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It’s finally here!! All I can say is wow, you guys told me that seeing one in the flesh was different to seeing pics, but nothing prepared me for the arrival experience. The whole process from ordering to shipping to delivery was fantastically managed by Dennis and team, the uncrating and setup was simply amazing, such craftsmanship and quality! Here are the delivery, uncrating and first Burn in pics. And here’s a shot of my old Akorn feeling sorry for itself Currently doing the initial burn in, it’s been sitting at 500f now for the last 4 hours and I’m seeing a bit of venting but nothing crazy. Looking forward to my first cook on this beauty!

This is highlights from our cook for the Kamado Guru Homemade BBQ Dinner challenge. I'm cooking it in separate parts and that's how I'll post it here. There is going to be 4 or 5 parts then the final cook. I'll post updates as I go along. Part 1 - Mop, Rub, and Sauces.

Hey Aussie is that for real about using Vegemite to bring down the heat, cause i like it hottish but this stuff caught me off-guard....found it at my local IGA.....nice but hot As you can see it gets used.......sparingly

So for the sauce that's in transit that I got tony b .I actually tried it unlike the pineapple express I sent ckreef. .well wtf I got like 2 seconds of plum and then bang .tony.b I have no insurance take this at your own risk mate Outback kamado Bar and Grill

alimac, your KK is stunning, beautiful pixs, and an awesome setup. Thanks for sharing the delivery experience. Just so you know, that pebble colour cooks just a little bit better than all other colours.

Did another sausage cook on the Konro tonight. Those little flowers are part of the blossoms on the garlic chives. This was the first of the beets greens for the season, delicious.

Dr Paul's Hot Sauce - Home of Perth Hot Sauce Pineapple Express Yea sounds innocent enough. OMG - Not!!! - both me and Mrs skreef sprinkled some on a taco salad. Had to break out the fire extinguisher to put out the flames on my lips. @Aussie Ora you're still not mad about the challenge certificate are you In all seriousness this is the hottest hot sauce that has ever passed my lips. After checking out their website I think this is one of their more mellow hot sauces - yikessss......

Love the name! Right up there with "Smack my ass and call me Sally!" https://www.amazon.com/Smack-Call-Sally-Sauce-Habanero/dp/B0000DG560 Looks like we can get Sh!t the Bed on Amazon here! https://www.amazon.com/Bed-Hot-Sauce-Ultra-Pepper/dp/B06ZYXYYB6

Part 2 - Pulled Pork using the mop from part 1. Of course while that was going on I had to make me a Ranier cherry cocktail or 3. Just to cool off on a hot Sunday afternoon That's it for now. Part 3 should happen Thursday or Friday.

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I was to slack and slept in but this time lapse photo over Perth is stunning . Outback kamado Bar and Grill

Can't wait to try it! Remember, I make a homemade hot sauce with homegrown chocolate ghost peppers. It's the brown one on the right. I backed these guys in Kickstarter. They have a pineapple hot sauce, too. But I thought it was pretty mild compared to their other ones. https://adoboloco.com/shop/pineapple-habanero-hot-sauce/

Confession time. I haven’t really been too careful with the teak shelves that I got for Smaug in terms of maintaining their appearance. It’s been about a year since Smaug arrived, and I haven’t done anything special to protect the shelves from the elements. I basically leave the shelves mounted on Smaug all the time, and he usually sits in an area on my back patio that’s exposed to the weather. As a result, the shelves have weathered to a gray color. I should note that this doesn’t affect the teak at all from a structural standpoint. Teak is naturally rot resistant, which makes it such a great wood for shelves like these that will be exposed to the elements. The changing of the color to a silver-gray is the natural result of weathering, and is strictly an appearance issue. I’ve spoken to Dennis before about restoring the appearance of the shelves, and he wasn’t able to recommend a specific product since wasn’t sure if the stuff he uses to finish the shelves in Indonesia is available to consumers in the U.S. I did some googling, and ran across TeakGuard and Super Teak Cleaner. This stuff is intended for boats as well as outdoor teak furniture. I figured that teak on a boat is in a much harsher environment than my back patio, so I decided to give it a try. I bought the TeakGuard Teak Maintenance Kit, which was about $45 including shipping. It came with the Super Teak Cleaner and the TeakGuard, along with a Norton medium sanding sponge, some bronze wool, foam brushes, and two scrubbing brushes. The first step was to sand the shelf. I used the Norton sanding block, which was close to 100 grit sandpaper. You can see how the sanded surface differs from the weathered surface, showing that the silver-gray color that teak takes on over time is really just a discoloration of the very top layer of the wood. I only sanded for about 5 minutes before taking this picture. I do woodworking for a hobby, so after I was done with the sanding sponge, I felt compelled to sand up to 180 grit. You don’t have to do this. Here’s the final result. At this point you can see wood that is more like the natural color of teak, along with areas in the grain that still are colored black. The black area is mold that feeds off of the natural oils that are in teak. To clean this up, I used the Super Teak Cleaner. You spray this on the wood to wet the surface, and let it sit for about 60 seconds. Then you take the scrub brushes, and scrub the wood. I could see the black stuff coming off pretty easily. The instructions say to wet the surface with more water if it is drying out, and after you’re done, to hose the wood down well. I did this part on my back patio. Here’s the result. The shelf looks like the natural teak color because it is still wet from the water. After it dried, the color fades. Once the wood is dry from the cleaning process, it’s time to apply the TeakGuard. This is pretty straightforward. You pour a little of the TeakGuard on the wood, and spread it out with the foam brushes. You want to get enough on so that the surface is covered, and enough so that it will stay wet for at least 15 minutes, but not so much that the surface turns a milky color as it dries. I’m making this sound a lot more difficult than it really is. You can see how the TeakGuard changes the color of the teak compared to the cleaned teak. Since the water that’s part of the TeakGuard gets absorbed into the wood, the surface becomes slightly fuzzy because the grain of the wood swells in response to the water. After the first coat was dry, I took the bronze wool and scrubbed the surface lightly to remove the raised grain and fuzziness. It’s important to use bronze wool instead of steel wool because fragments of steel wool will discolor the finish as it rusts. Bronze wool won’t have this issue. After the raised grain was knocked back down, I applied a second and a third coat. Now I have to let the finish dry overnight.

