HokieBen

Note to self, the KK forum is not a fan of beer can chicken. Got it. 😂

By the way, the beer wasn’t wasted. Drank most of it before putting chicken on. Don’t tell my wife that though 😂

Yeah I know it’s a little gimmicky but still fun and the kids always love it. Turned out great! I wanted to spatchcock it but got home late from work and didn’t have time and also didn’t feel like the extra work involved.

While I wait for my 32 to come in still having fun on the Vision grill. Beer can chicken is easy and always turns out yummy.

Ah! Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to find out. I'll make sure that side is positioned with some room to allow the KK to roll down.

Thanks, really excited to see it in person. Quick question that I've been thinking about for my upcoming delivery and you just went through it. I know you take the crate top and use it for a ramp, got that part. My question is will the KK roll off any of the 4 sides of the crate OR is there one specific side for rolling it off? I'm wondering because I don't want to position the crate in a way where the side it rolls off is blocked by something. Hopefully this question makes sense. Thanks in advance for the info!

Lillie's sauce is the BEST! I would highly recommend Lillie's gold sauce for things like pork butts and ribs. It's my go to and people usually flip out when they haven't had it before. I ordered up the Autumn Harvest Gold Flake 32, it's kinda orange-ish in color. Here's a pic from the website before it was taken down...

Man, I'm seriously jealous right now. My 32 is in transit now somewhere in the Midwest probably. It's scheduled to get to the terminal on the east coast this Mon so I'm like a week behind you. Please post some pics so I can live vicariously through them and make it through the next week LOL!!!

Thanks @Troble! It’s on a truck right now East bound and down. Can’t wait. Pizza on a grill is something I have never done but is high on my list to start with the 32. My wife is gluten free so finding a good GF dough will be key but I see that as for sure something I’ll dive into. I’ve been working on my brisket game as well. I’m no Aaron Franklin by any means but I’m getting better with each run. Done 4 of those so far. Figured I’d cheat a bit and bring in the heavy artillery with the KK. Just finished up a little burger run tonight on my kamado, I still like this grill but the upgrade can’t get here soon enough!

Great looking chicken! I bought 2 meater + probes a couple weeks back and have cooked pork ribs, whole chickens, brisket, steak etc with them and they work perfectly. Can’t wait for my 32 to get here so I can try them out with it. My vision is being able to set the 32 at the temp I want and not having to worry about anymore adjustments and just monitor internal meat temp. With my current kamado I can do long cooks but I know around the 5-6 hour mark my ambient will start to move and I have to adjust airflow. I shouldn’t have this issue with the new beast.

I was going to give you guys an update today because I was in touch with Dennis yesterday. My 32 has been shipped out but I didn’t order charcoal so like you just confirmed, must have been the coal. Glad you figured it out.

Perfect solution, thanks @Pequod!!! I'll order these up today so that I have them in hand when the grill arrives.

I agree with all the kudos posts, incredible job! I know it was a lot of work but seems like it was all worth it now looking at the finished product. Enjoy it!!!

Thanks for the quick replies! That makes me feel better. Once I get my hands on it I'll probably realize that might have been a silly question but I've read a few times how you can roll them around fairly easily so I thought I'd ask the experts. What's the best topic to use to read up on the burn in? Never had to do this before so reading up on what to expect seems like a good idea with pushing tiles back in place etc.

I'll absolutely take/post pics. Thanks @alimac23 for sharing those great shots, love the pebbles. I was going back and forth between pebbles and tiles, probably can't go wrong either way. As soon as I have the delivery day set I'll definitely plan on taking the day to soak it all in. I believe I'm pretty lucky in the fact that I have a very level driveway that has a nice level concrete path all the way around to the back where the beast will live. I'm a little nervous about getting it off the wooden block initially and then down the crate top/ramp. Once I'm past that I think I'm pretty home free. Quick question I'm wondering about. I hear how easy these are to roll around, which is great, but are you able to lock the casters in place? I'm planning on having this at the edge of my back concrete pool deck area. I don't want someone accidentally pushing it and it falling off the edge of the pool deck (about 4-5 inches where concrete meets grass). I want to make sure once it's in place it'll stay there because I know it'll be drawing attention from friends that have no idea what they're seeing.

I have not received shipping confirmation yet. My grill is in stock in the CA warehouse so a week out per Dennis’ guess. Didn’t order any charcoal, this is what I picked up: - Charcoal basket splitter (talked to Dennis and got a cool surprise. The splitter for the BB32 is now the same design as the 42 so it’s now even more flexible) - Side tables with stainless tops - Wide grill cover Figured that was enough damage for now. There’s other accessories I’ll definitely be adding down the road.

Thanks @Pequod!!! I knew you were a fellow Virginian! I read plenty of your posts where you mentioned you’d consider selling one of yours. The thought crossed my mind to ask if you were still open to that! I really like the two you have. Tell your daughter Go Hokies for me! You too @BIGSHEP!!! I’m hoping by this time next week I have pics of the new family member to share, can’t wait.

This is the color I selected, I really wanted the most orange grill I could get. My vision was orange and I even have a mini orange vision, kind of a college school color thing.

Hey guys, Just had a conversation with Dennis and pulled the trigger on the BB32 I’ve been eye ball’n for the past month or so. Super excited and ready to see the thing in person! I’ve been cooking on Vision kamados for the past 8 years or so and my dad was a BGE guy so I’ve always loved that platform. Discovered there was this new level and have been reading and lurking on the forum for weeks now. Very helpful info for the decision making process for sure. Initially I was sold on the 23”, but as I read and thought more the 32” made more and more sense. Anyway, I feel like I know many of you already from all the posts. Dennis estimated 5-7 days to be delivered from Cali to Virginia Beach so I’m on that long wait that seems like forever. I’m sure I’ll have questions for the group, looking forward to the journey!