Everyday Misc Cooking Photos w/ details

[C6Bill]

The Super Bowl feast has been delivered and we have consumed our dinner. I don’t know what was better, the chili or the chocolate cake lol. We always make enough for some friends and family. This years meal was brisket chili, Texas hot links, coleslaw, stuffed cherry peppers, cornbread and chocolate cake 😁

 

 

[Troble]

Nicely done @C6Bill I passed out goodie bags as well. But you did a complete meal kit!

[Bunji]

No in-progress photos because it was spitting rain outside, but did my first “real” cook for the game today. Made a spinach artichoke dip and a pile of wings, half with Holy Voodoo and half with Texas Sugar, both of which I purchased on a whim when I went to pick up more charcoal. I under-seasoned and had trouble getting to the right temp, but learned some and still wound up with a delicious end product.

[C6Bill]

Great looking wings !!!!

[jonj]

I made chili with the sirloin steak I had grilled the day before in a last-minute decision. Mostly just to have something to do while waiting for the game to start. Only a finished picture this time.

[Troble]

@jonj you must’ve been happy with the outcome! At the expense of @tekobo

[jonj]

@Troble, @tekobo and I have already communicated and (I think) we're all good. 

(And yes, happy with the outcome)

Edited February 13, 2023 by jonj

[tekobo]

21 hours ago, jonj said:

Mostly just to have something to do while waiting for the game to start

I know the feeling Jon.  I was all jittery before the game started.  Had wings here but no pics.  It was a great game, shame about the ending for my Eagles.  I do like Mahomes and the Chiefs so it was difficult to wish them ill but I do hope that we will meet again in a future SuperBowl and that we come away with the victory.  Same time next year?

Edited February 14, 2023 by tekobo

[jonj]

2 hours ago, tekobo said:

Same time next year?

It's a date!

[tekobo]

21 minutes ago, jonj said:

It's a date!

As steam escapes 😤 from the nostrils of fans of all of the thirty other teams in the league.  What fun!  A date it is, sometime in the next three years I reckon.  

[Bunji]

My girlfriend requested pizza for Valentine’s Day, a perfect excuse to fire up my new KK! I’ve made plenty of good pizza we a baking steel in my oven, and I’ve seen the recommendations to use a steel at around 450 in the KK. But like driving a new sports car I felt the itch to pedal down and see how she fares.

Preheated between 600 and 650 for an hour or so. First dough broke so it became a calzone. Second went as intended. Both turned out light years better than any of my previous gas oven pies.

 

Edited February 15, 2023 by Bunji

[C6Bill]

That’s a good looking pie !!!!

[Tyrus]

Tonite was Cheeseburger Wellington with Truff hot sauce (not too hot) liberally spread, a slice or two of thick cut bacon and a slice of onion with a nice piece of Swiss cheese all wrapped in pastry dough. The side was Pineapple slaw. I used the skillet as a test and the control burger by itself was uncovered.  The burgers prior to wrapping as the bacon were both cooked, seeing how the burger came out towards the well done side, it should have been cooked a bit less, but they were tasty and moist just the same. Pictured you'll notice the skillet pastry browned quite a bit more than the control burger. Both were cooked @ 350 for 35 mins using the KK23 with a full half basket, I was also using a perforated deflector.

[C6Bill]

That Truff hot sauce makes a real good Buffalo Chicken dip, just use the Franks Red Hot recipe 

[Troble]

Rotisserie leg of lamb 

Mediterranean salad

roasted olive oil & garlic pearled cous cous 

homemade tadziki with lemons from the tree

[C6Bill]

That lamb is making me drool !!!!!

[Tyrus]

I know, me too...here use my napkin.

[Wobster]

@Basher which Santa Maria/Argentine grill is that? I have been looking for one and having trouble deciding. 

[Wobster]

On 1/30/2023 at 8:11 PM, Tyrus said:

Neither had I, coincidentally it needs little if any water added to perform. Just place it on the top grate or indirectly and it works like an oven. Google search turned up only tangines and other clay pots, oh well the search continues.

It looks a lot (in many ways) like a Japanese Donabe. I’ve not seen one exactly like this, and if it is a donabe it may not be of Japanese origin. The best resource I know of (I own a donabe that I bought from them) is Toiro Los Angeles If you are still seeking an answer you might try them? 

Edited March 16, 2023 by Wobster

[Tyrus]

12 hours ago, Wobster said:

like a Japanese Donabe

Thanks Wobster for the kick, it got me going again and I followed the link. It took a few different sites to work through, one of which everyone was asking the same question, I have one of these and what is it? So it's a steamer pot, much like a Donabe but you would place your vegetables inside up to the final addition of fish, let it cook some, this was all described by woman on youtube making a clay pot as mine. Upon searching further, one video came up with 19K views from 13 years back describing how to use it, wouldn't you know it wouldn't play when I clicked on, the screen was all lines. Ahh, at least I'm getting closer, thanks.  
Unrelated and out of the corner of my eye, while looking into this I came across a story on Youtube titled, "UK bans wood burners." Did you know there are area's now in the UK set as smoke free, the wood you purchase has to be seasoned and the type of stove has to meet stiff requirements. If you don't follow the rules and there are many and extend into other fuel types, fines are in place to put you back in line. If they're going after wood burners, I wonder what they have in their sights for cooking equipment and if that idea could spread across the pond. Don't worry, I already think Dennis is working on the new smokeless KK as we speak, say it ain't so.  Thanks again for the interest