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SciAggie
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My wife and I had a group of dear friends over for dinner last night. We had tomahawk ribeyes, creamed corn with roasted green chilies, oven roasted potatoes, and chimichurri sauce. Washed it all down with several bottles of wine. Bad news for you is we decided to make it a device free evening.
I did sneak a pic of roasting corn. I robbed coals from the wfo.
Then grilled corn. Easy peasy.
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I decided to play with my hearth and make pancakes this morning. I still had live coals in the oven so I put them in the hearth. I added just a bit of kindling to wake them up and heat my plate steel I use as a griddle. (The steel is about the size of the small blackstone) Then I made pancakes...
Ok, so I recognize this is really nothing special - but it's pretty fun. I get the fun from camping but I get to sleep under AC at night. Win-win.
I did sneak a pic of roasting corn. I robbed coals from the wfo.
Then grilled corn. Easy peasy.
BUT
I decided to play with my hearth and make pancakes this morning. I still had live coals in the oven so I put them in the hearth. I added just a bit of kindling to wake them up and heat my plate steel I use as a griddle. (The steel is about the size of the small blackstone) Then I made pancakes...
Ok, so I recognize this is really nothing special - but it's pretty fun. I get the fun from camping but I get to sleep under AC at night. Win-win.
Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon
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Looks like fun brother, but, where's the bacon??
Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
Another for the win-most eggcellent. Well-played.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Wood fired flapjacks! Very nice!=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
@SciAggie If you ever get bored, I would love a series of photos that shows how you use your new oven. What fuel do you use, how do you light it, how do you get the food in and out. Is the hearth part of the oven or something different? I am sure I could youtube all of this... Thank you for continuing to share your cooks!Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX. 2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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Just love your devices!!Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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Amazing!
Everything looks good!XL BGE, 22" Weber Red Head, Fiesta Gasser .... Peoria,AZ -
You are quite the machine Aggie. Always pushing the boundaries.Snellville, GA
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@Eggdicted_Dawgfan Thanks. I laugh and tell my wife that I've spent a pile of money in order to abandon modern convenience and return to labor intensive methods of cooking. I can enjoy cooking the way folks did hundreds of years ago. Those spirits are shaking their ghostly heads in wonder.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
@bgebrent Dude - you caught me. I did think about bacon and eggs but opted for the easy (lazy) way out.
@smbishop I'll try to put a video together sometime. Here's a few answers though. I use mesquite because it's everywhere and cheap where I live. In general you burn hardwoods in a wfo just as one might for a stick burner. I use a metal pizza peal or gloved hands to put food in or out of the oven. Welding gloves are a necessity. It only takes one time to learn not to stick your arm in a 700 degree oven.
The hearth is separate but adjacent to the oven. Here's a pic:
In a perfect world I would have made the hearth wider, but I needed to conserve a bit of space. As I am using it I am realizing why most hearths have a chimney. It smokes a good bit as the fire starts and before there are good coals. It works ok because I actually did a good job of planning for the prevailing winds.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
You. Are. My. Hero.
I want to be you, and my wallet is afraid I just might try.Jefferson, GA
XL BGE, MM, Things to flip meat over and stuff
Wife, 3 kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, 12 chickens, 2 goats, 2 pigs.
“Honey, we bought a farm.” -
Totally Bada$$.=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Now that's what I call style! Next: a pit?Simi Valley, California
LBGE, PBC, Annova, SMOBot -
Your having way to much fun!! Nice and creative cook.-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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Way to multi-task a fire! Very creative.
Large BGE
Greenville, SC -
I want to become your dear friend!! Great cook!!
Kirkland, TN2 LBGE, 1 MM -
@SciAggie Thank you!Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX. 2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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What a sanctuary!
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