flashdaddy Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Hi All, Now that my final payment has been made an my BB32 is on it's way, I thought it is a good time to introduce myself. I'm in Allen Texas just north of Dallas. My background and path to the BB32 is similar to a lot of stories I've read on the forum. I've been using a Large BGE for about 10 years. At the time I switched from a gasser to the BGE I was so impressed that I gave my very nice Weber gasser to my brother (which he still uses). I'm supper excited to join the next level experience of the KK. Like a lot of you I started out thinking about the 23. Talked to Dennis and even got on the build list for a 23....next day upgraded to the 32. My 32 is on the boat, hopefully arriving late April. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeite Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Welcome! Looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Welcome and tell us more! Accessories? Thoughts on Hutchins in McKinney?? You’re aware of the “new guy buys lunch” rule??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdaddy Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 I went to school in Austin (before Franklin's) so The Salt Lick will always be #1 to me. Hutchin's is the best in DFW area hands down IMHO. Sadly the original McKinney location suffered a kitchen fire a couple of months ago so it's closed at the moment for repairs. Accessories: basket splitter, pizza stone, H/C Smoker, grate grabbers, rotisserie spit, cover, coco char, Coffee Char. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Welcome, Flashdaddy. You are going to be sooo thrilled with this purchase and just wait until you taste the food you cook on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Welcome to the Obsession. Glad to see that you loaded up on cocochar and coffee charcoal. Those items are often overlooked as "accessories" when buying a KK. I was recently in Austin and had plans to go to the Salt Lick, but some last minute issues came up and I missed out on going. 😢 Was one of my "bucket list" items. Guess I'll just have to plan another visit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Congratulations, you’ll soon find that there’s nothing like cooking on a KK!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Congrats on the decision to invest flashdaddy.Exciting times.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrus Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 All those extras will keep you busy for a while and you may even use them when you recover over the initial shock of it's beauty and presence. See you have a boxer, great companion, mine was named Tyrus. (a good dogs name) Like the color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Congrats and welcome to the club. That is a stunning color. Great choice on the accessories!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troble Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 @flashdaddy welcome! You have yourself there a beautiful grill. Wow it looks amazing. Great choice on accessories. Which salt lick do you go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdaddy Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Hi All, Sorry I didn't share this sooner. Been really hectic around here. My KK arrived last Friday. The arrival window was 10am-2pm and the moving company finally showed up at 4:45pm and we had dinner reservations at 6:45 with our neighbors. Neighbors drove by and noticed the commotion and came over to admire my new love and it turned into an unpacking party. I had the moving guy (very friendly guy) move the pallet into my backyard. We have a pool with concrete deck so no problems with grass. To get the pallet into the backyard I had to remove two fence panels. Because of the dinner reservations I unfortunately didn't take many pictures. My wife might have a few additional ones I will share later. There is one step up to a raised area of the patio with the KK will live so that's all we had to navigate as far as moving. I have a 1" thick plywood sheet in my garage so we used that with 2x4 blocking underneath to create a bridge from the pallet to the raised patio. We used the blue ropes attached to the front feet to raise the front enough to slide the plywood under them and then the KK moved no problem with just me an my neighbor. It was basically a flat surface at that point. We were 30 min late to dinner but the restaurant had held our table so no problem. The next day I made burgers while being careful to keep the temp below 400. They were awesome but I could have done better if I wasn't so concerned about the temp. The original plan was to cook a brisket first but because of the rush unpacking I wasn't ready yet. So brisket went on the next night. It was a small brisket (only 11lbs). I used the Franklin method and cooked at 230 through the stall and then wrapped. AWESOME. My neighbor has an XL BGE. I've told him he will own a KK within the next 12 months. Guaranteed. My old BGE in the pics below served me well for 10yrs. So as a reward to her I have donated her to a good friend who is in need of an upgrade from his old gasser. he will treat her better than I can considering another has now stolen my heart. I just started the burn in today. She's sitting at 500 for almost an hour now. Nothing exciting happening yet. The BGW was sitting in a table that I made. I've cut it down to create a temporary side table for the KK. I didn't order the side tables because my intention is to build a brick island with granite top to sit beside the KK. I have three straps of spare brick that's been in my garage since I moved in and I've been waiting for the right project to use them. -Eric Edited June 18, 2021 by flashdaddy 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Looks beautiful. Too bad the arrival was so hectic but all that will soon be forgotten if it hasn't already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdaddy Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, MacKenzie said: Looks beautiful. Too bad the arrival was so hectic but all that will soon be forgotten if it hasn't already. Just part of my story now. All good. My biggest fear was the moving guy not being able to get the pallet into the backyard and me having to navigate the KK from my garage to backyard with a sloped driveway. Once it got to the backyard everything else was fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Looks awesome! I was also a BGE guy that went from gas to Smokey Mountain Cooker to XL BGE (and a mini) to a 32" just this spring. I'm really enjoying it and the BGE experience makes it a seamless transition. Enjoy the process, I know I have. I've also been making You Tube videos as I go to help other newbies, and Dennis has been great prepping me with the right info for the videos! What a great little community we have here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 That poor BGE looks so pathetic next to that massive 32" KK! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdaddy Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, tony b said: That poor BGE looks so pathetic next to that massive 32" KK! That is everyone's reaction. I may have to cover the KK when my buddy comes over or he may not want to take the BGE. 😲 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdaddy Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 30 minutes ago, BigO said: Looks awesome! I was also a BGE guy that went from gas to Smokey Mountain Cooker to XL BGE (and a mini) to a 32" just this spring. I'm really enjoying it and the BGE experience makes it a seamless transition. Enjoy the process, I know I have. I've also been making You Tube videos as I go to help other newbies, and Dennis has been great prepping me with the right info for the videos! What a great little community we have here. I've watched your videos. They are awesome. I was thinking of doing the same until you filled the void. I think serious kamado users who are not certain about swallowing the price of the KK would really benefit from understanding the step up in technology that the KK provides besides just the patio candy look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrillnBrew Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Nice grill, and glad you could get the coco char. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindoc Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Great color choice flashdaddy! Grendel arrived last Friday but I haven’t had time to describe the arrival. I’ll be posting the details soon. I was also coming from a BGE - a large 12-year-old that I sold about 2 weeks ago. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
