sanesmith Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 After lurking on this board for a a few weeks I have taken the leap and ordered my KK: GEN 2.2 Ultimate 23" OTB with Creme Stone shaped tile /gas option My wife thought the KK (and the K) was "beautiful" and wouldn't have a BGE which she found "UGLY" I was within a wisker of purchasing a K9 with all the trimmings but was finally persuaded by reading both forums that more users of the KK were satisfied with their purchase. My thanks to all posters and to Dennis for providing a wealth of information. I'll continue tapping your knowledge and expertise. I expect delivery next week and of course can smell the smoke already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbower Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Congrats! I'm sure you and the Mrs. will be very happy with the choice - a neighbor of mine commented that we should keep ours in the living room so we can gawk at them. It would also help you sleep better at night, assuming you don't need to wake up! However I'm not sure anyone with the moniker "sane"smith will be happy on this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetzervalve Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Welcome to the jungle! Brush up on your digital photography posting techniques, and document it all for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkline01 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Welcome to the family!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conodo12 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Welcome aboard!! Where in New York do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Welcome to the forum You KOmodo will be picked up today... Now the long wait begins.. You do remember the copunt down before Christmas.. This is sorta, kinda like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboy Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Congratulations!!! You defnitely made the right choice!!! Welcome aboard!! Cheers, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanesmith Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thanks for the warm welcome Wow, very nice to be greeted so warmly! Thanks all!! I'll post some pics when the cooker gets going. For now I'm reading about charcoal (whew!), thinking about a cover (talk to me johnnyboy), looking at stokers and guru's (who knew?) and counting down (6 days to go )...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbower Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 For charcoal it's hard to do any real research and *NOT* find TNW's site, but just in case you need it: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump.htm In my large cooker I use pretty exclusively Dennis' extruded coconut charcoal for cooks around 350F or less. In my small one I like it hot, usually around 500F or so, and I use whatever lump's available - often Cowboy from Lowes but a local supermarket has Full Circle. Regarding the BBQ Guru vs. Stoker, I'm a Stoker fan. The Guru is a much more slick-looking implementation and works well out of the box, but I like the Stoker's computer interface and when paired with StokerLog (a free third party application to control it) I feel it's the superior device. The other benefit is that I'm usually sitting too far away from the cooker for a wireless transmitter to function so using Ethernet to talk to it is perfect. If you're not a "techie" and the Guru's wireless range is OK for you (assuming you want the wireless version) that may be the better choice. If you like to play or need multiple cooker support I think the Stoker is your better option - but there's a ton of opinions out there that go both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboy Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Sanesmith, please check your personal messages. Sent you a PM, all about my covers. Here's a couple photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Welcome aboard. I'd frame that whisker...You made the right choice for sure...WOW, That blue cover is sure nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboy Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thanks, built that one for a retired Navy Captain. Fun project. Customer came up with design, I mailed him a piece of Sunbrella we were using for the cover, he had the embroidery work completed locally, mailed completed work back, and I sewed it into the cover. Worked out pretty slick. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
