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And it gives you geeky folks lots to talk about, eh? Here still suffering from jetlag from trip to the US. Our first stop was Portland and I can't tell you how many coffee shops this non-coffee drinker had to go into. Some served alchohol so all was not lost. There was one coffee shop with a long bar and about ten coffee making thingies all along the bar. We hadn't seen that many in busy Italian cafes and could not work out the logic. Husband thought they might each be set up for different blends. Boy, did he ever underestimate a place. Main reason for the multiple heads was to be able to make the coffee directly in front of each customer. And then each one had three pre-sets for different requirements and more if you wanted. All accessible by whacking a lever to the left. I know more than I need to. Like I said, good thing there was alchohol and that they were willing to serve it to me first thing in the morning. I think our obsessions keep us off the street and places like this forum help us maintain a facade of normality to the rest of the world.

This is so funny. I am not sure whether it would be a good or a bad idea to show The Husband this thread. When the commercial coffee man came to plumb in my husband's coffee set up, they got into a conversation about extraction rates. Apparently, when they started discussing fractions of seconds my husband said "I'm not anal about it or anything". The coffee man looked at husband, looked at kit and said, "that ship has sailed". I don't know what will happen if I show him this thread. He might be happy to find someone more obsessed than him or, oh no, he may try to fit even more kit into his coffee corner!!

@MacKenzie, I'd never heard of silk chilli until I read this post. Interesting, like Aleppo pepper. Did it give your S steak a zingggggg?

LOL indeed!

Just back from our trip to Montana. I soooo wanted try out barbecuing in the cold but couldn't bring myself to spend any more time than necessary outdoors, let alone try to clean up a gas BBQ before I could use it when there was a perfectly good stove indoors. Hats (and all other items of clothing required) off to you @tony b and all who brave your extreme weather to keep cooking through the winter.

The main reason I bought my first cazuela was to use it on the stove. A traditional Spanish recipe, bacalao al pil pil, requires you to continuously rotate the cazuela to get your salt cod and oil to form an emulsion. You jig the cazuela gently, round and round on the heat for 20 minutes or more. I know it sounds nuts but it is one of those magical kitchen events, watching this wonderful mayonaisse-like sauce emerge from two ingredients - fish and oil. And it tastes great.

Great videos @Steve M. I need no more convincing. It is lunchtime - now!

Saving the pennies, that's how we get to afford a KK. And I am so glad we could.

Yum @MacKenzie. I fried kidneys for my breakfast today and, in a departure from normal practice, made a coconut milk sauce. If only there was a way to teleport your bread to meet my kidneys. Match made in heaven. For me anyway...

I am genuinely jealous @Tyrus. I love a good bit of galvanised metal. Just think of all the drink you could keep cool in there. Looking forward to seeing it all spruced up. Not too much mind.

Tee hee. You are allowed a mental lapse Mac, if you can make ketchup look so lush! (Note: no mention of chicken breast, meat that I love so much not).

This made me laugh. A lot. And this made me smile. Beautiful KK, great colour. Glad you moved up a size.

That looks seriously yummy @ckreef

That bacon looks lovely @Aussie Ora

Loving the grill to sauce pot to sub versatility @Tyrus. Is that a new pot I see before me???

The brisket all got eaten @Tyrus. The Husband said it was my best yet. It had been so long since I had last cooked brisket that I forgot about separating the flat from the point. School girl error. It made for a slightly messy direction change partway through cutting the meat up. Nobody seemed to care, they were more focussed on getting their share of burnt ends.

Lovely, that looks like a text book brisket @KismetKamado

Good food, good friends and a very unusual game. Good to see the defences asserting their dominance but a shame to see Goff fall apart so badly. Oh well, I did win my bet on how many of us would be up to see the end at 3am. Looking forward to another roller coaster season in 2019/20.

Ooooh. Sounds exciting. Here we just have 8 coming for pre-Super Bowl brisket and I will be surprised if more than 3 of us last the distance to 3 am. Brisket had a nice wobble when it came off the KK. Now sitting, waiting for its moment, wrapped in butcher paper. No Pats hating going on here @Tyrus, just some good old California love. Hoping you will take on my bet as I am running low on rub here.

This is what it means to have been a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles for 25 years. I will be wearing this T-shirt until someone else wins the Lombardi tonight. As for tonight? The brisket is on and smokin'! Off to sleep. It is going to take some stamina to stay awake until the 2-3am finish here. I know the GOAT is great. I honour Mr Bellichick. BUT... I am emotionally drawn to Mr McVey and his crew. Donald, bad Mr Suh, Goff, Gurley, Anderson. Go RAMS!

Good looking butt.

What fun. You have a great journey of discovery ahead of you. My only piece of advice would be to consider getting two KKs if you can. KKs are so easy to use that you will want to do more outdoor cooking and that means you are likely to need things running at different temps and for different durations. Whatever you choose, you are sure to enjoy it!

Nice looking meal Mac. What was it like? It looks like a completely different proposition to the usual beef ribs, smoked on the bone. Was it more like a steak then ribs?

Agreed re amazon pricing. I tend to buy direct from companies when I can. No problem with getting you the grate as a gift Mac. I won't be back on that side of the pond for at least a year and I will be sure to call on you when there is some item I must have sent over from Canada. Now when is the next John Fluevog sale?

I am puzzled by the fact that both Mac and @Pequod have hit such high prices on amazon. I am hoping that I am looking at the right thing here at the Char-broil site: https://www.charbroil.com/universal-stainless-steel-grate If so, it comes in at $29.99 in the US. I could buy two and post one to you when I am in the US Mac!