ckreef Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 I use photo bucket and add the image codes to the postbosco - Dennis would much prefer people post directly to the forum and not through 3rd party hosting companies (he's mentioned this before). On forums when people use 3rd party picture hosting, if anything happens to that account pictures are lost and then the forum has holes in it where pictures should be. Picture holes really suck in a forum. Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croadie Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 That part - getting the pictures up - was exhausting. Right - Yoda arrived today. everything went smoothly except freeing the little tension bolts to swing away the spring cover - that took at least 30 minutes as one was super tight. I moved the whole thing by myself - 5'6" and 140lbs vs 23" Komodo Ultimate. I had extra hands organised for Tuesday, but not today :/ Here we go : Thanks Jerry Yee, nice job. there she is - excitement mounts - I created a bridge from the pallet to the first step, one down. Now to get the lid off, these little suckers were a nightmare. success, nice arrangement overall, just don't make the top bolts so tight. The top resting - don't worry you'll be back together soon. I modified the ramp a little to get up the next step, and pushed REALLY HARD!!! Through the front door, down through the living room and kitchen and out to the deck. Almost back together. Big relief at this stage, time for some strong coffee... The corrugated cardboard comes in handy as I support the lid whilst reattaching the spring at the back. Come on baby light my fire - corny I know but it did go through a Number of Doors. I like living with things of beauty... This certainly adds to that Hope the pic's help someone out, or inspire others to indulge. I took it up to 500f in about 70 minutes then sat it there for 4 1/2 hours - held perfectly. Tomorrow a cook maybe (although we're going out and the kids have a baby sitter) Sunday Definitely!! thanks for looking - sorry about my hissy-photo-fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rak Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Croadie, that grill is a thing of beauty! Thanks for posting pics! I can't wait to have mine now and unpack! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Very nice can't wait to see some cooks on your KK. Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Croadie, beautiful, and I can't imagine doing the move alone but then again since you rolled it thru the living room and kitchen maybe it was best you were doing it alone. You must feel very satisfied, I know I'd be smiling from ear to ear. You have a wonderful location for your KK, so close to the kitchen. Thanks for posting the arrival shots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Well done, sir! Now for the pics of that all important virgin cook!! What's on the menu?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRippley Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Nice pics croadie beautiful KK with a beautiful Portland backdrop, love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Congratulations, croadie. Yoda really adds to the already-lovely setting. You're gonna enjoy some serene time out there while Yoda works. Just one question... How did you lift the lid back onto the base? Seems like a lot more than I could lift. Enjoy. Geo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croadie Posted January 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Congratulations, croadie. Yoda really adds to the already-lovely setting. You're gonna enjoy some serene time out there while Yoda works. Just one question... How did you lift the lid back onto the base? Seems like a lot more than I could lift. Enjoy. Geo My wife wants to know as well,,, Guess I've always had a good lifting technique - though I was on tippy toes and thinking Oh Sh#@! Out for dinner tonight with Chrissy but I've heated Yoda up again to day to do the kids fish and chips and stuffed baked apples - I won't consider that my first cook... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rak Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 My wife wants to know as well,,, Guess I've always had a good lifting technique - though I was on tippy toes and thinking Oh Sh#@! Out for dinner tonight with Chrissy but I've heated Yoda up again to day to do the kids fish and chips and stuffed baked apples - I won't consider that my first cook... I don't know why not! That sounds pretty good to me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjohnson Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Haha, lifting the lid on, me to - tippy toes and swearing like an old sea hag. Good sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Congratulations on delivery and the battle getting it in the backyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croadie Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Okay = as others have experienced the first cook is a mixture of trepidation, dis-organisation, excitement, too many people looking over your shoulder, and relief. At the end I probably got the tastiest steak I have ever had of the grill - had rubbed it eh night before with a mix I ground up of chili=flakes, fennel seeds, sea salt, peppercorns and cardamon - i also only got a blurry photo such was the quantity of Oregon Beer and pinto noir consumed at this stage. I also missed a pick of the roast veggies I did - parsnips and spuds, but i do have photo's of the other items - My sourdough - taking advice from the other post on steaming bread - I placed a deep cast iron dish on the lower grill and let it get good and hot - I boiled water in a jug separately then immediately before adding the bread poured 400ml into the pan below. That bit worked really well and it was amazing how well the steam held in Yoda as I closed it off for 10 minutes. What did go wrong though was i added the pizza stone too late and as the grill had been waiting longer than was planned (due to being distracted at a friends place for 3 hours) - i didn't have enough charcoal left to drive the heat back fully and the bake was at a lower temperature than planned (i also suspect my thermometer is reading high). Anyway the result was a thin crust and a light loaf, but otherwise it baked nicely. I use my own sourdough starter and follow the Tartin method. It was great not having to use the dutch oven, so I'm definitely doing this again. This photo is of the other loaf to show how well the steam worked in providing the oven spring but not 'burning ' the loaf. I also did mushrooms on the grill, but above the pan I'd used to steam the bread, I then sweated them in a dutch oven with butter and fresh tarragon, they picked up a beautiful smokey note. Last I grilled eggplants which slashed and marinated with a chilli, miso, sake, mirin mixture, these came about brilliantly and were devoured by our guests who had never had eggplant this way before. The trick with this is to shallow fry them initially then let them rest with the marinade on them for about 30 minutes then grill to finish to a lovely creamy texture. again I'll be doing this again for sure. What I liked: I loved the different levels at which I could cook. I loved the smokey flavour t that came through. i loved that with a little planning you could do multiple things all for the same meal. I'm very excited about the bread possibilites and things like Tart Tartin. What I need to do better: Don't go drinking at a mates place for 3 hours in the middle!! allow more time for the pizza stone to heat and rebalance the temperature of the grill (or ensure i have more charcoal left to ramp back up) Get another grill mitt and have a slab I can put really hot stuff on right next to the grill More heat, more crust. Plan my levels a but better. Take photo's What i got right: I went with more charcoal at the outset which was just as well as I still didn't have enough I think boiling the water prior to adding worked well for the steaming of the bread Thanks everyone, This would have been a disaster if not for all the guidance available on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Croadie, that certainly was an ambitious and very successful cook for the first one. Everything looks extra tasty and lots of learning tips to boot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjs Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Croadie, congratulations and what a nice first cook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rak Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 What a great first cook! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Ambitious first cook, looks great. Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croadie Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Great thanks for the encouragement everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Good job, man! Yeah, that baking stone will soak up a lot of heat! Takes some doing to heat that puppy up. But, you will be blown away by the results when you get it right next time! You're going to have to share that eggplant recipe with us - seriously! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon B. Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Love the back woods patio set up............very relaxing!!!! Nice cooks also................... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
