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We started the day with Dutch Baby, blueberries and bacon, accompanied by sparkling wine (Schramsberg Rose').

I just want to wish all you KKers And family’s a very Merry Christmas!! And a happy New Year! Let’s hope the next year will bring and end to this crazy virus, and our lives can get back to a more normal situation!

Beef bourguignon with garlic, Parmesan & rosemary mashed potatoes. beef cooked on the KK in a Dutch over at 250 for 4 hours and 275 for 3 hours. Used 1lb of applewood bacon in sauce. Good flavors

Thought I'd kick off a thread for those Christmas cooks so it's easy to be inspired for next year. Please share your efforts and successes. We've decided to do a Mexican Christmas which we're branding 'Christmex'. It's close to freezing outside and what says Christmas in the UK more than Mexican done on the KK? The smell of BBQ. Mexican and smoke is going to confuse the hell out of the neighbours. Photos later. Happy holidays all.

Xmas breakfast with homemade Russian Kulich.

Same to you mate its Chrissie day down here currently 39 c at my place according to my dogy thermometer. Lol looking forward to the doc kicking in. https://www.fremantlewesternaustralia.com.au/fremantleclimate.htm Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

Wings with spice and cornstarch. Mix two heaping tablespoons of cornstarch from the silverware and your favorite rub in a resealable bag, add chicken and shake. Put on the KK at 375-400 with deflector and cook until done. Sauce should stay well if you roll in a bowl. Has a taste similar to fried chicken

Finished and installed this one for my wife's sister & hub. it is a slab of magnolia, I flattened just one side and 'folded' the ends over. it hangs using a blind french cleat.

It's been the craziest of years, I'd like to thank everyone here on the forum for your help and support over the years. Merry Happy to you all.

Not all that sexy, but Christmas tradition at my house includes two things. Breakfast casserole in the morning and baby back ribs for dinner. Ribs will come later, but breakfast was delicious as always. (PS - all is pre KK...January can’t come soon enough) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Unpacked done

Merry Christmas everyone! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Merry Christmas everyone! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Merry Christmas to all!

Waiting for her Rapicca gloves to arrive.

Breakfast is the new Christmas lunch. Here we had a Spanish tortilla flavoured with crab.

Christmex was a success. We are all poured across the sofas in front of a fire and we're currently arguing over who should go and put the cover on the KK. We used the 32KK today for the grilling surface area. So, our Christmas Tacos. We used 32 day dry aged beef skirt from Thomas Joseph Butchery and had that with some chicken thighs. Both marinated for 24h - hugely aromatic marinades involving fresh oregano, garlic, onion, habanero, lime juice, apple juice, lime zest, orange zest, orange juice, lemon zest, insert other citric zest and juice, bird's eye chilli. You get the idea. We used the Yucatan Chicken marinade for the thighs - both marinades are recipes from Breddos Tacos Cookbook (buy direct from them via Instagram as they charge half what Amazon do). We had ours with burnt spring onion crema, Breddos hot sauce, home made guacamole (Mrs BQ has an incredible recipe) and home made salsa. Mrs BQ was making margaritas while I was cooking outside. It's currently -3°C or around 25°F and I discovered that Mrs BQ doesn't use measures. Turns out her double by eye is closer to a quadruple. Which is why I was wearing just a lightweight fleece to stay warm. Few pictures on the iPhone. I didn't have any of the final tacos primarily because I was so hungry that all thoughts of taking pictures left me in my enthusiasm to dig in. Not helped by the volume of margaritas. Think we're on left overs for a couple of days which is no hardship.

Merry Christmas everybody!

Same to you mate . Its another warm one but hey glad we are in W.A. and can celebrate. I feel for so many people around the world. You have a great day heading down to safety Bay foreshore when the doc kicks in Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

Merry christmas everybody!

Looks great Tyrus

Dee and I are keeping it simple this year its been close to 40 Celsius here for the last few days . So we are just going to whip up a fruit salad and crayfish with cocktail sauce and head to the beach . Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

Sorry, didn't know we were doing breakfast pics. Mine was a simple scrambled eggs with boursin cheese and "black crack." Side of breakfast sausage and toast w/jam. Will post pics of dinner later though.

