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[5698k]

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

[ckreef]

Yup serving tray. I used my 16.5" one as a drip pan. My 19" I use as a serving tray. 

[John A]

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. 

[Pequod]

@John A- Where in Virginia are you? If you're near NOVA we might be able to collaborate on future charcoal orders. 

[John A]

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. 

[Pequod]

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. 

[John A]

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.  

[Pequod]

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. 

[cschaaf]

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.

[MacKenzie]

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

[EGGARY]

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.

[Stile88]

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 

[tinyfish]

A little late but congratulations on the purchase.  Delivery should be right around the corner now. 

[John A]

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. 

[Steve M]

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. 

[John A]

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?

[xraydoc]

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.

[MacKenzie]

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

[Aussie Ora]

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

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[Stile88]

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