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I smoked / grilled a 7.5 pound turkey breast(s) for Thanksgiving. Kind of a strange cook as the outside temperature was in the 30°s F and getting the KK temperature up took longer than I anticipated*. I dry brined the breasts overnight then basted using melted butter with Simon & Garfunkel rub. I put it in the KK23 with apple wood chunks while the temp climbed from 200° to 320°F over about an hour, then cooked it for another hour and 15 minutes to 159°F beast temperature. Rested for 20 minutes before carving. I used the new ThermoWorks RFX wireless probes / RFX Gateway just to try them out and also used them to control the Billows fan (again, just for fun). The RFX stuff worked very well, but the ThermoWorks app had each probe and the pit on a separate screen, which is different than when using the wired Signals system. They all show up on one screen but to adjust the individual device (probe/pit) settings means clicking on its own screen then returning to the "all devices" screen. It turned out to not be a big deal; just different. Very good connectivity. I'll probably reserve the RFX for those occasions when wireless probes are beneficial or when I need more probes than the 4 available on Signals. The turkey turned out great, very moist, tender, and with excellent flavor (according to those eating), so I was pleased with the results. Turkey with and without probes: Plated with potatoes, dressing, Brussels Sprouts, and green beans; accompanied with a 2019 DuMOL Finn Pinot Noir. *The temperature issue was my fault because I had the Billows fan choked down too much. I had last used it for a long 225° smoke and didn't adjust its damper so I wasn't getting sufficient volume of air to get the KK up to 325° quickly with the cold external temperature. Lesson learned.

Spinning a chook.

27 lb Turkey citrus brinded & finished on the KK 23. Covered with AL for the first half and then released to char to the end. A bird of this size generally requires 6 1/2 hrs in a conventional oven, so at 5 hrs I took the precaution to temp the bird and found it @ 170, way ahead of time. Intuition or luck the bird was pulled from the fire, saved. Cooked at 310 as to the teltru, but it didn't disappoint.

The weather here has been miserable for more than 2 weeks, no sun, just rain, wind and cold. I don't care I'm lighting my KK anyway.

Do we get a bowl of porridge with it?

Hello, I bought a ThermoWorks Billow to use with my KK. I know, I know, you don’t need that...... For those that enjoy sleep and peace of mind on overnight cooks, check out my video. If you buy one of these, the $3 accessory is a must.