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Mine is being used as a tray until i can think of a better use for that round tray. The large drip tray is a great serving tray until i cook a turkey, them it will catch juices for gravy.

Dennis, if I had known this was available I would have ordered it instead of the stone... provided they were available. I bet you could sell a lot of them since I believe they weigh far less than stone.

They make good welding tables?!??!! Incense burner base? get it hot and put it in your sleeping bag? Or at the foot of your bed? Get it warm and put it in a cooler to keep your pizza warm for trips?? I suspect the list could go on and on and,,,,

Thanks BillG71, it was an adventure moving it but the photos show how really east it was with a few simple tools, with the exception of the forklift which was overkill. I am a believer in overkill rather than the opposite and something breaking and causing a disaster

After moving the BB32 into place, which was easier than I thought since I used my brain more than 4-6 brawny guys. It required one other person to help aim it. Sitting on its casters it moves easily. The only "Weight" thing that not been mentioned, as far as I know, if the weight of the grills and the pizza stone for the BB32. THEY ARE HEAVY!!! A diminutive person would find lifting them a daunting task if not impossible. They might need a second person to help lift them into place. For the smaller KK's I don't think this weight would be an issue. I cannot imagine the grill and stone weight of the BB42!!

Thanks Dennis! "Final resting place" is almost true, the KK has wheels that allow for little old disabled me to push it around the patio by myself. So far I have moved it once and there mat be another move in the near future. Trying different locations for wind and aesthetic reasons. Thanks for making such a nice machine Dennis.

Yes Jeff, it was good, just needed a better dough recipe. Next time I will get more creative with the toppings, but this was just a temperature/time test and all worked as advertised! What an amazing cooker

Something to consider is that the double drip pan is pretty heavy for the BB32, as are the grills. The single round drip pan for the BB32 is easy to move in and out of the KK. I used the Pizza Stone last night with nothing under it except a fire and cooked a a couple of nice pizza. The crust was crappy because of the recipe, not the fault of the KK. Will work on the recipe The stone however took a while to heat back to the 550 dome temp but once it did the cooking was pretty good. I need to pay more attention to the distribution of the coals so the heat is a bit more even, my bad. 550F for 10 minutes.

Interesting! Thanks for starting this Thread

Thanks Jon B I grilled some steaks last night on the lower grill and some longer cooking ribs on the 1/2 upper grill. The system is truly awesome, and that is a word I do not use often.

Susan, it is good to hear that you are now only on ibuprofen, that is a good step forward with your recovery! Saying prayers that the pin removal will go smoothly. Last year I had a screw taken out of the bone in my right foot (bunion surgery) because it hurt more with the screw being left in than just removing it. So you might feel a whole lot better when that blasted pin is removed. Save the pin and make something out of it When I requested the screws from my foot I had to sign a release, even though it was mine and I paid to have it put in and I was paying to have it removed. Pretty odd if you ask me. My mother had 21 major abdominal surgeries in her lifetime and when they did the last one there was not enough skin left on her belly for the sutures to hold without tearing through scar tissue so the surgeon used strain reliefs for the sutures to distribute the load on the skin; they were about 3/4" diameter buttons so it looked like she was laced up. She had a sense of humor about it and saved the buttons so after the surgery/removal of sutures and for the follow up she made a new dress and used the buttons on it. The doctor just busted out laughing when he saw what she had done with the hardware. So, shock your doc with creativity

In 50 yrs this is my second bout of cancer, a different cancer but the Big C none the less. The funny thing is that I have had far worse things happen to me and survived, even if several family members have died from the first cancer I had in 1967 (melanoma). So I have high hopes in beating this too. I know we all die sooner or later so live as much as possible and enjoy the ride!!

Beautiful photographs, sort of reminds me of that Chevy Chase movie where he was at war with the mail man. A beautiful location that could wear on you. My grandparents lived north of Chicago, near the lake, and we used to skate on the iced over ponds.

The water Threads are voluminous but the point of getting the PH, Calcium Hardness all down to the Holy Grail of water specs, like the Calcium around 55ppm ( think thats the number) keeps scale from happening. This photo was taken of the inside of my boiler after almost a year of use. Do take care what water you use and/or how you filter it. I use an Everpure ES07 w/aditional carbon block filter and additional 10micron sediment filter.

Nice straight forward video Dennis

Thank you!

Tony, you are absolutely correct, he is a big boy at about 6'4" and 300 LB so a whole port butt would be within range. I could not have gotten all those people into the space, but those refig straps are pretty nice, as long as everyone is in since

What temperature were you using HalfSmoke? I suppose it varies with crust thickness but let me know if I am not thinking straight, lease

I cannot wait to try a baking a pizza on my BB32, make my mouth water to think of it!

Bump,,, a video showing how the thing is setup would be nice

That must be spectacular with zero light pollution! Those are the parts of the planet that fascinate me, not the crowded cities.

Wouldn't surprise me, when you think of all those stars we surely cannot be alone, not to mention that the largest part of our planet is hidden underwater!

It all strikes me as yet another contributing factor to the phrase, "I am from the government and I am here to help" . I can see it makes sense in the area where small boats abound. My good friend and a few mates would take his fathers converted commercial tugboat out for parties in the now clear of gear fantail. BBQ, chaise lounges, refrig stocked with beverages and a few fishing poles for good measure just in case we got bored. It was a late WW2 50ft tug completely refitted for luxury, and it idled at 6 knots with a harbor speed limit of 5 knots. The authorities knew it and figured that when small rental sailboats tacked across its bow they better get out of the way since the tug was to heavy to stop quickly or maneuver quickly, which was the whole point of the tugboat. Nice and slow and leisurely, but it never failed that some wingnut would challenge the big old girl and get hit before we could bring the tug to a halt. The Coast Guard/Harbor Dept would show up and always have to explain to then little craft that "they just stepped off the curb in front of a bus, why did you do that?". They definitely needed some sort of license, especially when they would not pay attention to the ships horn!

Aussie, you clearly understand the problem solving and from a similar perspective. That haul from Perth to Melbourne looks to be a long haul where just about anything can happen.

Here there are different ratings of license depending on the tonnage of the vessel you are piloting. The more crowded the harbor the more the authorities check for licenses.