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I have dreams of attempting a pig one day. How did you cook that bad boy?

@tekobo I also thought the longer you marinate the better and that’s why I originally pushed out my first schawarma marinade and then I subsequently found out the chicken would be mushy, so I had to throw it out and when I went to rebuy there was only bone in thighs....this why I used a combination of bone in thighs and breasts on my first attempt

@tekobo that’s look great! Nice work! All I meant by do not overmarinate was I read a lot about citrus particularly lemon and lime breaking down the chicken meat and it becoming stringy if you marinate it too long. what temp did you cook it at?

She wouldn’t be happy with me posting pictures of her on the internet she already thinks I’m strange posting so much food pics

@tekobo Here is the recipe I’ve been using for the marinade (I found it on Pinterest) https://www.unicornsinthekitchen.com/homemade-chicken-shawarma-recipe/ Definitely don’t over marinate the chicken After cooking it twice I definitely would do the following 1. Definitely try to thread the chicken over the main spit and pull it over the forks to try to create an even meat stack 2. get a foil tray or something you can place as an indirect heat shield but also something that can catch the meat. 3. Slice it as it gets done and let it crisp up a bit 4. Mediterranean salad is really nice with it https://www.wellplated.com/mediterranean-chickpea-salad/ 5. toast some pita bread 6. I like more garlic in my Tadziki than this recipe but it works https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/easy-tzatziki-recipe-1924366.amp its really fairly easy (&cheap) to make and it’s going to be a staple I my home especially during summer. good luck!

Cooked a bunch of chicken breasts for food for the next few days. Every time I make chicken breast on my KK my wife comments about how juicy it is. Indirect with mesquite wood then finished last few minutes over direct heat used the chicken for the summer Salad tonight with arugula, strawberries, candied walnuts, Parmesan cheese and raspberry vinaigrette dressing. And just for @tony b I took a photo of my wife and my favorite white wine from Trader Joe’s which pairs perfect with this dish took a couple KK cooked breasts and used them in a Mac n cheese with green peas that will be my kids dinner the next few days as well

Pizza night

@AJR you cooking on that bad boy today? Cmon fire something up! Your KK looks great. Tons to start enjoying that bad boy. If you need any help getting set up hit me up I’ll be around all day

Beautiful job Basher. I really like your moms tiles and how your incorporating them into your space your backyard is spectacular. The fire pit, the limestone, the tiles, the lighting, the countertop.... it’s just beautiful man. It’s been a pleasure watching you do this and thank you for sharing your brainpower with me on mine BTW your KK really pops with the color contrast of the stones and the placement. It looks really great. Cheers to you sir!

83 degree weather calls for Mediterranean food. Chicken schwarma with Mediterranean salad and homemade Tadziki first time I attempted this I cooked the chicken at 350 and I was only able to get bone in chicken thighs, so I did a mixture of bone in thighs and breasts which wasn’t ideal today I did boneless skinless chicken thighs and I also cooked it at 475-500 like I did my adobada/al pastor and I shaved the outside every 15-20 minutes avd jet the carvings fall into an aluminum tray below to crisp up. results are in and the high heat/foil tray crisping method was far, far superior to my initial attempt at this dish. Will be utilizing this method going forward

Gotta up your game to go with the KK! 😀 we do paper plates exclusively when we entertain...nothing wrong with paper plates IMO

Used more of my KK cooked mesquite smoked chicken breast to make a garden salad tonight. Bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots, avocados, honeycrisp apples and Parmesan cheese. With raspberry vinaigrette dressing paid my penance for last weekends taco gluttony with 3 chicken salads this week

Played around with the lighting tonight while watching Radiohead and the sunset

@Basher thank you for the detailed description I’ll be trying that next week so last night I cooked a couple of packets of chicken breast with this rub my butcher sells called “Chicken Shit” it’s pretty tasty. we made one my favorite summer salads last night but I forgot to take pictures of the cook or h but we remade the salad tonight KK cooked w/mesquite wood chicken breast served over arugula, strawberries, candied walnuts, Parmesan cheese with raspberry vinagerette dressing. I make this often so will post more photos next time

Thanks Tony. I was pretty happy last night watching my Phish concert in surround sound from my pool and hot tub. It’s literally exactly what I dreamed of doing 5 years ago. Being able to cook pizzas and now do al pastor/adobada is just what I always wanted. The last piece is installing all our citrus trees and planting the vegetable garden but I’m waiting till we tent the house for termites before planting. And we’re waiting to tent the house till we replace the roof. Supposed to get permits from the City hopefully today so that solar/roof/battery/EV chargers project will kick off soon it’ll all be ready for when you come through for the brewers convention don’t you worry 😀

Here are some daytime shots. We got a nice teaK table And I found this cool contraption to walk mount the hose for easy cleaning and maintenance. Wife is getting candles, table runners, plates etc and as I mentioned before lounges and umbrellas won’t be here till july. I bought a receiver so I could create 3 different “zones” for the speakers. 2 for the TV, 2 for the pool & hot tub and 2 for the BBQ area that way I don’t have to have the whole yard bumping if I’m only in one area. Tested it out last night and was able to crank it without disrupting my family inside or the neighbors gotta hide all these speaker wires today

Just getting my day going Tony and I’m starving now! I’ll eat a big bowl of that jumbalya right now please and thank you. Nice cook!

Basher - that steak is cooked perfect for my tastes. Can you tell me what you did to “forward sear” it? You put in the lower grate first? Then Indirect on top? How long and what temps?

Thanks my wife came up with that. She showed our contractor a picture on Pinterest and he built it exactly. He’s coming over today to build a similar case for the audio receiver so I can protect it from the weather

Edison bulbs and surround sound were installed today. Also purchased outdoor dining table and barstools since last update. Just waiting on chez lounges and umbrellas to finish but those wont be here till end of July. as of today I can now live stream music, shows and anything else on the Apple TV in surround sound from my hot tub while I cook on my KK....very excited

Contact me anytime if you’d like to come check it out

@MacKenzie how did you cook the drumsticks? Your meal looks divine although your beet looks lonely 😀

Took my leftover carne asada and grilled it on my KK. On Friday I cooked the carne asada on my griddle while my adobada was spinning on the KK. The carne asada today was far superior than what I cooked Friday. I cooked it over direct heat got it crispy and threw in a piece of mesquite wood for added flavor took the carne and used the crema sauce from yesterday to make more TACOS! Also re-used the adobada...

I would love to host you Tony. Hope it happens