The K7 has been in its John Edwards jammies for the past ten years - actually, both have JE jammies.
The K7 has come into play before doing a ham or turkey hanging on the meat hanger. There is a lot of room in the dome. It definitely has its shortcomings though ...
I suppose the only real functional thing I don't have on my KK, that the more modern ones do, is the upper level rack - the one on legs. Is that something that comes into play a lot? Very useful? Seems like it would be.