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Charles I like your style! Great pics hope you win

With two gurus cooking, this is going to be epic.

WOW!! That's going pretty all out for a challenge cook. Break a leg Reefs!!

I am sure your Akorn has served you well...but the difference is clear!

Stunning kk. Nice setting too. Congrats again. I am glad the delivery guys put the crate where you wanted the kk. Can’t wait to see the cook pictures. Would love to hear how it compares to the other cookers you have used. Apologies if this is a double post. I posted earlier but it looks like it didnt get posted. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hey mate nothing cooking tonight but got a chicken lined up for tomorrow and that dry aged tomahawk for the weekend. The burn in was a bit of a last minute decision as the delivery was earlier than expected and we uncrated it a lot quicker than I thought we would. I had to light a fire in it and have a play with temp control and decided to go for the burn in.

Delish Mac those snags look so tasty love the salad as I do lol Outback kamado Bar and Grill

Thanks MacKenzie, I’m very glad to have it safely home and in place, now comes the fun part! I had a sneaking Suspicion that colour would cook a little bit better than the others

Looks stunning. Congrats again. Nice setup as well. Glad the delivery guys were able to put the crate where you wanted it. Can’t wait to see the cook photos. Would also love to hear how it compares to other cookers you have used. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

That never gets old. Great pics! Now to business...

That looks stunning mate .great delivery pics that tomahawk looks delish Outback kamado Bar and Grill

Nice 32....looks like it all went well, congrats mate

Great job on the pics, it is a beautiful kk and I also love the setting. Really nice setup.

Indeed!

Actually, Larry, Curly and Moe was a very close second but my 4 and 6 year olds were like ‘Who are they???’ Went with something the whole family could relate to... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You got all your ducks in a row, so to speak. They are a great picture, however, I woulda gone with Moe,Larry and Curly. Decisions, decisions which one to cook on.

Tony B's Nigerian Suya Pepper Rub Ingredients (Full Batch) ¼ cup Peanut Butter Powder (PB Fit) ¼ cup Dried Ginger (ground) 4 Maggi Cubes (Nigerian) - small 2 TB Red Pepper Flakes (I use Korean Gochujaru) 1 TB Garlic Powder (SuckleBuster’s SPG) 1 TB Onion Powder (Penzey’s Fox Point, w/a large pinch of dried shallot) 1 tsp White Pepper 1 TB Purple Crack (Tasmanian Pepperberries - ground) – Alternative: 1 tsp Clove (ground) 2 TB Grains of Salim (ground) - Alternative: 4 Black Cardamom pods (ground) 1 TB Javanese Long Pepper (ground) – Alternative: Tellicherry Black Peppercorns (ground) 1 tsp Urfa Biber (smoked Turkish pepper) - Alternative: Chipotle pepper 1 TB Indian Chile Powder (SWAD), or to taste for heat level – Alternative: Cayenne Pepper Instructions Grind whole spices in a spice grinder (Note: Grains of Salim are quite fibrous) Tip: add some of the pre-ground spices (e.g., garlic powder, onion powder) to the grinder to facilitate grinding the whole spices and Maggi cubes. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

After a brief conversation with Cheech and Chong, we agreed on a name change... Ladies and Gentleman, I present to you Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

Lol . Just mix it with some vegemite she'll be right. I've sent him something special in the heat scale I won't blame him if he chucks it over the fence before he dies lol .a nice plum sauce Outback kamado Bar and Grill

Uncle doughies wings with maple cider served with corn lol. . . .. Outback kamado Bar and Grill

Lol sorry mate I thought you liked hot stuff or was that tony b. I have not tried it the bloke said it was not to bad as he was chewing on raw chillies lol .the name sounds delish. I will be interested in the reaction to the sauce I just sent Tony b another local brew Outback kamado Bar and Grill

Literally like a kid the night before Xmas We had a team BBQ event at the weekend, as we were packing up to leave the butcher gave us each a dry aged tomahawk steak, this is going to be one of the first things I cook on the KK!

AND you have a mega advantage, being in Australia. Tuesday will arrive 9 hours earlier for you than if you were still in the UK. Hurrah!

I didn't look it up or read the ingredients ahead of time. Pineapple Express how hot could it be with a name like that? Man was I wrong and I use Dizzy Pig's ghost rub whenever I make hot wings.

Had to look it up. Love the description. Starts with this: ... Sounds like a Caribbean cocktail of the sort that involves a paper umbrella. Then a smooth segue to: Yup...that’ll rip the hide off ya.

When I was a small child, I was attacked by tomato, left horrific scars, wounded me for life. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Totally awesome for cleaning the tiles. It's a really soft sponge (so it doesn't scratch) with a very mild detergent. Just wet it a little and rub back and forth a couple of times. No hard scrubbing. Check out the before and after. The before is my top hat after about 2 weeks of fairly heavy use.