Normally there is a stainless steel ring that goes on top, which brings the slabs together. There should be no gaps then. Are you missing this?
Unique_Poem
There should be a metal ring. LMK if you have any tips getting it over the ceramics. It was a PITA for me.
Pristine-Warthog2040
Put little wads of paper towels behind each one to shim them together where you can place the metal ring around it. When you have your first fore it will burn them out. I recommend having a fire to get the temps dialed in and burn any manutacturing oils or anything that may be there out before you cook in it.
Vustadumas
You can stuff toilet paper behind them to prop them up and get the fire ring on. They’ll burn away first break in fire
adognamedwalter
Thanks everyone! I do have the ring but just set it on top like an absolute rookie.
Fake_Hip0369
Pro tip, seat the tissue near the petal holes. Too much thermal mass to burn them off on a sub 600 degree burn. Fish them out with some wire or a modified wire hangar. They will not burn off during most cooks. The beauty of ceramic insulation. I made skirt steak at 2 pm. Finished, set it for 200 and cranked it (same fire no new coals) for burgers at 9 pm! That’s the tool you now possess! Be courageous!
Sleepy_red_lab
You’ll get that on these big jobs.
cfreezy72
This is the best design fire box yet. The old ones were just one solid piece. Went through two of those. Then the next Gen had a small slit down it and it lasted a few years then cracked to pieces. Now this one is free to move and expand and everybody happy.
Clever_droidd
It won’t cook anything like that. I’ll buy it from you for $100
Hot-Steak7145
The ring is a bitch to get on. I use screwdrivers as shims and the longer drivers hold the plates further in till you can get it started one side and then the screwdriver shimmed side on. Have fun its a great hobby
OtherIllustrator27
Enjoy how pretty it all looks. It’ll never look that good again but the food will be fantastic. I accidentally knocked my ring off twice tonight 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️.
Balling up paper works every time. Still a PITA but it’s a time saver.
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There’s a metal retainer ring that you put on the top of those tiles, and it holds them all together.
https://www.kamadojoe.com/products/firebox-cover-stainless-steel?srsltid=AfmBOopO3SBeSc85PqgKWmKHCr8fV4j3ZGmKExjHY5sFtFGHKD3k7aRE
Normally there is a stainless steel ring that goes on top, which brings the slabs together. There should be no gaps then. Are you missing this?
There should be a metal ring. LMK if you have any tips getting it over the ceramics. It was a PITA for me.
Put little wads of paper towels behind each one to shim them together where you can place the metal ring around it. When you have your first fore it will burn them out. I recommend having a fire to get the temps dialed in and burn any manutacturing oils or anything that may be there out before you cook in it.
You can stuff toilet paper behind them to prop them up and get the fire ring on. They’ll burn away first break in fire
Thanks everyone! I do have the ring but just set it on top like an absolute rookie.
Pro tip, seat the tissue near the petal holes. Too much thermal mass to burn them off on a sub 600 degree burn. Fish them out with some wire or a modified wire hangar. They will not burn off during most cooks. The beauty of ceramic insulation. I made skirt steak at 2 pm. Finished, set it for 200 and cranked it (same fire no new coals) for burgers at 9 pm! That’s the tool you now possess! Be courageous!
You’ll get that on these big jobs.
This is the best design fire box yet. The old ones were just one solid piece. Went through two of those. Then the next Gen had a small slit down it and it lasted a few years then cracked to pieces. Now this one is free to move and expand and everybody happy.
It won’t cook anything like that. I’ll buy it from you for $100
The ring is a bitch to get on. I use screwdrivers as shims and the longer drivers hold the plates further in till you can get it started one side and then the screwdriver shimmed side on. Have fun its a great hobby
Enjoy how pretty it all looks. It’ll never look that good again but the food will be fantastic. I accidentally knocked my ring off twice tonight 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️.
Balling up paper works every time. Still a PITA but it’s a time saver.
Man I miss the look of a new Kamado interior
Enjoy the pretty white interior while it lasts!