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American Wagyu brisket from Costco, coffee wood smoke, coffee cardamom rub. This was a good one. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Woo hoo! Our Mexican neighbour helped with making the tortillas. I think her expectations were low and this Al Pastor recipe far, far exceeded her and her husband's expectations. Hurrah for @Troble. I made fish tacos to start, followed by Al Pastor and then finished with pineapple and ginger sorbet. I was touched by the fact that she has not been able to get to Mexico for a while (looking after sick old dog) and so was super happy to have the taste of Mexico brought to her. And her husband loved rolling the meat in the fat that accumulated in the bottom of the pan.

Reverse seared ribeyes at 450⁰ topped with chanterelles simmered in a garlic butter sauce. Steamed and grilled the corn and broccolini on the Napoleon grill at medium heat for about 15 minutes. Pulled the ribeye off the lower grate at 128⁰ internal temp and it's perfection. YUMMM!

Roasted a chicken tonight based on a recipe by Samin Nosrat. Served with basmati rice, some veges and the green sauce from @Troble’s famous recipe. It turned out great- crispy skin and super juicy.

Salt, pepper, Butter, olive oil, garlic, lemon chicken

Finally a chance to smoke Beef Plate Ribs. These are insanely rich and flavorful. Did these @ 275 for about 7 hrs. Kept smoke generator going most of the cook with Hickory chunks and coffe chunks .

Last night I got out two frozen chooks that my Italian butcher had spatchcocked and deboned for me. Per another post on this forum, I tried dusting one of the chickens with baking powder to see if the skin came out crispy. Heat soaked the 32 to 250C and cooked the chickens on the top grate. IMG_0175.MOV That fat came out of the chickens. Soooo delicious. The chicken on the right was the one with the dusting of baking powder. It came out a little browner but no real discernable difference in skin crispiness. I also cooked dessert on the KKs. Roasted strawberries with sugar and black pepper followed by a few drops of rose water at the end. Then I cooked some chocolate fondant Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their KK cooked dinner! P.S. The starter was not KK cooked but it is worth a mention. Sous vide cooked octopus legs, compressed in a meat press for making ham, cooled and then sliced to make octopus carpaccio. Game changingly delicious with a drizzle of good olive oil.

Memorial Day brisket(s)

The weather here has been miserable for more than 2 weeks, no sun, just rain, wind and cold. I don't care I'm lighting my KK anyway.

When I was trying to decide what size KK to buy, all those years ago, @ckreef's advice was to buy two. He was adamant you needed more than one to make sure you got all the components of your dinner ready at the same time. Well, I took his advice and here is Christmas dinner, cooked on my 23 (high heat throughout) and 32 (very low and slow for most of the time and hot at the end to cook up the pigs in blankets). Happy Holidays everyone! I never normally have turkey but here is a boned turkey leg which I seasoned and then my husband added lardo and rolled it up for roasting. Rolled turkey leg and standing rib roast in the 32 after first having been browned in the 23. Potatoes were roasted in the 23. And the pigs in blankets (sausages wrapped in bacon) were cooked on the 32 when the other meat was taken off to rest. I finished off the skin on the beef roast with the MAPP torch before resting. The cook was edge to edge perfect, with the very low and slow time it had in the 32. It was an outstanding Christmas meal, with just the Brussel sprouts and sauce cooked indoors. Deeeelicious!

This pic was 4 hours in, I wrapped it 3 hours ago. It should be done soon and the finished product 😁

Another great fish meal on the Kamado. I live in the Rochester. my area and we went out on a friends boat last night in Lake Ontario , had some great conversations and caught some steelhead and salmon. Today I cooked a steelhead filet that I brushed with olive oil, sprinkled with sea salt and fresh ground pepper, as well as B T Leigh’s Something for Spring Asian rub on cast iron at 400°. My wife made lemon artichoke pasta as a side. Both were wonderful. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My lady friend asked for a turkey sandwich the other day

Yesterday I decided it was time to do some pork ribs. Lit the KK and shortly there after unexpected company arrived. In all the commotion I forgot about checking the KK temp. It was 425F and time was wasting. I needed to get the ribs on so they'd be done before bedtime. I put the ribs on and shut dome vents down to almost closed. By the time 5 hours had pasted the temp was now about 225F. We all know the last thing one wants to do is overheat a KK, it takes forever to get the temp down. I was dreading opening the KK. Surprise my ribs weren't burnt to a crisp. There's still hope for a nice dinner. I will admit the ribs were a little dry but the KK flavour more than made up for that. Plated with a baked potatoe with taragon, butternut squash and the first radish of the season.

