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Looks good! The main thing about getting the temperature up higher is that the KK has more time to heat soak and that is part of the magic. When you shut it down the temp will drop, but the retained heat helps "bake" the food. Remember to keep the lid closed until it's time to flip the food, every time you open the lid you are letting moisture out, lowering the temp and adding time to the cook. The only other thought was the initial temperature of the chicken, if it was out of the fridge and onto the grill, then it will take longer to cook, if it was at or near room temperature then less time to cook. Regardless, keep plugging, you will find that there are many ways to achieve the desired results. Cooking up high in the dome, down low, in the middle of the grill, on the outer edge and all with heat deflectors in place or with no heat deflectors! Sounds like you are going to be eating a lot of chicken trying out all the possible combinations! Regards. Bruce.

Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I really appreciate the wealth of your experience. Some time ago, I suggested to Miss Jean that we should get a SV cooker. To-date, I haven't gotten her past the fear of the unknown. Will keep working on it. For now, I won't be able to try those recipes. I've decided to try the KK recipes one-at-a-time. Tonight, I tried the one suggested by Bgrant3406. Will try the others on future cooks. Here are my thoughts about tonight's cook... Had difficulty getting temperature up to 600*. Had full basket of RO, hand loaded. I'm thinking that either I was just impatient, or I should have made sure to get some large lump at the bottom. Will do better next time. Shut it down at 550*, and did the approximate 4-minute cycles. Cooker cooled off quickly, and I had to leave the chicken on a lot longer than the 12 minutes that Bruce had suggested. This left the chicken a bit dry, but still good. Also tried asparagus in ci pan with EVOO, onions, and garlic. That turned out WONDERFUL! Also tried some asparagus directly on the grate. That was good, but not like the spears cooked on ci. I'll try that recipe again with the things I've learned. Before you ask, here's the visual evidence. :>) I'm anxious to try the other recipes that were suggested. Looks like a lot of chicken meals at Geo's house in the next couple weeks. ;>)