Jon B.

Dang......now I have to get a Costco membership also.

I never see them at Sam's or BJ's either.

Wonderful news!!!! Have a great vacation and get back and fire that KK up.

That Bob is one heck of a cooker..........Nice spread!!!!!

When you finally get your hands on the KK, you are going to be amazed at the quality of the new cooker.

Didn't see this until this morning....the on-line spec's say 11 lbs per box. FYI

mameola, Congratulations!!!! I still own 2 Primo grills and while they are decent cooking machines, I have had to replace a fire box in each and re-weld a couple cooking grates. That is not going to happen with my KK. My 19" TT KK is replacing my Primo Jr. and I plan to buy a new 42" KK to replace the Primo XL. The Primo's are going to my son-in-laws until I croak and they get the KK's. You made a very wise decision in my humble opinion. Your 32" KK will give you all the benefits of the Primo oval shape plus a lifetime of cooking without any quality issues. Hope it arrives soon!!!!!

Shuley, You motivated me to look for more of our favorite lump and you brought me good luck!!!!!!! I went on-line and searched all of our local Lowe's stores for the Char-Broil Center Cut Lump Charcoal. I found one store that showed inventory but didn't say how much. On the way home from work yesterday, i stopped at that store. I found that they had 29 boxes in stock, marked "clearance" for $10.99 per box. As I was looking at the pallet, the department manager walked by and asked me if I needed any help. I thought of your purchase, pointed at the boxes and asked him if he wanted to get rid of all of it. He smiled and said "How about $5.00 per box?". Holy Crap.........I couldn't get the words out fast enough........"It's a deal!!!!!!" Good thing I was driving my big van. I finished my first box the other day. I was totally surprised that there were no fines and very little dust in the bottom of the bag. Never had that happen before. I have to say again.....so far I am totally impressed with this Russian commie lump. tony b.........................I'll save a box for you to try. I'll send one back to Cedar Rapids with my sister. Now I have to figure out where I'm going to store this haul. Redhead Sue's garage is already full of toys and grills. She is going to kill me when she finds out what I did Too much fun!!! Thanks again Shuley for the motivation,

Never tried that low of a temp before but if I did......................use a super high quality lump charcoal, light well in one spot, super control the vent settings and let the temp raise very slowly. Maybe CoCo Char??????

Great story! Enjoy, enjoy...enjoy!!!!!

Bought a Sous Vide Supreme during an open box sale for a couple hundred bucks a few years ago................to avoid the container selection issues. Really like it being self contained. They have decent sale a couple time a year. FYI

Very nice!!!!!!

Love my Donabe Kamado-San................. Made in Japan for 100+ years! Short video

Sunday fun day...................................tried out a crock pot wings recipe for lunch: Cooked them too long in the crock pot and they fell apart under the broiler. ...................but very tasty! Then for dinner we smoked a 14# turkey. Stuffed it with apples, oranges & onion. 4 hours at 325* with apple wood smoke. Turned out great: Made mashed potatoes with skins (with assorted colors), dressing and gravy from the drippings. Asleep on the couch by 8:30pm with the big belly blues

Good call on getting a matching 2nd grill !!! Might help eliminate one objection from the wife if she didn't like the new "different" color. Exciting news.

I love mushrooms....especially on steaks (your meal looks wonderful)..........but Redhead Sue is deathly allergic to them. Your pictures have me thinking she needs to have a night out with the ladies........SOON!!!!

Nice job caulking!!!! I caulk worse than I weld...................................

Monster pork chops, marinated in Italian Parmesan dressing and Redhead Sue's mixed vegetable rice. You can see when I remembered to take a picture .

I stink at this but just for fun..................

First suggestion....................let your wife pick the color Second suggestion................matte black pebble (i'm color blind). Third suggestion..............if tiles............go with the terra cotta tiles. They give a little extra contrast to the color.

Come up in the summer and bring the family...............then we can go out on the lake..........after our KK meal !!!!

Pebbles or tile?????

Tuesday afternoon cook...........Chicken breasts for lunch salads. Williams Sonoma Smokehouse rub and smoked with the whiskey barrel wood Bosco gave me. Starting to get this chicken thing down.

You really need to make that short drive to Syracuse to touch & feel the 19"KK. You think you have the fever now.............wait until you see a KK in person. We will fire that puppy up and let you handle the controls!!!!!!

Nothing wrong with ending up being a 2 KK family!!!! I did the same thing you are asking about........bought a 19" while I save up for a larger unit. ckreef can give advice on the 16" vs. the 19". I know MacKenzie's newer, custom ordered 16" has features that the reef's unit does not. My want to check that out if ordering from stock. You can cook a lot of food on a 19" TT.............. You definitely have the fever brother!!!