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One of my best friends here of course has a KK.. So we double meat-ed our Easter Dinner It was as good as it looks..

I spent 7 months traveling the Pacific alone with backpack surfing just out of high school in '78. This included 3 months in AU.. The canned beetroots in hamburgers were VERY difficult for me.. even the remaining juice from them gave me a little gag.. Just as much an acquired taste as Vegimite and Marmite.. both good for a bit of a gag too.. I can eat anything but those are tough. I made a pact with myself that I would eat everything served to me and clean the plate for the trip.. garnish and all. I alway broke that for beetroot.. but I did learn fast to order them sans beetroot.. Just saying!! Proof in the pudding: Here I am eating a bi-valve shipworm in Papua / Irian Jaya with local tribe members.. 118,000 views on Youtube "Bizarre Foods got nothing on me baby!" LOL

I know we have some Dizzy Pig fans here, so took one for the team and shlepped it over to the new Dizzy Pig World HQ today, which is 11 miles from my house as the crow flies, or 30 minutes drive time. Mad Max of turkey fame greeted me at the door and proudly showed off the new space, which is immense relative to the old. They now have areas in the showroom for various BBQ items, many of which are on my list of preferred brands: the entire Dizzy Pig line (of course), Blues Hog, Fruita Wood in bulk, Fogo and Rockwood charcoals, Thermoworks, Yeti, and a complete line of products associated with some oddly egg shaped green grills. Really happy to find a ready supply of Fruita. Yeah, I know they ship for free, but it's nice to be able to buy just what you'll need and not store a bunch of wood. Today was buy four get Mad Max free day, so replenished some of my go tos and picked up some Mole to boot. That mole is pretty awesome. Dreaming up some plans for that. Here's today's haul.

Thank you, Paul. I forgot to post the ketchup pix but you are in luck-

This is right up kamado users alley...Rotisserie and fire baked pizza!!!

I could not help myself tony sent me some of this so beef ribs it is looking good another few hours Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk

I think it's best to put the stone on the upper grate.. better for taking advantage of the heat coming off the lid/ceiling and easier to take off with your peel..

We had some thunderstorms roll in so we had to put the pizza on a little early. Here is the pizza and the cook. Everything went very well! Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

And the grilled octopus citrus fennel and avocado salad! Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Great new toy ordered! Love new toys.. IKAWA Pro Sample Roaster http://www.ikawacoffee.com/professional This page has lots of cool info too http://www.ikawacoffee.com/new-blog The site still has them as preorder at £850 /$1,090 but if you sign up for info they send you an email saying it's going to be £2,500 (or USD 3,100) YIKES.. I did get the £850 /$1,090 price earlier today.. Roasting is controlled thru an Ipad app PRO APP Roast Time: 0 - 20 minutes: sample roasts typically take 3 minutes Operating System: iOS. Roast Points: up to 20 temperature and 10 airflow points. Updatable Roast Profile: roast profiles can be updated during a roast. Data export via to excel or csv file for data analysis Share Roast Profiles: profiles can be shared using e-mail, text message or twitter. NEW ADVANCED FEATURES: Mark 1st (or 2nd) Crack: Record the time of First Crack as you roast. If you’re taking the coffee to Second Crack, you can add a marker for this too. Development Time Ratio: After marking First Crack, the app will automatically calculate and display the Development Time Ratio (DTR). Rate of Rise data: Interchangeable view of Temp and RoR before, during and after roast. This is displayed in 15 second intervals. Roast Log: Use this to save unique data and notes on each roast you do. It will automatically show Date and Time, End Temperature, End Time (ie duration), Time of First Crack, DTR and the roast graphs for both Temperature and RoR. Additionally, you can record coffee sample roasted, notes and a photo for each roast you do. Edit Profile using Data Table: for those of you who like tables not graphs, this is for you – it enables you to edit the profiles via a table view. These features transform the IKAWA Pro App from a simple device to control the roaster, to be the hub for recording all your sample roasting; storing your history, recording notes and reviewing historical roast data. Can't wait to get it

Sorry guys getting sentimental on Octopus night! Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Firing up the KK for my first pizza. I have my 16" soapstone preheating. Hopefully, I will be up to temp to put the pizza in in 1.5 hours. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

We had 18 people total.. So we actually finished it easily..

Aussie, your beef ribs are looking very good and YOU seem to be enjoying the bones. [emoji4]

Octopus used to be one of my favorites until a buddy of mine had an octopus for a pet. Those octopi are some kind of SMART! I got kind of attached to the little guy. Now I can't eat 'em. Beautiful cook, @Pascalpro! Kudos.

@DennisLinkletter - It's now confirmed and undeniable - you are 24 Carat Crazy!

And here I was thinking "How is he gonna pin and spin pizza on those OctoForks?" Great vid and even better pizzas.

Bacon ready to dry out overnight before smoking love how the pepper berries gave it a touch of purple Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk

Keith, that video of the beef pizza is driving me crazy, it look soooooooooooooo delicious. It was just in time for an evening snack.:)

Looking good Mac

Looks delicious MacKenzie! I have too ask...the last few shots of the air fried chips and rings are ketchupless...everything OK?

Here is today's dinner, KK burger and air-fryer fries and onion rings.

White out. I wish we could delete a post. ;(((((

Getting hungry!

Hey, I didn't start it. However, adult beverages might have been involved. Just sayin'. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Nice tasty looking cook

Looks tasty and very nice salad and very tasty chicken.:)

How do you season the octopi? Salt, pepper, evoo? That looks fantastic.

Dennis, I have to ask why you are going with the small fluid bed roaster instead of a small drum roaster? You can put probes and a computer on the drum to see what you are doing or you can buy a drum roaster with all that stuff on it. I added insulation to this drum shell but it is not necessary to get this roaster going. It is a Quest M3 made in Taiwan, comes in either 120V or 240V models. Then there are these: http://www.x-coffeeroasters.com/r500-shop-coffee-roaster-machine/ Or these, which are made in Tiawain I think and imported to the USA for this distributor. https://millcityroasters.com/shop/coffee-roasters/500g-1lb-gas-coffee-roaster/

Love your cooks!

Spun some more rolled chook used dizzy dust Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk

When I was in high school, I worked in a pizza joint as head pizza man. I guess I retained some of what I was taught. The first time I made pizza for my wife, I threw the dough in the air and spread flour all over the kitchen. She put the brakes on the dough toss, lol! Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Another experiment today. I bought a bag of crispy frozen fries and a bag of onion rings. I normally do not buy these things as I have never liked them but I thought perhaps the air fryer might work.This was just a test cook and I put the fries and onion rings in at the same time and still frozen. Set the fryer for 400F for 8 mins. Shook them a about 3 times and then added 2 more mins to the cook time bringing that to a total of 10 mins. at 400 F and no added fat. Here they are- They were very good and I can see that I'll be visiting the frozen food section more often. Both were crispy and tasty as hard as that maybe to believe.

But, the 1st assumption to that is, you gotta like beets. I will eat them on rare occasion, but not a big fan, especially the pickled ones. Bad memories from childhood and Mom putting the pickled ones on the salad.