BOC

Nice cooks everyone! Entirely too many to call out individually, but plenty of examples why this is the best forum…now I’m hungry!!!!


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with standoffs so the holes on the bottom are not blocked. 

As I understand it, the purpose of the holes on the bottom in the other method is to ensure the smoke travels through the fiery coals to “burn off” any of the bad smoke before it gets to the food. In this case, if you have it under the basket, I don’t know why you couldn’t just have the holes up. Flipping it upside down or even just using a more traditionally sold rectangular smoker box for gar grills, etc. that lies flat on the bottom of the KK.

Love the idea. Let us know how it goes.


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BOC, that meat looks perfect and the peaches sound extra tasty.  

Thanks Mack! It was a nice change to go with a butter seared steak. Great crust and flavor. The caveman in me still prefers the flavor better from the direct flames.


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No grill pics but grill cooked.

Reverse sear filet. But using a cast iron on the fire box with some ghee in it.

Rosemary garlic roasted potatoes and carrots.

Grilled peaches with blue cheese and balsamic drizzle.



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I’ll be using coffee char for the first time tomorrow. I hope I don’t like it as I know I can’t get more right now LOL

Good luck. It’s become my favorite charcoal of all. But I can’t say I’ve tried an abundance of variety either. Really like the flavor profile though.


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The lid was opened a good portion of the time as I was trying to really crisp the bacon. So no surprise that the handle got hot

Same happens to me when I’m grilling at a high heat or if I leave it open for a bit too long when swapping out pizzas. You only make that mistake once though

Anybody tried Lumber Jack Lump or Carolina Cookwood lump? Running low on my initially purchased KK char and without an option to get more, I’ve read entirely too much on nakedwhiz forum. The result…me with a long list of things I want to try but need to narrow down within reason.


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Heat Deflector
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Pizza and wings kind of Saturday.

Wings- sprayed with duck fat, seasoned and left overnight. Then smoked with hickory chunks in the smoker pot at ~225F for 95 min. Dial up heat to 350-400F for 30-40 min more. sauce them as you like with hot, honey bbq, garlic park, and Asian zing options. Pictures were an after thought but I got one early in the grill and one late before the last of them.

Pizzas - 4, 14-16in. Pies. heat soak KK to 500-525 with baking stone in. Hand toss. Olive oil on parchment paper. Straight on the stone. Remove the paper after 2-3 min and rotate pie. Rotate pie once more 2-3 min later. Done in about 9 min
(Pics front to back):
- pepperoni, sausage and green olive
- honey sriracha chicken with jalapeño. Highly recommend you google this recipe, follow the principle and make your own rendition.
- sausage and pepperoni
- margarita with pickled onions and reduced balsamic drizzle









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Just gotta ask...  BOC..  where are you located?  THAT VIEW IS STUNNING!

Thank you Tania! I live on a little inland lake in Southwest Michigan.

Edited to add the view from the lake side

This happened just after my Saturday Rotisserie chicken, Alabama white sauce and risotto cook. Love summers.


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[mention=3675]BOC[/mention] nice work! How many people you feeding?

24 people and a few more that bopped in from the lake. Mom turns 70 on the 7th so we are celebrating with the whole family, plus the usual 4th of July lake celebrations and traffic.

Everything came out excellent. I added some Mac and cheese on once I pulled the brisket to rest. Mexican corn and my wife’s killer broccoli salad to top it off. Great food. Great company. Great day.


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22lb brisket and 6 racks of baby backs. Plenty of room for more.

Happy Fourth of July to those on this side of the pond.


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[mention=3378]Basher[/mention]you might be right I’ve never used that upper grate/flipped method. Will try to remember for next time 

Yes, I’ve done this. I actually did this and used the double bottom drip on top of it…probably didn’t need to do both but I felt better about the pan not being directly on the fire

I use a FireBoard and Pit Bull from BBQ guru when using a fan control. I have a 32” so I went with the pit bull over viper but I don’t think I needed it. The viper would have done the trick as well. It always stays within 5-10 of target temp.


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Yeah, mine has the scallops too. I’d have to piece it together in the basket to remember exactly…Once you get it in the basket it always seems obvious to me though, because of how the flat pieces fit into the scallops around the same height they are in the basket. That said, I never inquired if there was a true proper way, so I could have been doing it backwards this entire time as well.


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Basket splitter video. Basically the two poles screw into the half moon and the slider goes on that perpendicularly. The other pieces cover depending on how much fire vs dead basket you want.


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Facebook Market is the new Craigslist. If you are on it, post it there. You’ll get hits. People will share it on the big green egg forum and other bbq enthusiast forums organically.


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Well done Troble! You are a better man than I am.


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Well. It arrived. This thing is amazing. That’s not news to anyone on this forum though.  I do have a question: what am I doing wrong with this rotisserie? The drive shaft for the motor appears to be too long to allow me to get the bracket together.  I’m sure I’m doing something wrong here. Thanks for the help. 
 

Install the rotisserie bracket under/behind the table bracket. Or remove the table bracket. Either will work, I have mine under the table bracket just so I can keep it on all the time.

You’ll lose a score on the right for roto bracket but you don’t need it.





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Picked her up. 24 lbs. fits in the KK perfectly. Going to try my method of starting on stomach and then flipping to go shopping but we’ll se how it goes. Also need to pop the eyeballs out before cooking
Very happy that it fits in my fridge as well

Let the games begin!


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I have two questions:

1. What kind of side tables are those? New Age?
2. Where are you going to put the karaoke machine?


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A 21 and a 42 - a great combination.  How do you decide which to use and do you divide up the fire basket in the 42 or burn a full basket every time?  I am feeling my way with the extra space in my 32 trying to decide if I keep it in two zone configuration for most of the time or not.  

I’ll weigh in on this one. No 42 for me tekobo, but I’ve found that I don’t use the splitter much in my 32. I just load it up and light it. If I need two zone for a good reverse sear, veggie cook, etc., I mostly haven’t bothered with the splitter, I just load up one side of the basket, light it up and go…I have a feeling that will quickly become the norm for me unless I am grilling for a larger number than 2-4 because I might need more precision in my zone management. It probably not quite as fuel efficient as using the splitter but I’m not one to put the extra squeeze on my char use unless I’m running low.

And great space buzillo! I’d probably never leave the house with that in my backyard.


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Disclaimer* I’m still in the early stages of my vent settings…but once I hit 225, to keep it I do about an eighth - a quarter turn on the top hat and use the middle size circle hole on the right vent for 225-250. Outside temp does matter in my case, ergo the 1/8-1/4 top hat depending. If I open the bottom any more than that, it always seems to climb above 225.

That said, I always open the left vent on full while trying to reach temp to get it there faster. I have no idea how long it would take if you tried starting with such little airflow, but I’m betting you wouldn’t want to wait that long.


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First brisket in the books, it came out excellent!

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Looking good! I’m very impressed at my briskets in the KK. A traditionally not forgiving meat to smoke has been exceptional consistently. Looks like we ate similarly today. No wrap, just lump, a smoke pot, the FireBoard for temp only (no fan) and patience. Foil for mess prevention only, no wrap, 15 hrs at 225-240.




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