Tyrus

All this cold weather is coming from a Canadian low, not to be confused with a Mexican high. Heat up a can of the Buffalo soup, it should put a spark in your step.

There was a pkg of spice lying about, I wasn't sure what was inside the pouch but when I opened it up I discovered it was a Mexican blend of some sort. Instantly the black Columbian clay pot came to mind with a mix of rice and chicken. Using this pot first up top in the KK and finishing down low over the fire always makes a delish and easy meal. Cut carrots, onion, stringbeans, celery are added to the rice using chicken stock preferred to water, then some chive and parsley and finish with a can of Rotel tomatoes with green chiles. Brown the chicken first for a better presentation, nothing fancy but a tasty alternative. Here's a new selection Campbells has come out with, mix this with rice & peppers and some chicken...the next time. One pot meals, can't beat them

The first thing to do is put that chinese rice cooker by the curb, I couldn't help it....actually they are nice but better compared to if your a pilot as owning a Cessna vs a learjet. Like Toney I have the 23, however with 9 years under your belt of kamado cooking the transition should be as easy as switching the spatula from left to right. You'll appreciate the true two zone cooking and I would venture to say life will become easier and your cooking experience broader. Good luck.

Nothing wrong with those ribs, anyone sitting at the table were certainly happy campers.

Work the edge of a knife to clear and widen the area so you can get optimum penetration for a good seal. Nice a nd slow, don't be a Ninja.

A breakfeast sausage that just might be a keeper. So on a 1lb basis it'll be, 1lb ground pork, 1.5 tsp crushed sage, 1 tsp thyme, 1 tsp salt, 2tsp brown sugar, 3/4 tsp blk pepper, 1/4tsp red pepper flakes, 1/4tsp nutmeg, 1/4 cayenne or Tabasco as I substituted 6-7 good squirts for a 5.5 pork butt. Additionally you can add corriander 1/4tsp, 3 tsp maple syrup, 1/2tsp paprika. Fresh ingredients optional were 1/2 diced red pepper, chives and parsley. Fashion into balls, place on a sheet of cut wax paper with one on top and press with a plate to flatten. Two per vacum seal bag and freeze. Now I did cook these in a fry pan, however the KK or any charcoal grill will also do. Keep in mind the sage and thyme were dry, next time I'll use fresh and let the mix stand overnight in the frig, I anticipate an even better result.

Never left my hand Jonj, when I swigged my beer or visiting the restroom.

Following up on my curiousity deal to David Chang I made approx 5lbs of Boerewors with a 50/50 blend of pork and beef. The ingredients were a bit different from a conventional sausage, this one had some unusual additions as worstershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, cloves, corriander & nutmeg, to name a few giving the sausage a unique tangy flavor, but in a good way with a desire to keep reaching for another slice. I did toss in some red pepper, half a Jalepeno and parsley all for color, and almost tossed some in red pepper flakes, had the jar in my hand, but figured straying to far from an original recipe might not be a good thing, besides the wife complains if it's too hot. The meat was prepared on my offset running 200-225 for 2 1/2 hrs to 160 internal using cherry and oak. I know the traditional way is over an open fire, however this method always turns out a nice product and for a few hours I get to feed and work a fire, now that's entertainment.

Not a problem, I found a recipe on YT by a S.African gent. I looked over a few and one common addition seems to be Corriander. Going to do it today, I'd post the results however I'm having a bit of a problem with my photo storage. Seems when I add them in the pictures go where they want, have you ever tried looking through a thousand photos of mostly cooking pics....it ain't fun. Nope, not that one, Nope, not that one, etc, etc

The evolution of history 5698, we gotta get this person 1st class on the right train heading in the right direction....that's all.

Paper?! and from 2012, that's a long time ago, something that old would have molded away or turned to dust by now. You musta vac-sealed.

Jonj, unbelieveable, my 23 is like Toney's, dark as hell down there. It's unreadable now, I'd would need a hieroglyphic translator to read it.

With all the collective interest on this I went out and checked mine. Come to find out I have a split gasket, one side attached to the backside of the 90 degree facing refractory wall and the other sitting on the180 flat. So if your confused to which gasket to use when you state you have a 45 degree raised lip, well I would give Dennis a call as C6bill suggested. Give him a call, over the years Dennis has modified the gasket, not sure if based on design of the KK or related performance to the gasket. Reach out, he loves sitting by the phone.

Is that what is referred to as signature bread? Dinner for two,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,dozen, looking good.

Intriguing, the S. African by Tekebo would surely know more about this cuisine...his name begins with a B as I try to recall, it'll come to me after I hit send. The sausage at a glance looks like a mix of pork and beef, I'll find a recipe and make a batch. Call it a challenge of curiousity.

That looks all aroud nice. Don't know what it means, I thought first before seeing it might have been a chocolate invention, I was wrong. Clue me in David, am I the only one.

The grouting process is a one step application, the make-up of the grout itself has the character of a seal within itself and that is why it is sold alone. Using a syringe for the application never entered my mind when I was manuvering through the venting, I simply applied it to the area and worked the grout into the affected area with a bare finger. The grout has a soft enough texture, it's workable, but unfortunately doesn't have a long life span in the tube...it will harden after a peroid of time, but not within the time frame of use. I've used the grout when the KK was cold for small spots on perodic visual inspection time and again, however my KK up to this point has always been undercover by roof and fabric so it's not a frequent experience. I would think Dennis's grout techs would be applying the tiles to a cold KK beforehand, from there I believe they're cleaned and then cured in a kiln. So yah, I believe cold is ok, and don't apply any sealer, it's unecessary and could be detrimental.

Genius. That'll work.

The KK missed yah, and no that doesn't look like Iowa corn, they say Iowa corn is as high as an elephants eye...but how would I know, never been to Iowa, only on a map.

But of course, I have two and you really don't have to look hard David they're all about. Manufacturers are abundant although I'd be hard pressed to say where all the matierials might have originated. My Goldens is boldly stamped made in the USA. Don't worry, be happy....things are coming around

Those chops were talking to me Troble....and it was all good. Handsome sides too!

A little optimism goes a long way, things should settle after a few months. Cant't say, but Dennis might have shipped a few over here to his warehouse in anticipation of such an event, an event it is...grand scale theatrics to level the playing field. It's ain't over till the fat lady sings.

I bet you did though, you have to dress it up to play it up. The steak was wonderful, I lit up a cigarette right after.

Very cool day here in New England and a TriTip on the menu. This was a bit of a process, last years coals in this cooker were uncooperative, inheritently they burn down to smalls which inhibit air flow, a distraction, an effort that eventually after a lenghty considerable time they do come to rise...then it happened. The cook was on, time to make love...and so we did. It was a marinated piece in a Japenese BBQ sauce overnite and then fork tendered for texture a few hundred times to soften. Placed on the grill with wrapped potatoes in a Southwestern rub, flipped twice and all was nice. Started with a Carrot soup to begin having a peanut butter final addition, cashews on the top then all plated with Cheesy Mex Cauliflower and soft tender potatoes.

Well, I've always said if the lawns to big to cut in a day...you gotta get a bigger mower.