and did my drilling. I used a little fireblock around the bolts so there isn’t any heat loss or anything.