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No, but Bosco has been tortured enough for a while.

One of my fav's, so I can't wait to see yours, MacKenzie!

Gorgeous looking crust there, Charles! Will file this one away for another day!

Can't wait to hear that he's eating grits, Susan. Then we'll know for sure that you've fully converted him!

Rak, you are sooooo bad!

Still looks awesome anyway, MacKenzie. I've gotten lazy and rarely make my own pasta anymore, despite how simple it is and better! Here's a suggestion for the leftovers - Hungarian Chicken Paprikash. You've already cooked the chicken, so just make the sauce, add the chicken to warm it up, and serve over your pasta! http://www.marthastewart.com/329034/chicken-paprikash

My 23" in Dark Autumn Nebula.

Gorgeous! I'll have to remember the Zapp 505 when Spring cleaning time comes!

Gospel from the Prophet, himself!

Welcome to the KK family and the Retirees Club! If you haven't ordered your Thermapen yet. There's an open box sale. $63 each! That's a steal. Don't fret that they might be reconditioned. I got both of mine that way and my first one lasted many years before it got squirrely (still works but you have to take out and re-insert the battery to get it to come on), my second one is going strong for a couple of years now. http://thermoworks.com/products/thermapen/classic_thermapen_openbox_0116.html?utm_source=Nl-2015Feb3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Feature&utm_content=inbox&utm_campaign=Feb2015-OKJoe-Open-Box-cs#Video

Hey, over here! What about a jar for me, your Sriracha loving buddy, MacKenzie??

You think this is bad, go see what a hard time we gave Bosco about his order! We coerced him into a double KK order - and a CUSTOM one at that!!!

Thanks, Charles. Went online (Amazon and others). Seems like they all have some level of cane sugar/syrup in them. Didn't find any that were 100% honey, although a couple "claimed" they were, but the ingredients list gave them away. The Nektar brand seem to be the best from what I could tell. At least honey is the majority ingredient in theirs. I have a couple of specialty grocery stores here, so I'll check them first. If they don't have it, there's always Amazon!

You still have to be careful in very windy conditions, even with a Guru. It has a damper on the outlet of the fan. In very windy conditions, it's important to close that down to like 25% open. The wind flowing across the top vent on the grill will pull air through the fan assembly even when the fan isn't running, even if the top vent is almost fully closed. Once the temperature goes above your setpoint on the Guru, it can't bring it back down and your temperature will get away from you. Learned that lesson early on, as it can get fairly windy where my KK is located. But, on the flip side, using a Guru is the best way to control temperatures in windy conditions, IMO.

Gorgeous broth, MacKenzie.

I see you were using your infrared grate. Nice looking bird!

While it's a big shopping list, here is what I would call "essentials" and the rest are all nice "toys." Very nice toys!!! Baking stone is at the top of the list. Get the 23" ultimate one! Second charcoal basket and basket splitter. They are indispensable. You want to sear some steaks in a hurry, it's the basket splitter! Given where you live, a cover is a very good idea. Load up the shipping crate with as much CoCo and Coffee charcoal as will fit. It will be the cheapest you will ever get it. Since you said you already had a table, I didn't include the side tables, but if you're looking for extra laydown area, consider them.

Welcome, Roger! Talk to Dennis (owner). I've kinda lost the bubble on what's standard now, with all the neat accessories he's added over the last couple of years. Will just say this much - you get everything you need to start cooking right out of the gate, unlike another green thing that we don't discuss over here! All the cooking grates, heat deflector, drip pan. Then you can start adding on things like the pizza stone, rotisserie.

and sliced onions! Can we say Lyonnaise?

Gotcha. Gonna go on a hunt for crystallized honey.

That's why I always use parchment paper on my peels. YMMV

You MUST be an engineer!

Got it!

Welcome, Mario! Jump in the pool, the water's great! Like it's been said already, the only regret that you'll have once you own one, is why you waited so long to get it!

Welcome, Rick. Can't wait to see pics of the new KK and that all important virgin cook. I own a Guru and use it only on the real long cooks (overnighters especially). My advice is to wait until you've done a few cooks on the KK and see if it still makes sense to you then. No hurry.