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Charles - I couldn't agree more! I was just thinking the same thing this morning at coffee with the guys! One guy visits Amazing Rbis often and he said he saw the award in the luxury category. I told him that my KKs aren't luxuries but rather necessities! He looked at me with this incredulous look. I asked him if he liked my BBQ. He said Heck Yeah! Great Stuff! he said. I told him that to get such great Q it was a necessity that I have a KK! He just said, "OKAY!" Short conversation!

Believe me, tiny, I got that third gift! I most certainly did get that gift. And that's all I'm gonna say 'bout that.

Oh man! Tiny, I'm drooling a river here! Pass a new droll bib and a couple of those manicotti on down this way, will ya? Beautiful cook. Kudos and congrats to ya.

If people ever figured out the customer service we enjoy, there'd be a 5 year waiting list! We know what we have, but who ever talks about customer service?

Thanks, tony! I appreciate it. The older I get the more I appreciate waking up and getting vertical.

Shack - what do you think we're gonna do? Take it with us? I plan on dying dead broke just like Hillary!

You are absolutely right, MacKenzie! I think I'm going to have a spot of porridge tomorrow morning and get everything set up this evening so that it's waiting for me tomorrow morning at 5:30!

Shack - my idea of "roughing it" is room service at Marriott! LOL!!

OKAY, DENNIS! Thanks!

Nicely done, MacKenzie!

Fellow KKers, I gifted myself another little gift ... a very highly regarded brand of rice cooker, a Zojijushi. A few cookers here on the KK Forum use the with great effect and highly recommend them. What I also found out is that the cooker can also cook porridge (oatmeal), steam veggies, cook brown rice, etc. I'm not much of a fan of white rice, but I positively love brown, black, and wild rices. This thing handles them with great ease and I am assured that even I can't screw it up! LOL!!!!! So, on to the unboxing. The packaging on this rice cooker is very well done. IN fact, I can't remember better or more informative packaging. Here are a couple of pics of the box: Here is an informative end panel: Next is what greets the owner when you open the box: a rice paddle is included (who knew I needed a rice paddle to serve rice!) Here are the Quick Start instructions. Pretty easy to follow, easy to understand. Even I can't screw up this deal! Here's the front: And the back: Here is the rice cooker itself in the box: And here's the lid popped open with a couple of measuring cups included to be used with the cooker: The black nonstick pan/pot comes out for easy cleaning and has markings for easy measurement of brown, sushi, and white rices: Here is a photo of the front control panel: KKers, the instructions are very well written. Zojirushi is a Japanese company. Now it has been my experience that whenever you buy a foreign product, the translation of the vital operating instructions suffers greatly. Those instructions seem to be written by engineers for whom English is a 3rd or 4th language. These instructions are very clearly written with lots of clear and informative diagrams. So, there it is. My last gift to myself for merely waking up every morning for 61 years! LOL! I'll post a review of this cooker as I use it. I'll be mostly cooking wild, brown and black rices as well as oatmeal (especially Irish Oatmeal) and steaming veggies from time to time. If you want to look at the cooker on Amazon, here is the link.

