Last week, we fired up the BBQ42 Chicken Cooker to try out our new griddle. We had quite a breakfast BBQ—lots of bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, and scrambled eggs.

The optional griddle replaces the stainless steel grate where you would normally put your food. It’s a large metal “pan” that’s great for frying breakfast foods and cooking a variety of other foods.

I am so excited about this, that I decided to make a video and share it with you.

Please watch it here: BreakBQ: The Vegetarian’s Nightmare

Here are some photos of the BBQ also. Click on one to enlarge it.

Last week Marlin and I had the privilege of attending the 2009 Meadow Creek Dealer Day and Open House in New Holland, PA. The trip provided lots of value for Marlin and me and, for those of you interested in Meadow Creek cookers, we expect it will help us serve you better.

Besides shooting photos of the event, I took hundreds of cooker photos. I am looking for ways to bring our website visitors as close to our cookers as possible online, so I am excited to get lots of close-up photos on my website for you guys.

Some highlights of the trip include…

• Doughnuts and coffee in the mornings.
• Reconnecting with the Meadow Creek Welding team and dealers.
• A private meeting with Melvin, the owner of Meadow Creek, discussing ways we can partner with them efficiently long-term.
• Backyard smoking and curing meat seminars.
• Taking over 1,000 photos of cookers, dealer day, the auction, and open house.
• Smoking ribs in the rain.
• Pulled pork and barbecued chicken made on Meadow Creek pig roasters and chicken cookers.
• Homemade ice cream from the hit-and-miss ice cream machine.
• An auction to sell some of Ivan Stoltzfus’ (Melvin’s dad who passed away) personal items and other things.
• Some private time at the rental house relaxing and eating pizza.

Here are some photos from the trip I thought you would enjoy.

Click on a photo to enlarge it and start the slideshow.