Ordered the new Kamado Joe wire mesh fiberglass gasket

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smittydog27

Wonder how it would do with the JoeTisserie and the Pizza Porta?  Too much gasket or would it conform ?

haroldopsf

smittydog27 said:

Wonder how it would do with the JoeTisserie and the Pizza Porta?  Too much gasket or would it conform ?

I have the JoeTisserie, Haven't tried it with new gasket, but there should be no issues, since the JoeTisserie is made for the KJ. 

OhioEgger

I can't imagine there would be a problem with the roto, since you can't have a good seal anyway. Any smoke just pours out the opening where the spit goes to the motor.

speed51133

you can just stuff some plumbers putty in the hole. 

Canugghead

Hopefully this settles the dabate/speculation?
Was at my dealer yesterday and took this pic of popped up KJ 
gasket... 


What I mistook previously as the felt component(base) of the wire mesh gasket is actually a separate felt liner sandwiched between the band and ceramics 

The replacement wire mesh gasket they're selling is also void of felt. 

Dollinger

please come back every so often and let us know how it works. I got one of these for $19 when a cooking store was going out but wasn't sure if it would work.

ckali7

Hey guys, just ordered this retrofit kit with the mesh gasket. It's designed for pre-2017 KJs and BGE grills. At less than $50 I figured it was worth a shot. I'll keep everyone posted one I get it. 

https://bbqgaskets.com/wire-mesh-fiberglass-gasket-replacement-for-kamado-joe-classic-18-by-lavalockr.html

flexfusion

I read there is no need to have this gasket on both top and bottom of the cooker.  Curious question!  What about putting it on the bottom after taking the old bottom gasket off and leaving the top felt gasket on?  How would that work?

haroldopsf

Thought I'd update this...It's been a few months of low and slow brisket and butts, and hot as well steak and pizzas. The gaskets are holding up great. They got a little dark, but are still just as spongy and cush. I have zero leaks, and lid alignment issues are completely gone. Even with a huge underbite (which pisses me off by the way, but thats another story), there is so much gasket that it doesn't matter. It is the best upgrade you can make to this thing.