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OT - Henapple said I could cook a good meal in a shoebox

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Foghorn
Foghorn Posts: 9,842
edited July 2015 in Off Topic
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1171404/its-not-always-the-best/p1

A while back, @henapple said I could cook a meal in a shoebox. My son and I decided we were up to the challenge but given our work and school schedules it took a while for us to have the time. It turns out we can (apparently) do it with a 50% success rate. 

We lined the bottom of 2 shoe boxes with foil and started fires in them and added potatoes (in foil) and zucchini. One shoebox went up in flames. As a result we now recommend NuBalance boxes for cooking. We ended up with pork tenderloin (marinated in chipotle lime marinade), potatoes, and zucchini from the box that survived. 

I will use multiple posts for the pics to get some reasonable semblance of order. 

XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

San Antonio, TX

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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,842
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    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    That cook really has sole!  Kudos!
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    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • WeberWho
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    nolaegghead said:
    That cook really has sole!  Kudos!
    I see what you did there 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

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  • WeberWho
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    That's awesome!  Thanks for sharing.  Eggs on the car radiator next? ;)
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Eggcelsior
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    nolaegghead said:
    That cook really has sole!  Kudos!
    I'm glad he took henapple's suggestion and ran with it.
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,842
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    Thanks @nolaegghead.

    And @WeberWho?, I'm not a fan of eggs, but bacon could definitely be next.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Eggcelsior
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    In keeping instep with this theme, did the food take on an aged, cheesy like taste? My wife would put her foot down if I walked that line.
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  • Foghorn
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    Eggcelsior said:
    In keeping instep with this theme, did the food take on an aged, cheesy like taste? My wife would put her foot down if I walked that line.

    No @Eggcelsior, it just tasted like grilled food.  The chipotle lime marinade must have dissolved any toejam effect.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    Good to hear! Was it a marathon or a sprint to the finish?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    My shoebox smoker has a fungus problem....do you think a clean burn would fix that or would I damage the finish?
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  • Foghorn
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    Eggcelsior said:
    Good to hear! Was it a marathon or a sprint to the finish?
    @Eggcelsior, that depends on how fast you run. For me it was a 10k. For a world class runner it was a half marathon - about an hour cook time. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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    nolaegghead said:
    My shoebox smoker has a fungus problem....do you think a clean burn would fix that or would I damage the finish?
    @nolaegghead, I think a clean burn - WITH YOUR FEET IN THE SHOEBOX - is your best option. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • henapple
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    That's awesome....next...  Car engine. 
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Foghorn
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    henapple said:
    That's awesome....next...  Car engine. 

    @henapple, Scoop of chocolate, scoop of vanilla - don't waste my time.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbVxyL-OeM

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • SGH
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    @Foghorn- That's cool brother. Stuff like that fascinates me. Just goes to show, where there's a will there's a way. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Foghorn
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    Thanks @SGH.  I think if we fully wrapped the shoe boxes in foil, both boxes would have survived and we would have had a good meal with a beef tenderloin as well.  But that would have seemed a little like cheating.  I was actually thinking about your thread on wrapping briskets that discussed the burning temperature of butcher paper and I wondered how the cardboard of a shoe box would hold up.  I'm not sure if one fire was hotter than the other - or if one of the boxes was just more flammable. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • SGH
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    @Foghorn - Brother Horn, for thinking outside of the box and stepping up to the challenge of shoe box cooking, allow me:

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Foghorn
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    @SGH,

    You complete me.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • theyolksonyou
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    Was the meat tender of like shoe leather?
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    theyolksonyou said:
    Was the meat tender of like shoe leather?
    @theyolksonyou, that's probably the best one yet. But it was quite tender. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • henapple
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    I've cooked in a spoo...... Never mind.  :o
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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