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I'm looking forward to the pictures of this assembly of KKs being shepherded in via a man on crutches. I feel the scene only wants for some dry ice and exultant music.

Made a care package of pulled pork sandwiches for the 11 teachers at my kids preschool. Each bag had a bottle of BBQ sauce, bag of cole slaw, bag of pulled pork and bag of Hawaiian rolls. cooked 3 bone in pork butts on my 32 KK. Took a lot longer than normal and had double drip pan on lower grate. Started at 215 for 6 hours, then took it up to 245 for 7 hours, then wrapped and finished at 275 for two hours. Finished in broiler for extra crispyness

I have had such a fun day. Well, I lie. Most of the day was spent negotiating a contract but that was bookended by fun experiences. It was nice to be by the sea first thing this morning. No ship sighting but I did get to see the fenced off part of Southsea Common, made so to protect migrating Brent Geese. How they know to stop off and rest in the fenced area I don't know but I spotted a few geese nestled into the grass on my way past. We had just finished dinner with wine this evening when I saw that my ship was on the move. I hopped on my bike and rode up to the sea front. What a contrast with this morning. Aside from the lights on ships and the harbour lights, the whole area was pitch black. The Husband coached me about what to look out for - white lights at either end of the vessel and a steady green light in the middle. Nothing to see here. I think the ship had gone past by the time I got there. Looking online I see it is making its way into Southampton dock now. What an adventure! I had hoped to be able to share photographs with you but I can only share my excitement at a)getting out of the house to see sights that I often miss and b) getting an understanding of what it takes to get our stuff delivered. I was fed up with waiting for my ship to dock. Imagine what it is like to work on a container ship, hanging around for days going nowhere and then finally being admitted to port. Will wait to hear about the path through customs and onto a truck and over to me. What fun, fun, fun. Yes, @alimac23 it is a great feeling. Dan the Man who helped to offload my first two KKs bust his Achilles heel about two months ago. He will be back with his crew to help get these three unloaded. He says he wouldn't miss it for the world. Neither would I.

Thanks Sovs. It's great to hear that you are in love with your KK. That is no excuse for not posting though. In fact, it should be the opposite. New peeps with new insights into KK magic are what keep us all going. Pics, pics and more pix please!

Need to pass on the dry ice for the smoke machine - it's too valuable now keeping the vaccine cold!!

Let's not forget Purple Crack!

Great news @tekobo i have not posted much lately i have been very busy in a deep love affair with my KK XXXXXX But really good news for you, i have questions after you get them settled in (is it a pack / herd or something else of kk's) I am over the moon with my KK Sovs

Yes! Dan is super reliable. He will likely be on crutches but he has promised help from Trusty Rusty and his brother. Tee hee. Yes, my ship has indeed come in. For others with deliveries to Southampton, I found this site to gave the most reliable information as the ship homed in on the port: http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/Live_Information/Shipping_Movements_and_Cruise_Ship_Schedule/

That's observant @tony b If Only !!! The deal is I was allowed a KK provided Mrs RD gets her sofas.(3). So, after multiple visits to various showrooms-, it was settled that we were gong to get the "Duresta Coco" sofas - as in my avatar. I would have liked leather but was quickly put in my place. Loads of fabric samples were ordered. That seemed quite easy. After a while Mrs RD thought the arms were a bit big, and so then the decision was made to get the " Duresta Waldorf " models instead. Cue more fabric samples coming through the post. Then we went to visit Mrs RD's delightful 94 yr old mother, - and realised that her mum had the same model sofa (this one = 35 yrs old flock & tassels etc) I thought it looked familiar. Mrs RD was suddenly not too keen on the "Waldorf", as it looked a little dated, so she changed her mind back to the Coco. On Friday we had a 430 mile round trip to the Duresta factory and showroom. This was simply to finalise the fabric choice. Being a longish journey, made longer by the British love affair with traffic cones and the blocking off of multiple lanes of long stretches of motorway for no apparent reason, this journey was going to take eight or nine hours or so and therefore Mrs RD kindly offered to share the driving. Sanitized and face masked we had a vast showroom to ourselves. Mrs RD decided she didn't like the Coco after all. I didn't catch the reason - as I'd suddenly become light-headed, felt slightly sick and my ears were ringing. Fortunately there was no shortage of places to sit and rest. So, we are now apparently going to get the " Greenwich" model. And we are going to a local showroom tomorrow to see more fabrics - there's a choice of 600. I think we've got most of those as samples already and I'm seriously thinking it would be much better just to stitch the damn things together and throw them over our existing sofas. The offer to share the driving consisted of Mrs RD moving her car out of the way so I could get the bigger car out, and ten hours later moving it back again.

