MacKenzie Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 It has been an interesting morning right from the word go. First thing looked out the kitchen window to see two bird feeders ripped right off the poles hangers included. So I checked the motion detection pixs from over night. Saw a raccoon and I thought I had seen the last of them for a while. Imagine my face when I opened one of the emails to see this- Spent and hour doing repairs and hanging things back up. It was a beautiful sunny morning so time to remove some of the winter shutters in the ODK. It feels some nice to be looking out the windows while cooking on the KK. I did leave the shutters up on the other half just for a little bit long. Time to play, marinated some drum sticks in Frank's Red Hot Sauce the put them on the OctoForks to spin. Cooked. Plated, as always the chicken meat was sooooo juicy and tasty, thanks to the KK.:) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Wow, never had a bear in the backyard ,,, Yet! But, yesterday while working on the deck, I spotted 3 turkeys in the neighbor's backyard. Two were practically on his deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 That is a great shot, Tony. Think Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Great pic of the bear.. Love fried Komodo Chicken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith OctoForks Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Awesome meal Mackenzie! ...and that bear.. Yikes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Another great looking meal MacKenzie! I couldn't help but notice your electrical is ran in explosion proof closures. Is that code in Nova Scotia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 And I think the bear was looking for a picnic basket filled with your wonderful cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 @ Paul, I don't believe it's code but with critters running around I think my carpenter used the best protection just in case those squirrels take a liking to the cable. Maybe I should fill my picnic basket with the bear. All quiet last night, thank goodness.:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Oh I get it. Your carpenter is a smart man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Smarter than the average bear, eh, MacKenzie! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aussie Ora Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Simple but beautiful were they air fried chips Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Thanks, Aussie and they sure we're air fries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Have to say a big "THANK YOU" to MacKenzie for tempting me with those air fryer cooks to the point of buying one! I'm liking it a lot. Did a batch of egg rolls in it the other night. Came out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 I'm looking forward to the bear octoforks cook. Might need a bigger rotisserie motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 , stay tuned Steve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 3 hours ago, tony b said: Have to say a big "THANK YOU" to MacKenzie for tempting me with those air fryer cooks to the point of buying one! I'm liking it a lot. Did a batch of egg rolls in it the other night. Came out great! I am so glad you like it Tony. I am using mine a lot more than I ever thought I would, baked potatoes, onion rings, frozen fries and the other day I warmed up some chicken thighs that were previously cooked on the KK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 First, it was turkeys. Tonight this lovely lady showed up in the same spot in the neighbor's yard. Surprised she was solo. This time of year, you expect fawns with the does. At least there was Purple Crack Jerk Chicken for dinner. Cooked over Pimento wood chunks, leaves and allspice berries. Ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille! If you look to the right, you can see my hop plant trying to take over! It's growing so fast now, you can almost see it grow - like bamboo! It's growing like 3" - 4" a day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Tony, you sure get to take pixs of lots of wildlife right from you deck, awesome.:) That jerk chicken is looking pretty delicious. That is just what I need a hop plant, now to locate one. This time of the year it is fantastic to see grow. I have some leaf lettuce just up and had to cover it as we are due to have frost tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 MacKenzie, hops are started from rhizomes. They are available in early Spring from many online sources or your local homebrew supply shop. Probably too late to start one this year. And, it takes 3 years to mature. The first year you won't see much above ground growth at all, as it's building root structure. Second year, you will start to get bines, but not many cones. Third year is the charm. My plant is 7 or 8 years old now and still going strong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
