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Received my KK on Tuesday of last week and decided to go all out for my first cook. Coming from a BGE there is definitely a learning curve but it is not too bad. Friday I did the burn in process. Saturday, smoked an 18# brisket, 2 pork butts, and a few slabs of ribs. The day of the party I grilled venison backstraps, chicken kabobs and lamb chops. There are a few things to figure out but I will say the decision between the 23 and the 32 is a no brainer. The extra space makes cooking so much more enjoyable. Everyone at the party was very impressed and can’t wait to try what I cook next.

For our second Thanksgiving dinner this year (first was with my sisters with turkey, etc.), I decided to go with a boneless rib roast instead of turkey. Dry rub, refrigerated overnight, smoked at 200°F over cherry and apple wood for 2 hours, then seared (1 - 1 1/2 minutes per side, sear grate) at 475°F. I returned it to the KK main grate for another 20 minutes at 375°F to an internal temperature of 124°F, then foil and towel wrapped and placed in a cooler to rest for 1 1/2 hours (temp rise to 132°F). Served with roasted sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts carbonara, herbed stuffing with turkey gravy, horseradish cream sauce and/or au jus, 2003 Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon and 2009 Schramsberg sparkling wines.

My husband and I managed to lift the KK out of the car between us. Here is the base coming up the apartment building in the lift. And being wheeled through the apartment once we got it on the base. Here is the KK, spring back in and the couple of tiles that came off in the move re-grouted into place. Lovely bundle of asparagus from the market. Lamb chops followed. Feta and lemon zest enhanced the asparagus. Yummy dinner. Welcome to Italy!

I haven't made a meatloaf in ages so ....

Was down to my last vacuum bag of pulled pork, so Sunday was smoking butt day! Indirect (AL foil on lower grate), Guru set at 275F, meat alarm at 203F, smoker pot of hickory, apple and peach chunks. Butt was injected the day before with Butchers BBQ pork butt and Cajun Power garlic sauce. Dry rubbed on cook day with 3 Eyz BBQ Original and Holy Gospel (Meat Church). Pork plated with Mojo sauce, Drunken black beans (tequila, lime, onion, garlic, cilantro, S&P), and Jamaican curry rice.

Pork belly cooked like a brisket. Sweet heat rub, coco char, coffee wood chunks. Cooked until 165° internal, wrapped in butcher paper, finished at 203°. I highly recommend this!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey all, I hope you are all well. I recently made some sausage with a friends, Italian hot links and Borewors Whilst making the sausage, we thought we’d make a day of it and cooked a large suckling pig, this one was a fairly big one and just barely fit in the 32BB Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Road trip. Very long road trip. We drove 15 hours on Sunday to the South of France and a further 6.5 hours into Italy today and my 16KK came with us: Here is Dan the Man, helping us load her into the back of the car Sitting pretty in the boot My husband had originally planned to attach loads of ties to the KK but instead decided to leave the back seats up and we packed all the rest of our stuff around the KK. Resting now after all that driving. Will post photos in a few days when we have her all set up and ready to go.

This project began by saying to my wife, "wishful thinking" at least four times and then after she secured allies the pressure became too much... I finally relented to build. Began about three weeks ago with a little help from my friends it finally came around to what my wife desired as a permanent structure as opposed to the 10x12 metal frame fabric wrapped Gazebo that had to be taken down and put up every year for the last 6 years. I figure if I live to 100 my time invested in this might be reached to some eqivalent, what the hell, it's just about done minus a few pieces here and there. So it's 16 x14 with 6x6 beams sunken down 3 1/2 feet in the corners, 2x6 rafters, and triple 2x6 beams all pressure treated for a long life and strength. The roof was prime 27mm steel gauge and it all encircled the old brick patio built 6 years back. The structure has possibilities for a great cooking area, it has a ridge cap above to release smoke and vent the pavillion, but alas it's destined for dining...pity. Aside from putting a drill through one my fingers the project went generally very smooth, it was a small drill and production never suffered. No industrial accidents here, I sure hope the food sure taste better under this beast.

grilled some 60-day dry aged ribeyes for lunch. been traveling to china for a while and haven't touched my grill in weeks..

Finally some real spring type weather here in the northeast so i had to make some chicken wings !!!!

