Papaya16 Posted June 25, 2018 Report Posted June 25, 2018 My name is Al and my nickname for this forum is Papaya16. I live in Maryland and have been grilling on a couple Weber Kettles for over 30 years, but only recently started to get more serious about learning more about the world of barbecue, grilling and smoking. After receiving a Christmas present of Steve Raichlen's book, Project Smoke last December, I began checking out forums and websites and YouTube videos and all of this has culminated in my recent order of a Terra Blue Ultimate 23 KK, whose arrival I am very eagerly anticipating. Hopefully it will be at my house sometime in the next week or so! I've been practicing low and slow on the Weber, but its been more than just difficult to maintain steady temps as I've had to repair a broken one touch sytem and I have a very leaky seal between the cover and the base. Nonetheless, I am proud to say that I have accomplished some slow cooked baby backs, a low and slow pastrami, and some Texas style beef short ribs. And they were all edible (with room for improvement lol)! Now I feel I'm ready to get my feet wet with the KK... I can't wait to start and I'm looking forward to posting some pics of my new grill and even better, some cooks! 2
BonFire Posted June 25, 2018 Report Posted June 25, 2018 Welcome Al, nice pick.....the Terra Blue models put out the best food
jonj Posted June 25, 2018 Report Posted June 25, 2018 Welcome, Al. I came to Komodo from Weber Smokey Mountain cookers. Once you go Komodo, you don't go anywhere else.
Pequod Posted June 25, 2018 Report Posted June 25, 2018 Welcome, Al! Whereabouts are you in Maryland? I'm in Northern VA.
Papaya16 Posted June 25, 2018 Author Report Posted June 25, 2018 Thanks! I'm in Edgewater, just south of Annapolis. 1
MacKenzie Posted June 25, 2018 Report Posted June 25, 2018 Welcome, oh my are you in for a treat when you see your new KK and start cooking.
tony b Posted June 25, 2018 Report Posted June 25, 2018 Welcome to the Obsession, Al! You're just going to be blown away by the amazing things you're going to cook on your new KK! If you've been lurking here long, you know that we demand lots of pictures of the uncrating and first cooks on your new beauty! Don't disappoint us, Al!
Bruce Pearson Posted June 26, 2018 Report Posted June 26, 2018 Congratulations Al! And welcome to the KK forum and experience . Looking forward to seeing your unpacking and first and future cooks.
Papaya16 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Posted June 27, 2018 I should have delivery next week, hopefully on July 3. Planning an 8lb Boston Butt for my first cook as soon as it gets here and I can get it set up! It will be practice for my son's 30th birthday party in late July. He wants pulled pork AND beef brisket. I'll be checking back for suggestions later on how to do both in one cook. 2
5698k Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 Going from a Weber to a kk isn’t getting your feet wet, it’s going from grasshopper to master in one step. If you can remotely control a Weber, the kk will dam near control itself, which it does actually. Congrats, and as already stated, pic are required. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
MacKenzie Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 5698K, let's not tell him what will happen if he doesn't post those arrival pixs just yet, eh.
MacKenzie Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 6 hours ago, tony b said: You folks are evil. That would be us. 1
Aussie Ora Posted June 30, 2018 Report Posted June 30, 2018 Congrats mate you are in for a treat .Outback kamado Bar and Grill
Tyrus Posted June 30, 2018 Report Posted June 30, 2018 23 a good number. 30 years on a weber minus 23 = 7 and thats a lucky number. You should have no problem. Good luck 1
Papaya16 Posted July 4, 2018 Author Report Posted July 4, 2018 My Ultimate 23 is confirmed for delivery to my driveway tomorrow. Dennis already helped me with tips for to how to get it over my almost-level lawn, by rolling it over 2 sheets of plywood, leapfrogging them until I get to the back patio. I already checked the potential grill locations on my flagstone patio, but none of them are exactly level. Is there a way to adjust height of individual leg casters or does anyone have suggestions?
Pequod Posted July 4, 2018 Report Posted July 4, 2018 If you’re not going to move it once place, try something like this under each of the wheels: https://smile.amazon.com/Shepherd-Hardware-9435-Wedge-Plastic/dp/B007ZUDT1K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1530720120&sr=8-3&keywords=Shims 2
Tyrus Posted July 4, 2018 Report Posted July 4, 2018 Some loose cedar shingles should get you by for the time being
