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Well I don't/didn't agree with that arbitrary decision on a 14" grate. I do think the 19" high top is too big to be considered a Jr sized kamado considering how big it is relative to most standard sized kamados on the market but ............ I consider the KK 16.5" to be a Super Jr. If I get one (very likely for my family of 3) I know where I am going to post on that other forum. If nobody likes it they can just throw a fit and be a hater, I don't care. Besides the 16.5" may not exactly be portable due to it's weight but it's small enough to be transportable. I'll put it and a small stand in the back of my SUV and take it on vacation to my sisters house in FL. Yup transportable and more than capable of feeding a small group of people.

ckreef - that's the spirit! You tell 'em! I like your style. I'd love to see your Better Half get her teeth in their backside and shake 'em like a starving pit bull with a juicy one! LOL! Seriously, I'm looking forward to you getting the 16.5" and watching you cook! That will be some kind of fun!

Just now checked out these unpacking pictures. They look awesome glad I saw this thread but .............. If I remember correctly you sort of ripped us off (1/2 way through) with the unpacking thread on another forum (and I was holding my breath during it) Bad CC, Bad Guru

While I don't like my ribs "falling off the bone," I do like them slightly more done than competition. And I wholeheartedly agree about the over-the-top seasoning part. They are like "but this one goes to 11," while I like bold, but more like an "7 or 8."

Delicious ribs. Am I bad? I like my ribs fall off the bone. I guess I wont win any competitions.

Frog - trust me, I'll bomb this place with pictures and comments. Take a look at my thread on the unveiling if TheBeast for a preview of the kind of stuff you'll be subjected to in a few days! LOL!! If Dennis packs these "smaller" units like he packed TheBeast, it's an all day job! I find it interesting that Beauty! at 19" is considered "smaller", especially when you see that the standard BGE, KJ, Akorn, etc is an 18.25" grate! In fact, in another Forum to which I belong, they have a thread for Small and Mini Kamado cooks. So I asked if because Beauty was a 19" and significantly smaller than TheBeast at 32"and because it came with a nest or could sit on a table top, if I could post cooks on her in the Small and Mini area. NO. HELL NO! All of a sudden up pops all sorts of opposition! Beauty! is considered a full sized kamado! WOW! Even the smallest KK that Dennis makes, the 16.5" Table Top is considered too dadgummed big for that category! LOL!!!!! The biggest allowed in that category is a 14" grate diameter. Ahhhh well, at least I'll be the PROUD owner of 2 Komodo Kamados! How many can say that? Hell, at this rate, I should get a thank-you card from Dennis' son every semester he goes to college! I'm paying his tuition! LOL!!