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What do you make/bake/cook while your egg cools down?

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caliking
caliking Posts: 18,731
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I feel like I'm wasting heat and an opportunity to cook something on the egg whenever I'm done making the entree and close it up to cool down. This past weekend, I made some pizzas. My sister was visiting and happened to be baking some pies, so I snagged one and baked it in the egg as it cooled down.

Folks with wood fired ovens often bake in it after the pizzas are done. What do other eggheads usually do? Any recipes for bread, desserts etc. would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,670
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    After baking pizza, we often put something on the egg for dessert like grilled fruits (pineapple) or cookies. We also like to grill marshmallow on a stick like we do on a campfire.

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  • MrCookingNurse
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    i have cooked plenty of cookies after a cook but never with the egg completely closed and cooling down.  I would feel like this my not be the best idea. high risk for flashback.  also as the fire dies out youll prolly get some nasty tasting or nasty to your body smoke falling on that food.


    you are talking about rain cap on and vent closed.. the cool down?? 

    Now you could ramp your vent settings down way low and use it while its coming down...


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    MrCookingNurse said:
    i have cooked plenty of cookies after a cook but never with the egg completely closed and cooling down.  I would feel like this my not be the best idea. high risk for flashback.  also as the fire dies out youll prolly get some nasty tasting or nasty to your body smoke falling on that food.


    you are talking about rain cap on and vent closed.. the cool down?? 

    Now you could ramp your vent settings down way low and use it while its coming down...
    Yes - cool down means that the bottom vent is closed and the rain cap is on. 

    Smoke may be an issue - I don't know, so I'll just have to try and see what happens. When I cook in my tandoor, we place a steel pot full of chickpeas and a lot of water to sit in the coals all night. Pick it up in the morning and the chickpeas are done - without any nasty smoke taste. The walls of my tandoor are much thicker (full firebricks) so it retains heat far longer than the egg does, but I was hoping to be able to do something similar with the egg.

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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
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    Here is what I usually do:

    http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=663323&catid=1
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  • paqman
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    MrCookingNurse said:

    i have cooked plenty of cookies after a cook but never with the egg completely closed and cooling down.  I would feel like this my not be the best idea. high risk for flashback.  also as the fire dies out youll prolly get some nasty tasting or nasty to your body smoke falling on that food.



    you are talking about rain cap on and vent closed.. the cool down?? 

    Now you could ramp your vent settings down way low and use it while its coming down...
    For the pineapple, everything is closed. For the cookies it depends on the timing but typically, everything is closed. We never had a problem with nasty smoke.

    For the marshmallow, the top is open because this is where we insert the rods...

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  • Botch
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    Nothing fancy, but whenever I make pizza, I try to have a head or two of garlic on hand.  Slice the top of the head off, set upright on a square of tinfoil, scruntch the foil enough to hold the garlic upright (do not enclose it completely) and then smear a bit of olive oil on the cut surfaces.  Just toss them onto the pizza stone before you close it down.
    The heat softens the garlic and makes it very mild, with just enough smoke to taste in simple dishes like pasta with oil, black pepper and garlic (just squeeze the flesh out of the skins like toothpaste) or just spread the soft garlic onto a crostini, Yum!  
    Interesting point brought up in the above posts; once you close up the Egg the coals are still hot, and giving off uncombusted volatiles, not smoke.  I haven't noticed a bad taste in the garlic, but that might be a good taste test to try.  
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  • SmokeyPitt
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    Baked apples are also good.  Just core the apple, then add some butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc and put them on the egg once it cools down to about 350.  Leave them on until they are nice and soft.  


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  • 500
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    I would agree that there would be no smoke, because the oxygen supply is snuffed out.
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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  • caliking
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    Thanks for all these wonderful suggestions. I especially like the ideas for fruit desserts as we are trying to eat healthier. 

    @Botch: Do you keep the garlic for later use or use it that day? Does it need to be removed from the skins and kept under olive oil in the refrigerator? 

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  • 500
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    Looks like a month, stored in oil. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/roasted-garlic-how-to-recipe.html
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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  • Botch
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    caliking @Botch: Do you keep the garlic for later use or use it that day? Does it need to be removed from the skins and kept under olive oil in the refrigerator? 
    Both, although I've never kept it for more than a few days (and I usually keep it in the skins); 500's post is interesting, hmmm.... 
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