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Thanks tony b and normstar. I had a few tiles get soft but no bubbles or cracks. I did smell the solvent offgassing, although it wasn't very strong.

mk1: Thanks, looking forward to being part of the KK community! Hector: I've already used it twice. Definitely a learning curve but boy is the food tasty! jmagaram: I was thinking it would be a cute little smoker too but it turns out to be fairly large. I've attached some pix with various common objects to give you an idea of its size. For example, it is much taller than a bag of Royal Oak lump. As for grate size and capacity, I placed a Weber chimney on the main grill grate and Vibrant Blue completely swallowed it up! With a 14 Q Rubbermaid bucket, I was finally able to find something that touched the ceiling of the cavernous lid. The lid still closed completely though. So yes you could easily put a whiole chicken or two on there at the same time. Or a medium sized turkey. For smoking, I placed the heat deflector on the handles of the charcoal basket. The main grate is 3-4 inches above the deflector. See photo below. Seemed to work fine. I double checked the Tel Tru thermometer using a digital device placed just below the main grate (and above the deflector) and they did indeed sync up after about an hour. I'm guessing this meant that the cooker was fully heat soaked. Ducaticraig: I was actually inspired to get this one after seeing yours tony b: My first cook was babyback ribs. Here's a pic after 4 hours of cook time and smoking with hickory and apple wood on the rib rack. I had just put the slabs on the sear grate and painted on some sauce to caramelize. It was dark as it took me 2 hours to fully heat soak the cooker. Just being cautious the first time out I am planning to do the venting this weekend and then fire up some pizza at high temps. Any recommendations or tips regarding the venting process?

It's here! Once out of the crate, it is definitely 'more' in every way compared to what you see on the KK website. It is quite sizeable 3-dimensionally and quite heavy (I cannot imagine what the 32" beast of a grill would weigh). I am going to build a custom island for it and will need to make sure the foundation can handle the weight. Color-wise, the gorgeous tiles are also more eye-poping compared to what you see on the website photo. I've attached a few photos for comparison but lighting (natural vs artificial) will make a difference in perceived color. There is also quite a difference in what KK calls "vibrant blue"; there are lighter and darker tile series and each grill is apparently unique. I picked one that closely matches our pool tiles First cook was babyback ribs using the excellent extruded charcoal and smoked with some hickory and apple wood.