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

SciAggie

@Foghorn That’s funny. I’m actually leaning towards ribs too. I have to go to the store in the morning and I’ll see what’s there. 

Ike

This thread is as good as watching Man-Food-Fire...love it

caliking

@SciAggie that’s a lil asado cross to be proud of for sure! I’m especially impressed by the angle adjustment you worked in. Bravo!

Foghorn

Nothing like a little peer pressure to sweeten the pot. 

caliking

@HeavyG you nailed it. As I said, I was lazy and didn’t cut down the wood to make more appropriately sized splits for the hopper. Which is why the first few pieces of wood didn’t fall to the bottom of the hopper, and add to making a good bed of coals. I corrected course about midway, by splitting the wood into smaller splits, that "flowed" through the hopper much better, and made a much better bed of coals. The temp variance was much less once I figured that out  

But 3 splits burning in the hopper did indeed yield higher temps than 2 splits actively burning in the hopper.

Add to  all of that the element of ...

" hmmm... temp has fallen to 190F. Cocktail level has also fallen to a critically low level".

"Should I throw another lil split on? Or make another cocktail first". 

The latter usually wins. For me, at least

SciAggie

@caliking So your advice is to be sure I have an ample supply of adult beverages when I fire up the asado?
I have no idea how to do this. I’m only a YouTube expert. 

I’m depending on slow coals and time and alcohol to do the trick. 

Foghorn

"I’m depending on slow coals and time and alcohol to do the trick."

That's a winning combination every time.

SmartyPantz

Foghorn said:

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

This is, by definition, WTF

Foghorn

@SmartyPantz, a few years ago, in a "once you've learned good outdoor cooking principles you can make them work on any grill" discussion @henapple mentioned that I could cook a good meal in a shoebox.  My son and I decided one day to see if that was true.  Turns out it is.  Although only one of the two shoeboxes survived.  I'd recommend more foil if you want to do it.  

SmartyPantz

Foghorn said:

@SmartyPantz, a few years ago, in a "once you've learned good outdoor cooking principles you can make them work on any grill" discussion @henapple mentioned that I could cook a good meal in a shoebox.  My son and I decided one day to see if that was true.  Turns out it is.  Although only one of the two shoeboxes survived.  I'd recommend more foil if you want to do it.  

That's awesome!

lousubcap

Great manufacturing skill set (no surprise) right there with the variable torture adjustment height.  Chicken will hang better but your creation so your call.  The down-stream question-does it get its own spot in your incredible cooking ensemble??  Another rig for you to expand the already off the charts cooks you create.  

SciAggie

@lousubcap Thanks. You may have noticed it is made specifically to fit inside the hearth. But my sneak attack is that it will also nestle nicely on top of the cooker I made for the large paella pan. So when I break out that hunk of steel I can cook paella one day and then have an asado the next day. I’m contemplating a hoop structure for that so that I can hang meats or vegetables as well. 

I hope this gets you inspired for when you get your Santa Maria grill. 

lousubcap

@SciAggie - I am inspired to get that and may go sooner than later although I am now later than originally planned.  Definitely from LoneStar (48-30 is the target) but as you could imagine, a few hic-cups in the acquisition plan.  But I will either clear a non covid issue I have been addressing just declare victory and get it done.  
When the deal is done I will suggest you get a cut of the proceeds.  

Mattman3969

@SciAggie - I could easily see some rabbit or even a squirrel stretched out on the mini cross.  

SciAggie

@Mattman3969 I like the way you think. Squirrel is enough for just two people, right?

Mattman3969

Ky squirrels are.  Lol 

SciAggie

Dang, I should go into bidnez:
https://www.urbanasado.com/buy-now/regular-asado-cross

Legume

SciAggie said:

Dang, I should go into bidnez:
https://www.urbanasado.com/buy-now/regular-asado-cross

Fun little JA kind of project for you and some of your students.  Make them so they’ll fit on a Weber kettle.  I know you would easily sell your production here.

CGS should do some version of this.

HeavyG

SciAggie said:

Dang, I should go into bidnez:
https://www.urbanasado.com/buy-now/regular-asado-cross

Yowza! A pretty healthy profit margin in that product.

mEGG_My_Day

SciAggie said:

Dang, I should go into bidnez:
https://www.urbanasado.com/buy-now/regular-asado-cross

Dang - They are proud!! Great build @SciAggie

SciAggie

There were no beef ribs in Coleman, America this morning so I'll be making sheekin tomorrow.

shtgunal3

Done inside but I thought you folks could appreciate the use of vintage cast iron.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Used the Joule tonight for some
miso glazed salmon with shoyu jus, forbidden rice and sesame sautéed spinach 

caliking

shtgunal3 said:

Done inside but I thought you folks could appreciate the use of vintage cast iron.

For sure! I love the crusty bits of cornbread, and doing the as muffins maximizes that. A win in my book!

caliking

SciAggie said:

Dang, I should go into bidnez:
https://www.urbanasado.com/buy-now/regular-asado-cross

I can't get past the insane markup. Jeez.

shtgunal3

caliking said:

shtgunal3 said:

Done inside but I thought you folks could appreciate the use of vintage cast iron.

For sure! I love the crusty bits of cornbread, and doing the as muffins maximizes that. A win in my book!

The crusty bits are for sure the best part. Thanks.

SciAggie

@shtgunal3 That’s a neat CI pan. And yeah, you have to love the little bit of crust. 

SciAggie

@The Cen-Tex Smoker Simply magnificent. That looks totally delicious. 

SciAggie

We’ll know soon enough. I feel like an explorer - because I have no idea what I’m doing. 

caliking

Why can't we "like" more than once?!?! Very nice, @SciAggie!! 👍🏾👍🏾