Working from home - BGE chili

JohnEggGio

My first pot of chili on the egg - definitely proper weather for it!



I think it’s going to be good...

mEGG_My_Day

That looks awesome - love chili on the BGE.

pgprescott

Yes please!

yljkt

That looks just fantastic...nice job. 

NotEnoughSmoke

Looks great

JohnEggGio

Thanks, all.  Will provide the “money shot” later tonight.

GrateEggspectations

Working from home does provide for good long-cook supervision. Great use of it right there!

JohnEggGio

I’ve made chili 100s of times - this is now my go-to method.  So good...  This was 3 pounds of 85% ground beef, 3 cans of red kidneys, a large can of Red Pack crushed, chili powder, black pepper, salt, some ground chipotle, 2 roasted poblanos.  I didn’t bother with diced onion or garlic.  The beef was pretty much pulled right from the package and set on the rack over the pot - the finished pot had the right texture.

From the CIDO:

Fully dressed (shredded cheddar and extra cayenne):

Mattman3969

That looks incredible!!! I'm sure it was time well spent.  

mEGG_My_Day

That looks great. Did you use any smoke?  Last time I did that cook, I used hickory, and the smoke was a bit strong for me. SWMBO loved it though.  Next time I'm using lump only - no wood chunks/chips. 

Great cook!! 

JohnEggGio

mEGG_My_Day said:

That looks great. Did you use any smoke?  Last time I did that cook, I used hickory, and the smoke was a bit strong for me. SWMBO loved it though.  Next time I'm using lump only - no wood chunks/chips. 

Great cook!! 

I put a few small lumps of mesquite on, but I had an unexpected delay - so, didn’t get it on until about 90 minutes later than expected - most of the smoke wood had already burned off.  In the end it had a pleasant light smokiness.

mEGG_My_Day

JohnEggGio said:

mEGG_My_Day said:

That looks great. Did you use any smoke?  Last time I did that cook, I used hickory, and the smoke was a bit strong for me. SWMBO loved it though.  Next time I'm using lump only - no wood chunks/chips. 

Great cook!! 

I put a few small lumps of mesquite on, but I had an unexpected delay - so, didn’t get it on until about 90 minutes later than expected - most of the smoke wood had already burned off.  In the end it had a pleasant light smokiness.

Cool - great dog btw!!

Stormbringer

Great bowl shot, looks lovely!

Carolina Q

That's a fine lookin' pot of chili right there! Wondering where all the Texans are with their bean comments.  

Popsicle

Don't know about all the other Texans but this one is still looking for pictures of a pot of Chili.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Carolina Q said:

That's a fine lookin' pot of chili right there! Wondering where all the Texans are with their bean comments.  

Never understood that one. I love beans in my chili. This one looks awesome!

JohnEggGio

Popsicle said:

Don't know about all the other Texans but this one is still looking for pictures of a pot of Chili.

My great grandfather settled in central Texas in the 1880s.  My grandfather was born in Texas - my father was born in Texas.

I like beans.

Carolina Q

JohnEggGio said:

Popsicle said:

Don't know about all the other Texans but this one is still looking for pictures of a pot of Chili.

My great grandfather settled in central Texas in the 1880s.  My grandfather was born in Texas - my father was born in Texas.

I like beans.

Excellent!