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I've just remembered that one neighbour said she was from Mexico. She is the one most likely to be upwind of the KK. Will try to win her over with @Troble's Al Pastor recipe one day soon....

a little dry aged steak lunch. cream sauce made with demi-glace. you put this sauce on a shoe and i'd probably eat it..

some recent cooks on the bincho grill. too hot to cook on the roof during the day, so i have to cook on the balcony. there's a charcoal chimney called Firestack Duo by Yak Grills that I really like using with open charcoal grills like this. you can start the charcoal in the chimney and keep the lit charcoal for reuse next time in a container that nests inside the chimney.

Those bears of yours look nice and gentle @MacKenzie but I am absolutely certain I would not want them prowling around my yard!!!

I was pushed over the edge by the KK Clean Crew. 16 KK cleaned out.

Forgot about this page and made a post on KK cooks - sorry for the duplication! Hello all KKrs. It has been a while since I've posted but not for lack of cooking. Did my first beef cheeks this weekend for the purposes of a good old barbacoa taco. Smoked at 260ish for 4 hours with only an S&P rub, leaning heavily on the fresh ground pepper. I made an adobo with guajillo and ancho chilis, onion, garlic, fresh graded cinnamon, dried mexican oregano, salt, and white vinegar, and water. Since I couldn't find wagyu beef cheek and took whatever was available at the store (I assume choice), I added about 1/2 a cup of wagyu tallow to the dutch oven as it started heating alongside the cheeks the last 30 minutes of the cheek smoke. Put the cheeks in the adobo in the KK after 4 hours. I realized 3 hours into the adobo braise I'd forgot to put the lid on the dutch oven so the sauce had cooked down a lot. I added a couple of cups of water, put the lid on, then continued the braise in the KK for another 1.5 hours, 4.5 total. Then shred the meat, scoop off some of the extra fat from the adobo, return meat to broth. Before serving I'd put the meat in a bowl and mash with a spoon to get the liquid to the surface, returning the liquid to the pot and leavingn the meat flatted in the bowl. Finished off with a fresh roasted tomatillo salsa that was fiery from the serano. Canned charro beans from HEB (they're fantastic - just add some S&P while heating). Smokey, rich with fat, spicy (not hot) from the adobo sauce - it is perfection on a corn tortilla Lunch is going to kick-ass for the next few days!

I think that's the secret, they need to know the smoke does not represent a problem, just you cooking.:)

Not so shiny anymore...

Had my neighbor and his family over today, asked him what he wanted me to cook he said brisket. So I made brisket again. This time I took a page out of @C6Billbook and used Holy Cow. Turned out great Caesar salad, rosemary/garlic/sour cream/Parmesan mashed potatoes & cornbread

Pork Rib cook today. The KK was rock solid for 5 hours at 250F. I hope these critters are not out tonight. I don't need them up at my KK. There are twins roaming around and a single bear.