Gauntlet... thrown!! Bring out ALL of your cookers!!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

caliking said:

Pulled out the Weber Simpsons commemorative kettle grill today, for burgers. 

Made Hokkaido brioche-ish milk buns first (again, TOTH to @The Cen-Tex Smoker ).

Burgers seasoned with some dark soy, and DP Raising the Steaks

Served up Happy Meal style with turmeric and truffle salt fries, cheddar, pickles, and ketchup (per caliprince specs).

My little guy got a real kick out of the homemade Happy Meal . 

“You know, I didn’t think it would be as good as McDonald’s, but it may have been even better.”

Love this cook. 

But The wheel barrow cook wins the day. Great story and great steaks. 

caliking

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Foghorn said:

caliking said:

Pulled out the Weber Simpsons commemorative kettle grill today, for burgers. 

Made Hokkaido brioche-ish milk buns first (again, TOTH to @The Cen-Tex Smoker ).

Burgers seasoned with some dark soy, and DP Raising the Steaks

Served up Happy Meal style with turmeric and truffle salt fries, cheddar, pickles, and ketchup (per caliprince specs).

My little guy got a real kick out of the homemade Happy Meal . 

“You know, I didn’t think it would be as good as McDonald’s, but it may have been even better.”

Love this cook. 

But The wheel barrow cook wins the day. Great story and great steaks. 

No doubt. He’s also the guy who pulled off cooking a meal in a shoebox. 

And the buns were fantastic! My go-to recipe for buns now. I added some diastatic malt powder (because I have a big bag of it, and need to play with it), and so could have gone with lower rise/proof time.  Caliqueen and I both stopped after the first bite and said the same thing... “wow! The bun is so good!!” 

The briochey part of the recipe really kicks it up. I was mixing in melted butter previously, but kneading in soft butter at the end instead is the winning move. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

My smallest cooker but it produces excellent results. Raclette, homemade sourdough, and salami. It runs on 3 votive candles so BTU’s are likely measured to the right of the decimal point. 

Foghorn

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

My smallest cooker but it produces excellent results. Raclette, homemade sourdough, and salami. It runs on 3 votive candles so BTU’s are likely measured to the right of the decimal point. 

I think we have a champion in the mini flyweight division.

SciAggie

@The Cen-Tex Smoker Melted cheese for the win. 

I’m loving this thread. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Give you guys a little peek under the hood

caliking

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

My smallest cooker but it produces excellent results. Raclette, homemade sourdough, and salami. It runs on 3 votive candles so BTU’s are likely measured to the right of the decimal point. 

Dude... that is awesome!!

And just reminded me that we actually have a raclette rig that we haven't used in years. Its a bit bigger, with a stone and electric element, and space underneath to broil 'taters. Now I miss it.

Canugghead

Dug out my seldom used spiedini box and clay wok stove ...
100 pork spiedinis, ready for pandemic pork shortage 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Canugghead said:

Dug out my seldom used spiedini box and clay wok stove ...
100 pork spiedinis, ready for pandemic pork shortage 

That’s a cool cook. I always wondered what kind of psycho would actually buy that kebab rig that I have had saved in every browser/social media site I have ever used. 

Now I know. 

Canugghead

@The Cen-Tex Smoker  psycho is the right word my friend. It takes a lot of patience and finesse. Challenging to get the stick through the opposite hole, even with the stainless skewer to punch pilot holes. Also tricky to get the knife tip exit at the opposite slot through semi frozen meat block.

Stay away from the el cheapo collapsible plastic boxes made in China units.  Got mine as a gift for cooking at an eggfest, it's super good quality made in Italy... thick gauge stainless steel cage that has no flex, interchangeable top and bottom plastic are so solid that you can drill to enlarge the holes!

SciAggie

@Canugghead That is so cool. Never hear of spiedini before. 

@The Cen-Tex Smoker  I’m the same way about the clay wok stove. I’ve almost pulled the trigger multiple times. 

I keep telling myself that’s why I bought the MM.  

Foghorn

@The Cen-Tex Smoker, what kind of cheese is that.

Oh, and I showed my daughter the pics and she likes your EZ bake oven.  She has some old recipes from her childhood she could recommend.

smak

Canugghead said:

Dug out my seldom used spiedini box and clay wok stove ...

Looks great. Those are fun. I always end up overeating because each one is so small. Too easy to grab just one more. I might need to dig mine out. Lamb is my favorite meat for those.  

A few pages back I posted my Arrosticini (a.k.a. spiedini) Grill.  That and the Cubo are a perfect match.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

@The Cen-Tex Smoker, what kind of cheese is that.

Oh, and I showed my daughter the pics and she likes your EZ bake oven.  She has some old recipes from her childhood she could recommend.

It is Raclette:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette

caliking

Canugghead said:

Dug out my seldom used spiedini box and clay wok stove ...
100 pork spiedinis, ready for pandemic pork shortage 

Nicely done, Gary! Isn’t that the clay stove you lugged back home on the bus?

