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Ok, ok. For the first cook ever on the 42” Komodo Kamado I decided to make some baby back ribs as I was craving them. I seasoned with Meat Church Honey Hog & Honey Hog Hot, then slathered them with AlbuKirky Duke City Sweet sauce. Let me tell you what; finger licking good! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I can’t post videos directly on here huh? That’s a bit of a bummer. I made a comparable video to the hotdog pic on the other 42 that’s on Instagram. Maybe I can link that below. EDIT: Looks like it worked. http:// Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mrs skreef is a pickup truck, country gal. When I came home almost 2 years ago with a brand new Nissan Rogue she wasn't really thrilled. For almost 2 years I listened to her whining about the car. Last weekend we took the Rogue for an oil change. Instead of an oil change we came home with a brand new Nissan Titan V8 4x4. It's a full size 4 door pickup truck with a short bed. Really big on the inside and a very comfortable ride. Mrs skreef is very pleased with this purchase.  The world has a saying, "Happy wife, happy life." I have my own version of that saying, "Happy wife, time for another grill!!!"  So with that thought in mind we took the new truck to Lowes and got a few more pavers. Let the new grill project begin. Will post a detailed thread as progress is made and the new grill arrives. Hopefully I'll order it this weekend. 

23" Main grate sitting on 32" main grate without handles The vertical line is the center support on the 32" grate

Nope no fun in a pellet grill. The new grill has fun written all over it.

No, he bought a pellet burner.

Breakfast - Smoothie and breakfast ingredients, missing are the egg, bacon, toasted roll with maple syrup, filtered cranberry juice and yogurt. Plated. Hot and juicy. I have 4 basil plants that were started from seed and for some reason they are all global in shape.

Have a great trip, Tony, it should be a very tasty experience.

SSgt, your ribs certainly do look very tasty.

Down to earth, that's what I see in your cooks. Lay those tatoes on the coals, roast the beef alternative style and bring UK camping back to the yard, hell, my yard too. Sometime we forget, and remember the simpler way or the embedded way to cook, I like what I see. Great cook, smashing and all that. Doesn't help you pickin a winnin team.

Wait , wait, whaaat?? You get a new truck AND a new grill?! Mr and Mrs skreef!

That's an impressive comparison.

Bruce, I just put in those fruits and veggies in the pix and or whatever I have on hand, then add some yogurt and dump in enough cranberry juice so that I end up with a rather thick mess to drink.

Thanks, Bruce, the redness is caused by the cranberry juice that I use for the liquid.

No, it wasn't a global, I used the same seed packet as last year and they just grew like a normal basil plant. Oh well it will be interesting to see what happens.

Considering the price of the truck I probably should have gotten a 42". But no not another kamado.

I have a 23 and if i had to do it all over again i probably would go with the 32 simply because of how you can split the grill plus not always but there are times that i have ran out of room on main grate and had to add more space was a pain but very doable if i had the 32 i would of not had that issue. but the 23 has filled all my needs the 32 is another 10 inches which makes a difference also in the pic that was posted your only using half the grill for direct which is 16 in perfect size for cooking for yourself or for 2 bottom line is if you can afford it go with the biggest one you can but the 23 is a fantastic grill i have no complaints

LOL - hopefully the delivery truck won't break down this time. I've already lined it up to take off work early tomorrow so it better show up.

Nicely done 1st cook!

Congrats on the new truck and grill! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yum yum they look good!

Good looking ribs!

Thank you. I was happy with them for my first cook on a new grill. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'd have to work really hard NOT to!

Ditto what Dennis said. I own both. Most of the time it’s just me and my wife, and most of the time I use the 32. It’s not just the capacity. The most important attribute of the 32 is it’s flexibility. Most of the time my 32 is in two-zone configuration using the half main grate on the indirect side. This is ideal for grilling. But I also have the flexibility to “go big” and do two pizzas at a time, smoke a boatload, etc. Here is what the two zone configuration looks like.

My stock canned answer: As I always say.. if you want to cook low and slow, brisket, butts and ribs.. the 23" Ultimate has great capacity.. it can do 5-7 pork butts / 50-60lbs of meat. If you want to "Grill" for a crowd the 23" is limited by its size. You just can't throw on 6-8 steaks... The 32" and 42" are great GRILLS which also have more low and slow capacity than most will ever need. The 32" is no slower nor does it use noticeably more fuel. Outside of the 20% more in cost and almost twice the weight there is no downside I can think of to getting a 32" Big Bad.. It's all I cook on these days. I pretty much leave the basket splitter in at 50%.. even when I low and slow. That being said, If you want to work a bit you could reverse sear 6-8 steaks and then brown them up three at a time. Gets the job done, but there is a reason there are no 23" gas grills on the market.. it's too small as a grill.

Waiting with bated breath to see the new grill and patio enhancement!!

While Mrs skreef was still giddy over the truck purchase I figured I better get while the getting was good. In all fairness Mrs skreef has been very tolorant over the last few years for what she calls "my grill addiction". When the situation presented itself to get a truck (something she's wanted since the day I met her) I figured I could make her a really happy woman. Win, win for both of us.