Steve M

Just based on my limited experience with the KK, I might suggest a couple of things. For low and slow, you would be better off by lighting in one spot only towards one side so the fire spreads across the pile rather than the middle in all directions. Secondly, my first cook used royal oak and I found it to behave almost exactly like your first cook. The coco char probably would have been much more to your liking as far as control and expected results. I have used the cyber cook once and found that it worked really well. I had the bottom damper completely closed with the guru port open about one-third. I set it for 235 and opened the top vent about a quarter of a turn. After lighting in one spot, it took about 30 minutes to come up to temperature. I was pleasantly surprised that it did not overshoot and really locked in on 235. I noticed the fan was running very low and often not at all so I closed the top vent to about an eighth of a turn open and that brought the fan up to the low teens. I think it is better to make it to work a bit,

There are two basket options for the 23". One is larger with the reducer and one is smaller. It looks like @bernux got the smaller one.

Are those solid shafts deliberately made long? I had to cut mine about 1/4" to size it to the length that my adjustable one seemed to work. Just finished a rotisserie cook for the first time using the new solid shaft and it worked much better.

I like the abbreviation. Prefer it myself.

I had to cut just shy of an eighth of an inch to make it fit.

Tritip is one of my favorites; you nailed it

It all looks as fantastic as always. Bread is something I want to try on the kk although I do enjoy the nice aromas in the kitchen

Great looking first cook Aussie, glad to hear everything went so well.

You've hit the ground running with some great looking cooks.

The new KK is gorgeous. Bonus points for getting the picture of the delivery truck before it even got to your house. As others said, I am jealous of the new rotisserie shaft. I hope I see that one hit the store shelves soon. Looking forward to the first cook.

Haven't seen those before but it looks delicious.

Very tasty looking cooks; especially here at lunchtime.

BTW, I used the cyber-Q for the first time on Tuesday. That thing is really slick. I'm very pleased with the speed to get up to temp and the ability to hold it there. I paired it with the cybercook app for iphone and ipad and it is a great app.

Exciting news Aussie. Seems like this has been a long time coming but it is nearly here.

3 lbs

So cool, congratulations.

Can you order from the KA site?

I'll have one if the offer still stands.

Stoon, that is a beautiful back yard and setting for the new kk. With your skill set, it will be more adapting than learning. I look forward to the cooking pics.

That fish looks perfect and the veggies delightful.

No problem, I don't think it will take too much work to get it to fit.

That was my natural instinct - trying to fight it

Looks great, I think you've got the hang of it.

Nice garden and happy bees!

It is but keep the faith that all will be well. It took a couple of times for mine to settle in. The second was on a pizza cook when I took it up to the 650 range and saw about 3 places steaming but no tiles lifting. Just finished another pizza cook and didn't see anything at all. I think I am done. Looking good!