Beautiful day here in the Boston area so I decided to make a batch of chicken breasts. I’ve been dealing with some blood pressure issues lately so I haven’t been doing as much of the good stuff as I had in the past. I’m just trying to teach myself moderation lol But tomorrow I’ll be making an exception and making a nice porterhouse 😁 Anyways todays cooking and a little BB32 eye candy too 😉 My lady friend wanted to try some chicken with just salt and pepper, they don’t look too appetizing but it’s what she wanted so it’s what I made for her. Anyways, happy cooking everyone !!!!! PS, the sourdough is a whole grain sourdough. I’m almost offended that everyone likes it better than my typical extra tangy loafs. Don’t tell them but I do too lol I use KA Super 10 and the KA Harvest Grains to replace 100 grams of the APF

This was the view from my allotment this morning. It is one of 515 small plots that our local council allocates to vegetable growers at this location. We were 7 years on the waiting list and when my name got to the top of the list 15 years ago I made a mad dash to select a plot by the harbour. I am so glad I did.

Smoked with oak and apple wood, then braised to finish. Could have used some more time braising to fully render all fat. A little spongy still but great flavor nonetheless. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Spare ribs on the big grill over hickory. I haven't grilled ribs in over a decade but it was a nice change from smoking them. So good i ate a whole rack and then felt miserable. Also baked some sweet potatoes down in the coals. PXL_20230929_175423483.TS.mp4

Some beef ribs for the Labour Day long weekend

I can't believe i've never cooked corn this way before, pulled the husk back and removed the silk then folded the husk back up and soaked for 20 minutes, cooked at 375 for about 40 minutes turning once. The corn was so sweet and juicy it didn't even need butter. Then did cheeseburgers on the lower grate. Forgot to take pics of the burgers while cooking. That was my big meal yesterday after a late Saturday night seeing Loverboy and Foreigner at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield MA. What a great show I have as few video's from the show on my web site if anyone would like to see Foreigner

Chicken yesterday so steak today, reverse seared. Cooked at 245 until at IT of 112, it carried over to 122. Then seared 😁 I too was too busy eating to take a plated pic lol @tekobo

Decide to have burgers for dinner tonight, it's late but I'm starting up the KK anyway. Made 2oz patties, 2 per bun with cheese in between the two patties. You better have your bun dressed before these patties come off the grill because one needs to get the cheese on one patty and then immediately put the second one on top so that the heat will melt the cheese. Taste test.

I bet it's similar to doing a pork "brisket." These are damn tasty cuts of pork goodness, too! Pork Brisket – Porter Road

Forgot about this page and made a post on KK cooks - sorry for the duplication! Hello all KKrs. It has been a while since I've posted but not for lack of cooking. Did my first beef cheeks this weekend for the purposes of a good old barbacoa taco. Smoked at 260ish for 4 hours with only an S&P rub, leaning heavily on the fresh ground pepper. I made an adobo with guajillo and ancho chilis, onion, garlic, fresh graded cinnamon, dried mexican oregano, salt, and white vinegar, and water. Since I couldn't find wagyu beef cheek and took whatever was available at the store (I assume choice), I added about 1/2 a cup of wagyu tallow to the dutch oven as it started heating alongside the cheeks the last 30 minutes of the cheek smoke. Put the cheeks in the adobo in the KK after 4 hours. I realized 3 hours into the adobo braise I'd forgot to put the lid on the dutch oven so the sauce had cooked down a lot. I added a couple of cups of water, put the lid on, then continued the braise in the KK for another 1.5 hours, 4.5 total. Then shred the meat, scoop off some of the extra fat from the adobo, return meat to broth. Before serving I'd put the meat in a bowl and mash with a spoon to get the liquid to the surface, returning the liquid to the pot and leavingn the meat flatted in the bowl. Finished off with a fresh roasted tomatillo salsa that was fiery from the serano. Canned charro beans from HEB (they're fantastic - just add some S&P while heating). Smokey, rich with fat, spicy (not hot) from the adobo sauce - it is perfection on a corn tortilla Lunch is going to kick-ass for the next few days!

How many 9+ pound pork butts can you fit on a kk42? Whelp, I got 12 on right now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well I have learned a lot here thank you so much for sharing with me. Here are some pics of a brisket cook i did this weekend. I used B&B char logs and got a 27 hour burn time. So all of my concerns about being able to pull off a long cook are gone. The density of the charcoal is significant because a full basket of the char logs weighed 16 pounds while a full basket of the Blues Hog weighed not quite 6 pounds. This was easily my best brisket ever, it was only a choice cut and it was phenomenal. I separated the point and flat because going into it I was worried about cook time. Throughout the cook I measured the temp on the main grate and the riser grate and once the Kamado came back to 225 after I put the brisket on they were within 2 degrees of each other for the next 9 hours. However, as the kamado was climbing back to temp there was a big gradient between the upper and main grate. The main grate was at 180 and the upper grate was at 120. Probably because the flat was absorbing most of the heat coming up from the pit. When the grate temps finally converged at 225 (took 90 minutes) both the point and flat were at the exact same temperature 103F. Neat!!!

