vkl Posted April 6, 2010 Report Posted April 6, 2010 I'm hoping to be able to take delivery of my KK by the end of next week. I was wondering what was the first thing that everyone cooked on your KK? Thanks in advance.
mguerra Posted April 6, 2010 Report Posted April 6, 2010 yikes! Oh boy, nobody wants to hear my suggestion again...
T Rex Posted April 6, 2010 Report Posted April 6, 2010 Re: yikes! Oh boy' date=' nobody wants to hear my suggestion again...[/quote'] Hmmmmmmm, could we be talking about "low and slow" T Rex
myself888 Posted April 6, 2010 Report Posted April 6, 2010 Volunteer Here, I'll do it... Make a pork butt! We used Cruzmisl's tutorial (link below), but didn't follow it exactly. Our butt tasted great and it was a ton of fun doing something we've never done before. http://www.komodokamado.com/forum/viewt ... =pork+butt If you're not into pork, try a brisket. http://www.komodokamado.com/forum/viewt ... ht=brisket
jdbower Posted April 7, 2010 Report Posted April 7, 2010 I'd recommend a low and slow (anything around 220F or so), but my personal preference is a pulled pork loin rather than a butt. It's still a large cut of meat and shows off the KK's temperature control for about 16 hours or so, but I llike the results better since they're not as greasy and they go well with a thin vinegar sauce. That said, my wife prefers the butts/shoulders for the very same reason I dislike them - too bad she's not the one cooking!
mguerra Posted April 7, 2010 Report Posted April 7, 2010 Yeah Baby! Yes, Yes, Yes!!!! Pork Butt, Pork Butt, Pork Butt!!! Man, I turned blue holding my tongue there.
Duk Posted April 7, 2010 Report Posted April 7, 2010 I'd recommend a low and slow (anything around 220F or so), but my personal preference is a pulled pork loin I'm surprised a loin wouldn't dry out--I always go 400 on top of the upper sear rack for about an hour to 140 --what temp fire and internal temp on the loin do you shoot for--i always tie the loin like a roast
jdbower Posted April 7, 2010 Report Posted April 7, 2010 I do tenderloin as a roast, I do loin at 220F until I get to about 195. Depending on your tastes it could be construed as a bit dry compared to a butt, but I still find it excellent on a KK and it pairs perfectly with a touch of thin BBQ sauce. If you want a little more moisture when reheating, add some vinegar (white or apple cider) and water before heating.
tnt Posted April 28, 2010 Report Posted April 28, 2010 As it turns out sometimes you don't get to choose what the first thing will be. It's a Tuesday and the Grill arrives at about 12:30. So by the time you unpack it, take the lid off, get it up on the deck and put it back together it's running on 2:30... You think still time to fire it up for dinner, something simple would be best. You knock out the hole for the Stoker and find out that the attachment won't fit. So now your off to Newark to visit your new best friends at Rocks BBQ to try to change parts. Your heading home it's 3:15 and you have about given up on the idea of cooking but that little voice in your head says don't give up now so you head to the store for ribs. And the first thing you cook on your new grill is ribs not pork shoulder not steak or fish just ribs, and dinner will be around 8:00..
T Rex Posted April 28, 2010 Report Posted April 28, 2010 Great choice with the ribs TNT and congrats on the purchase. I have now had mine for a couple of months and haven't even scratched the surface of what I want to do with it this summer. Plan on something like 4 to 4.5 hours at 250F, take some pictures and ENJOY! T Rex
vkl Posted May 1, 2010 Author Report Posted May 1, 2010 I received my KK the day after Tony got his. I've been under the weather the last couple of days. Now that I feel a little better it looks like the family wants me to bbq some baby backs.
Syzygies Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 Brined Salmon on a bed of Basil So brine some wild salmon in 1/2 cup salt, 1/3 cup sugar per gallon for four hours. Rest on a bed of supermarket basil (those weeds no self-respecting Italian would use for pesto). Cook low and slow until just done to taste. I like apple smoke. This will melt in your mouth. Much less effort than butt, which is also a reasonable choice. But there's the politics: A KK is about much more than "BBQ". It's a "cooking over live fire" oven like much of the sensible world uses, and one should use it for any purpose one can. Starting with a non-BBQ item helps to reinforce this point. Seriously, our indoor oven went on the blink around the time our first ceramic cooker arrived, and one of our first cooks was a strawberry rhubarb pie over coconut charcoal.
vkl Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Posted May 3, 2010 So the first thing that was cooked on Leila was a few racks of baby backs. They turned out very well. It was a hit with the family.
T Rex Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 Nice job! Nice job on the ribs, how long and at what temp? They have a fabulous smoke ring on them. Oh yeah, nice platter! T Rex
vkl Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Posted May 3, 2010 Re: Nice job! Nice job on the ribs, how long and at what temp? They have a fabulous smoke ring on them. Oh yeah, nice platter! T Rex T Rex, Thanks for the kind words! Temp was 250 for 4 hours. I see some of the guys are making fun of you about your platters from other posts.
T Rex Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 Re: Nice job! Nice job on the ribs, how long and at what temp? They have a fabulous smoke ring on them. Oh yeah, nice platter! T Rex T Rex, Thanks for the kind words! Temp was 250 for 4 hours. I see some of the guys are making fun of you about your platters from other posts. Better the platters than the food.......... T Rex
vkl Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Posted May 3, 2010 Re: Nice job! Nice job on the ribs, how long and at what temp? They have a fabulous smoke ring on them. Oh yeah, nice platter! T Rex T Rex, Thanks for the kind words! Temp was 250 for 4 hours. I see some of the guys are making fun of you about your platters from other posts. Better the platters than the food.......... T Rex[/quote:2u7iv17i] So true! Your pics of food look amazing!!
DennisLinkletter Posted May 4, 2010 Report Posted May 4, 2010 most challenging things to do after cooking on a Komodo So the first thing that was cooked on Leila was a few racks of baby backs. They turned out very well. It was a hit with the family. It's one of the most challenging things to do after cooking on a Komodo but you need to shoot shots of the sliced up ribs before the family eats them!
