Chris Topher

maybe you got the deluxe, limited edition, gold version

+1 for what @BURGER MEISTERsaid. If your oven is ready for a self-clean cycle, I imagine you could toss the pizza stone in the oven during the self-clean

I have a thermoworks IR gun and also a Ryobi. I primarily use them for checking the temp of the pizza stone when cooking pizzas on my Ooni Karu. I think the Thermoworks has a higher temp range and top end than the Ryobi. They tend to read within a few degrees of each other, so they are equally accurate or inaccurate. A secondary use is to mess with the dog. She goes nuts for the laser spot! (I am extra, extra, extra diligent to not shine the laser anywhere near her face or eyes!)

looks like a great meal! Interesting beer, too. I'm not much of a beer drinker... the only brewed beverages I have these days are coffee and kombucha

I received an email from FOGO announcing a Black Friday deal: 15% off site wide ("FOGOFRIDAY-2020. Offer is valid from November 23rd 8am EST to November 30th 11.59PM EST. ")

Not elegant but I use a headband led and one of these:

It looks like the Classic II is back up to $1,200, but I see that the price on the Classic I is $650, FWIW.

if it's the right size and an appropriate material, what can go wrong??

I can't answer you question about whether the DoJoe fits the BGE but offer some perspective. I have a DoJoe and think it is a great addition to my KJ Classic I. BUT... having just purchased an Ooni Karu, I have to say that if I would do it over, I would have skipped the DoJoe and gone straight to the Ooni, for the love of neo-neapolitan pizza. For NY style, etc., I would stick with the DoJoe.

Great looking meal! Thanks for sharing the details on all five course and also on the process of putting together that great meal. Congratulations on the silver jubilee. As noted above, many don't or won't achieve that milestone. I didn't... and couldn't be happier about getting out of that mess!

looks great! Really cool how you went from a pallet, which could have ended up in the trash heap, to a well-designed and nice looking cooking station!

that's a great deal on a classic II! If I didn't already have a classic I, I would jump on that deal in a second.

You shouldn’t do any harm over the winter. Joe is a hearty dude. Just keep cooking. He’ll do fine!

Looks great! The finish on the cedar is really nice!

I guess you have the Classic II or III. I have the Classic I with the regular bands and spring hinge. I sent an enquiry to KJ asking about making hinge adjustments, and not asking or suggesting that any replacement parts are needed. They responded within about a day saying they're sending new bands and a new hinge. Now THAT's customer service.