[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ktmdave7:
I'm learning as well! - Hope this helps!

I have used the same dsixda's kitchen 2.18 (newest)

-I tried it on my Acer A500 tablet ROM (doesn't work good -I even updated stuff in it like which Partition #'s are for my device)

-kitchen works ok with SGS3 ROM, but I can't confirm that nano editor works or other stuff

-kitchen will change boot.img (kernel) when you choose these options: Root, busybox, init.d, & nano editor

Opinions:

-I don't have faith when "dsixda's kitchen" changes (or injects) the kernel (boot.img)

-In "dsixda's kitchen", after you convert back to "updater-script" at end, I usually have to check and modify (or clean up a few lines)

-I have doughts on "update-binary" getting changed.

What I do...

1. Start with Stock (untouched) ROM..

2. Removing + Updating .apk's (sometimes, I have to add in Lib files for certain .apk's)

3. I can use Kernel changes from "dsixda's kitchen 2.18" and it will work, but prefer to use Kernel (boot.img) from anothers ROM that has SuperSu, busybox, init.d, or nano text editor injected. and add those files to system/xbin

4. MODS...

- I add "MOD - Customizable 23 Statusbar Toggle (Wanam)" files to Rom, then modify "systemUI.apk" (with my own 204 battery % images)

- for Battery % icons (Extract, change 204 files, Compress)... {SystemUI.apk...res\drawable-xhdpi\stat_sys_battery...} I had to use anothers version on wanam's 23 toggle (that had the 204 battery images, Wanam's 23 toggle originally has 17 battery image files)

- I use build.prop tweaks that I've learned from other ROM's

- I use "system\framework\android.policy.jar" from others ROM's to get "4 in 1 Reboot menu".

- I use "system\etc\hosts" file (970 KB) from a "MOD - AD Blocker" (not sure if it works, but replaces blank stock one)

- I use "system\etc\init.d" folder from other's ROM's and make sure same kernel has same injections + correct files in system\xbin folder.

-Edit\Modify Desktop Shortcuts........system\csc\default_workspace.xml

-Edit\Modify some settings here.......system\csc\feature.xml

-Many Mods change this file............system\framework\framework-res.apk

-Many Mods change this file............system\framework\twframework-res.apk

-Remove (84 MB) Foreign Languages, 3 sound files, 1 Video

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*** Removed 24 Foreign Language files from...	system\fonts

*** Removed 43 Foreign Language files from...	system\hdic

*** Removed 3	Audio files from...	system\media\audio\ui\	PowerOn.ogg, PowerOff.wav, PowerOff.ogg

*** Removed 1	Audio files from... +1 Folder	system\media\video\shutdown\	shutdown.qmg

*** Removed 159 Foreign Language files from...	system\T9DB

*** Removed 10 Foreign Language files from...	system\tts\lang_pico

*** Removed 36 Foreign Language files from...	system\tts\lang_SMT

*** Removed 5 Foreign Language files from...	system\tts\lang_SVOX

*** Removed 54 Foreign Language files from... +16 Folders	system\voicebargeindata\sasr

*** Removed 2	Wallpaper files from... +1 Folder	system\wallpaper

*** Removed 12 Foreign Language files from...	system\wakeupdata\sensory

I wouldn't call myself a DEV at all, but I figure a few things out and always make my own Custom ROM's (but really, it's just parts of many rom's)

I'm learning as well!

Wanted: Another Kitchen type program.

-Tool - SGS3_Snapdragon_ToolKit_v2.3.0 (or international version 6.0) will do some similar stuff on ICS 4.0.x Rom's (not JB 4.1.1)