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My 32 was recently delivered and the attached is the video of the crane delivering to the backyard. More pixs to come as the unpacking took longer than expected, but I can see this is a significant step up from my Joe. This is going to be a lifetime culinary Journey. 41B3D412-B9AE-48E6-9D6E-DB4D3207B34F.mov

Got myself some nice hanger steaks. . . Gave them some black cow. .done the quick sear cook best way for this cut. . Ready to go nice and juicy. . Plated with saute mushrooms and bacon with a serve of salad . Outback Kamado Bar and Grill

I got to my local grill house before they managed to package up my dinner. Here is a photo of their grill and grill master, cooking my yummy lamb ribs and chicken wings, amongst other things.

The grand reveal awaits! Flashbacks to my contractor using a boom crane to lower the steps for my new deck (steel) over the top of the house. I was a nervous wreck the entire time!

That soup sounds and looks tasty kevin Outback Kamado Bar and Grill

Cool. See that they carry Lane's stuff. Another line of rubs/sauces that I won't have to send you anymore. At this rate, there won't be anything left to ship - ha, ha!

Hey all it’s been awhile but I have my first couple of cooks under my belt! Didn’t get the pics of the whole chickens but here are my first bb ribs and the fam devoured them! Cooker is so easy! I’m sure I’ll get even better results but out of the gate the food is great! thanks Dennis you rock!

I love a good soup and Kevin yours looks delicious.

This is a cook that has been several months in the making and we are enjoying the final stage this week, so finally get to share. A while back I had some left over tri-tip and added it in to a pot of veggie soup we were making. Wow, what a difference. So, this summer I started buying tri-tips on sale, loading them up with a nice rub, vacupacking and freezing them up for later. Whenever I have a cook going on I’ll throw one of the tri-tips on while I’m doing the other cook. Then I’ll cube them up, re-freeze and save them for what we call “soup weather” here in the Midwest. We had our first pot of the season this week. The perfect amount of smoke flavor from the KK takes it to a whole new level. Thought I’d throw in a shot of the real focus of the cook which was burgers and brats. I tried the ice cube method, I really do think it made a difference. Good char on the outside without drying out the inside. I took everything down to the lower level after the smoking phase. I use my top rack down over the coals for searing / grilling. It has two levels depending on which handles you set it on. Just another great design feature from Dennis!

A new smoke house opened up about 10 mins. from me so I had them make me some sausages and I took them home to cook on my KK16. [emoji4] It's dark out there so early in the evening. A light supper that I named, Lunch. [emoji6]

I know.........No pictures……………………so it never happened Still need to share...................I cooked the best ever tri-tip on the 16 KK last night. It was fantastic. Everything came together. Nice marbled 2.4 lb./1.09 kg. roast, dry brined for 3 hours in the refrigerator, spiced perfectly after rinsing, cooked in the heat soaked 16 KK at 260*F/138*C to 115*F/45*C internal with a kiss of cherry wood smoke, then reversed seared, sliced against the grain……………it was heaven on earth. Previous results were not really good and I was about ready to give up on tri tips…………now the home-girls will be requesting them!!! The pressure will be on to duplicate the results, yikes!!!!!!!! I have not told any of my family members or Redhead Sue about the new KK………they threatened an intervention if I bought another grill Snuck it home Tuesday afternoon and have it hidden in the garage. None of them have come down while I was cooking the last two nights. Figure I better cook them a bunch of really good food before they find out, so I can tell them the new grill made the difference and so they don’t put me into the loony ward!!! At family gatherings, they used to argue between themselves (in fun) about who would get specific items from my Mom’s jewelry collection………now they argue about which grill they want after I croak. I figure getting the 16 KK will help give the vultures more to fight over….HA!!!! The tru-tell thermometer was lost during shipment. I filed a claim yesterday and actually received a phone call from the carrier this morning. The nice lady has all the terminal staff from California to New York running around looking for a 7” x 3” x 3” / 18cm x 8cm x 8cm carton. Told her that the replacement was only about $50 and it might be a heck of a lot cheaper to just buy one them instead of spending all the labor looking for it. Will be interesting to see what happens. It did look something like this..............................

I always like your cooks Mac, they look delicious. Now I want to cook some sausages. Speaking of cats my daughter talked me into adopting two little kitties Mika and Sheeba they are about 13 weeks old now. They like to sleep in the sink go figure?