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Benson & Hedges - that was the name.

Good thing I'm hiding out in Baltimore for the week. It's really nice here.

Breakfast for me this morning - chicken and waffles, with a Cajun bloody mary. Oops, the picture of the BM won't upload - dammit.

Gonna be in the 90s here in Iowa for the next couple of days. HOT

Yes, there was. It came to mind as I wrote this, but I can't remember the name of the damned cigarettes. I think "100" was a part of it.

You are a pizza master. It's in the bag.

Second that, Tony.

Excellent. Love the setting. Next time, double check to make sure that you have the vents and lid firmly closed. As efficient as the KK is, it shouldn't have stayed that hot overnight if the coals had completely gone out.

Well done. A big thumbs up on the Lundberg rice. I'm a big fan of their stuff.

Nicely done, CC. Why wait until lunch? Nothing better than steak and eggs for breakfast.

Welcome to the Obsession, Aussie Joe. Can't wait to hear which style/color you pick. And don't forget those all important pictures when it arrives.

Another Challenge winner.

Dennis, you're such a perfectionist. No one else would notice that silly mm.

Congrats. Too bad it wasn't a KK sweep. Next time.

Wonderful storytelling and love that view.

Double check your original box of spare parts and tools to see if you already have the cradle shafts? If not, then make sure you specify that in your order.

Not trying to be a size queen, but size does matter when it comes to heat capacitance/retention.

I am not able to confirm this, but memories tell me that the heat transfer coefficients between most iron based materials isn't that different.

Great tips, Wilbur! I do love grilled squid and octopus. Never tried to make them myself.

@Boz - are they de - boned? If not, see if the butcher will do it for you (or do it yourself if you have time). But either way, see if the butcher will give you some of those elastic mesh bags for holding them together (better than twine). You will be able to get more on the grill and they will cook faster if de-boned. The mesh bags will allow you to slater the insides with tasty seasonings before bagging them up. Best guess - de-boned, 5 on the main, 3 on the upper. Bone in - probably 3 on the main and 2 on the upper. I wouldn't recommend using the lower grate, as those will cook faster than the rest, which means completely unloading the whole, very hot, grill to swap/rotate them mid-cook (or to just pull them off when done) - PITA!

Consider my order placed!

“Here’s to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” - Homer Simpson

How is this any freaking different than what folks have been doing on a Weber forever and calling it two-zone cooking? As the saying goes, "Haters gonna hate!"