Beef for Christmas so a Turkey for New Years. Nice and moist and tender, I really like the smaller butterball turkey’s 😁

Yesterday was one of my sisters birthday, i made beef ribs and some bread for the small party. Hard to tell from the pics but that was a 10 pound slab of ribs lol The SRF beef ribs are sooooo good !!!!

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What is better than one flat crispy KK cooked chicken? From KK to table. Delicious!

Had a pizza party with friends, served tahini swirls cooked on KK, nachos, also cooked on KK and pizza done of WFO.

Here's a cut of beef you generally don't see and in fact I haven't seen here either, unless I missed it. It's what the butcher said was a beef shoulder tenderloin and was cooked indirectly then seared. I must say he was correct, it was tender and he further stated it's best when cooked to a med-rare. Along side were sugared chick peas in cinnamon, apple, carrots, dried cranberry, cracked nutmeg, squeezed lemon with a dash of salt. Orzo with Greek dressing with feta, red pepper and a wee bit of onion and more black olive. I split half a stuffed scallop shell having the seafood works along side fresh garden string beans and just salt/pepper on the beef. This cut would be excellent over a rice pilaf with some sprouts.

Father’s Day brisket. Brisket was a choice brisket but a good looking choice brisket. Salt and pepper, seasoned night before. 6h at 225 to 160 internal. Wrap in foil and 4.5 hrs more at 225 till point got buttery. Rested for 1 hr then served. No tallow. No fancy holding cooler. Came out pretty good. Maybe I got lucky. I would say not though. It was cooked on my 42” KK. Served with pomegranate bbq glaze (2 cups Pom brand pomegranate juice, 1 cup dark brown sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 tbsp black pepper, reduced) My wife made this avocado and asparagus potato salad that was awesome. Fresh tomatoes and plain ol steamed broccoli.

It’s been a while, here is the latest pizza night. 68% hydration, 750f to start, 685f by the end. 4 to 4.5 min cook time.

Bone in leg of lamb roasted olive oil & garlic cous cous (pearled) Mediterranean salad naan homeade Tadziki

I’ve been doing simple stuff lately, wings and steaks so decided to get back to a nice low and slow cook for the holiday weekend. I took a slab of SRF Black grade plate ribs out of the freezer. Started slow at 235 as we wanted to take a nice long walk on this beautiful spring morning. later in the cook I went to 250. Seven hours naked and two hours wrapped in paper. I really could have left them in an hour longer but IT was 200 and they probed like butter so I pulled them off. Rub was Holy Cow, it’s all I use on beef. So moist and tender, but so rich, can only eat so much. But I added broccoli to the plate so it was a nice healthy dish 😁

Rotisserie chicken - olive oil, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, garlic, rosemary & thyme. Irish butter tucked under skin on top of breast meat roasted potatoes- olive oil, truffle salt? Garlic, black pepper, rosemary & thyme roasted baby carrots - Irish butter, chicken juices, salt, pepper

The KK has been quiet for a couple of months as we were travelling for 6 weeks, and prior to that clearing the freezer of leftovers to leave some space for the house sitter… Finally had a chance to fire it up today for Mother’s Day- my partner loves a scotch fillet steak, so I made her surf and turf with prawns done in a cast iron pan with chilli, garlic, parsley and shed loads of butter. A great success!

