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… and joining in the next cook! KKs are real show stoppers. I'm still amazed at how folks who have never seen a KK stop, stare, and then touch. Every. Single. Time.

@MacKenzie so this cook was a result of a day when you "couldn't boil water" huh? Given how great these cooks looked, I'll take your "couldn't boil water"days every single time here at ChezChef!

Aussie, that chicken cook looks really tasty. Congrats to you and Ora on a wonderful first cook! Kudos to you both. Youre about to find out that keeping track of that top damper is no big deal. Dialing in temps is easier than ever with a KK.

@MacKenzie - wow and double wow! Beautiful cooks. Kudos, MacKenzie.

Aussie - here's to a great first cook!

Yeah, Charles, it's very hard to beat simple. Simple is best here at ChezChef.

Aussie - let light the fires and kick the tires. Do that burn in and reward yourself by searing off some nice steaks at the end of the whole process! Congrats again to ya!

Aussie! Well, she's finally home and she's a real beauty! Great pictorial; thanks for all the great shots. Words just don't do your KK justice, do they? I couldn't be happier for you. Now, whatcha got up your sleeve for that first cook?

I just ate all 25 of those bad boys in my mind. Now I'm in a sugar coma! Beautiful cook, @MadMedik!

@Stile88 - beautiful picture. I love grilled corn, especialy when it just starts to caramelize the sugars and it just begins to GE some dark brown. Very nice cook! Kudos.

@Aussie Ora - Hey, if ckreef wants to borrow my avatar, he's welcome to it anytime! It would be a real honor to be associated with his cooks in any way. All the best to you tomorrow. Looking forward to pics!

And I think that is all very good!

@Stoon - welcome to KK! Your cooker is about to make you the hero of your family's taste buds. That beautiful new cook and you are about to produce some incredible meals together in your back yard! We're glad you've joined us and we look forward to seeing those cooks. Pics! We like lots of pics?

@MacKenzie - noting beats a good burger! Kudos on this one. Very nicely done.

@MacKenzie - now that's fish and veggies done right! Kudos to you! Thanks for no fish heads looking at me!

@MacKenzie one word: Magnificent.

@MacKenzie - major, MAJOR thanks for this! You're aces!

@xraydoc -congratulations! Your KK is absolutely beautiful and you made it through the venting process! Nicely done. That fist cook is a really beautiful thing … the money shot gorgeous! Kudos to you! Again, congrats! We look forward to many more posts of great cooks.

@xraydoc - congrats! How does it feel when you lay your hands on your KK? This is a wonderful day. What's planned for the first cook?

That's a really really good looking cook. Absolutely delicious. Kudos!

@MacKenzie - that's a droolicious sandwich! Only thing missing is a cold beer! Kudos.

This is indeed going to be a wonderful week for all the new members of The KK Club and for all us here! Congrats to one and all.

Kevin! Dadgum, I'm seriously, seriously impressed! You know the Curt Flood sad saga! Mega Kudos to ya! Flood's is a name mostly lost to history. Wow, Buddy, you're not just another pretty KK owner! Every professional jock owes Curt Flood a huge debt.

Kevin - I most certainly understand your points of view. While I understand, I tend to disagree. Athletic talent is a wasting resource. Careers are limited and owners of professional teams are incredibly mercurial. Take Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders and his relationship with Marcus Allen. Davis benched Davis during the height of his career. Davis benched Allen for years. On a whim. Davis paid the contract out, but Davis never saw the field. Davis was a vindictive jerk and not a soul on earth can tell you why Davis had it in for Allen. The equivalent for you would be to be put in a room with a desk,, a chair, bare white walls, and you're made to sit there from 8-5 every single day. Where is the justice in that? In every contract there are more expectations than those reduced to writing. Athletic markets change all the time. Look at A-Rod. The Yankees have marginalized him the last few seasons and have even essentially released him because his talent isn't what it once was. So they marginalized A-Rod. The Yankees haven't met expectations of A-Rod, fans, media, etc. where is the justice in how A-Rod has been treated? Certainly jocks do sign long-term contracts. But years down the road when average players get paid more than bona fide superstars, something needs to be done. Contracts in business are broken all the time due to changes in market conditions. Why shouldn't the same be done in athletics? Finally, you forget all too easily the treatment owners shoveled out to players in years past. Owners made hundreds of millions while paying a mere pittance to players. Think again of the great Yankee teams of the 50s and 60s. Not a soul on earth will dispute those players were underpaid. Nobody ever came to their aid and asked Yankee ownership to pony up. Yours is a one way vision of looking at a very real problem. I've been on both sides of the deal. I agree some jocks are very self-impressed and incredible boors. But so are the owners. Never forget there are at least two sides to every contract. Owners aren't as pure as the driven snow and jocks don't wear halos. However, I do feel that the majority of jocks do fulfill their contracts and the few boors give the rest a bad name.

Tony - kudos on a gorgeous cook! You certainly do know how to load up a grill. Wow, what a great smorgasbord of grilled delights!