Here's a smoked/rotisserie chicken over a pan of beans. We gave it a cajun style dry rub and basted it with a cajun-bacon compound butter towards the end of the cook. Also made a tangy jalapeño slaw and cornbread. Everything came out great but the beans (pinto & black) with the drippings, bacon, poblanos, coffee, etc. sort of stole the show. I used the heat deflector as a shelf for the pan to keep it off the direct heat.

I honestly LOVE Aron Franklins process 50/50 course cracked pepper and kosher salt. Not going to lie I like a little blackening seasoning and cayenne also. Cook at 275F for 7-8 hrs no wrapping to really keep the Bark intact . Did these a couple weekends ago just melted like butter in your mouth . Used the big double bottom drip tray with beer and rosemary to protect from direct heat. Oh forgot chilled them in the freezer to cool em down and cold smoked em for 2 hrs (Hickory/Pecan) the day before thats the 2nd picture with no seasoning .

Now that I’m getting settled and have succumbed into my obsession, here’s a some picks of my cooks. I’m cooking 3-4 times a week and everything has blown me and everyone else away with the outcome. Thanks everyone for your encouragement, advise, and support! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

One of my favourite meals to cook on the KK is paella. Especially since moving to our new house, which has an induction cooktop. Steel paella pans are never perfectly flat, so induction cooking is a pain. And then there is the mess. Cooking a paella outdoors, over fire, is one of life’s great pleasures. And that’s all traditional paella was- a rice dish cooked over fire in a pan. Having spent some time in Valencia, I’m well versed in traditional paella- and often make a traditional inspired dish with chicken, green beans and sliced Roma tomatoes. At other times- I go maximalist. Tonight, with my parents visiting from interstate, was maximalist. Chorizo, chicken thighs, baby calamari, prawns and mussels with Roma tomato, saffron, spicy smoked and sweet pimenton, fresh rosemary from the garden and green beans on top. My friends always complain that I say that each iteration of a dish was the best ever. They have a point. Nevertheless this was the best paella ever- smoky, spicy, redolent of the aromas of fresh seafood and herbs, the bitter crunch of the soccsrat from the bottom of the pan. Sharpened up with a healthy squeeze of fresh lemon over the top. Heaven.

Brown sugar & maple syrup glazed bone in pork chop with duck fat and truffle salt air fryer potatoes and roasted carrots

Prepping for Super Bowl tonight. We are in Italy and our friend is going to open his bar so we can watch the game from 00:30 tonight. I will be introducing the Italians to Franks Hot sauce and blue cheese dressing. Not brave enough to try to get my KK 16 down in the lift and down the road to the bar and so we will be using their professional oven. Here is what 5kg of wings, neatly prepared by our local butcher, look like. Dry marinade applied, now waiting in the fridge. Fly Eagles Fly!

This must be the year for Christmas Rib Roast. Smoked (apple & cherry) a smaller (4 pound trimmed) boneless rib roast this year at 200°F, then seared for 7 minutes total at 450°F. Covered and held until it reached 128°F. Served with farm-style green beans, three cheese potatoes, and a 2008 Spottswoode Cabernet.

Merry Christmas. Santa delivered two primes, a 9.5 and 8.5lb so both were cooked on the 23 KK. The first on the 24th without a sear but cooked at a variable temp, the second with a sear on the 25th. Both tasty, and were festive meals for all, each a bit different but easy work when finished on a KK.

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It had been awhile since i did beef ribs, but i was going to my sisters for diner I figured it was time for some. And a little steak just to be sure we had enough food lol

I First steaks on the 32”, prime ribeyes, SPG, seared at 700. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

A nice weekend to make some chicken 😁

Sunday dinner consisting of 1/2 split turkey with two cod wrapped medley seafood stuffed pieces, fresh butternut squash, mashed potatoe, asparagus, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce. Two wines, a German reisling and a Georgian red. A beautiful New England day, one possibly the last for sitting out to enjoy as fall takes hold of the temperature..

ribs today on a lovely Fall day…. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Inspired by @tekobo, African dinner. Suya pepper beef and jollof rice. Gorgeous day, so i ate dinner outside on the deck.

Not deterred by the pending snow, fired up the KK to do some jerk chicken on pimento wood, of course! And because it was the Ides of March, plated with a Caesar salad to go with the pineapple salsa. Glad that I got this cook in, because this is what I woke up to this morning.