I bought a whole ex-dairy nanny goat and it arrived beautifully cut and just as I had asked. Most of it is in the freezer but I had a load of cubed shoulder (bone-in) and cubed leg to turn into curries. Had fun yesterday cooking four separate recipes. First I started by browning the meat for my Nigerian goat stew in the KK. Came out very well and with much less mess than browning in a pan in the kitchen. I missed a trick though. I should have put a touch of smoke on the meat at the same time to create the "authentic", cooked over wood smell from party food back home. I bought the Grill Rescue grate cleaner a while ago, as recommended by the KK shopping channel. I have not been hugely impressed in the past but it did work well for cleaning off the grates before the next stage of cooking. This is the Nigerian tomato and scotch bonnet based stew, cooked in a tall pot in the IDK. All the big bones are the stock bones that I left in to add flavour. Fished them out before packing into freezer containers. And three tasty dishes, cooked over 2-3 hours in the KK. Top left in the blue cast iron Le Creuset is the sauce for a goat biryani, to be layered in with rice and crispy brown fried onions. Bottom left in the green cast iron Le Creuset is an Indian goat curry with spinach added at the very end. To the right in the La Chamba pot is a deeply flavoursome West Indian goat curry. I normally avoid putting my Le Creuset stuff in the KK for fear of getting the exteriors blackened but using the KK as a large oven with a steady heat but no flames meant no blackening to worry about. And yes - all four dishes are super tasty. Most packed away in the freezer now, waiting to dispense joy at a moment's notice!

I did two batches of Wings and Tater Tots for dinner and some first of the season spinach.

Early anniversary dinner, screw going out. 8 times out of ten I’m thinking I could have made something better at home. Only thing is the cleanup, I’m exhausted! Those oysters were monstrous and delicious. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Took advantage of better temps today and did some chicken drumsticks. Plated with pickled onion, potatoes and carrots. Interior.

First Pulled Pork of the year 😊 I prepared the meat, my wife the coleslaw and buns. Delicious:)

Went to Costco business today to pick up pork biutts for next weekend ebded up leaving with 2 8lb pork butts, 4 pork tenderloins, a 15lb prime brisket and a bone in leg of lamb marinated the lamb in my beef Schwab’s dub and then skin on the rotisserie and made a Mediterranean salad and dirty rice with red onion, salt, pepper, cumin, cardamom, all spices nutmeg mint Served with toasted pita and feta and homemade tadziki

A culinary trip to Tuscany. Pork loin stuffed with mushrooms, spinach, provolone and herbed Boursin cheese. Zucchini dusted with Italian seasoning and a nice pasta side dish with mushrooms in a spicy vodka sauce, nice green salad on the side.

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American wagyu brisket from Costco $6.49/lb. Rubbed with soy sauce, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, brown sugar, aji Amarillo, aji panca & cumin homemade cornbread yukon gold mashed potatoes with sour cream & rosemary

Yesterday it was Tuscan style ribs spun on the rotisserie and basted with a balamic herb infused sauce. It was more of a curiousity than a cook and having not used the Santa Maria in a while I wanted to approach it differently, hence the spinning technique. Something also can be said for the entertainment you get from the flames and the primal feeling one gets from cooking over a flame. It's kind of like taking a long trip and finally, but happily reaching your destination and realizing the ride itself was all the fun. Anyhow they came out well, one thing I would do as an alternative is to let them marinate over night and see the contrast. They did flop around some in the beginning, but as some time passed they stiffened up and all was a pleasant sail from there.

Pleased with the results. About 7.5 hours in the KK and an hour resting.

My local QFC grocery store carries Snake River Farms beef. I've learned to shop the must sell section because they put SNF stuff in there on a major discount. Picked up some waygu tri-tip steaks for dirt cheap. Did a dry brine in the fridge for a few hrs, sprinkled with garlic granules. Reverse sear on the KK at about 250, then opened it up for a sear. Threw the brussel sprouts on for a bit while doing the reverse sear. Holy cow these were some amazing steaks. Fantastic marbling. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So the Al Pastor cook was definitely a success and enjoyed by everybody. I did one pork shoulder so about 7lbs and we had 8 adults and could have probably fed 16-20 persons easily. This was fun to make and will definitely be in the rotation for parties. One of our amigos brought over this tequila from their last vacation to Mexico and one of the best we’ve ever had and it complimented the meal. Tacos made with Nixtamalized blue corn along with cilantro, onions, radish, pineapple, homemade salsa and Pico de gallo along with Mexican street corn salad and some Spanish rice. All the best,

Cinco de Mayo has been the official kick off date for pool season here in San Diego the last few years since I remodeled my yard. I was golfing all day yesterday so today we did a Taco bar marinated carne asada, homemade guacamole (with my first 3 avocados from the trees I planted 3 years ago) red onions, cilantro, roasted bell peppers, radishes, Mexican salsa, cotija cheese, toasted flour tortillas. Mexican rice, refried beans San Diego staple dish

Grill view is blurry because it is dark but as you can see the results are great. First couple butts off the smoker are perfect. With this many they are not all done quite at the same time but the KK never disappoints. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk