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Thanks for the info. For a wet jerk rub, I generally use Walkerswood or Grace. I keep looking for a good dry rub but it's hard to find one with traditional spices but without a majority of sugar.

Which jerk spice did you use?

This.

Weighs in at a "hefty" 250 pounds! It seems they haven't been around many kamados... That is practically anorexic.

Nice! It looks as if the space was built for the new grill. How about a panorama photo(s) of the Grill Shack in its new configuration?

Today is National Lobster Day in the U.S., so for lunch we had sous vide lobster rolls with a whisper of mayo, some lemon juice, parsley, chives, and a lot of butter, along with a glass of Schramsberg sparkling wine and some Cape Cod chips. Yum!

Great news!

Nice design!

It is sitting on gorgeous piece of furniture befitting the grill’s quality. Your 80 year old is doing great work. I love the pinned mortis and tenon joints.

Once you purchase the big one, a second, smaller one won't seem like much of an issue at all...

I just measured my Guru port and it is 31mm in diameter.

Here is the file with the support box dimensions (in inches) posted by Dennis a while back

Welcome! Nice you had the bobcat available. Would have been quite a haul otherwise from the looks of the access road!

Great video, thanks for sharing.

With apologies to MacKenzie for stealing her line*, I made my first Deep Dish Pizza and used the Reef Deep Dish recipe. I'm very happy with the way it turned out and received numerous kudos from dinner guests (a.k.a. experimental subjects). I used my new Lloyd's 12" deep dish pan, again thanks to Charles' recommendation. Dough in the pan after two hour counter and six hour refrigerator rise, followed by return to room temperature. Lightly browned Italian sausage and cremini mushrooms are flanking. Added a layer of fresh mozzarella and another of picante' provolone, followed by the Italian sausage, mushrooms and herbs and finally, topped with "Rao's Homemade Pizza Sauce®" (which was great flavor but not quite enough for a 12" pie) Into the KK for 15 minutes (dome temperature 500°F, pizza stone temp at 455°F), then pulled to add fresh picked basil and fresh bought pepperoni then a topping layer of mozzarella Returned to the KK (now at 450°F dome temperature) for another 20 minutes, resulting in this Pulled from the pan after a 7 minute rest (couldn't get a photo of the bottom crust due to constantly beating back many attempts trying for "...just a taste", but it was nicely browned). Cut and served with heirloom Caprese salad and Schramsberg California sparkling wine. (Not a MacKenzie quality photo, but I was hungry by this time). A good time was had by all. Thanks again, Charles, for the pan and recipe tips. I'll make this again.

Without regard to the quality of the actual food (which, of course, is excellent), that is a beautiful set of photos.

I'm following the roll-out of this fan, although a bit miffed about its lack of compatibility with the other three ThermoWorks BBQ temperature devices I already have (all but Signals). Oh well, at least most of the probes are compatible. However, I don't think I am going to be an early adopter this time...

That is one great looking brisket! Terrific bark.

I grew up in Easyville, just a few miles from Purdy.

@tekobo, like Mac, I have the guru port access smoker, but it seems to me your proposed solution is appropriate or at least the one I would use. Stability but also ease of removal for cleaning.

You might call them artificial lures... It's all just bait in the Ozarks.

It's amazing to me to see the growth of Bass Pro Shops. When I was in college in Springfield, Missouri in the early 1970s, the first "Bass Pro Shop" was a small window in the back of one of the Brown Derby liquor stores. You slid your written order through the window and the clerk eventually came back with your items (basically just baits at that time) in a paper sack. Eventually they opened a separate store and catalog function and never looked back. Interesting they still label some of the rubs as Cabelas. Cross marketing, I guess. We still have both brand stores around Kansas City.

I think they must have an Australian branch or subsidiary. The label on my Grill Mates bottle shows the company location as Hunt Valley, Maryland.

The first and last shots really tell the tale of the size and majesty of the 42KK.

I agree with the others: 20 Kg is large enough. It's not just the weight in itself, it is trying to keep a grip on the weight in a paper or poly bag. When large (80-100 pounds) animal feed sacks were made with jute or hemp, they were much easier to handle.