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  1. Sent a text message this afternoon. Waiting on a response!
  2. Nolan - Thanks for the great reply. I'm glad to hear that the 32 is as versatile as I hoped. This is just a curiousity, how much coal does a 23 or a 32 hold at one shot?
  3. Susan - Thanks for the informative reply. Are you doing the horizontal splitting on the 32? Either way, I think you've just affirmed what a flexible piece of machinery the KK is.
  4. Second question. I was curious about the Half Main Grill option. What is the price? Seems like this would be a good way to split food between the lower level and the main level when doing high temp stuff. Whether you split the charcoal basket or not.
  5. As far as why KK, durability.Will last forever. I'm 32, if I buy 4 grills the rest of my life at say a grand each, I can pay for 23 KK up front at equivalent cost. Two, I like charcoal better than gas. Three, while I'm not a pit master, I do do low and slow cooks, they just aren't the majority of my cooks. I like to grill up a steak or burger after work with the family several times a week, and maybe on weekends do something a little fancier for Q. And they are damn beautiful.
  6. Dennis - Your scenario of 6+ (full meals on the grill) is exactly why I'm looking at the 32. Do you find yourself using the basket splitter alot in that scenario, or will it just burn through 20lbs of charcoal lighting the whole thing up? Generally, I'm not opposed to splitting the basket, it seems like I can sear a bunch of steaks right quick and then just indirect them a few minutes for a nice medium. Having all the sides on the indirect side as well. I just was curious if folks have ever lit up the whole thing and tried to make a big grill.
  7. I actually live in the Midwest (Omaha), but I roll through NoVA a few times a year. I was out on business when I posted the last time. I'm actually overseas on deployment right now, but I should be back through NoVA in October. Perhaps then I can stop by and check it out.
  8. I've never owned a Kamado, let alone a KK. I figure my first jump should be my last. That kind of moves me beyond the money argument. I have some questions, and I'm sure I'll have more, that I wanted to ask folks about. I'll just start with this one and go from there. 1. The 32 is quite large, and I'm sure the charcoal basket holds plenty of charcoal. On the webpage for this beast, Dennis mentions that the basket splitter is a necessity for folks wanting to do high temperature sears/grills because it limits the charcoal you have to put in. I guess my question would be, I do mostly high temperature grilling (steaks burgers chicken, you name it) and less of the low and slow (pulled pork, etc). Would buying a 32 be a bad choice because I'm effectively going to split the basket (and hence the grill) down to 16? I'm not cooking for an Army, I have a family of four and entertain for a party of 8 a couple times a week. I've seen Larry on Youtube videos light up the whole 23 basket when he grills steaks, and uses height more than hi/low cooking zones to control heat. Perhaps that technique is not viable on the 32, say if you were throwing 10 T-bones on there and wanted all the grill space you can get.
  9. I'll be on visit, somewhat short notice to the DC metro area. I'll be staying in Springfield, VA next week (Aug5-9). Anyone have a KK within a reasonable commute after work for a short visit? I lived in Centreville, VA for several years, so I do know what the traffic is like in that area. I've never seen one of these grills in person, but I think I've seen several folks live in the NoVA area that have them. Thanks all.
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