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  1. Yes, very ugly, yet effective. im expecting a call from Dennis asking me to remove it. He doesn’t need these images circulating, could be bad for business! 😂 I’ll source a better cut soon to make up for it
    6 points
  2. Just make up a name for a new cut and say you paid $1500 for it. People will be impressed. Kobe Squiglet sounds good.
    4 points
  3. Basher, that has got to be the ugliest brisket I've seen, you did a great rescue on it. Hats off to you, Basher. Hope you have a wonderful holiday.
    3 points
  4. We are going on holidays tomorrow to the Gold Coast with some friends. i have to work today and wanted to take a cooked brisket with me- a poorly selected brisket, once opened I realised more than half was solid fat. the plan was to cook overnight, however, once trimmed there was only 1kg remaining. I didn’t really want to be up half the night with this poor excuse for food. It was sooo thin...... so close to pulling out and feeding it to the dog...... like we used to with brisket in this country. found some chorizo sausage in the fridge, and some string in the drawer. put it on at 9:30pm. Rigged up the smartfire to target 110c( 230f), and went to bed. i woke up at 6am with the internal meat temp reading 88.9c( 192f) and pulled it off at 6:30am. one slice for a photo then vac sealed it and put it in the fridge. It looks a bit ugly, but here it is, warts and all. Spicy, salty, juicy and pleased I didn’t feed it to the dog.
    3 points
  5. @Basher that pic of the brisket on the grill....props to you for sticking with it and posting it no matter what. They don’t always look pretty do they?
    2 points
  6. Hello everyone, Haven't got, or even ordered a KK yet - I have a similar hurdle to jump as others seem to have had to - or as Dennis has put it to me the "song and dance routine". I wanted to build a wood-fired oven about 7 years ago but Mrs RokDok was not keen on me using about a square yard of her flower bed, so tried to make a mobile one and once I'd screwed 16 heavy duty castors to an oak sleeper base and built it up to working height I realised that I'd already accounted for 650 kg of my 1.5 tonne weight limit before even starting the dome. It took two years of negotiation, the refurbishment of two bathrooms and the purchase of a (used) mini cabriolet for me finally to get planning permission. This must be the most expensive piece of real estate ever. Four months and a lot of mess and noise later (cutting each firebrick radially vertically and horizontally) I finished the 3.5 tonne oven. It's great - we use it mainly for pizza, takes an hour and a half to heat up and will stay warm for a day or two but it really only gets used in the summer.It's an event and focus for a gathering. I've used a 23 " Weber for 25 years now and use it as often as we can- got the hang of putting food on so we have an hour clear so we can to the pub (next door! ) for a couple of beers before eating. Being a bit loquacious here.. sorry. A couple of friends have got BGE, and the thought of having something that we could cook outside over winter, and that also was going to increase the range of what could be cooked was appealing so I ordered a Buffalo kamado. However it is not in stock and whilst I was trying to explain to Mrs RokDok what it was she had somehow got onto the KK website. I'm hopelessly hooked. I do a bit of home-brew and love the Blichmann gear - turn to jelly when I see something beautifully made, well engineered and using the best materials. I can cancel my Buffalo order easily, the job is to persuade Mrs RokDok of the absolute necessity and life or death importance of getting a KK. I've spent the day looking at sofas. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the ones that we bought when we got married 31 years ago apart from a bit of squeaking, a few stains and the odd handful of feathers which appear from them each morning. Wish me luck. I'm going down the pub now. I need a break, it could be fabrics tomorrow. Best RD
    1 point
  7. Welcome, David, I hope the trip to the courtyard goes well, have lots of hands to help and take your time. Please remember we all want to see pixs and pixs of the unveiling.
    1 point
  8. The bark looks good, an odd shape but, it's all about taste. Good idea about the dog, maybe later you can slide him a taste too
    1 point
  9. The ramp that comes off the crate is approx 4 1/4 inches and that would be including the plywood. Eliminate any possibility of having 500 lbs going in another direction. As stated, build a ramp so that you can easily roll it off that 8 in height. A 4 ft length as Tucker mentioned is a good length. When you see just how massive a 23 is, you'll take all the precautions. And it wouldn't hurt to have a friend or two
    1 point
  10. If it’s a step down you will need some ply as tucker suggested. if it’s a step up, maybe the ramp will work
    1 point
  11. I would not use the ramp that comes with the cooker to roll off the skid and the 8" drop all at once. I would set the crate a few feet away from the 8" drop, create another ramp that is about 4' long. Use 1/2" or 3/4" plywood, re-enforce the plywood with 2"x4" boards. roll the cooker off the crate with provided ramp, then roll over to 8" drop and down your home-made ramp.
    1 point
  12. Had some old lumber and an idea for a piece of real estate off the cooking area that was exposed to the weather. This two draw unit was built for waist high use and ease of accessibility. Storage down below for red oak splits or whatever hard wood around and an asphalt shingle roof to keep it dry. Plenty of space and some mods will be adapted for end use later...still a work in progress. Fits well in it's wooded area. The pic on the spin is from a spoon roast or sirloin, marinated in Stubbs Beef marinade overnight and later basted with the same. This I found was a tasty mariade and in the end added a nice color to the meat. And also a pic of my solo stove, cause everyone has one.
    1 point
  13. Thank you Tyrus, MAC. drumsticks tonight. honey soy and tandoori chicken with home made spices and yogurt. I haven’t made tandoori before. Turned out delish. Definitely do it again. The yogurt in the marinade tenderises the protein. Garlic, ginger, cardamom, turmeric, chilli and a couple of other spices.
    1 point
  14. Hi ckreef, thanks for your input, very interesting. I had seen a Santa Maria grill, but hadn't paid it much attention. I think it seems like too much hard work for me, at least for now with 3 young kids and pretty hectic job. I'll just have to settle for a KK. I really don't have that much room, and so to some degree having one BBQ, at least of reasonable size, is probably all I can handle. As mentioned, I have a 4 burner Weber gas, but I'd consider selling that and maybe even getting a smaller open griddle for when I just need to cook sausages or in a real hurry. ( or maybe a back up if I run out of charcoal, which isn't available where I am). And, I just updated my order to the 32" So probably won't be buying any other BBQs any time soon.
    1 point
  15. Thanks for the welcome, It's a sofa fabric discussion rather than cover fabric discussion at the moment, although I do think it would be cute to get something to match. Mackenzie - I have just cancelled the order for the other ceramic oven. Tekobo - gateway drug - I like that.... fixing up to have a look at some gear at a sofa maker on Wednesday. I also got my acoustic drum kit together and photographed it and it is going for sale on Gumtree and Reverb in the next day or so, so there will be a bit of cash freed up . I did cook on the Weber last night and had a couple of beers in the pub next door. Mrs RD was at home watching her favourite comedian on You-Tube - Konstantin Kissin - otherwise known as KK - I'm not usually superstitious but I think this too much of a coincidence. Basher - the 3.5 T includes the fairly substantial foundation and Portland stone slab base so the oven isn't really that giant. Internal diameter is 3 feet, the walls are one foot thick, it's about 7 feet long and about 6 ft + high excluding chimney. As requested : a pic (or two) The first one when I realised that mobile wasn't going to work.
    1 point
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