I think this is true regardless of the cooker, BBQ, smoker brand or style.

Dropped some wings in the marinade during lunch. Plan to pat dry then smoke for dinner. I'll finish with a hard sear and basting w/the extra batch of sauce I made. Ran out of Worcestershires about a little over 1/8th cup for the baste batch, so I topped it off to 1/4 cupt w/Crystal Hot Sauce.

Lighting the KK quickly is all about technique and fuel used. If your using say BGE large chunk charcoal to get up to temp quickly, no way. Great for low and slows but for grilling, too much mass. You want small chunks of coal for a very fast burn as Dennis suggested. Secondly, a torch and some type of forced air is essential to light quickly. I use a Bison lighter and it's worth every cent. Ultimately, as other have suggested, gas is easier but you still have to wait for the grates to heat soak. Before I even start dinner the first thing I do it light the cooker. I'm NEVER coming home and dropping a slab of meat on the grill in five minutes even if the grill was ready. There's other stuff to prepare first before the meat goes on. NOTHING can beat coal or this cooker!! FWIW I used to own a very high end gas grill. Sold it to my brother in law who didn't know better lol Sent from my SM-G973W using Tapatalk

'Fraid so Basher - it'll be travelling light and cheap most of the time interspersed with the occasional bit of luxury - somehow it's always not me that organises that bit.

Left over gravlax in pasta with garden spinach, dill, cherry toms, and some capers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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The moral of that story is: It is so much easier to get a KK than a sofa.

A good substitute is Chinese Black Vinegar.

We expect picks of the KKs in their new home soon, @Paul

Super cool!

I need a job at the school.

Love that license plate.

That is fantastic news from Dan the Man. Not about his Achilles heel but the fact that he's keen to be there for the delivery.

To be fair, if three KK's were dropped down your chimney courtesy of Santa, you'd be waking up in the middle of the night, not on Xmas morning! 😀

Looks awesome mate Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

I met Jiarby in person at a POSK cooking competition in Sacramento. His chili and my gumbo tied for some silly non-prize. I was most impressed by his Rambo-style charcoal lighting technique. We're not talking weed burner, this flame thrower wouldn't have been out of place in the US-Vietnam war. And Glenn's a big guy, it all made a picture. We stayed in touch. Great guy.

Sorry @tekobo I haven't taken any more pix. I've been busy breaking down boxes, moving, cleaning, etc. I did manage to get the KKs moved yesterday. AND in one piece...each.

Local supermarket has been stocking Angus Reserve flat iron steaks lately. I'm getting into them. One last night on the sear grate, bourbon barrel chunk, rubbed with SuckleBusters Texas Pecan. Plated up with roasted spuds, sauteed shrooms, chimichurri and a side salad. Topped it off with a nice Merlot. A nice Saturday night meal.

I love this site especially for the language /slang that has evolved .I must say I gave the forum chook and road kill. Ckreef gave me Kewl. I got some new plates for my bike . Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

Heylo Slu.. You left out lots of my information.. I told your wife that I break a fresh piece of charcoal and make a pile of the small pieces in the middle on top. I then light it with my Looft Lighter. The small pieces come to ignition temperature very quickly because of their small volume. I then use my lithium powered Milwaukee shop blower to make it glow madly. In less than 5 minutes of this airflow you will have plenty of charcoal raging and the grates above the charcoal at grilling temps.. For grilling you do not need to pre-heat the body for convection heat only the SS grates directly above the charcoal. So if you want to just light it and walk away yes 20 min is correct. If you are impatient you can greatly expedite things with a blower.. If you have ever used a bellows on a fireplace you get the idea..