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Told yah! No scrubbing either, simple wipe down with a sponge or paper towel.

Oh, you were talking about the Cleaver showing up on the veranda - I thought you were talking about the pooch! 😄

Preaching again (sorry!), but the answer is PBW! It's magic on stainless.

Of course, I immediately focused on the beer! 😄

Welcome to the Obsession! A big step up from the BGE. You're going to be amazed at the difference in the food coming off the KK. Can't wait to see the pics of it in its new home!

Yes! A full case of Russian River brews. And a few bottles of wine tossed in for good measure, too!

The pleasure was all mine, Paul! It was great to meet you, too. Good stories, beers & pizza, too!

Welcome to the Obsession, C6Bill. Second the suggestion to load up on the charcoals and smoking woods. Only way to get them right now.

I'll be jumping on this bandwagon soon. My cheapo version of the Trompo King arrived today from Amazon. It's was less than half the price. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0882VPRPS I'll probably set it in the double-bottom drip pan to catch the shavings (I might have just found an actual use for this damn thing!) I liked this one over some of the similar models, as it has the elevated disc.

Welcome to the Obsession! You've definitely "upgraded" your BBQ equipment. But, the practical experience that you gained from the other grills will jump start you cooking on a KK. Ask away - that's what this Forum is all about (that, and the food porn!)

Good one, bgrant!

When I'm doing indirect cooking, I generally just use the sheet of AL foil on the lower grate. Occasionally use the drip pan, if there's going to be a lot of fat drippings. Forrest (aka, Grasshopper) has a lot of good advice, too. (Not bad for a "newbie!" LOL!)

Here's a 2nd alternative to the THAAN. I use it in my yakitori grill. Very similar to cocochar. Sumi Charcoal | KORIN @Syzygies - at the bottom of my stash of boxes of Dennis' cocochar in the garage, there's still a couple of boxes of the old RJ stuff that was awesome. That's how I'll know that I'm running out, when I get down to those!

A bit safer cook last night. Fresh pork cutlets, African style (3 different Suya rubs and one Berbere). Direct, main grate, 300F. Such a short cook, no smoking wood. Plated with herbed bulgar and tzaziki sauce, and paratha. And a nice IPA to help celebrate National Beer Day (April 7th - the date that Prohibition was repealed!)

Begs the obvious question - why are you using the ceramic heat shield? Not even Dennis recommends using it and only supplies it because that's what folks using other brands of ceramic grills are used to. It just adds to your heat up time/burns extra charcoal, for minimal return on investment. Now you have even extra incentive to not use it - makes clean up easier.

Nice deal there!

I understand the challenge. But, I don't think this design would work in the KK, as the vent door is much smaller than the firebox and the attached ash pan wouldn't catch all the ashes inside. I typically just scoop out the ashes from the top for a quick clean, but have a wet/dry shop vac, with the ash filter (a MUST) for really cleaning it out. Done in about 30 seconds. {Damn! The price has gone up a lot in the 5.5 years since I bought mine! I paid $74) PowerSmith PAVC101 10 Amp Ash Vacuum - Shop Wet Dry Vacuums - AmazonSmile AmazonSmile: PowerSmith PAAC301 Double Layer Washable Heat-Resistant Ash and Dust Vacuum Filter: Home Improvement If you don't want to make this kind of investment (small price IMHO to keep using your KK), you can do what many others do and just pull out the vent assembly, place a pan under the opening and use a small whisk broom to sweep out the ashes into the pan. Easy, peasy!

Recently went freezer deep diving and came up with a couple of packages of snags (beer brats and merguez) that were over 6 years old. Looked just fine. The power of the FoodSaver! Thawed out and tossed on the main grate, direct, 325F. Plated with the leftover au gratin spuds and a salad. No midnight runs to the bathroom, so they were still good (tasty too!) An assortment of good mustards to compliment the snags!

^ +1.

Same thing happened last time they ran this sale. It's such a great deal. I managed to score a box last time, but that's the way it goes sometimes. 😢

It was a 2.75lb leg. It was done in about 90 minutes, including the rest at the end.

Made kebabs with some of the rarer bits off the leftover leg last night. Plated with mushroom couscous and a nice salad.

Nicely done, Doc!

Came up empty at the CostCo website.