Tyrus

Looks like your cooking up a storm, it all looks delicious. Kind of reminds me of the dark Knight, a champion of food production

Nice and plump, they musta been good. The clip on spotlight was a nice touch, maybe Dennis can install a built in light for every time the lid is opened you know,.. like a car door. Beautiful setting for your KK...a match made in heaven

You have to break it in right and cook something of epic proportions, mmmmmmmmmmm a dilemma. I'm sure you won't disappoint. By the way........congratulations

The top is removable, makes things much simpler and as Jon B stated plywood, bing, bang, boom, all done

Garden salsa and med rare tri tip, that's what I'm talking about. But the fries? Are they under the plate ,Aussie?

Bullseye

Unusual cleaver, bone crusher...keep that hatchet in a steel box. Looks like a prop from a horror movie

Hope they clear it all for you in Bkk and life returns to normal. God speed

Has all the bells and whistles and some custom cabinetry ta boot. Your husband is a luck fellow, don't be so sure the spatula and tongs come back your way. A little birdy told me that Konro was getting old and you just had to super size.

Is it a Santa Maria cause the Konro is too small now.

Nice garden pics Mac. I do expect to see some rhubarb pie in the near future and don't forget to give my best to Rocky raccoon.

Binoculars, don't laugh....they come in all sizes. They even make pocket telescopes. Thats what I use in the yard if the KK is on the other side.

Very interesting indeed Tucker an amazing process. When I found the piece in the closed factory the machinery had all been purchased and sent to Korea. I thought it similar to walking through a grave yard...the hussle and bussle of employees gone and forgotten was somewhat haunting and it reminded me of a war zone. Anyhow I couldn't say what method was used to melt the metals except for the refractory laying about. So, no worries I was just having a little fun, poking the fire so to speak. I'll let Dennis continue making the high end grills while my search for the Holy grail continues. Stay tuned. Two types of induction cored and coreless, this plant did the cored, I understand they used gas to heat the metal then work it and fabricate it as another application

The pictures I posted shows the parchment paper burnt around the edges. Prepared on paper, transferred onto skid, from skid to stone, no stick. The only thing I can add is, during preparation with the dough is to use an amount of flour on the dough to cut down on the sticking. When kneading the dough flour is used on the table to prevent sticking

The idea is to build a fire into it supported off the circular inner surface maybe half way up for a coal area then to cook on a grate up high. I would cut into the side a vent below that point for air to feed that fire and the remaining depth would be the ash pan. No stew or brew, steak and bake, that's what I'm stickin TOO.

This one is approx 2" ceramic with metal content, unsure because it was found without the label

Thanks Basher I was going down for the third time. To tell the truth it's awkward to pick-up and I don't have a scale to measure, possibly 150 Lbs plus or minus. These objects still used today are introduced into a blast furnace with a composition of metal percentages that a customer would require for their end result/purchase. In smaller applications you can pull out metals in a homemade furnace with tongs but with crucibles this large {and there are ones in the steel industry a hundred times larger} another support system is employed. A forklift specially fitted with large tongs that will grab the sides and turn it toward the area to spill it's contents into a mold are used Larger ones require a thick metal band positioned for balance with heavy pinned brackets that allow it be tilted and pour it's contents. These a generally supported by cranes. I'm sure you could google a vid of the process especially in the steel industry. I'm no expert, but familiar with the concept. OK got any ideas, I do but looking for some suggestions. Thanks

O K Tucker you did an end around on me, no spaceships or tea pots.........didn't imagine lawn ornament. Actually I was thinking fire and BBQ for help. Well, excuse me if I didn't explain the purpose of a crucible..........it holds molten metals and can withstand an immense amount heat. OK we go forward from here, think BBQ, meat and if you have to, throw on some sauce, and that should keep everyone on track. Lawn ornament???,,,your killing me............gotta check if I'm on the right site YOU, we'll attend to later. You musta been a wrestler cause your always tag teaming up.

I happened upon this industrial crucible approx 3 years ago and found a place for it along side a shed, it was tightly covered it to the weather and was unwrapped today. When I placed it there it was in perfect shape and coincidently it had never been used. The moisture extracted some of the iron along it's surface and it weeped out, no biggee. I was thinking of a Konro, already has a place to rest tools. Dimensions are HT 22" O.D. 16" I.D. 12.25" wall thickness 1and7/8" WT. incredibly heavy. It does have possibilities and potential. It's time to put it on the shop table and maybe you may have an idea. Please, no space shuttles or tea pot ideas. Thanks

Like how you drizzle your eggs. Something you may find in the Sheraton, you spoil yourself

Without a doubt

Play Canadian music...........that'll keepem at bay

You women are unscrupulous.

Good looking pizza, nice variety. Dinner for two?

You have a quality piece of equipment that can achieve temps similar kamado's would fear to venture. I like it safe, I stay in my lane. Others will comment and hopefully Dennis, Ckreef or Stiles will give you a better perspective