tony b

Sorry, not a ton of help here with identifying those spices, most of which I've never seen before. The dried ginger root is the only thing I'm sure of. The black things in the lower left corner look like my Javanese Long Pepper, the straw looking stuff in the green tub looks like ground lemongrass. After that, not even a wild ass guess as to what the rest of this stuff might be??

Love seeing you go "all in" on the chicken parts!

The grand reveal awaits! Flashbacks to my contractor using a boom crane to lower the steps for my new deck (steel) over the top of the house. I was a nervous wreck the entire time!

Understand. Just wanted to make sure that it wasn't a currywurst or similar?

Nice job on those ribs! I bet the chicken got devoured, too, as I think roasted whole chicken is the single best thing that the KK does better than other cookers.

@MacKenzie What's in the sausages? The texture looks very course and if the color is true - it's yellow inside? @Kevin H Not familiar with the "ice cube method?" Were you cold smoking at that point?

Cool. See that they carry Lane's stuff. Another line of rubs/sauces that I won't have to send you anymore. At this rate, there won't be anything left to ship - ha, ha!

Me, neither. Where's "here?"

At least we made it to November before we got our 1st snow this season. Less than 1" last night, but it counts as the 1st official snow. Should be gone by mid-day.

I think so, too!

Nice writeup, Jon! I have the baby Grill Dome, but haven't used it in years. With a basket splitter in the KK, I can do all the small cooks that I used to do in the Grill Dome.

Nice snags, MacKenzie. I'm also lucky that I have a local buddy in the sausage business.

Yeah, that color did look a little like "photoshop" to me, too!

Fat chance of that working out for you, Jon!

Nice ODK and yes, a cute pooch, too!

Game on!

Off to a great start, Jon! Can't wait to see the uncrated pix!

It was crazy windy. Just like here today (I'm back home). Actually spent 2 great days visiting 4 breweries and a taproom. Had a number of very good beers. Jailbreak Brewery had a couple of very tasty beers - a saison finished in a red wine barrel on cask, and a Berliner Weiss with pineapple and coconut.

Actually, yes. There were 3 versions of Guinness. But, this is an experimental brewery, too, so there was a lot of special beers. Last Thursday was international stout day, so there was some special ones on tap. My favorite was the black currant one.

Yummy!

Spent the weekend in Baltimore. Think I've OD'ed on Old Bay. Had to visit the new Guinness brewery here.

WOW! That's a lot of meat.

Yes, MacKenzie, you need to pack up the house, ODK, everything onto a big truck and move somewhere warm!

Didn't say exactly WHEN that trip might be - LOL!