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No signs of a Konro delivery yet, so this was done on the KK. Starting to look like the Konro won’t arrive in time for Christmas, so some other cooker may need to pinch hit so the family doesn’t feel bad. Maybe I’ll let them get me a pizza oven. Anything to keep them from feeling bad...

My daughter is home from Virginia Tech and what does she request? Suya! Made this with The Suya pepper @tekobo sent me. The traditional onion and tomato are included in the form of a board sauce, with extra Suya pepper sprinkled on top.

Sunday afternoon cooking Turkey tenderloin and split chicken breast on the new 23" Pebble.

I was inspired by @Aussie Ora's OTB thinking when it comes to his unconventional use of rubs on "the wrong meats." So, last night I did a chicken breast with suya rub on the KK. While I braved the cold and snow to cook the chicken, I wasn't about to hang out and take pictures of the cook. But, I did take one of the plated results - with steamed broccoli and curry rice. Hats off to Aussie for inspiring me to try something unconventional! And, YES, suya pepper rub is very good on chicken!

I know you think you are the winner but I think your family is really smart. They indulge your "excesses" because they know they will get to eat the results. I am looking forward to seeing your/their Christmas present!

Beautiful cook Martin.. brilliant idea to remove the bones and cook by themselves. Killing it my friend!

Great looking cook mate .looks terrific. Love the plated shot Outback Kamado Bar and Grill

Promises, promises. The chicken came out well. We had it with chips and the first of the fermented hot sauce that I made to @tony b's recipe. All good.

So glad, I love aged meat. The Husband agrees that the wine will have been top too. Guessing a good time was had by all.

The Chapoutier Hermitage was perfect at 27 years young. Thanks!

It was fantastic. All of it.... I even toasted the slivered almonds for the beans in garlic and white pepper.

The biggest bird I have cooked was only about 8 pounds but I'd cook it pretty much like I would cook it in the kitchen oven. One day I'll have a MEATER for this sole purpose, rotisserie cooks.

tekobo, we will all be there for that winner dinner.

First time I've heard you name your KK, Tekobo! Inspiration was??

The KK arrived safely at the house and was able to slide the crate off of the trailer. Removed the top of the crate. Set aside the vent cap and crowbar. Removed the protective wrapping. Let's see whats inside....... All the inside contents. Lets move the KK onto the rolling cart. Lets see how every thing fits inside the KK. The charcoal basket. The lower grate. The upper grate. The small lower grate upside down on the main grate. Drip pan on the lower grate. Stone heat shield sitting in charcoal basket handles. My cooking set up for the evening. Drip pan on lower grate, cooking on main grate. All assembled and ready to cook. Mac (19" TT) and Black Betty side by side on the rolling carts. They are stored in the garage and are wheeled out to cook. First cook with some apple wood smoke. Stuffed Wegman's pork tenderloins for dinner, smoked at 275*F for 1 1/2 hours. Pretty darn good. Observations: Same great quality as the 19" KK TT. Makes the Joe Jr. look like a toy (and I really like the Joe Jr.). Surprised at the amount of charcoal the basket holds. Not much space between the main grate and the smaller lower grate when you flip it over and place it on top of the upper grate (MacKenzie uses some metal spacers to raise it higher). Performance was the same as the 19" KK........was able to hold 275* with no issues. The metal drip pan worked fine as a heat shield (not much browning on my tenderloins). Heats quickly and used very little lump. The little rolling carts work great for both the 16" & 19" cookers and how I use & move them. The thermometer from the 19" KK fit & worked fine in the 16. Did a low and slow, but can see how this cooker would be at great searing because of the shorter distances to the grates. This cooker had the Guru vent port, the cold smoker port and the remote thermometer wire plug. I can see already that this is going to become my main cooking machine.......very happy I pulled the trigger and got one before they were gone! Grab one now, if you are on the fence. Sweet little cooker!!! Knew what to expect but was still a kid in a candy shop bringing this home and getting it set up. PS - Can't get rid of these last two pictures???????