C6Bill Posted August 17 Report Posted August 17 Yesterday was my lady friends birthday so i cooked up her favorite, duck breasts. I cooked these at 335 instead of 375 to render just a little more of the fat, cooked for 30 minutes instead of 20, the results were really good. She said they were the best ones we have ever made 3
Troble Posted August 17 Report Posted August 17 Spun a couple of piccanha’s last night for the wife’s birthday. No finished pics cause we arts duck fat air fryer potatoes, cedar salad and chimmichuri sauce meat was cooked to perfection but you’re gonna just have to trust me on that one! 😛 hope everyone is doing well 5
tony b Posted August 17 Report Posted August 17 Best part of summer - local corn, peppers from a friend's garden, and a nice steak. Plus, not shown is the salad with cherry tomatoes from my plant. 5
Paul Posted August 17 Report Posted August 17 7 hours ago, tony b said: not shown You know the rules! 1
tony b Posted August 18 Report Posted August 18 True, but it was more about the grilling than the salad anyway. Went out to get more tomatoes from the plants and something (chipmunk?) had been snacking on them! Little Bastard! The local feral cats aren't doing their job! 1 1
SteveL Posted August 18 Report Posted August 18 Did a tamarind duck on the kk today. I found a marinade on the internet and then mopped it every 15 minutes with a tamarind mop sauce that accompanied the marinade recipe. I hung it on the hanger in the grill that was set at 400°. We had company and all thought it was moist and delicious. Next time I’m going to try it at 375 and let it go a little longer. What are your thoughts, would lower temperature reduce the charring, or would the longer cooking time increase it? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 4
wrandyr Posted August 19 Report Posted August 19 (edited) It looks to me like there was some sugar in that mop. If so, sugar burns at 300°F. I would lower the temp and let the thermometer tell me when it was done. Or mop at the last minute only. Edited August 19 by wrandyr 2
braindoc Posted August 20 Report Posted August 20 Beautiful! Did you have any flare-ups from the dripping fat? After researching online I’m still unsure whether or not to use a drip pan so the fat doesn’t hit the charcoal. My hangar came a few weeks ago and my first duck is in the freezer. Just waiting for the right time to try. 1
C6Bill Posted August 22 Report Posted August 22 I just dropped my duck temp from 375 to 350 and we thought the fat rendered better. I might try 325 next time. We like duck 3 2
tony b Posted August 23 Report Posted August 23 On 8/22/2025 at 10:09 AM, C6Bill said: We like duck Looks like it! 🤣
tony b Posted August 23 Report Posted August 23 Last night's cook. Got another batch of jalapenos from a friend, so more stuffed ones, along with shishitoes from my plants, local corn, au gratin potatoes and a nice flat iron. plated with a nice glass of cab. 5
SteveL Posted August 23 Report Posted August 23 Beautiful! Did you have any flare-ups from the dripping fat? After researching online I’m still unsure whether or not to use a drip pan so the fat doesn’t hit the charcoal. My hangar came a few weeks ago and my first duck is in the freezer. Just waiting for the right time to try. I’ve never used a drip pan with the hanger. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
tony b Posted August 25 Report Posted August 25 Ended the weekend with another nice cook of stuffed jalapenos, local corn, and chicken. Made bruschetta with a tomato off my plant. plated with some homemade potato salad. 7
remi Posted Sunday at 10:58 AM Report Posted Sunday at 10:58 AM I’m oncall at work this week, so had to go in this morning… and this is where I really love the KK. Rubbed up a 2kg pork neck last night before bed. Lit the KK when leaving for work at 7:45am, chucked the pork on when I returned a few hours later. Cooked 3hr at 285F before wrapping in foil, then other 2 hours before a 3hr rest. Dinner for the family for the next couple of nights sorted, even though I’m working the weekend. Lovely. 5
David Chang Posted Sunday at 12:19 PM Report Posted Sunday at 12:19 PM bread and chicken i used steam bars but with a small kk, i don’t think you need steam. just don’t bake so hot the skin cauterizes.. 4
C6Bill Posted Sunday at 06:40 PM Report Posted Sunday at 06:40 PM (edited) It a couple hours there will be turkey sandwiches I'll update with the turkey pics in a couple hours Edited Sunday at 10:10 PM by C6Bill 6