Sunday nights are non-stop activity around here, as with two school aged kids who are busy with many activities during the week it’s sometimes the only night to get any cooking done… So the KK was busy managing a chicken, chorizo, Roma tomato and green bean paella- while inside a bolognaise sauce was made, as well as choc chip cookies and brownies for the lunch boxes (and banana bread which didn’t make it into the final photo as it was still in the oven!)

Simple Paella here tonight with chicken and chorizo- with the smaller one more basic for the kids. I love cooking paella on the KK, and since we now have an induction stovetop inside isn’t really an option anyway! Originally paella was cooked over a fire, so it feels right. Always like having everything lined up ready to go, then it’s an easy and relaxed dinner to cook.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk On at 7:00AM central. Dry brine over nite, SPG, not gonna wrap.

3 bone prime rib, bones on the bottom protecting the spinalis. The pan is 16” wide, the 38” just swallows it up. Mixed in the butter is thyme, rosemary, garlic, and black pepper. I dry brined it overnight. Merry Christmas everyone! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Been quite a while since I last posted a cook on here, so thought I would share this one. I really wanted to do something different other than just smoking another Wagyu Prime Rib for the holiday (yes, I know how weird that sounds to say, lol) and I was fortunate enough to acquire this beastie 2 days before Thanksgiving. Prepped with salt, pepper and garlic (kept it simple) and smoked it on the Ultimate 23 for 8.5 hours at 225 degrees using Coco Char with a combo of hickory and plum wood and end result was amazing, the flavor, juiciness, tenderness (and that A5 richness!) were absolutely insane, it literally dissolved on your tongue! Calling this one a HUGE hit with the family is an understatement, will definitely be doing this one again in the future!👍☺ Thank you, Dennis, for making such an amazing grill!!🙏👍👏😊

I got a really weird looking turkey for Thanksgiving this year. But it tasted great 😊

Beef tenderloin on the KK . Plated with some mushrooms and smoked squash.

@Dennis -- Tri-Tip... your California roots are showing!

Ended the weekend with another nice cook of stuffed jalapenos, local corn, and chicken. Made bruschetta with a tomato off my plant. plated with some homemade potato salad.

Short notice dinner plans last night resulted in a 3.3kg porchetta on the roti. Good times.

Spinning a Huli Huli Chook and Pineapple with Dizzy Pig Pineapple Head on the 32.

Smoked a lamb breast today. This is my 2nd attempt with this cut, the first time was pretty much a disaster. Lightly salted them for an overnight dry brine, coated them with Berbere spice early this morning. On the smoker at 230 degrees. Finished the ribs with a coat of Bachans Sweet Honey Japanese BBQ sauce. They turned out nicely, the sweet sauce and berbere spice rub worked well together. I'm looking forward to cooking these again. Enjoy Steve

I managed to use up half of this 22kg squash (galeux d'Eysines variety) for my New Year's party vegan dish When I piled it all into my double bottomed pan in the 32, I started to regret not having bought a 42. Luckily it all cooked down nicely and, with the addition of some cooked grains and romesco sauce, it was a real hit on the night. Meat eaters found solace in this pork paella, cooked in my greenhouse to stay out of the wind. And yes, @tony b, there was soccarat!

Spinning a chook.

I started by dry brining the four steaks that I cut from a Picahna that I bought from Costco on Friday. My cook used a half basket of charcoal, cranked the heat up to about 400 and started the cook on the indirect side until it reached an internal temperature of about 110-115 degrees. Then I moved them over to the hot side and finished cooking to get a nice sear and render the fat cap. Target eating temperature was about 130 for a nice medium rare.

Decided to do a batch of chicken drumsticks today, rain or not!

We had Thanksgiving early, so i cooked up a small Butterball, the skin rendered out nicely if i do say so myself 🤣 And bread of course, one extra tangy sourdough and one cranberry cinnamon honey sourdough. I also made a caraway seed rye not pictured. And Cranberry walnut loaf.

Finally mobile enough after breaking my leg to venture into the backyard… have spent the last 3 days tidying the front yard and backyard. Our house no longer looks abandoned! Unsurprisingly am completely shattered with exhaustion- but did manage to fire up the KK for a nice mixed grill tonight… corn, vege basket with potato, sweet potato, broccoli and asparagus, beef sausages, chicken satay skewers, marinated lamb ‘lollipops’ and a couple of eye fillet steaks. A big hit with the family after a long hiatus!

Tri tip cooked like a brisket, coffee cardamom rub. Cooked to 203, no wrap, rested about an hour. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk