CeramicChef

Thanks, Charles. I appreciate the comments. I'll say one thing for The Ladies, once they figured out that you're NOT going to do anything to break a KK, they jumped right on in. They have yet to formally meet TheBeast, so that still has to come. The main grate on TheBeast weigh almost as much as each of The Ladies! That meeting should be interesting! LOL!!

Tiny - yes and no! The Yen and Yang thing reigns here at ChezChef. I sometimes wish for a little more testosterone, but with SWMBOI, The Ladies, spayed Kitty Cat, we need a bit more maleness at times. Skippy, a neutered male, just looks at me when I ask for help! After all, I'm the one who took Skippy to the Vet for the chop! And he never lets me forget!

tony - we didn't do anything but sprinkle some of a friend's Cajun Seasoning on the chicken. Also did the veggies with a lite coat of EVOO and some of the same Cajun Seasoning that went on the chicken. With The Ladies being such novices, I thought we'd start with baby steps and let success build on success. The Ladies don't even know about brining, marinades, etc. I don't want to swamp them with WWTMFI from the beginning. You good KKers are helping me with your enthusiastic response to this cook. I'm going to show these comments to The Ladies this afternoon. You guys are fantastic cooks and that take time to comment positively is a very big help. Thanks!

Dennis - I'd change the red flame to a bright yellow and then you've got something. I've voted early and often & I've never lived in Chicago!

MacKenzie - that is the whole idea! I want The Ladies to attract the kind of man who: 1) knows how to cook, 2) knows how to cook on a kamado, and, 3) is willing to do what is necessary to provide his Bride with the finest in life starting with a KK! Seriously! I will gladly step aside for The Ladies! That's the way it should be. Thus it has always been; thus it shall always be.

The Soon_to-Be-Granddaughters were over the other evening for dinner. They had never had kabobs! They didn't even know what a kabob looked like! So we solved that situation in a hurry. I had four fresh chicken breasts, a bunch of bell peppers, some mushrooms, etc. and that is just perfect for a quick cook. We diced up the veggies and the chicken breasts. I'm having to teach this young ladies knife skills, how to light a fire, how to set temps, etc. Gurus, please start teaching your kids and grandkids these things at an early age. I'm staggered when I run across teens and young adults who can't boil water without a microwave! But, I digress ... So here are the veggies on a grate for cooking. I ALWAYS cook the veggies separately from the chicken, beef, etc. because they simply don't cook at the same rate. Here are the chicken kabobs as they went on the grate. These were strung together by the Ladies. Had to show the girls how to make certain you didn't skewer your fingers! This is a picture of the first turn of those kabobs. And these are the kabobs about to be pulled from the grate. The kabobs are about ready to march into the house and rest for 3-5 minutes. Cailey is holding the cook she supervised. And the money shot with my good buddy, Pete the Pink Salt Pig, supervising. The young ladies did a really good job on these. They ran the cook from lighting the fire to controlling temps to cook prep to the actual cook to plating the food. I think they did a heckuva job! Thanks for looking in! The Ladies and I appreciate it.

ckreef - I think roasted garlic is THE BOMB! It has a subtle, mild, almost nutty flavor and spreads like butter. It's great on toast points as an appiteaser! Wonderful in mashed potatoes. It's really wonderful!

MacKenzie - Nova Scotia is a fer piece fer breakfast, but if I can have 3 of those sausage patties and 3 eggs basted, I'll bring the taters and Texas Toast! Deal?

Charles - that is some kind of innovative pork chop and potato combo! I'll gladly give it up to you on this one. Kudos, BIG time kudos! Hey, when does Super Jr. arrive at The Reef?

Oh hang it all anyway! MacKenzie, you and your gorgeous pics of those beautiful cooks just hit my hunger button and sent it into overdrive!

MacKenzie - I'm going to give that a try. I generally roast my garlic under oil. That way at the end I've got garlic infused oil and garlic that spread like soft butter! YUM! Thanks.

Cookie - that is some kind of sumptuous cook! Kudos and congrats to you, Buddy. Gorgeous money shot!

Mackenzie - now THAT is what I'm talking about! Beautifully done. I've done garlic every way you can think of, but never steam roasted. This I have to try. Thanks!

mk1 -WHOA! That is some kind of butt cook! CONGRATS on a great finish! You boys must be some kind of good. Great charity as well. Thanks for all you do for those kids!

Charles - once again, you've gone over the top! Way over the top! Beautiful tacos. In fact, those are tacos done right! And a killer money shot. Kudos and congrats! Not much longer and you'll be doing all those cooks on Super Jr.!

Thanks, tony! You dodge blizzards up there; down here we dodge tornados!

Thanks for those nice words, Frog! It's just something you learn to deal with here in Tornado Alley! No big deal.

Thanks, Charles! As for being a trooper, I must confess I had Beauty! Under the eaves of the house! LOL! I'm not nearly as dumb as I look!

They are already talking about how to decorate "their" room! LOL! I told them they were going to have to earn their keep around here and that meant cleaning out ashes from cooks, scraping grills, loading charcoal, learning the fine art of cooking on a KK. They just smiled and said "Okay!"

You boys just come on down! We'll fire up TheBeast, drink some whiskey, tell a few lies, burn some meat, and smoke some pork. I'm thinking a suckling pig would do just fine! All y'all are more than welcome! As for charcoal, I just restocked ... 250 lbs of FOGO to go with the 500+ lbs of KK Coconut charcoal in the garage!

Wow! That is one very tasty looking cook! I love scallops and those are some kind of righteous. Kudos!

Charles - you'll figure it out in due time. The universe unfolds just as it should!

Charles - just how do you think I wound up with TWO KKs? It's an addiction I tell you!

Beauty! and TheBeast aren't worried about anything! We're having fun in the sun here in the OK Spring! And dodging tornados as is always the case from March to September.

Ditto.