I’m pretty sure you could have your own forum about all of the cookers and gadgets that you’ve owned. My hero

Canugghead

@smak agree it's fun although lot of work too, here's my dream spiedini grill 
https://www.lakeshorelivinglife.com/product/40-single-5%e2%80%b3-firebox-automatic-spiedini-bbq/

Canugghead

Haha Ashish, good memory. Actually it was bus+train+bus+car to get that puppy home 
After getting rid of my WSM, PBC, tandoor, Maximus wfo, Ooni, Cook-Aire and couple of eggs, I've fallen by the wayside 

20stone

caliking said:

During what started off as a seemingly innocuous phone conversation with @20stone recently, I distinctly heard something to the effect of "since you’re sitting at home, I DARE you to use all of your cookers in the next couple of weeks". 

Thems fightin' words. 

I have a few other cookers in the "arsenal". Nothing fancy as such. Think @SciAggie, but redneck, with a bunch of Weber charcoal grills, and the BGE's. 

I'm throwing it open to everyone, because we need another thread to suck in cooks that could have been their own thread . 

Huzzah! for picking up the gauntlet.  

For this challenge, though, I’ll need a favor.  You are fostering my ONLY non-kitchen-appliance cooking device, and if I’m going to play, I may need you to feed the dishwasher wood and put a piece of meat in there for me. 

nolaegghead said:

14 outdoor cookers at two addresses....I'm out.

It is a collection like that (and I promise you, you and @cali are neck in neck in this regard) that launched the idea. I know we “need” every device we have, but, consider this the Marie Carnavordo method - If you don’t cook on it when you are in a mult-month quarantine, is it a cooker or a sculpture?

One stipulation - only one cook required per model of cooker.  Otherwise, we’d get a week of Weber Kettle cooks from @cali (not that that would be a bad thing)

Last, @caliking, do you still have that asado cross?

20stone

Foghorn said:

Does cooking in a shoe box count? Asking for a friend  

Cooking in a shoebox?!  Are you from Yorkshire?
https://youtu.be/ue7wM0QC5LE

SciAggie

@20stone Looking for one if these?

I’m just trying to decide what to cook that doesn’t feed an army (that can’t gather)

Legume

SciAggie said:

@20stone Looking for one if these?

I’m just trying to decide what to cook that doesn’t feed an army (that can’t gather)

Hanging chicken (google it)

thetrim

I heard a great interview with Bernard Hopkins (former world champion boxer).  He spent many years in prison and talked about turning a shoebox into a microwave to cook while in the joint.

That would be an interesting cook.

caliking

Last, @caliking, do you still have that asado cross?

You talk like you don't know me. I've been a hoarder since waaaay before it became fashionable.

I wasn't sure if foster cookers counted, but I'll plan something to have it in play. 

And same problem as @SciAggie re: an asado cross cook, but maybe I can figure something out. I've got time

And Gary, check out Hell Chicken (Achilles Heel bar in NYC). I was planning on doing this cook at BAM! Blast, before it was postponed. If anyone has the kit to pull this off, it's you!
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/dining/achilles-heel-hell-chicken-brooklyn.html

Hearth? Check.
Welder neighbor? Check!

SciAggie

@caliking Is there any link that's non-subscription? I can't get to the article.

Edit: I at least saw pics through an image search.
So - do what I already do. Y'all just want me to scale it up a notch? That about the size of it?

caliking

SciAggie said:

@caliking Is there any link that's non-subscription? I can't get to the article.

Edit: I at least saw pics through an image search.
So - do what I already do. Y'all just want me to scale it up a notch? That about the size of it?

Try this link:

 https://youtu.be/uI9WGsFUhpI

This guy built a cool rig for cooking chickens. You're halfway there with your hearth setup.

And yes, we want you to scale it up a notch. That's what we do here!

SciAggie

Y’all are awful. Here’s the way I think:
If it’s a problem scaling up - why don’t a weld up a small scale cross that will hold a spatchcocked chicken or some spares...
It would fit in the hearth...

I need a little time in the shop...
I’ll be back...
My wife has stuff I’m supposed to be doing for her - she’s going to be pi$$ed at me y’all.

Pequeño Patagonia...
Chiquito Asado...

20stone

lousubcap said:

thetrim said:

Is anyone keeping a tally of who has the most cookers?  I've seen some ridiculously awesome stuff on here

Sight unseen I would wager on @SciAggie.  But I could be wrong here.  All great fun and diversion as well.  

It depends on whether you're going by number or cumulative weight.  @caliking's game is strong --- I had to cut the challenge down to "one cook per TYPE of cooker" for a reason.

caliking

SciAggie said:

...
IPequeño Patagonia...
Chiquito Asado...

I like this idea. A lot. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

caliking said:

SciAggie said:

...
IPequeño Patagonia...
Chiquito Asado...

I like this idea. A lot. 

A spatched bird or a nice full skirt or flank steak on Chiquito Asado in the hearth would be awesome. Rack of ribs? 

SciAggie

Some scaling, measuring, and rough figuring going on. 

Gimme a few days... Maybe by the weekend...

I don’t know if a spatchcocked bird will fall apart on the cross. I guess I’ll find out. 

@The@"The Cen-Tex Smoker" I was thinking the same - chicken, ribs (pork and beef shiners), flank steak, maybe a turkey???

I want to be sure I have clearance to put a cazuela under the protein to catch drips and juices. I can build the fire in the brassero