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Pork butt for dinner. Missed the plated. One thing I’ve enjoyed with the Smartfire unit is that the fan has multiple speeds. The gray area in the graph is when the fan engages. Full speed at the beginning, then mostly at 20% through an 8 hour cook. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think this is what's called 'ugly delicious'. I took this as I was folding in the dry ingredients as part of the final step in making a sticky toffee pudding. It's actually an American take on a sticky toffee pudding using maple syrup. It includes medjool dates steeped in espresso mixed in with light brown sugar, maple syrup, ground cloves, cardamom and nutmeg along with eggs, flour, bicarb, baking powder, salt and a few other ingredients which escape me. Everything ground by hand in a pestle and mortar. I actually tried a new recipe. I have a perfect sticky toffee pudding which is an amalgam of one by Fergus Henderson and another by Marcus Wareing. Anyway, this was steamed for 4 hours in the slow cooker per the recipe but I reckon it would work well in the KK. I think a little smokiness would add to it. I cooked them in two souffle moulds at 50% depth and suspect the same technique would work effectively in the KK. Not sure on temperature, probably around 110-120 I think. Steamed, treacle, sticky toffee puddings are very much a UK thing but are sensational with high quality vanilla ice cream or cream. I felt it was necessary comfort food having read the latest on the state of Brexit negotiations. The aromatics made the kitchen smell incredible. In fact, it still does.

Was at the local shop and they had this going for 50 bucks.first cook im happy. Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

I ended up with an AZ BBQ Tuscan SantaMaria. I got all stainless grates, 3/8" round and v-shape, as well as a 24" wide stainless flat top. lessons learned: 1. You can specify which side you want your reel to raise /lower. 2. You can have the 48 wide cradle split into 2-24" cradles, allowing two different heights. 3. I would get a lid, if it is offered. 4. You can get a brasserie. 5. everything is customizable. good hunting!!

Birthday breakfast for my wife here on a wet summer Sunday. These green are loving it. This was less than a month ago. Forecast is rain all week and about 27c. That’s 80f. Same same up past Tuesday 9 days away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Freezing liquids before vacuum packing is a great work around @tony b. That sort of trick takes a while to work out. We had been regularly squashing freshly made sausage whenever we vacuum packed them fresh. Finally, after 2-3 years of sausage making, I decided to freeze them before I vacuum packed them. Simple but effective. A chamber vacuum packer need not be too expensive. Second hand commercial ones can be well priced and will generally have a lot more life left in them than you will need for domestic use.

Well, I have a 32KK's worth of cookbooks to persuade @tekobo to buy so that's one down.

Thanks @Steve Mand @Troble. It's been a while since I made a sticky toffee pudding or anything of that endeavour. This version has 2 cups of maple syrup in it, 1/2 cup of cream.... You get a lofty sugar high which counters the deep food coma that your body wants to go into while it processes the baked aspect of the dessert. I should have had half the portion I did.

@Braai-QThat looks amazing.

I know $50 dollars for some great times cooking up a fun feed .KEWL AZ Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

@Braai-Qthat looks absolutely amazing!

That's pretty cool.

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@Basher what an awesome spread! Happy birthday to the Mrs.

Boy, your wife likes a big breakfast. Great looking greens. A very Happy Birthday to your wife.

Hi woody. I live in the UK and so my Argentinian grill is from a UK company called Ox Grills. I took a look at the AZ BBQ outfitters grills. I like their Argentinian v shaped grate for channeling the fat away from the coals so you get fewer flare ups and would make sure that whatever you buy, you do get those grates. Others on this forum have bought Santa Maria style grills which could also have Argentinian grates. Worth tagging @Tyrus, @Tucker and @ckreef to find out where they bought theirs from and what they think of them.

Payback, Braai-Q .

I feel it's usually the other way round on this forum. @tekobo doing much of the aiding and abetting!

Looks pretty damn close to my hibachi, too! I don't use it enough to spend the money to upgrade to the Konro. AmazonSmile: Fire Sense Large Rectangle Yakatori Charcoal Grill | Japanese Ceramic Clay Grill | Tabletop Grill for Backyard, Outdoor Cooking, Camping | Chrome Cooking Grill, Internal Charcoal Grate, and Stand: Home & Kitchen Unfortunately, it's not in stock right now.

That looks great @Aussie Ora. A table top grill can be great fun - food closer to the fire and easy access to play with your food. What more could you ask for? A AUS$50 deal, that's what.

Last week I made my first roadside chicken wings (and a couple of breasts). Turned out pretty good. Smoked over pecan for a while then cranked the heat and move to direct side. At that point I added the breasts. The money shot though was the tri-tip. First time I've cooked one, not just first on a KK. This thing was absolutely perfect. My wife and I killed a 1.75 lb with only about 3 slices left. I ate those a couple of days later by heating to 135 in a sous vide bath. It might have been even better that second time.

Nice. That was my first hibachi grill before I got the Konro. I still have it tucked away on the bottom BBQ shelf. Works just like my Konro only smaller.

Looks like a nice score!

Great score and cook, Aussie.

Took that bait, hook, line & sinker!! 😄

Me, too. But hard to find. Porter Road carries it, but it sells out quickly there. Not a Bavette, but close - another Flat Iron steak cook to celebrate the nice day (rain has already started today, turning to snow all night and into tomorrow morning.) Direct, sear grate, post oak and mesquite chunks. Rubbed with Garlic 101 and Cowlick. Airfryer curly fries with green sauce. Mushrooms and chimichurri for the steak. Had a leftover grilled pear for the salad, with blue cheese.

Delicious dinner today. I used one of the rubs that @tony b sent to me: Sure Shot Sid's Gunpowder Seasoning. A winner for me. Tender rump steak, cooked on the Argentinian grill.

That happened to me a while ago nuts is the new normal. Thanks for the Lonely Planet link- they are great guides- we still have the first one we ever had - " South East Asia on a Shoestring" we used it have ing worked in Australia for a year and came up through Malaysia and Thailand. I would have bought that one too , but that would kind have cornered Mrs RD. Just getting the one guide gives her the opportunity to tell me off for not getting the right one. The cat's out of the bag I'm afraid Paul. Mrs RD knows that there are 600 different fabrics - at least the choice has been narrowed down to 580 - she's ruled out the leather ones that I like. @tekobo, now I like that idea : I've shown Mrs RD and I think we could be onto a winner here.

As a wife, this made me laugh. The Husband and I have long wanted a sofa from the Roche Bobois Mah Jong range. The key feature of this range is that you mix and match different patterns. It is the definition of the absence of decision making. We got their app, picked out a load of fabrics and made up a sofa. When we looked at it in the cold light of day we realised how awful it would look and toned it all down to a range of finishes that we thought we could live with long term. So we made a decision. Sort of. We like the result.

Bloody oath you nailed it with that Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk