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Hi KK'ers I thought I'd introduce myself having been a KK owner for about 5 years now and an infrequent lurker in these parts on and off over that time. I'm from Southern Africa originally, moved to the UK for university and then moved from Oxford to London and am now in Suffolk (85 miles from London). Which accounts for my forum name - Braai or braai vleis being the equivalent of 'BBQ' in Southern Africa. We live in beautiful open countryside near Lavenham and Harry Potter fans will recognise the medieval town as a filming location. Suffolk is fantastic for fresh, high quality produce and a lot of it finds its way onto my KK with not much more than a food mile or two. My KK journey if I can call it that started with a 19" high top for the house in London as my hallway was 1.2cm too narrow to get the 23" into the house and out into the back garden. It was a dark day when I made that discovery. You're probably questioning my commitment at this point if, like me, you've seen any of the videos where Big Bads are lifted into place by crane. Unfortunately, we lived near Liverpool Street (within the square mile of the financial district) and we had both an overhead power and fibre optic junction outside our house. We were told that we had to disable the power as it was too dangerous to move a crane so close to them. Then we were told that we'd need to take lines down to allow the crane to make the pass over the roof. We were then told we could only do it on a Sunday. The work estimate was put at around £7,500 - £10,000 with everyone on double time for Sunday of course. My wife told me that the 19" would do just fine and grudgingly, I agreed. Years on, we now live in the countryside and have settled in sufficient to look at redevelopment and creation of a proper BBQ area so I'm getting a second bite at the cherry. Which is what brings me back to the forum. As much as I love the 19" and the inimitable KK quality, it was always a compromise so I'm putting an order in with Dennis for a 23" Ultimate which is what I wanted to order originally. I am currently debating choice of colour and have been chatting to Dennis over the week around options. My current KK is in a black pebble finish and I really like the reptilian look of pebble and I'm looking at Olive & Gold or Harvest Gold. Happy to share plans for our outdoor kitchen area if it's of interest or inspiration to anyone and of course, if anyone in the UK is considering a KK, they're most welcome to come take a look at mine. If anyone has any pictures of their Olive & Gold or Harvest Gold KK's, I'd love to see them. That's me. Hello! Alex

Hi folks, This is BBQKaeding, or you can call me Joe. I live in the Portland, Oregon area and just took receipt of my first Komodo Kamado - a 23" Dark Autumn Nebula Metallic Bronze Tweed. I noticed that many owners name their Komodo Kamado, so I did too: Nimoy. She's a real beauty and really shines in natural sunlight. I purchased the SS side tables and most all of the accessories too. It was like Christmas in March. I probably spent 3-4 hours opening all the accessories and preparing the KK for it's move to the deck the following day. Opening some boxes made me smile and most made me grin. The workmanship is top notch and far beyond what Richard's Kamados sported. I was blown away when I saw the top of the dome with the spider assembly - WOW! Actually, I never get gifts this nice at Christmas! Like many have said before, the impression in person is one of awe. Great pictures and complimentary write-ups don't come close to the personal meeting. I had some anxiety about moving this unit and getting my old #7 Kamado off of the deck, but it was unwarranted. Dennis engineered this process to be simple and it was indeed straight-forward. My crate had a corner post damaged at the bottom and the ramp that was installed in the top of the crate was too weak and brittle to handle the load, but the ropes and 2x4s worked awesome so we were able to just lift it out of the crate after removing the dome and anchors. I was especially pleased at how easy the dome was to remove and reattach - but you will want a ratchet for the spring tension bolt because you're going to be so anxious to get cooking. We had to navigate a few steps in the process but it was simple enough. One piece of advice is to survey the path and cut the 2x4's to a length that will allow you take any corners and still get 4 able bodies on the ends. Having the bodies on the inside with the cooker will allow you fit though most doorways. I've attached some pictures of Nimoy for your viewing pleasure.