Paul

Well it looks like you're enjoying the learning curve! 

Should be tasty! 

14 hours ago, Troble said:

the Mrs. likes her meat well and definitely not bloody

We have the same problem. I still cook it rare and she gets the end cuts. 

Welcome! You're going to love your KK. Nothing better. 

Wow! @tekobo you outdid yourself. Very nice. Welcome to the tile side.

Wow! dual 42s...that's a lot of grill space!!

They look great. 

13 hours ago, RokDok said:

And we are going to a local showroom tomorrow to see more fabrics - there's a choice of 600.

I'm not wife bashing here but, there's no way my wife could make a choice out of 600 options. I'd call the place and ask they only offer 10 to 15 within her color palette. Just trying to making things easier for her! 

1 hour ago, tekobo said:

We had just finished dinner with wine this evening when I saw that my ship was on the move.

So @tekobo can you now officially say "your ship has came in!?"

Congrats! 

6 hours ago, cruzmisl said:

Before I even start dinner the first thing I do it light the cooker.

I think this is true regardless of the cooker, BBQ, smoker brand or style. 

11 hours ago, tekobo said:

 Still super keen to see more of your house.

Sorry @tekobo I haven't taken any more pix. I've been busy breaking down boxes, moving, cleaning, etc. I did manage to get the KKs moved yesterday. AND in one piece...each. 

That's a good looking breakfast. 

Wow! @Troble That looks like a really fun place. I think I could spend some time there. 

22 minutes ago, Troble said:

I have friends and family in Santa Rosa that lost their homes a few years ago. Where are you located in CA?

I feel their loss. Sorry they have to go through the experience. That Tubs fire was mean and nasty. First time I drove through and saw entire subdivisions and the next subdivision destroyed my mind couldn't grasp or process it. The fire that took my homes was the third worst in California history until the Tubs and Camp fires.

I'm about an hour north of Santa Rosa. A small community of about 1,000 folks in the Mayacamas mountain range. 

On 11/30/2020 at 2:26 AM, Basher said:

My mum and dad lost our family home to a fire 15 years ago. It was very traumatic for a long time. My parents built this 5 bedroom log cabin on 15 acres in 1977. My 3 brothers and I grew up in this house with a lifetime of memories. Burnt to the ground with absolutely nothing left.

I feel your family's pain. The folks that tell you, "they're just material items" have never experienced losing everything. It's devastating. It took me a long time to get over the feeling I let my ancestors down. All of the wonderful furniture and hand-downs gone on my watch. Did your parents rebuild? 

On 11/30/2020 at 6:34 AM, Tyrus said:

I wonder, are there steps you can take after a fire to prevent or minimize the threat of a fire taking your home again.

Yes there are regulations (this is California) for building in fire prone areas. There's what's called the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) requirements. It states no eve vents, fireproof siding, class A fire rated decking, engineered sprinkler system inside all homes, and so on. I was talking with the Direct TV installer the other day and he was saying they can't take shortcuts and run wires through foundation vent anymore. The fire investigation found that they were running wire through vents designed to close at high temp. The wire blocked the vents from closing and fire gets sucked in.

After seeing what fire can do I'm not sure anything is fireproof. A mate of mine had two, 40'  sea vans (all metal ocean going shipping containers) that burned and melted to the ground. Another guy had a WWII surplus quonset hut (all metal framing and exterior) that burned/melted to the ground. Every person I know with a gun safe said they failed.

I had all the underbrush cleared for more than 100' from house. All the ladder fuel on the trees was trimmed up high. I had a concrete around three sides of the house with a metal roof...and it still burned. We had granite counter tops in the kitchen and a marble bathroom which we could not find a trace of. The rock turned to dust. Fire can move very fast and it's so unpredictable. I hung around and tried to fight the fire. By the time I figured out it was a lost cause the fire was in the tree tops all around. By the time I got to my car to evacuate the outside temp was flashing 999°. I guess it went full scale but, I think it was somewhat accurate because I had to get new tires the next day. 

1 hour ago, Basher said:

Beautiful kitchen Paul. So much cupboard space and I love that Wolf oven..... shame you don’t need it now that you have a KK.

Thanks @Basher The Wolf range is awesome. We had a Wolf 36" in the house that burned down. The gas cooktop at the ranch we were living at sucked! I cooked most everything on the KKs and woodstove. 

I hate to admit this but, I haven't moved my KKs yet. The 16" won't be a problem. I'm not looking forward to putting the 23" in the back of my truck...again! 

Thanks @tekobo The two sinks and dish drawers are due to this nasty habit my wife has of always finding something to do at the sink as soon as I start preping a cook. Drives me crazy!

I'll take some more pix and post them.

The contractor we hired does good work but, it was really expensive and so slooooow! He was released due to lack of performance. Here's a pic of what the house looked like the day he was released after almost three years.

3 hours ago, sovsroc said:

I seem to have a compulsion to do it all again with more beer.

More beer makes it more better IMHO. 

Some of you might remember I lost everything in a wildfire five years ago. Making a long ( I mean really looooong) story short, we moved in a couple daze (not a typo...it's been a daze) ago. I designed but, did not build the kitchen cabinets. Two sinks with a dish drawer next to each one. 48" dual fuel range with 52" hood. The house has 10' ceilings with 8' doors. I am going to coffer the ceiling but not right away. The last pic is one of the dish drawers open.

13 hours ago, sovsroc said:

..........not sure i did it right ........

If you didn't smell solvent any more you did it right. 

2 hours ago, Basher said:

Pretty small for a huntsman

I've heard those Huntsman can take down a small elk!

9 hours ago, Siu said:

What do you all cook on the lower, main or upper grates?  Thank you. 

Food. You're welcome.

I cook most everything on the main grate. Exception being steaks. They go on the lower (sear) grate. The sear grate on the main grate elevates food into the reflective dome of the KK for pizzas and such. If you're worried about the lower grate being too low use longer tools to reach the food. 

Nicely done! 

13 hours ago, Syzygies said:

Does anyone have good sources for Pimento wood?

Can't help you there. But, living in Northern California I can help with the cannabis! 

Hi @Stewart. Welcome. You're going to love your KK from the get. Keeps us posted on the details...color, tile or pebble, accessories, etc..