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TKOBBQ reacted to a post in a topic: Joetisserie Pork Belly - Crackling to Die for !!
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Joetisserie Pork Belly - Crackling to Die for !!
Lesta80 replied to BBQAdventures's topic in Pork Recipes
Made this tonight... Absolutely fantastic!! Knew the kids (under 6yo) wouldn’t eat it, so made them a batch of fried rice and snuck a few pieces in... We had ours with rice, coleslaw and salad. I think my temperature was lower than the target 400 Deg until right at the end, so I could leave the crackling in place without overdoing it (was a small piece of meat) - Pulled it off after 90 mins at an IT of 190. Crunch, Crunch, Crunch!!! -
Wowser!! I’m glad the Fireboard is all good, but also glad your ok and didn’t get shocked! I have done a nine hour cook with the fireboard driving my pit viper fan running off the internal battery.. I am loving that for most cooks I don’t need to mess around with power cables like I did with my Signals/Billows.. But understand if your doing an overnight cook you would want the power connected just in case.. Very unique incident!!
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Kamado Joe Grate Clearance at Lowe's Canada
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Scott Roberts reacted to a post in a topic: Temperature limits tested!
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Hey @byee it was really good! Took around 7 hours but temperature dropped below 200 for a little when I got distracted with work emails! Probably didn’t need the wood chunks as it has enough natural flavour... I used a light coating of Hardcore Carnivore Camo seasoning - This goes really nice on shoulders or boneless lamb pieces. I don’t have any photos of the cooked shoulder... But I found a photo of a lamb rack from a few weeks ago.. Covered in mustard and a breadcrumb/garlic/rosemary combination!
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Love Lamb!! Good food will warm you up!! What temperature / time are you planning on?
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Temperature limits tested!
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Temperature limits tested!
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McGrumpy reacted to a post in a topic: Temperature limits tested!
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JeffieBoy reacted to a post in a topic: Temperature limits tested!
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Kamado Smoke reacted to a post in a topic: Temperature limits tested!
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-13DegF this morning when I fired up the keg and put on a lamb shoulder! (-25DegC). I didn’t see any need to change my normal process - Just threw in some Jealous Devil lump, a single fire starter and some bourbon soaked hickory blocks. 40 mins to get the coals going and reach 210. In my defence, it was beautifully and sunny outside, but cold - It’s not gonna get much warmer than that for the next 5 days in Calgary! Anyone done a cook at colder ambient temperatures?
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Downed power line
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McGrumpy reacted to a post in a topic: Hello from Brisbane Australia
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Nice cooks Mr McG! I have been thinking about a Jnr size cooker, Shows you can do some decent size meals!
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TKOBBQ reacted to a post in a topic: First Times!
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Rob_grill_apprentice reacted to a post in a topic: First Times!
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Awesome cook.. I too am loving my new Fireboard! I hadn’t tried the live data share yet as I am only two cooks in... but I did find another neat little trick from this system! Automatically installed on my Apple Watch!! Saves me constantly unlocking my phone to peek at the progress of my cook!
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Kamado Joe Classic III Owner from Down Under
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Just placed my order.. I’m super forgetful and want to be able to leave the ambient probe in my ‘Keg’ even when I crank open the vents.. Outside temperature was 0 DegC when I was cooking pizzas tonight so I wasn’t hanging round the grill! - Will be worse next week when we get down to -20 DegC!! I had my IGrill probe inbetween the pizza plate and diffuser so I could track the temperature inside whilst topping the pizzas.. Temperature hit 510 (F) before I knew it which would have been getting close to the maximum of the standard probes. From my experience in the manu
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Vaccinated
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Thanks @JeffieBoy - I have an igrill mini now that rarely gets used... Think I will follow your lead! I was worried that a lot of the probes on the market have limited temperature range and when I crank up the Keg to ‘el Schorcho’ mode for a clean then the probe would get forgotten & damaged. But I will try out the igrill idea for now as it has a decent temperature range (716 DegF) and it is just sitting in the drawer! If it gets damaged, I will drop a few hints to the wife for the new fireboard 2 with thermocouple probes for my birthday! Can leave one of
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Tongmaster reacted to a post in a topic: Ambient grill temperature by wifi/bluetooth... is it possible?
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Imagine having a Bluetooth or wifi enabled device that replaces your standard temperature gauge in the top of your Kamado. Battery powered so it can be turned on when you light the charcoal / turn off when cook is finished (no power cables to clutter the deck) and would need a local indicator as it would sit in place of your dial temperature.... Someone please build this!!!
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If I had a ceramic Kamado I would probably take more care.. But having the steel keg I don't really change processes with the colder weather. Cast iron accessories are stored inside the house, along with the charcoal all year round. But I leave the main CI grate, second stainless tier, tools and joetisserie outside. I do crank up the temperature for a burn off every now and then, but this would be after every 3-5 cooks. My biggest issue is grease buildup on the CI top vent, I caught my self tapping it pretty hard on day and realized I could break it, so now I just make sur
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Cooking Times
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Hey Brewsterb... I’m also in Calgary - Gotta clear the snow off my Keg to cook some chicken thighs tonight! I don’t think the altitude would make much difference - I’d suggest it is your temperature that has the most impact and would think if you can hold your cooker closer to 225 DegF you would get more typical cooking times. I remember a ThermoWorks blog where they compared pork butts - one at 225 which took 16 hours and one at 300 DegF which took 9 hours. Cheers!
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Golf Griller reacted to a post in a topic: My Thanksgiving Dinner
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Awesome!! I’m gonna have to try this!
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Lesta80 reacted to a post in a topic: Not another this v's that! Ok it is.
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Hey Jamie... What about the Broil King Keg? I bought one in Canada when we arrived here from Aus a few years ago... It has been awesome - joetisserie and other standard Kamado gadgets fit it and like the Weber it eliminates all the ceramic negatives you noted above.. I had a look online and my jaw dropped at the price in Oz... but still a few hundred cheaper than the Weber! Cheers Les