Howdy KKers! Well, last Sunday was the 40th anniversary of my 21st birthday! I've beaten the odds again. I collected BIG bucks on the over/under at 40 and again when I hit 60. Given that I'm playing with House money at this point, I decided to treat myself for surviving my best efforts to plant myself. I went out and bought an iGrill 2 Bluetooth Connected Thermometer! So here is the unboxing and a mini review. Here is the box that showed up from Amazon: When you cut through the tape sealing the box and get the lid off, here is what greats your eye: And here is with the instructions removed: SURPRISE of all surprises! Batteries INCLUDED! You could have knocked my over with a feather. And here are the batteries installed in the unit: Here is a picture of the brains of the iGrill 2 next to its magnetic base: As you can see it is searching for a Bluetooth connection. As I mentioned above, the base of the iGrill 2 is magnetic. Here is a picture of it slapped on my refrigerator: I guess I'm out of luck with the magnetic feature here as KKs are all refractory and stainless steel, but the base is substantial and will sit just quite nicely on Beauty! and TheBeast's teak side tables. Two angled probes were included with the base unit. The probes are 4.5 foot long and coated with a braided wire covering. They seem to be of very good quality and when I tested then against the boiling point of water adjusted for altitude here in OKC (about -1F per 500 feet altitude), they were spot on (about 210F)! Here is a picture of the probes, their cases which are durably made, and act as a reel for when you stow the iGrill 2. And finally, here is a picture of the base unit with the two probes. Notice that the base unit has the capability of reading 4 temperatures simultaneously. There are 4 jacks for the temp probes. When I use this thermometer, I'll be using one probe for the main grate and 3 probes for tracking the temps in/on various cooks. This unit shipped with two probes and additional probes are available form the manufacturer at $25 each. I could not find them listed on Amazon. Here are the dick and jane simple instructions that came with the iGrill 2. Even I can read and follow these directions! KKers, some have downgraded their viewpoint of this thermometer because it is a Bluetooth technology based instrument. Bluetooth is, by its very nature, limited in its range. I didn't find this to be a problem in my test of it's operational parameters. My recliner is well within the limited range of Bluetooth (approximately 150 ft as quoted by the mfgr.). Bluetooth performance is substantially degraded by solid structures. I didn't have any problems over the distances I sampled (about 75 feet max.). So in way of synopsizing, I found this thermometer to be well package, solidly built, the probes are very accurate as proved by the boiling point of water, and the Bluetooth range was not a problem. The App that I downloaded from the App Store is well designed and offers more than just means of graphically capturing thermocouple data. Because of the Bluetooth technology, this device may not be for everyone. If you think it is for you, buy it through Amazon, test the Bluetooth effectiveness for yourself. It it proves out not to be what works best for you, return it immediately to Amazon. Make certain to review Amazon's Return Policies before hitting the purchase button. I'll post a more comprehensive review after my first cook with this thermometer.

WOW! MacKenzie, that is some kind of sumptuous repast! Fresh pasta! Can't be beat. Kudos!

Charles - there is nothing better in my world than a really fine burger and those look absolutely wonderful! And homemade buns to boot! Kudos to you and skreef!

Dennis - this is a really nice promo that you and KK has earned. But I'm kind of sitting here going DUH! This listing by AmazingRibs.com is listed under Blatantly Obvious in my world. KK, the ultimate in luxury grills .... Geez, ya THINK!? Very nicely done, Dennis! Nicely done indeed! I hope this helps you sell every grill you can make!

BLECH! Ketchup on eggs? How about some Tabasco Sauce? MacKenzie, please don't take ti personally. I'm just not a big ketchup fan. About the only thing I like with ketchup is french fries, and even then I which some Tabasco Sauce into it. However, I do know my sister and a brother love ketchup on their burgers. To me, that's apostasy just like steak sauce on a steak! I know, I'm weird!

Shack - that sounds positively droolicious! I'm making this recipe soon. Thanks!

MacKenzie - you had me drooling right up to the ketchup part. I backed up reread, skipped the ketchup, and hit that picture of an egg MacKenzie. What a wonderful tasting picture! LOL!

Looks very interesting, MacKenzie! Thanks!

Shack - interesting recipes! My little people are now getting much bigger, but in case I ever have a little person come stay with me, I know where to go! Thanks!

Kaaaaa- CHIIIIING! That ain't just money, that's BANK! Killer cook, Charles. Killer.

Charles - mushy or not, that stew looks positively delicious!

Ok, you guys made me want a dadgummed rice cooker and now a Zojirushi 5 1/2 cup is on the way! Y'all are busting my budget for gadgets this month! I'm a big fan of brown rice. Any good tips/tricks I should know going into this deal? Thanks in advance!

Dennis - I first saw this on the Facebook post. It looked great there and looks even better on a larger screen. Beautifully done! Kudos to you BIG TIME for this cook. Love that money shot!