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That instantly brought me back to when I used to change my own oil. Craftsman made the tool, I have another larger one with a red handle and a longer wider strap somewhere in one of my tool boxes, but you get the idea. 8 1/2 years I haven't succumed to that demise, I spin the top to close but always remember by habit now to back off the cap to a touch. Then again my settings are generally a 1/4 to 1/2 turn at the final setting when closing so I'm not going far to that touch.

Be safe out there!

The weather men got it right!! The Blizzard was spot on. So far we have 23'' and still snowing with winds still gusting to 50mph. Here are a couple of before and current pictures!! Will have to wait a few days to dig out the KK for my first cook of 2026!! Stay safe if you're in the northeast and don't over do it with the shoveling !!! Be smart take breaks or just hire someone to get it done!!!

We already have well over a foot and it is coming down hard. Add in the 70 MPH wind gusts it is making life difficult to say the least. It looks like they will be close with the 24-30 inch prediction for this area, it is just hard to tell with the drifts. I need to get back out and do a pass on the driveway before that gets too tall for the snowblower. So far I've just been keeping the back deck clear and making trails in the yard for Max and a bathroom for him lol Stay safe out there everyone !!!!

Here's how to use a fan belt and wrench to open a stuck damper top. VIDEO-2025-10-24-05-10-08.mp4

Disappointing storm, up at 3AM to get a head start and only a few inches. The KK was fine though.

Tony b The Blizzard has just started and we are going to get between 18-24'' with wind gusts 55 to 75 mph. I think that much snow and wind will continue to postpone my 1st cook of 2026 on my KK for a little longer!!

Nice Fatty!

It's not the snow that usually deters me from grilling, it's the temperature. I don't grill out when the windchill has a minus sign in front of it!! 🥶

Looks awesome, SteveL.

Cooked up a nice kielbasa stuffed pork loin wrapped in a bacon weave and it turned out delicious! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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How desperate are you, are you Jonesin and seeing racks of ribs? The fix my friend is a good sturdy shovel, cut a path and the rest is all down hill. C6Bill and I are sitting in the sweet spot for this storm 12-18, he's probably doing the no snow go away dance in his living room. Ain't gonna work, but I'll be cookin. Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night shall keep you from your appointed rounds of tending to your KK.

I understand your pain. I didn't cook out the entire month of January due to our bitter cold here. My 1st cook of 2026 was February 9th. Go over to the Everyday Cooks posts to see what folks have been up to lately. I posted my cooks from last week's reprieve from the cold there.

Hello all!! This is freaking unbelievable!! It's February 20th and still no KK action!! The cold, snow and sleet won't give me a break!! And now they're predicting anywhere from 5-18'' of new snow this weekend!! So if anyone can post pictures of recent KK cooks. I would greatly appreciate it as I am suffering withdrawals and need a KK fix!! Hope everyone is well!!! Thanks gcb

Kinda like déjà vu all over again, eh? What is the ascorbic acid for?

Wow. I was trying to remember where I bought my bulk fermentation jar, and used a photo in Google Image Search. I'm staring at a photo. Yes, same lid. Huh, same color grease pen. Well, I'm a boomer, others do what I do. But the same butcher block? Huh... I never would have guessed, as this is the usual hardware store "appropriation" puzzle. In what different domain does someone else have my problem? This jar was designed to store coffee beans.

Lucky you!!!

yes still using it. they sell butane grills if you want to do indoors. but they don’t cook as well as charcoal..

Wings tripped with an everything seasoning and cooked top shelf to mature. Then split, one side left alone the other swashed in a Chardonnay rosemary and thyme jelly after cooked. The thing is, any jelly will do for flavor especially for wings, a little heat on the stove in a sauce pan with a splash of Chard wine, and brought to temp..leave, then toss at end. Any jelly will do, red to fig jelly, grape jelly to merlot etc. The sweetness is suttle but obvious, you can double the exposure by thickening the sauce, your direction. I did add a bit of dry blended rosemary and thyme to spark the sauce while heating and in addition you can lightly sprinkle those crushed/blended dry herbs over afterwards for some taste, they'll stick to the sugar....be careful.

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By coincidence, we also smoked some beef ribs (SRF) this past weekend. Similar cook as SteveL outlined. Came out well if I do say so myself, but that's a lot of meat. Will be freezing some for later. John

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Haven't made these in a while, sweet stuffed peppers with Italian sausage and things, topped with fresh mozzarella and cheddar.

SteveL, wow what two great cooks you've done. Everything is looking perfect and I love the shot of your KK with the smoke coming out of the chimney and the snow on the ground. It's so encouraging.👍👍