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Very Nice! Love bacon-wrapped scallops, but can't remember the last time that I had them??

Did a search and found the Naked Whiz's review. http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpdatabase/lumpbag113.htm I've only used the one box so far, but it had good size distribution and I liked the way it started and cooked. So, I'm looking to Jon and Shuley to provide feedback on box-to-box consistency of the size distribution. Amazon sells it for a reasonable price (free shipping with Prime), but I'd still hate to order it and get a box where 20% wasn't usable! A Large box (16.4 lbs) is $28. Unfortunately, it's out of stock right now. The small & medium boxes don't have as good a price point per pound.

Congratulations and Welcome to the KK Family! Can't wait for you to post pictures of it when it arrives (hint, hint!) What size KK did you get? I'm assuming that you didn't get a table top version, based upon your question. Because of the weight of these grills, they should be on a patio, deck, etc. (i.e., a good solid surface) and not on the grass or gravel, or even pavers.

Like Jon said, I do like the CharBroil. Will have to see if I can find the Black Diamond around here, as the local Lowes didn't carry the CharBroil. My current go-to is Rockwood. LOVE IT! Can get it locally, too - Bonus! Tried Fogo per CC's recommendation. Didn't turn out to be a big fan. Believe it or not, because the pieces were TOO BIG. I had to get out a screwdriver and mallet and chisel them down. Hard to light, even with a MAPP torch. Had fires go out on me after starting cooks. YMMV I will use RO in a pinch. Like Smokydave said, always finding pieces of kiln rock in them. Stuff is cheap and readily available year round here. But, lots of unusable smalls and fines and it burns up really fast. I've had a tendency to hoard my CoCo Char as well. I only break out a few sticks for extra long cooks - whole butts & packer cut briskets; or, for hot smoking salmon because the smoke is so clean.

@Shuley - good luck ordering them. Per Aussie, they go quickly right after harvest. Good luck in your search!

OK then, I'll wait a couple more days to see what's new before placing the order. Thanks for the update, Keith! There goes that MacKenzie again!!

And a nice looking bottle to go with it!

Good save, MacKenzie. I also see more fiddleheads and purple crack salad dressing, too!

It gets its name for a reason! And, it's good on lots of other things, too!

Liked the pineapple idea, but would obviously use Dizzy Pig Pineapple Head instead of plain brown sugar.

Spotted the Purple Crack cheese right away! Would manicotti be too big for this recipe?

Nothing wrong with Mexican.! Nice looking enchies!

I'm sold!

Thanks for the update, Keith. I was sitting on the fence about buying, as I wanted forks, basket & kabobs all at once to minimize shipping costs. But, if we're talking mid-to-late summer for the kabobs, I might go on and pull the trigger on the forks and basket now, so I have them right away.

Nice write-up. Says he owns one, so we need to get him on the Forum.

@Keith OctoForks - Yo, Keith, what's the word on when the kabob skewers will be ready for purchase??

Can't wait to find out how this turns out! If it works, it's gonna be awesome!

Congrats on another well-deserved write-up!

RIP indeed. But he had a good run to 89!

Yeah, we know! Sorta like Aussie and the Taz peppercorns!

All that means is that they can split the cost of the keg 4 ways! Well, good news is that he's not gonna be a Dawg! EWWW!

Arrival pictures, please!

Yummy looking beef ribs, Paul!

In my wheelhouse, too, Bruce, along with Valentina. At that point, do they become "huevos?"

No, Bruce, I only got the single probe. Like I said, the Block isn't even into production yet, so who knows when they'll start shipping. They haven't updated the schedule on those in months, as they've been totally focused on the probes. Early Backers in the Kickstarter are not happy about that.