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Me, too. I don't have the rotisserie, but have done ducks on my vertical roaster. Eager to learn more. They are one of the harder cooks to do well.

Eager to hear, Susan, how the hot sauce turns out. Have gotten good feedback on mine. It's HOT!

Great job, Wilbur! Looks like a seasoned pro did it! Big, big fan of garlic rosemary potatoes. Never done them on the KK, though. Fine balance between crispy brown exteriors and nice soft moist interiors, but when it's done right, they are awesome!! The biggest thing that I've learned that affects the outcome is the size of the potato pieces. I have a tendency to cut them a bit small (bite sized) and they dry out easier than if I make them bigger. And, you're right Wilbur, lots of olive oil helps too!

Yes, it will do that. For tonight's cook, I just dumped the rest of my full basket of coco from a previous cook on top of the coals in the split basket so I didn't have to handle them directly, but they still broke apart some. Was being lazy and didn't want to go to the garage and get another bag of regular charcoal to refill the split basket.

Awesome.

To quote Mel Brooks, "It's good to be the king!"

My guess, you're using an Apple product (MAC, iPhone). Their software is known to do that. I don't own any Apple stuff, so no personal accounts from me, just what I've seen posted by others.

Midleton - WOW! Expensive taste, Doc. Jealous! Definitely, The Doors, "Strange Days" album. (2nd album choice, "LA Woman") Sorry to hear that Susan. Hope you got it on Amazon so it's not a hassle to send it back.

My top vent isn't that "free wheeling" that I'd worry about that being the cause, at least in my case, Doc. Have had the hat move slightly when opening/closing the lid, though. But, I will do a direct observation next windy day cook, just to confirm. That is true, Robert, and I normally keep the damper just barely cracked to be on the safe side, having had temps get away because it was too open. But, in the case of the windy day issue, I don't think it factors in much, as the Bernoulli effect is far more prevalent on the top vent. Too much pressure drop across the fan to be a direct concern on the Guru port. That said, if the Guru damper is open a lot, it does make it easier for the top vent to pull more air through on a windy day (vacuum draw). If I were more ambitious in following up on this, I'd run an experiment setting up the KK with the Guru and a box fan. Pick a nice calm day. After getting the KK up and stable at say 250F, then point the box fan directly at the Guru, blowing directly into it, with the fan on high speed and see if there's any change in temperature over say a 15 minute period. Then, run the experiment again, this time, remove the Guru (plug the port) and open the lower vent just slightly. Let the KK stabilize at that setting. Point the fan directly at the lower vent and monitor the temperature. Finally, move the fan to a position where it blows only at the top vent and repeat the experiment. My hypothesis is that the most profound effect on the temperature will be on the 3rd test - top vent. I suspect you will see negligible effect on the Guru test and probably a little increase in temperature on the lower vent test.

Thread inspired me to do some Asian cooking tonight to use up some leftovers from weekend grilling. Used up the roasted chicken to make some Tom Yum Kha soup. A big chunk of the roasted pork roast wrapped in bacon became pork in Szechuan black bean sauce. 美食帶來的快樂 (Měishí dà i lái de kuà ilè) (Food brings Happiness)

Of all the problems that I've had with the new Forum software, I have to say that this hasn't been one of them. But, most of the time, I'm only uploading 3 or 4 pics at a time.

Use pulled pork for a lot of things - pizza, omelets, fried rice, but never thought about using rib meat. Good call, Wilbur! Got some leftover ribs in the fridge - Hmmm, what can we use them for tonight??

Where's the pics, Doc? Toss in some gochujang and sesame oil into that marinade and we're in business! Plan B - Doc's marinade with Chinese 5-spice powder with some extra szechuan peppercorns tossed in and a shot of Sriracha - bingo, bango, bongo!

Tonight's cook - cajun blackened pork chops. Basket splitter to conserve charcoal (it really does!). 550F in the dome, which puts the grate on the basket in the 800F - 900F range, with a cast iron skillet. Dizzy Pig Bayouish rub - first use - really liked it. Now for the pics. First you need a seriously smoking hot pan. 3 1/2 minutes on the first side, 2 1/2 minutes on the other side, then pulled off the inferno to rest for another 3 minutes . Off the grill. Plated, with a side of gnocchi and homemade pesto cream sauce.

Way too open on the top - that's like shooting for 450F - 500F range. I was trying to cook yesterday's pork roast @ 275F and got impatient and opened the top vent 3/4 turn and before I knew it, the KK was at 375F. And it was very windy, too! Shuddah known bettah!

My crystal ball sees "black & tans" in your future! LOL!!

Thanks. It was tasty, but I would have liked it better if I'd hit my planned internal temp of 145F - the short side of medium. After a 2 1/2 hour rest in the cooler, it was probably was on the high side of medium (160F). I like pork roasts/loins/chops just barely past the pink in the middle stage.

Try the new Guinness Blonde. Beats the crap out of most "lights." But, it's a bit heavier - 149 cals. Here's a bit of trivia for you - Despite its heavy appearance, a bottle of traditional Guinness has only 124 calories, or just 14 more than a Bud Light. No excuses, mate!

Always an extra seat at my table for a fellow KK'er! But, sorry, I just finished dinner. Maybe next time, CC! Here's a couple of pics out of the cooler and sliced open.

Just a warning Amir, the Guru is great (own a DigiQ-II), but windy days can play havoc with the Guru too. If it's windy, leave the Guru damper almost closed. Top vent is usually just cracked open using the Guru on a lo & slo, so that part of the equation is OK. In my case today, I just got busy doing other things and didn't check on the KK after putting the meat on. Since it was a short cook, I didn't use the Guru today. C'est la vie!

Hey CC, a big fan of Woodford's myself, particularly partial to the double oaked. But, we seriously need to upgrade your choices in beer to match your taste in fine bourbon and wean you off the Miller Lite! Need my fellow homebrewer, BGrant3406, to have my back on this one!

Killer looking steak cook, Norm! Here's my cook for today. Bacon wrapped pork roast. Injected with Butcher's BBQ pork marinade overnight, a little 3EYZ rub. Smoking pot with pecan, hickory and peach woods. Started out at 250F, but it's was seriously windy this afternoon and the temps jumped up to 375F before I knew what was happening (Damn that Bernoulli!!), so the roast finished out at bit higher than I was shooting for - pulled it at 150F. Because the grill temps got away from me (busy in the basement, thinking I had hours before it was done), had to wrapped it in foil & towel and it's sitting in the cooler resting until supper time. So no pic of the interior. May post one later if I remember.

Yummy looking ribs for a rookie, Wilbur! Nice job!

I believe that Soju was the genesis of Karaoke. Serious stuff! I don't know what there is about it, but it packs quite a punch for the alcohol level. I have an iron liver and it kicked me pretty hard - much harder than Sake. Only "ta-kill-ya" packs a bigger punch in my liquor cabinet.

Susan, my buddy told me to cover the pepper mash/salt mixture with a cheap white wine, something on the sweeter side, like a Riesling. It adds a bit of sugar to help start the fermentation and the alcohol helps keep "bad bugs" (a homebrewing term) out, too. BGrant3406 - glad to have another homebrewer in the group. I can attest to plugged airlocks leading to explosions. Major explosion first time I made a clone of Southern Tier's Creme Brulee Stout. Here's a picture of the permanent stain on my basement ceiling where the airlock shattered after it was blown completely out of the carboy. Would have uploaded a couple of short videos that highlight the activity, but looks like we can't upload mp4 files.