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Paella Grill MkII, Pulled Pork, Bread, and Stuffed Crepes - a fun weekend.
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SciAggie
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I had a great weekend of cooking and building. Saturday I built my paella grill MkII. I’m to cook paella for 30 people on Friday after Thanksgiving. I ordered a 32” paella pan and built this grill:
That’s a 22” inch pan shown. This is the MkI grill:
Today I loaded the egg with pork butt. I’m cooking ahead for a Tuesday meal before thanksgiving. We’ll do pulled pork tacos that day.
For supper tonight I made chicken stuffed crepes. OMG. These were good. Here’s the recipe:
http://treasureinanearthenvessel.blogspot.com/2014/05/chicken-crepes.html?m=1
I’ll definitely put these into the rotation. These would be great for a dinner with friends. You can make the crepes and the filling ahead. Then it would be simple to put them together later.
And.... I have sourdough loaves retarding in the refrigerator. Baking tomorrow after work.
Life is good my friends.
That’s a 22” inch pan shown. This is the MkI grill:
Today I loaded the egg with pork butt. I’m cooking ahead for a Tuesday meal before thanksgiving. We’ll do pulled pork tacos that day.
For supper tonight I made chicken stuffed crepes. OMG. These were good. Here’s the recipe:
http://treasureinanearthenvessel.blogspot.com/2014/05/chicken-crepes.html?m=1
I’ll definitely put these into the rotation. These would be great for a dinner with friends. You can make the crepes and the filling ahead. Then it would be simple to put them together later.
And.... I have sourdough loaves retarding in the refrigerator. Baking tomorrow after work.
Life is good my friends.
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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Life looks like it tastes good too! Looking forward to seeing more good eats.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
What a show off. Nice work man.2-XLs ,MM,blackstone,Ooni koda 16,R&V works 8.5 gallon fryer,express smoker and 40" smoking cajun
scott
Greenville Tx -
Great work as always. A real banquet right there. That's a manly paella cooker right there. Enjoy breaking in that 32" beast.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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SciAggie said:I had a great weekend of cooking and building. Saturday I built my paella grill MkII. I’m to cook paella for 30 people on Friday after Thanksgiving. ...
Life is good my friends.
Fantastic looking rig and exquisite cook (I would have called it "exceptional", but you bang one of these out every couple of weeks).(now only 16 stone)
Joule SV
GE induction stove
Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
Prosciuttos in an undisclosed locationAustin, TX -
I love that you’re building these rigs for a real fire and not a propane burner - so cool.
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There's a lot going on in that post. I don't know where to start! All looks good, though.
As someone who loves paella, I don't know why I haven't made it yet. I'll go with the egg, as it's what I have, but I love the look of those open air grills. Doesn't seem like it is easy to adjust the height, though, if you need to control temp during your cook? I love those old charcoal grills chimney grills with the crank you can turn to raise/lower the coal bed.
LBGE/Maryland -
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Nice work all around.
Enjoy the family time over Thanjsgiving.BrandonQuad Cities
"If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful." -
@20stone It should feed 20-40 folks. I'll throw in some more rice and shrimp and y'all can eat too.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 -
@Legume Cooking over wood is so much fun. It's not hard to control temps. You have the same mentality as with the egg - you can get things hotter easier than you can cool them off.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 -
All of that smacks of awesomeness!! The crepes look tasty.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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SciAggie said:@20stone It should feed 20-40 folks. I'll throw in some more rice and shrimp and y'all can eat too.
(now only 16 stone)
Joule SV
GE induction stove
Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
Prosciuttos in an undisclosed locationAustin, TX -
@KiterTodd The space between platforms is adjustable, just not during the cook. So far that hasn't been a problem. Maybe there is a MkIII grill in the future...
If you haven't made paella on the egg yet, then go for it. My advice is to use great ingredients. Bomba rice, good home made broth, quality saffron, smoked paprika. Use a few high quality ingredients and the flavors will not disappoint.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 -
@caliking I made crepes for the first time this weekend. I don't know what rock I've been under - they are easy to make and delicious.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 -
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 -
@TideEggHead @Focker Thanks y'all.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 -
SciAggie said:#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Nice job!!
Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
Floyd Va -
This makes me happy. Pata Negra 32” pan. Oh yeah baby!
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 -
I'm guessing there is a good reason for four handles on that pan. You are definitely gonna be able to crank out some quality and quantity paella right there. Enjoy.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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SciAggie said:This makes me happy. Pata Negra 32” pan. Oh yeah baby!(now only 16 stone)
Joule SV
GE induction stove
Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
Prosciuttos in an undisclosed locationAustin, TX -
@lousubcap The four handles will be nice. The pan itself probably weighs 25 pounds. Add 2 kilos of rice, 6+kilos of liquid and a few kilos of protein - it will be a load.
@20stoneColeman, 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 always take it to the next level. That may be the coolest pan I’ve ever seen. Hope you can get/share some action shots of it in use.Snellville, GA
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SciAggie said:This makes me happy. Pata Negra 32” pan. Oh yeah baby!
BrandonQuad Cities
"If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful." -
@SciAggie - How awesome! Your thanksgiving weekend sounds like it will be epic. That new grill and the paella pan is the bomb! Put foil over the plastic handles if you don't want them to scorch... I know, I didn't use foil and wish I did.
And thanks for the chicken crepe recipe, it's now on the list of stuff I gotta make.Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini -
@Florida_Grillin_Girl Thanks for the tip.
@Focker The pan is much heavier than I thought. It’s well made.
@Eggdicted_Dawgfan Oh, there will be lots of pics.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 -
Holy paella pan, Batman!! That's awesome!!
I had a line on a 20" skillet with a 2ft handle that the seller decided to get appraised instead of selling on CL. I was super bummed about missing that.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
caliking said:I had a line on a 20" skillet with a 2ft handle that the seller decided to get appraised instead of selling on CL. I was super bummed about missing that.(now only 16 stone)
Joule SV
GE induction stove
Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
Prosciuttos in an undisclosed locationAustin, TX -
Phoenix
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Holy COW that pan is incredible!!! And the cooker to support is awesome, too! Can't wait to see some pix from that cook.
@kitertodd yeah you definitely need to do it. just don't worry about getting a pan small enough to fit with the lid down. cook on a raised grid with the dome raised the whole time and the egg works great as a paella cooker.
Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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