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Jon, I think you might have just cooked your goose, now Tony knows when to book his next trip. Actually, I heard that Tony is going to buy a nice lakeside cottage and plans to be there for the summer.

My sister lives in the same town as our @tony b and I tried to catch up with him last year during a visit but he was off to a distant beer festival and I missed him. On Sunday evening before Thanksgiving, I found out a family friend had passed away and decided to drive to Iowa for the funeral. Didn't get a chance to check with Tony in real time, so I sent a e-mail and took a chance he would be there. So before I took off on Monday morning, I stopped at the grocery store and bought a bunch of Syracuse based BBQ products. The plan was to use them to bribe Tony into sharing some of his award winning home brew . As I was driving to Iowa, Tony sent me a text message with the bad news.........he was flying to Chicago for the Holidays. Rats!!!! Foiled again.........No home brew!!!!! Hoping for future "beer credits"..........I left the BBQ care package with my sister to take to Tony this week. My nephew is getting married this coming summer in Tony's town....................maybe the third time will be a charm

I live in the UK and four years ago was poised to upgrade my barbecue to a Green Egg. A US colleague said I should get a KK instead. I probed and upon learning of the weight, cost and need to import, I said he was crazy. As it turns out I didn’t get the Green Egg but also never forgot the KK. This year I bit the bullet and got in touch with Dennis. He was always available and helpful as I was making my decision. He was patient when I was freaking out about having wired $7k to Indonesia while my beautiful cobalt blue KK was sailing the seas to the UK. He set me up with a customs agent and transporter who delivered to my door. THANK YOU DENNIS! Taking the KK through the house I cracked a glass door and cratered two floorboards. (BTW I manoeuvred the KK 23” Ultimate alone including up and down steps so it’s possible in case anyone is wondering...and I am sure it’s possible to do so without damaging your house if you don’t have rotten floorboards, etc!) Witnessing this, my wife demanded we change the outdoor decking for flagstones as she thought the KK would collapse the decking (I suspect she always wanted the flagstones). Because of work I can only barbecue on week-ends but I spend every day thinking about what I am going to barbecue, how I am going to do it, what tweaks or tricks I’ll try, which tips from the Forum I’ll use....Come the week-end I’ll fire up the blue octopus as my kids call it and have the best time whether it’s an overnight low & slow or a quick blast grill. I do it whether it’s sunny or raining, warm or cold. I do it whether it’s for one person , two, five, nine or fourteen. Heck, I look forward to doing it when it’s snowing. I do not do social media (no Facebook, Twitter, instagram, etc) but some of the UK KK community got in touch to welcome me. The warmth and the passionate, friendly community are amazing. So I now do social media, but only on the KK Forum. The KK is by far the best gift I have ever bought for myself or for anyone in fact. Even my wife reluctantly admits it’s enhanced our weekend meals. The exciting thing is I have so far only experimented with a few cuts of beef and pork plus a duck. Lamb, goat, venison, chicken, pheasant, partridge, goose, the worlds of fish, vegetables, pizzas, bread and so forth are still waiting. I cannot believe that I waited four years. That was really crazy. I’m still a beginner but if anyone in the UK (or anywhere) is hesitating in their choice or has questions please drop me a line.

I was as bummed as Jon. Fingers crossed that 3rd times the charm! Beer festival this year is in Nashville - June 16 - 21. Here's why I was in Chicago - Blackout Friday - the annual release of Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout (and variations). Special tasting at the brewery.

Jon That beer will taste all the better in the summer heat LOL.

First successful reverse sear. Cote de boeuf with garlic, rosemary & thyme. I ditched the temperature probes and did it on time and touch and a bit of luck. Super fun to have the KK firing vs low & slow!

what a feast indeed looks so delish ck

Happy Thanksgiving. Two 18-20lb Turkeys stuffed and tied with Sausage, sage, bread crumb and other goodies. Those two were finished in the Primo xl and the two stuffed Pork Loins were cooked in the KK. If you haven't deboned a turkey I'll tell that it takes alot longer than the person doing it on You tube. One Turkey roll was 25 inches long so the 23 was just shy of real estate. It fit well at an angle and twisted but I changed it over to the other cooker because I needed two anyhow. So here's a few pics from the end. Very easy to carve up and serve

Here is a pic of a rotisserie turkey that I did yesterday. 350 for a few hours until 165 degrees. I used cocochar and it turned out a tad smokey and super juicy.