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Awesome looking bacon, MacKenzie! I'm out of homemade myself.

WOW! Guy is very talented. But, one has to wonder how many wipeouts, or at least twisted ankles, has he had trying to do some of those stunts??

Picture me with my fingers in my ears, going "la, la, la, la, la!!"

I have 2 and a third one on order - the next gen Anova. I use my original Anova in my brewing room for heating my strike water to the exact temperature that I need and can use the circulator with the heater turned off (set the temp really low) as my whirlpool for late hop additions and to help the chiller cool down the wort for pitching the yeast. @Shuley - I won't cook fried chicken any other way now. Best of both worlds - cook the chicken pieces until done in the SV, then batter and fry the chicken until nice and brown/crunchy in the cast iron skillet. Perfect! No more underdone chicken trying not to burn the crust or vice versa.

I skinned that cat a different way. I built a sieve to screen my charcoal out of the bag, so the dust and tiny bits fall through and the usable pieces stay on top. I used 1/2" wire fabric.

I bought the Peking one for doing duck, but have found other uses for it as well.

NOOOOO! Don't get rid of the sous vide!! I don't see it as competition for the KK, but a companion. Plus, there's lots of great things you can do SV that just aren't possible on a KK - completely different cooking techniques.

Nice job, as usual, MacKenzie! Good trick using the smoking gun.

Excellent. Can't wait to see you fire that puppy up! Noticed the notation on the crating - Downers Grove. Is that where you live? I have a very good friend that lives there and visit periodically. Been trying for years to get him to buy a KK, but he's "happy" with his pellet smoker and classic Weber kettle.

Interesting video, but was a bit disappointed that the one they showed being built didn't have the nice stone work that yours has.

While I like just about all of them, and love a few, there are a couple that I think are just "meh." The Crossroads did do much for me as a "classic BBQ rub." And, I have much better stuff to do Jamaican jerk than their rub. Haven't made up my mind yet on the Peruvian-ish, but I've only used it once so far. Jury is still out on that one. YMMV

Crack one open for men while you're at it!

The splitter for my 23" came with a half-moon grate that can be used to further split the basket into a quarter size. I have to admit that I've never used it to date.

I usually don't use mine except on rotisserie cooks, which are never more than a couple of hours, so not a big deal for me. The app runs in the background, so you can use the phone/tablet to do other things, it just anchors you physically to staying close to the probe. I can sit at my dining room table and use the phone while running Meater on the KK on the deck. YMMV

I hear yah! This was yesterday here! If we're lucky and the Weatherman is correct, we might see temps in the 70s in a few days. Just a teaser though, as we might get more snow on Sunday!

I can't resist a Sale, so a lot of what's stashed in there are duplicates. Even if I have a bottle of something already, if I can get another one for 25% off - SOLD!! The solution to my problem might have to be my next box of goodies to Aussie and You!

That's OK as long as he still has the "triplets."

Could use some tips on that one! Here's the rack on the back of the pantry door. And the rest of the pantry. I can't even walk into it any more!

Seeing as Riverside didn't have them all. Of the ones that they have - Dizzy Dust is a must (either regular grind or coarse), Swamp Venon since you like spicy (unless you want crazy spicy and go with the Ghost pepper one!), either Shaking the Tree or Red Eye Express for steaks, and either Raging River or Pineapple Head if you want one on the sweeter side.

Ding, ding, ding - we have a winner!! At least, at my house. I am stymied on buying new cooking toys, as I've run out of storage space for anything of size in the kitchen! I've even gone so far as to put some stuff in my beer brewing room in the basement, but now it's practically full, too! So, no new brewing toys either!!

Speaking of, Where has Bosco been? He hasn't posted here in eons??? At least Doc, Wilbur and Ken pop in at least every few months.

Going to be fun watching from the sidelines!

Soooo freaking jealous! This was us yesterday! Spring, my Ass!!