Wingman505

I'm excited for you AJR. I hired movers to roll my 32" BB "Cronos" from the front of my house to the back. We needed to go down a grade, and walk it down the full length of the house (loose gravel - dog run), through 2 gates, across a flagstone "bridge" and up a ledge onto the patio. Get the 8 X 4 sheets of plywood. I used 3/4" just to be sure with the 918 pound BB. I think you can easily get away with 1/2" and save a tiny bit of cash. I would have loved to move Cronos through the house, but he wouldn't fit through doors. Once Hestia arrives, she's going through the house. Its a straight shot, we have tile floors, its a concrete slab, so I'm not worried. Plus, the 23" is roughly 400 pounds lighter, so I'm going to enlist friends instead of hiring movers. Mr. Grant above is spot on... Don't use the lid or handle for moving. Id use the wood if the pavers aren't level as it'd be easier to move, and I wouldn't want to put too much pressure on the legs, but I'm neurotic like that

When is it supposed to arrive? Did you order any charcoal too?

I love Greek mythology. Hestia made a lot of sense as she's the goddess of the Hearth, Family, home, architecture, etc. Cronos is her father and ruled during the Golden Age, so I liked the symbolism (Olive and Gold pebble). I'm pretty simple. Titans are big, the BB is big...

I am awaiting the shipment of our 23” Ultimate as I purchased coffee wood charcoal and all are going to ship together. I think many of us are anxiously awaiting the KK coal. I’m pretty excited to try it as I’ve never burned it before. I’ve been thinking about names for our KKs and have decided on Cronos (32” BB) and Hestia (23” Ultimate). 😊

You bought a heat deflector, or baking stone? Two different components with very different composition and function.

Oh gosh, I see another purchase coming...

Dennis has supported me and been extremely patient and thorough while working through my PERCEIVED issues. I've read about KK amazing customer service many, many times. That instills confidence before and during the purchase. Its extremely comforting if you need to exercise/experience it AFTER the purchase. Very thankful to Dennis and the supportive community here on this forum. Ive searched the forums for answers to maintenance questions, cooking ideas, etc. This is a great community and excellent resource too.

Looks like Pinhead from “Hellraiser.” 😬😊

Nice smoke ring and bark! What did you rub them with?

I’ll speak to Dennis. 😊

I took the hinge spring cover off to adjust the spring. It has settled in and isn’t quite self-opening like when it was brand new. I noticed these areas lacking grout. I can see the refractory material in the gaps. Should I install grout, or is this perfectly fine/normal?

Never thought of it that way, but makes a ton of sense. I’m definitely applying this.

Holy cow @tekobo @Pequod, that looks amazing!

I feel like I'll be in on the joke the longer I stick around.

Yeah, I only had the left wheel open. I had it open half way and had the top vent open way too much. Got impatient and didn’t wait for the temp to fully stabilize prior turning it up... the. It overshot and I turned it way back. All of this is against KK good practice of course. This thing is ridiculous. I shut the vents down to the 225 mark and it’s dropped about 50 degrees in three hours.

@Christinelynn has two celebrity crushes. Oddly enough, they both are female. First and foremost it’s Chrissy Teigen. The 2nd is Joanna Gaines. I’ve bought her the “Magnolia Table” cookbooks as well as Chrissy’s “Cravings” cookbooks. We’re cooking for the neighbors tonight so Christine wanted to bake dinner rolls as part of the meal. I’m still temperature hunting a little bit, and learning the grill so the dome temp got to ~35 degrees higher than I wanted it to for the bake. They came out amazing. Cooked perfectly internally, but the tops were darker than we’d like. The picture actually makes them look darker than they are, however. They weren’t bad, just not perfect.

He's reading my mind. I have a meat slicer, but it's this chincy, slow blade PoS. I also have a couple of Foodsaver vacuum sealers that have served their purpose well. I definitely want an upgrade for both. I just have to convince @Christinelynn because she hates things on her counters, and the mechanical envelope of both units would be even bigger than what we've got now.

Chicken Satay. Chicken breast marinated in a mixture of coconut milk, cumin, turmeric, garlic, and ginger.

I used to only buy Lumberjack

I too own a KJ Classic 2 and I just sold a BGE XL I previously owned and sold a Weber Summit gas grill and a Traeger. I can't really add much to Pequod's response above as I completely agree with all of it. I've been cooking on Kamados for years, and nothing compares to the KK. I received my 32" Big Bad and only needed to cook on it a few times to understand how different it is. I've cooked 2 packer briskets, whole chickens, steaks, etc. The KK performed flawlessly, with ease, and produced the best tasting version of each protein Ive ever had. I ordered my 23" Ultimate just two weeks after receiving my Big Bad and we're currently anxiously awaiting its arrival. That seems a little crazy, and it probably is, but the results spoke for themselves. What's truly crazy is my wife, @Christinelynn, sanctioned the second purchase. She's the family accountant... She does that job far better than I ever would, could, or want to. If the food produced convinced her to make a second KK purchase, it'd convince anyone. I guess I did have some to add.

Fully open the bottom left vent, and fully open the top vent. Light the charcoal in three places and hold on. Edit: make sure you don’t have a bunch of smalls and dust blocking airflow.

Water Intrusion? Have you been inspecting your grout for cracks, breaks, etc.?

Oh man @Christinelynn... This is a good idea! More meat hoarding for me!

It doesn't, however, reduce the need for multiple KKs.

Congratulations!