5698k Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Seems like not too long ago we were talking about the drip pan that comes with the grills, and Dennis said it was a serving tray. Anybody else remember that?Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Yup serving tray. I used my 16.5" one as a drip pan. My 19" I use as a serving tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 You guys are making me wish that I got more goodies ... Oh well. I'll load up on my next order. Speaking of protecting the KK from the elements. I live in Virginia and we can get a veriety of weather. At the moment I don't have a covered area to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 @John A- Where in Virginia are you? If you're near NOVA we might be able to collaborate on future charcoal orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Im not familiar with NOVA. I live between Richmond and Williamsburg in New Kent county. I would definitely be interested in helping each other. I have a lot to order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 NOVA=Fairfax County, so you're about 2 hours away. Close enough. Unless ordering with your KK, charcoal ships by the palette in order to keep shipping costs down to a reasonable fraction of the total cost. That's a LOT of charcoal, so makes sense to share an order when the time comes. Don't know if there are other Virginians around (thought I saw one but can't remember who), but can include others too to make it reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 That sounds great. I don't have a problem taking a short ride to save some $. Let me know when your ready to place an order and we'll work something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Good deal. There's a charcoal sharing forum toward the bottom of the main page. When the time comes to place an order we can post it there and tag each other with the '@' symbol so we see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschaaf Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 10 hours ago, 5698k said: Seems like not too long ago we were talking about the drip pan that comes with the grills, and Dennis said it was a serving tray. Anybody else remember that? Rob I took his meaning as - it is an 'off the shelf' serving tray that he includes as a drip pann. I remember that post and shortly after, he had a post that showed what was included with each grill. Drip pan was on the list, but serving tray was not. Either way, it is a piece of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) Yes, I don't believe Dennis called it a serving tray but the moment I saw it in my bundle it looked so pretty that I couldn't figure out what it was and thought it must be a serving tray. Someone corrected me and said it was a heat deflector. I've used it as a heat deflector and now can no longer call it a serving tray. That just goes to show you how good the things are that Dennis includes in every shipment. You are so right cschaaf, it is a piece of art. Edited September 4, 2016 by MacKenzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGARY Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to the Club. I like your line, "A Diamond beside a Calm" and that is the difference between the KK and any other Kamado/Cooker. LIke the saying goes, "you get what you pay for". It's a shame a lot of people don't look at quality before quantity or price. Always looking for the best price doesn't produce the best results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Welcome to the kk club you are going to love cooking on this it might be expensive but it is so worth it Looking forward to your arrival pics Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 A little late but congratulations on the purchase. Delivery should be right around the corner now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanks again for all your great suggestions and friendly comments. Tiny fish I hope your right. I'm getting a little nervous. It's been a week and still no tracking info. Hopefully everything is ok with my order. I'm sure I'll forget all about it when it's finally sitting at my doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 34 minutes ago, John A said: Thanks again for all your great suggestions and friendly comments. Tiny fish I hope your right. I'm getting a little nervous. It's been a week and still no tracking info. Hopefully everything is ok with my order. I'm sure I'll forget all about it when it's finally sitting at my doorstep. I think things are probably on schedule. I received mine after about a week and a half and was notified a couple of days before delivery as to the expected time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A Posted September 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I should be getting my KK tomorrow morning. Hopefully I'll have time to get it unpacked before work. If not as soon as I get home. Going to be an exciting day! I'll get as many pics as I can. First cook this weekend. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xraydoc Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Start with a pork shoulder or ribs (or both). Both are forgiving and relatively inexpensive. They will give you a chance to get to know your new cooker without the worry of screwing up something expensive. For the burn in, steaks are always great. I did the burn in and steaks for my first cook, but in retrospect, I wish I would've done a low n slow first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) John A, may I suggest for your first cook chicken pieces, thighs, breasts, legs or a mix. You'll be surprised at how moist the chicken will be.:) I hope all goes well with the delivery and that you get lots of pixs. We will be looking forward to seeing them, that is for sure.:) Edited September 15, 2016 by MacKenzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Mate you want to get up early then it's a never ending unpacking story lol everything is packed extremely well. I done a few cooks under 400 before I done my burn in due to work had no time but thinking about it I got to learn the settings for most of my cooks I rarely go over 400 to 425 except for pizza or a sear Outback Kamado Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Excellent news you are going to have a exciting day indeed remember we need lots of pics i would do chicken or something along those lines anything under 400 cause u still have to do burn in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
