Papaya16 Posted July 19, 2018 Report Posted July 19, 2018 Knowing I’d be leaving on Saturday July 7 for vacation at Deep Creek Lake in western Maryland, I was very happy to get my delivery on Thursday July 5th, just in time to uncrate and set up my new pride and joy. I didn’t realize just how big it really was and how much 500+ lbs was to handle until actually doing it. Fortunately for me Dennis was quick to point out the leapfrog plywood method to roll the grill across my lawn and having read others’ descriptions of the whole uncrating and setup process on the forum, it was accomplished in relatively short order thanks to the help of 3 friends. 5
Pequod Posted July 19, 2018 Report Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Beautiful! Dennis will be along soon to ask you for a pic with the cap on in its final location for Instagram. Edited July 19, 2018 by Pequod 1
Papaya16 Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Posted July 19, 2018 I had an 8 lb Boston butt that I’d rubbed the night before and it was time to see what I could do. I had a “false start”. Let me explain. After the initial lighting and closing the lid the grate temp peaked at 120f and then slowly dropped to 115. I was puzzled and opened the lid, removed the grates, the diffuser, and charcoal basket to discover the fire had gone out because I had failed to remove a piece of plastic film directly below the firebox which was blocking the lower air intake. My friends were unimpressed with my fire building skills lol. I restarted the fire around 9:30 pm, got the temp up to 235F and cooked that butt over night and got the IT up to 203F around 11:30 am the next morning. I wrapped it in foil and put it in a cooler for another 2 hours til my friends could come back for their sandwich rewards. The guys WERE impressed with the lunch, which included some pickled red onions, homemade North Carolina pig pickin sauce and (optional) KC style sauce and some homemade Asian slaw. All in all, a fantastic start to a future of fun and delicious BBQ’n! 7
Aussie Ora Posted July 19, 2018 Report Posted July 19, 2018 Looks fantastic Papaya great pics that butt turned out greatOutback kamado Bar and Grill
tony b Posted July 19, 2018 Report Posted July 19, 2018 Well done, sir! It would be cooking without a bit of drama! Glad you sussed it out and knocked it out of the park.
MacKenzie Posted July 19, 2018 Report Posted July 19, 2018 Great job on the arrival pixs. Your KK looks soooo beautiful. That meant you could go on vacation knowing the KK delivery was safely done.
Bruce Pearson Posted July 20, 2018 Report Posted July 20, 2018 Yum yum looks tasty,nice cook. Great looking KK
Tangles Posted July 20, 2018 Report Posted July 20, 2018 Looks great. Great cook up. Thanks for sharing. You kinda forget how clean the insides are when new hahahaSent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1
ckreef Posted July 20, 2018 Report Posted July 20, 2018 Great pictures and great first cook. Made me laugh about your friends ribbing you on your initial fire starting skills.
Papaya16 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Posted July 20, 2018 Thanks for you kind responses. Can’t wait to get home and cook again.
Stile88 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Posted July 20, 2018 Great Pics stunning cooker and of course great first cook looking forward to many more ...
Tyrus Posted July 20, 2018 Report Posted July 20, 2018 Good choice, go for the long cook and check out the settings. Well done.
DennisLinkletter Posted July 21, 2018 Report Posted July 21, 2018 Bam.. Nailed it right out of the crate..
JDBBQ Posted July 22, 2018 Report Posted July 22, 2018 Looks awesome! Are those pickled onions on the roll? Did you make those or buy?