Right back at you Bruce and my fingers are crossed for next year too.

Burn in going well couldn't believe how easy it was to light up and start heating up. We cooked chicken at 275 for a first time and couldn't believe how moist it was I put on one piece of coffee wood and the taste was awesome. She is sitting on 525 will hold it for one more hour no movement and all looking perfect. Tomorrow is pizza day. Merry Christmas to everyone

That is exactly what I was thinking when I first saw your pix.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I’ve quite taken to gardening during the pandemic. I’ve been spending about 10-15 hours a week gardening. I planted a fall/winter garden that I will pick next week and I’ve been slowly replacing some of the landscaping I wasn’t happy with in our project with more colorful succulents that are more my style Along the way I’ve picked up a squatter (Buddha) and I’ve planted 6 different avocado trees, Meyer lemon, lime, tangerine, orange, peach, pink lady apple, lucuma (Peruvian fruit), yellow passion tree, raspberry and boysenberry we have hard compact clay soil so I’ve also been trying to tend to the soil. If you haven’t seen the movie “Kiss the Ground” on Netflix I highly recommend it. Inspired by that movie I’ve been trying to change my soil with different organic matter. I started by going into the canyons by my house abs collecting 40 thirty gallon trash bags of wood chips that the city stacks when they clear for fire prevention. Then I got 40 trash bags of coffee grounds from my neighborhood coffee shop and spread it around the property. Finally I ordered 6 cubic yards of mushroom compost and shoveled it all by myself one day for about 9 straight hours. So now we wait for nature to do it’s thing. also started a worm farm at the house

Great day by the beach Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

@tony b I didn’t know we were doing breakfast either but I made a over-easy egg on a Thomas s lush muffin with melted Parmesan cheese, arugula abs applewood bacon reheating yesterday beef bourgignon for dinner tonight as I’ve cooked a lot the last week. @Braai-Q that sounds and looks like a proper Mexican feast. Even better when enjoyed with strong margaritas. Merry Christmas and nice work!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Get it at a reliable source. Most "truffle" products on the market, especially oils, are fake. Folks have learned how to synthesize artificial truffle flavor in the chem lab.

Beautiful work!

Looking great! Don’t rush the burn in, it takes a little time, depending on your ambient temperature. I suggest keeping it going until you see movement or run out of fuel. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

the bow ties are made from red heart.

@tony b I’ve got a long way to go. I’m in year 1. But I’m 41 and have time on my side. But like you I’m pretty committed to doing things right so I’m investing in the garden, in the soil for long term. I make compost teas 2-3x/week and spray the trees with nutrients to help them grow. But I told my wife that it’s kind of like kids, baby them in the beginning then they are off and running.

Impressive! On your way to Master Gardener status!

Stir fry, a new wok and some fluffy rice.

You've only scratched the surface! 😄

Final Day #5 of the Butcher Box challenge Slow roasted sweet potato rubbed in olive oil, salt, pepper and fennel seed. Served with Labneh & chives roasted rainbow carrots cook in pork juice/residue bone in pork chop with olive oil, salt, pepper, butter and brown sugar crust @jonj paired with a Russian River Siduri Pinot Noir

I haven’t finalized the accessories yet, but was thinking teak to save some $$. This is a pricey habit.

Welcome @BigO Get ready to cook some great food!

I'll just wait in the wings and see if he needs any help. Welcome, BigO, you are in for such a treat, food will taste sooooo much better cooked on the KK, I kid you not.

Congrats @BigO! I also got a 32 almost a year ago. Very happy I did. You’ll love it

Congratulations @BOC - bet you can't wait. Which tables did you go for - stainless tops or teak? Come on @MacKenzie and @tekobo, it's your chance to upsell him on at least two more KKs! 😆

Well there it is. You guys had me questioning my sanity - I never clean my grates other than scraping the crud - but now y'all have fessed up! I feel better now.