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A Friend in my condo flew back from San Diego yesterday and brought me some tortillas: I had to fill them with something obviously! I don’t think we will be going to the local Mexican any more! kK win! My Friend said he could smell it from the street: how Long can I keep getting away with a smoker in my condo: time will tell but I will enjoy it till then! Can’t wait to do a brisket in a few weeks when I get back from travel.

I used to own a Richard #7 Kamado, and a friend owns a #5. I helped with stuck dampers on both cookers. If POSK is too blue for you, try BTK ("Boat Thief Kamado"). Everyone here was nice to me, and I ended up buying a 23" Ultimate nine years ago. Like moving from a rusted out crop duster to a Lear jet. I had to convince my wife to spend the $700 on the Richard BTK. She convinced me to buy the 23" Ultimate from Dennis. Yes, penetrating oil and a homemade strap wrench. Somehow you have to apply sufficient rotational force without hurting yourself. Once it's apart, find yourself a stainless steel bolt and nut of identical gauge. Then, completely rehabilitate both the existing nut and bolt, by repeatedly working the new, clean hardware up and down the old hardware. Use appropriate solvents to suit the problem. In particular, it is possible to work a nut further along the existing bolt than is possible with the damper itself attached. Cleaning further gives you a margin, so completely closing the top damper never reaches the remaining corrosion. With this hardware, you can clean annually, and avoid future problems. If anything goes wrong, you can make repairs yourself. Your cooker will of course lose any value as an authentic antique, because no one can find the same crappy materials that Richard used at the factory.

If your goal was to get me off my duff to go make some carne asada, it worked. Even if that wasn't your goal...still worked.

Pork belly Bao buns again tonight, I love this meal! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh, so sorry. Try again

Agreed, I am more of a make from scratch cook myself. Usually to a fault lol

Great video and it looks easier than I imagined.

Great job on the tacos! If you're wondering when the condo association will figure out you have the smoker, I'm wagering it will be during the 18 hour brisket smoke. You can't hide a great smelling brisket. Should have asked Dennis for a nice camouflage tile pattern.

Here you go, I love all of the seasons of project smoke, and his new one project fire: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Go for it Steve, you won’t regret spending the time to make them. I use Steven Raichlens recipe for the pork and accompanying sauce and the recipe above for the buns, the only thing I do differently with the pork is I cook mine for 3 hours and then instead of slicing it and grilling it at high heat, I wrap mine in foil and cook until it proves like butter, usually another 2-3 hours. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That looks awesome alimac. I had one recently on a trip to NYC, mainly because I've been wanting to make it at home.

Here’s the recipe for the buns: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/steamed-bao-buns?utm_source=app Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I do, they’re surprisingly easy to make, all you need is a bamboo steamer to steam them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Bruce, it’s quickly becoming one of my favourites. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@tekobo - you had me hook, line and sinker at "goose fat!"

Love my new stubbie holder even though I picked the winner lol it's got that disco feel Outback Kamado Bar and Grill