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Following up on my curiousity deal to David Chang I made approx 5lbs of Boerewors with a 50/50 blend of pork and beef. The ingredients were a bit different from a conventional sausage, this one had some unusual additions as worstershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, cloves, corriander & nutmeg, to name a few giving the sausage a unique tangy flavor, but in a good way with a desire to keep reaching for another slice. I did toss in some red pepper, half a Jalepeno and parsley all for color, and almost tossed some in red pepper flakes, had the jar in my hand, but figured straying to far from an original recipe might not be a good thing, besides the wife complains if it's too hot. The meat was prepared on my offset running 200-225 for 2 1/2 hrs to 160 internal using cherry and oak. I know the traditional way is over an open fire, however this method always turns out a nice product and for a few hours I get to feed and work a fire, now that's entertainment.

I was so busy i forgot to take pics while cooking but .....

Jonj, unbelieveable, my 23 is like Toney's, dark as hell down there. It's unreadable now, I'd would need a hieroglyphic translator to read it.

Brisket for a nice spring day with kids being home Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never left my hand Jonj, when I swigged my beer or visiting the restroom.

I hope @Tyrus, as a proper Braai-Master, you at least kept the tongs in your possession at all times! 😛

Not a problem, I found a recipe on YT by a S.African gent. I looked over a few and one common addition seems to be Corriander. Going to do it today, I'd post the results however I'm having a bit of a problem with my photo storage. Seems when I add them in the pictures go where they want, have you ever tried looking through a thousand photos of mostly cooking pics....it ain't fun. Nope, not that one, Nope, not that one, etc, etc

Yes, as @jonj said, the South African is @Braai-Q. I am pretty certain he shared his boerewors sausage recipe with me but I just can't lay my hands on it at this moment. Hopefully all this tagging will wake him up and he will find his way over to help you! Great looking cooks all. Can't wait for our summer to kick in.

@Tyrus KK-DY5123 But, I "cheated" - it's on the original invoice when I bought it in 2012!

https://komodokamado.com/collections/23-ultimate-spare-parts/products/23-ultimate-new-one-piece-main-gasket This one. My 23 is 13 years old and this one works fine. I’m pretty sure the physical design of the lid/body seal hasn’t changed, and this is the newest design. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Is that what is referred to as signature bread? Dinner for two,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,dozen, looking good.

Fruita Wood is back live and taking orders https://fruitawoodchunks.com

@Braai-Q

The new one-piece replaces the two previous gaskets. The second outside gasket was added for the weight of the 32" lid as a cushion to protect the grill lips from guests that like to slam lids and doors after one too many adult beverages... You can use the new one on all grills that have the 45º section on the lips..

Just resize it and you'll be fine.

I don't know why, but for some reason, profile pics/emojis/icons, etc. have to be 500kb. It's not an issue with uploading pics into a message or post. I had to edit mine down to size to get it to work. Good luck!

Paper?! and from 2012, that's a long time ago, something that old would have molded away or turned to dust by now. You musta vac-sealed.

Just a little more info, mine originally came with the single gasket. The next evolution was the additional gasket on the horizontal of the lip. Finally, the one piece version of the two gaskets, which is what i have now. Previous to all this, i believe the gasket was a fiber material. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

With all the collective interest on this I went out and checked mine. Come to find out I have a split gasket, one side attached to the backside of the 90 degree facing refractory wall and the other sitting on the180 flat. So if your confused to which gasket to use when you state you have a 45 degree raised lip, well I would give Dennis a call as C6bill suggested. Give him a call, over the years Dennis has modified the gasket, not sure if based on design of the KK or related performance to the gasket. Reach out, he loves sitting by the phone.

The little metal tab in the back, shown here:

boerewors pap chakalaka

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.

Home from vacation and it was warm enough to fire up the KK for dinner last night. Pork Chop and Corn. This early in the season, I'm guessing the corn is from FL? It was OK - a bit tough (expected if shipped from that far away), but it did have a bit of sweetness to it, so not all bad. Direct, main grate, 325F, with a chunk of peach. (BTW - just got my box from Fruita. Sad to see them go!)

This is the other stay I’ve been cooking which you’ve all seen 100x pork tenderloin with air fryer potatoes tossed it duck fat and dusted with Parmesan cheese once removed too lazy to even cook a veg!

i used to eat this every other day when i was working in lower Manhattan. sold out quick so i always made sure i got to the soup kitchen on time.. adapted from this yt recipe, but i used pork meat and added a ton of chili flakes in the meatballs. italian style foods are always better spicy for some reason. the broth is homemade. i don't like broth from a box. oh and when making the meatballs, they are supposed to be mini, so piping them through a disposable pastry bag is the way to go. you don't want to roll these by hand. it would take forever...