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The plated picture may not have been to your liking but that on grill picture says it all. Yummy.

Tasty looking plate of food.

That's right. KK forum members swept the Cook Your Heritage challenge on Kamado Guru. Tinyfish for the win. Me and bosco tied for second place. Mrs skreef and 2 other guru members tied for third. Out of the 6 possible slots, KK forum members took 4 of them. Congratulations everyone. An impressive finish with all the other fine entries to compete with.

WOW - takes your breath away. Stunning for sure. I think you get the peoples choice award for total Bling factor.

Loosen two nuts with the wrench from your spare parts kit. Move the the plate just a smige then tighten the nuts and test. Repeat if you didn't get the adjustment correct the first time. Just need the latch to lock down over the cam with minimal effort. In reality probably less than 1 min to make the adjustment.

Around where I live when people cook whole hogs on a homemade pit they do that. They make a wood burning barrel (55 gallon drum) with a few pieces of rebar going through the middle and a shovel hole in the bottom. As the hot coals drop through the rebar they transfer them (via shovel) to their pit. This is done throughout the entire cook and allows them to regulate the temp in the pit.

Nice. I've seen that recipe before but never tried it.

Great pictures - awesome cooks - Love the different reflections in your metallic - it's like I'm seeing a different KK everytime you post new pictures.

Just glad we can share the full KK experience together - Love you sweetie.

Another week or two and the immediate Bistro improvements will be completed. Installed some electrical switches and sockets tonight. Another piece to the puzzle done. Very soon will gather the money and make the call.

He would have already scared me away but I'm going to need the extra 10 points (all 18 months) just to finish close to you big timers.

I personally would adjust it to get it right. Will take less than 5 minutes and if it loosens to much in the future you can always do another 5 minute adjustment.

Those look really good. Mrs skreef is going to want to see this cook. Is this your baking challenge entry?

The thought has crossed my mind - LOL That's right 19" table top here I come. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

One thing nice about the KK's is their easy/auto opening dome and if adjusted properly won't slam down on you even if you let go. If I would have had a different ceramic she would have never touched it. Mrs skreef did say she was a bit worried about somehow ruining the KK. I assured her that there really wasn't anything she could break/ruin unless she just left the vents wide open and walked away. Even then I'm not positive she would permanently damage it. After hearing all the details it sounds like she did learn a good lesson: 0* to 200* takes a little while(0 as in ambient temp), 200* to 400* is pretty fast in comparison. Something new users should realize when bringing a KK up to temp. Just because it took 30 minutes to get to 200* doesn't mean it's going to take another 30 minutes to get to 400*

Another one is coming soon. Just a bit more improvements on the Bistro before placing the order.

Awesome color choice. Great looking cook.

Didn't catch that - TY tony b I moved it to Komodo General forum. Wasn't sure exactly where to put it but Komodo General seems a little more appropriate.

Nice looking steak and fries. I think an air fryer might be on the short list for Xmas.

Burgers sound yummy but I'll confess I like mine cooked direct at 500*+ or CI seared. Might have to give your method a try. As for controllers - never had one even with my crappy Akorn which could be a bear to maintain long term steady temp. Compared to that the KK is a walk in the park. It goes 8+ hours unattended during the day so what's the difference between day and night. I leave the house for hours during the day with it cruising Low-n-slow. Doubt I'll ever feel the need for a controller unless the tech junkie inside me just has to have a fix.

Great looking food. Especially the filets.

In the end, you prevailed. Just took a little patience until it became her idea. Awesome.

BTW - really nice coke machine. Looks like you did a fantastic job restoring it. Beer or soda? - LOL

Awesome can't wait to see it in its new home.

Earlier I had called my son and had him take some pork chops out of the freezer. Then an emergency at work came up and I knew I would get home late. At some point in the evening Mrs skreef called me and told me not to worry she would cook dinner. I finally got home at around 8:40 pm. I inquired about dinner and Mrs skreef told me the chops were cooking and would be done shortly. I looked around, oven was off, nothing on the stove. I told her not to worry I would cook them. She said no they're cooking on the KK - whaaaat? She's done the grill numerous times but always with me there guiding her along. Yup she had Stired the old lump, added some new, fired it up with the MAPP torch, added a drip pan, got it heat soaked just north of 400* and sure enough the chops were happily grilling away. Dang it girl!! Dinner was served. Grilled pork chops with homemade Mac and cheese and corn. A pleasant surprise since I was really tired and not in the mood to cook dinner. Yummy. Yes indeed - I know who's cooking dinner more often now. Thank you Mrs skreef, a fantastic job.