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Fire is the single most important ingredient in
successful Mi-Kamado cooking - and is made
from just three elements: oxygen, heat and
fuel. Learn how to control them, and you’ll
know how to control your fire.
The innovative grill design simplifies air control.
Adjustments to top and bottom vents make
it easy to add air to increase heat, or limit air to
reduce heat.
Smoke is the taste that can’t be mimicked or
faked. It transforms even the lowliest of meat
cuts, adds complexity, and makes a meal worth
remembering. Because the grill is charcoal
fuelled, everything you cook in it will come away
subtly changed by smoke, no matter which
technique you use. Smoke is the flavour we’re all
chasing.
Designed to make the most of smoke, the grills
efficient design gives you freedom to impart
flavour with just charcoal or with charcoal and
wood together.
The Divide and Conquer cooking system not only
makes it easy to control the precise distance from
the fire. It also allows various combinations for
multi-level cooking.
Think of different cooking surfaces as you do
your kitchen’s pots and pans. Or like your most
essential tools. Different materials (cast iron,
stainless steel, ceramic stone) hold and transfer
heat in unique ways. Finding the right heat trans-
fer - from flame to surface to food - is the key to
achieving a perfect finish, no matter what you’re
cooking.
One important attribute of the Ceramic Mi-
Kamado is its ability to set and accurately
maintain a desired temperature.
The Mi-Kamado has a two damper system that
facilitates easy heat control. By adjusting both
the top and bottom dampers, the heat inside the
Mi-Kamado can attain and hold temperatures
ranging from under 94°C to over 399°C.
This range should accommodate any cooking
needs - from low-temperature smoking to high-
heat searing. The thermometer installed on the
ceramic lid will provide accurate internal readings
without opening the lid.
A dual function metal top is included with each
Mi-Kamado. The daisy wheel design contains
openings that can be adjusted to allow more
or less air to “fine tune” the desired cooking
temperature. Opening the entire sliding metal
top will achieve high temperatures more quickly.
Already installed on the base of each Mi-Kamado
is a stainless steel draft door, which now has a
mesh panel for extra safety. (If you have an older
Mi-Kamado without the mesh, you have the
option of purchasing a replacement draft door
with the mesh.)
It is best to keep the mesh panel fully closed to
prevent hot ash or coals from popping out. As
with the dual function metal top, you can adjust
the draft door opening slightly to “fine tune” the
cooking temperature or open the solid door fully
to reach higher temperatures faster.
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