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I was in Sydney last week and managed to liberate my purple crack from my mum. With a full eski I fled back home on Sunday and got test it out today. Dry rub of purple crack and salt on a sirloin and two scotch fillet steaks. Reversed seared them using the warming rack (first go of that rack also). it tasted awesome - probably over did the crack as the girls found it a bit spicy. It is a really unique flavour - starts kind of sweet with a pepper after taste. I’m hooked! warming great worked a treat for reverse sear cinzano Rosso and ginger ale over ice - so refreshing nice and even cook - aiming for medium rare and I reckon I am pretty close on it

Well cooked balcony smoker. Looks very evenly cooked through. I’ve been using the warming rack the same way and am surprised by how quickly it brings a steak up to temperature from straight out of the fridge. Perfect for reverse sear. I also got carried away with the purple crack on the first two cooks. I love it, the kids are so so, so I’ve reduced the amounts until they get used to the flavour. This flavour reminds me of the Australian bush. Kinda tastes like a wattle tree smells. A bit floral, spicy, bitter sweet. Also found it changes your taste buds so after you eat purple crack, everything tastes sweeter. I wonder if it has miraculin in the fruit. Any scientists or chemical engineers here who can test this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow, dry heat. Enjoy that aussie and make sure you keep the fluid intake high. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was a bit of a challenge going out every 5 mins or so to turn it 90 degrees. However, I'm not concerned about pork being medium. Nice and juicy. Folks are still living in the last century if they fear pork that's not cooked to death!

So, I sucked it up and went out in the near zero windchills and fired up the KK for dinner last night. Trader Joe's marinated (rosemary & cracked pepper) pork tenderloin. Direct, main grate, 325F over peach wood. Plated with salt potatoes and roasted carrots.

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Now you know why I named it Purple Crack! It has a slight numbing effect on the tongue, similar to clove and Szechwan peppercorns (due to hydroxy-α-sanshool per Wikipedia.) So, different than "miracle fruit."

I just converted c to f,wow it’s going to be hot! What Basher said keep hydrated for sure.

Will certially do .lol Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

I bet in the end it was so worth it to suck it up.

Old thread but I'll add to it. It will largely depend on the materials you use to build your decking AND the construction of the decking. Largely how the beams and joists attach to the posts. Often construction is sub-par and beams are attached to posts using nails or non structural lag bolts to the side. This isn't structural vs putting the beam on top of the post. Same goes for joists and joist hangers. Ideally joists are placed on top of beams vs. utilizing joist hangers. People also use screws instead of nails and screws do not behave correctly.

Tony I meant sounds like fun. I don’t know how I came up with funding. Now that’s a delicious looking meal yuyum!

Looking forward to seeing your cooks and copying them!

And of course I make Glu-Lam 100% Teak Decking - End matched up to 4 meters- Designer designated lengths Raised Grain Anti-Slip Texture