jonj

On vacation in Napa Valley, California and went by David Arthur Vineyards to taste some current wines and catch up with the winemaker, Nile Zackerle. I've shared some of his home-brew before, but now found he has gone pro with his own line of craft beers, using local ingredients and re-discovering some styles of either lost in history or at least rarely brewed. I ended up shipping some home. Since there are some home brewers and beer aficionados here, I thought I'd share his web site for those interested. https://www.madfritz.com

This photo is of a couple of regular sized Kansas City Strip steaks, likely 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound each. Easily room for two more or ears of corn, small griddle for roasted vegetables, etc. The side-to-side width is roughly 3 1/2" more (16.5") than front-to-back. Dennis would have the exact dimensions. Mine is the older "Low Top" style. Hope this helps. Jon

Here are a couple: one of pork chops on the 16 KK grill; the other of the finished chops on a 1/4 jelly roll sheet for sizing comparison. I may have another photo with some strip steaks but I'll have to find them (I'm traveling today).

Glad to see you posting here again.

I bent the handles of one of my 23 grates to more easily let the baking stone fit. It didn't take too much. On the other hand, I had to bend one of my charcoal baskets slightly so I could use it with the splitter either left to right or front to back (the basket wasn't exactly round). That took much longer, a mini sledge hammer, 100 lb. anvil, and slightly mashed thumb. Works great now!

Art?

Those ribs don't just look good, they look Terrific!

I noticed the new profile as well, Aussie. Nice. Yes, it is Fall here. Closed the pool and waiting for the inevitable leaf deluge to come.

Look again, Tony!

You have the nicest tables.

"welcome back Pequod, you're wonderful!". No charge...

Wait, you have a dehydration room??

On the other hand, it only hurts once. Then you have a lifetime of pleasure from using the finest kamado cooker made to date.

Thanks for the thread, Jon. I've always admired Chris-Craft boats. Very classic in build and appearance. "Let's put it this way.........it was less than what I paid for my KK." Now that seems be be quite a deal to me.

MacKenzie, is the wood on your planter beds treated or untreated?

It seems to actually be in Gurley, Alabama. Just about 6 hours from Indy... Good looking grill.

WOW! That is a sharp looking boat. I'd be interested in seeing more pics if you wanted to start a separate thread...

I think (and it is just a guess given what I've seen here) most people moving up in KK size just keep their original. One can't have too many KKs.

That steak looks perfect, Steve!

Another terrific cook!

Nice! I like pesto quite a bit.

The Alabama brother-in-law was passing through last week so I made dinner for a small family gathering. Started with some corn and mushrooms. Cranked up the KK, added some top sirloin, evo and seasoning, seared the sirloin, let it rest, then sliced (some of it; kept the rest for later). Plated the lot with heirloom tomatoes, loaded mashed potatoes, baguette and some Cabernet. A good time was had by all.

Welcome! I'll let those with experience on the 32 (or live in Australia) answer your specific questions, but I think all of us would agree no matter what your expectations of a Komodo Kamado are from your research, the actual KK you receive will exceed them. It is a terrific cooker.

That is impressive!

Dennis, thanks for posting this. Very happy you and yours are safe.