danioro

Re: name it Didn't Adrian Cronauer once say' "I really like a good dog!" Is yours small enough to fit in the KK?

So.... After a small snafu with the shippers (delivered the KK to my home in a tractor trailor with no lift gate!) #598 has arrived! 1) Total transit time from LA to IL was about 10 days in total. Not bad for such a big, heavy package 2) I have to say that the crating was AWESOME! So well thought out and robust. The KK was well braced, padded and swaddled, it arrrived entirely intact and undamaged. Really I would say that short of actually dropping it from a height, it would be really difficult to damage it. 3) I am in love! #598 is SO well built, quality construction so very apparent. Dennis is to be congratulated on a first class engineering job and shipping effort! 4) I have one suggestion. These cookers are soooo great, it seems terribly inappropriate to call them simply "#598". I think that they need to be named and adoption papers sent with the babies to their new Daddies/Mommies! Can y'all tell that I have had an emotional response to my new arrival? 5) I uncrated in about 45 mins, on my own. I found that the best approach was to: a) Remove boards from 2 adjacent sides Back out the 8 lag bolts at the bottom about an inch each c) Displace the 4 'pillars' from the base supporting the KK d) Gently slide the crate off of the cooker I found it quite simple to uncrate by myself in this fashion. Now I just have to get it up 2 flights of stairs! Trying to get 4 Anesthesiologist buddies together at the same time is kinda like herding cats! More to follow

Re: resized to ~8kb Had to tweak a little more to get the avatar to 100 X 100 pixels but..... TAH DAH!!!!! Now I am danioro, the Castle lager boy! Thanks tucker!

Hi there TX I just got my #598 KK and have been simply blown away by the cooker. QUALITY screams from every tile, weld, gleaming reflection in the sun! No need for Viagra with a cooker like this! I will post photos and my experiences with cooking. Suffice it to say that one of the reasons I got the KK is that one of my patients is a roving judge for the big national BQ competitions. He needless to say, knows his stuff and he over the years has tried em all. His opinion is that the KK is head and shoulders obove all others in ease of use and build quality. Can one get good Q from other cookers? Of course. Will the experience be easier, more satisfying with the KK? I gotta say that so far, for this southern boy the answer looks to be a resounding YES! Dan

Re: resized to ~8kb Thanks you so much Tucker! I have been busy lately but good news is that #598 finally arrived yesterday! I took some pics of the unpacking which I will post I hope this weekend. Packing job was AWESOME! Well protected, well thought out and totally undamaged and intact. Great stuff Dennis, well done!

Braai lesson #2 Ingredients for a "lekker" braai (lekker means great, sweet, high-five good) and plenny of this: BTW anyone kow how to resize this one to <10kB? I would like this to be my avatar but can't seem to get it below 18kB or so Dan

Braaivleis Ok you okes Braai lesson #1 A high-tech braai. Great argument, especially after many shumbas (beerz). Most say wood is the way to go and that charcoal is "cheating"! I think wood wins out mainly because it takes longer to get a nice bed of coals, hence more beer drinking time!

Re: Jammies

Do more tHan Google! Come on over, bring beerz and I'll show ya! I am an ex-Rhodesian, left in 1981 and won't go back until Mugabe meets his maker.

HI Susan , thanks and I think it is great lookin! Hard for me to buy something sight-unseen but i hope it is aspretty in person. I may have time after all. Aparently my grill was part of a shipment and there has been a hold up in LA. I hope no more than a day or 2 delay in shipping but I just realized I ain't got no good charcoal anyway! Hey what is a grill floss when it is at home? Jammies I assume refers to acover and I did mean to ask whether one of these is really necessary? Cooker looks like it is relatively weather-proof. what's the deal?

Re: specialty

Hey y'all Just ordered my KK! An autumn nebula/bronze beauty, apparently in stock! Thanks to Dennis for plenty of patience and great info! I look to you all for cooking tips on the KK, but if you are in need of advice on: Conversation topics around the grill Chatting up women Auburn football How to use Propofol without killing your sorry ass then I am your guy! CAN"T WAIT!! Wonder if FedEx will overnight that bad boy? Cheers to all, keep the beerz cold Dan