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Lord Vapor (aka Darth Vapor) has arrived. He's still got a little interstellar debris, but nothing a good wet rag won't take care of. The Smoke is strong in this one...

Oh no, now we need a 3D printer to make our espresso.

So just a few more months (8) waiting and we’re ready to lift this thing in place so I can actually use it before I’m over it. To say I’m over building - an understatement. Total weight lifts was 800kgs so a little ++ on the cost side, first crane failed but managed to score a 2nd once before the 8hour lift permit expired - in anycase she’s up - unbox tomoz and a first cook this weekend , not sure what yet with burning to follow the weekend after.

Niche Zero looks really interesting - looking forward to user review. It’s funny how you are (self-confessed) out of control in your quest to be totally in control of producing the perfect tiny dose of coffee....

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The sun is shining (for the first time in a long time here), the birds are chirping and I've got big wooden box outside my house. More to come - I've got some work to do!

139F for 3.5 hours for thick, large, free range pork chops.

Unoriginal title: dinner from last night. I tried a dry brine; meat ended up a little saltier that I like so won’t do that again, otherwise it was pretty good. Cherry wood chips used. dry rub after the dry brine - salt content was really Low in the rub, but I guess any salt messes with the dry brine my sneaky smoker kitchen setup ~ no complaints yet! Next weekend will be the real test: paddy’s day mega bbq My little chocolates off the grill Aussie beef needs Aussie wine: the Wife made the spuds and slaw this time: great stuff

Some time ago I purchased a Lloyd Detroit Style Pizza Pan. It worked so well I decided to buy a few more Lloyd Pizza Pans. Lloyd Pans are made in the USA for the commercial pizza industry. They come in many different styles, lots of different sizes and in some cases different coatings. All my pans are hard anodized aluminum with the PSTK coating (Pre-Seasoned Tough-Kote). Although not fully non stick they are stick resistant for easy release. Some of the benefits of a Lloyd pan: Easy Release so the pizza slides out without messing up the toppings. Easy cleanup, can almost just wipe them clean with a paper towel. Great heat conductor for even browning of the bottom crust. Metal utensil safe. A max working temperature of 750* (per their technical support) This is my current collection: 10"x14" Detroit Pan, 2.5" sides with 76* angle. 12" diameter Chicago Deep Dish pan, 2" side with 76* angle. 10"x14" Grandma Pan, 1" sides with 76* angle. Three 12" diameter Cutter pans, .75" side with 63* angle. I am very excited to get these pans and have many tasty pizzas planned. I'm especially excited about the Grandma Pan as I think that will work well for a few other non pizza cooks.

Some people collect guns, some collect old bottles, and then there's some that collect pans. Check these two out I recently came by. From 19th century no teflon on these, strictly for decoration around the pit.

Only if you wanna run with the cool crowd!

Ribs way to go. ... Outback Kamado Bar and Grill

Bloody Oath Mate .best thing since sliced bread Outback Kamado Bar and Grill

Too much caffeine will do that to you.

Some new VST baskets arrived today. Also ordered a Niche Zero grinder out of the UK which has 63mm conical titan burrs, is getting excellent reviews, and also much more affordable than the Monoliths. I’m out of control.

Okay, MacKenzie. Amazon just dropped off my IMS E61 Precision Group Shower Screen so I had to try it out. For @Sharky, this now makes the third tweak to my R58 (red Cafelat Silicone gasket, VST basket and aforementioned shower screen). I just had the best shot I have made with this machine. I'm very happy right now (and wide awake). Thanks MacKenzie!

Mac I think it’s that ol rib master called Aussie, he’s cornered the market on ribs

I read there was a world shortage of beef ribs, some guy in Australia is eating them all.

Tile Trivia - How many tiles on KK Grills? We use two different sizes of tiles 25mm and 28mm square. We actually weigh the tiles in grams and then weigh the buckets of sorted tiles to get accurate volumes to start on a grill 19TT 28mm square = 1,792 pcs 19 Lil Isla 25mm square = 2,476 pcs 19 Lil Isla 28mm square = 2,129 pcs 21 Supreme 25mm square = 3,249 pcs 21 Supreme 28mm square = 2,823 pcs 22 TT 25mm square = 2,744 pcs 22 TT 28mm square = 2,332 pcs 23 Ultimate 25mm square = 3,350 pcs 23 Ultimate 28mm square = 2,816 pcs 32 Big Bad 25mm square = 4,523 pcs 32 Big Bad 28mm square = 4,038 pcs 42 Serious Big Bad 25mm square = 5,229 pcs 42 Serious Big Bad 28mm square = 4,628 pcs

Got my first peak at the big bad after removing one side of the cardboard. While limited, it is was enough to see this thing is absolutely immaculate. I literally broke Dennis’ balls on which exact cobalt blue tiles I wanted - and after given him plenty of contradictory requests - I can see that they are perfect! Even in a crate, covered in cardboard , in darkness, through plastic wrap I can see that it is level upon level above a kamado Joe and the like. It’s going to get a lot of wtf is that comments just on people seeing it - let’s hope I do it justice on the cooking side of things. is it large? Very. Is it perfectly large? Definitely. Worst thing now is I have to wait until the project catches up on schedule. #firstsightofaKK

My wife’s 30 weeks pregnant with our 2nd and concerned I’m more excited about the delivery of our Big Bad. I have to admit I’m a little preoccupied. Now it’s not true I’m excited for both it’s just the KK arrives in 15 days and the baby in 56 days. Reasonable I’d say. Below are the photos, apparently same kk so not sure the true color but happy with either.ill be back soon..