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New (sort of) cooking toy. Alto-Shaam holding cabinet

Thatgrimguy
Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
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https://www.webstaurantstore.com/alto-shaam-1200-s-low-temperature-mobile-holding-cabinet-dough-proofer-120v/1311200SA.html?utm_source=webstaurant&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=auto-order-confirmation

As I've progressed down my bbq journey, I've found an increasing demand for my bbq and decreasing desire to stay up all night feeding sticks.  I've also found that long holds can be incredible for brisket and even butts. So I've gotten in the habit of starting my pit around 11am the day before and cooking till 11-1ish and putting it in a preheated cambro. Problem is that if I get too comfortable sleeping the meat drops into the danger zone before I wake up. Or I have to wake up and put the meat into a low oven to reheat a bit and I feel that is lowering quality or at minimum a pain in the butt.

So, overdoing things as I like to do. I pulled the trigger on an Alto Shaam 1200s with Halo Heat. Which is what Aaron Franklin uses or atleast did during his rise to the top. Can't wait to play with long holds on all sorts of stuff. Like thick steaks or turkey breasts.
XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,422
    Awesome!  Can't wait to hear how it works out!
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,795
    Way to ramp it up.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    edited March 2022
    That looks good. I didn't realize that an Alto Shaam was comparatively reasonably priced. I thought they were closer to 20K. I'm sure there are bigger units that cost more.
    It looks like the unit you purchased would be a perfect companion size for my Cookshack FEC 120 pellet smoker. Do you think the     Alto Shaam 1200s would hold 16 Ten pound pork butts?

    Please let me know how well it performs.
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    edited March 2022
    GregW said:
    That looks good. I didn't realize that an Alto Shaam was comparatively reasonably priced. I thought they were closer to 20K. I'm sure there are bigger units that cost more.
    It looks like the unit you purchased would be a perfect companion size for my Cookshack FEC 120 pellet smoker. Do you think the Alto Shaam 1200s would hold 16 Ten pound pork butts?

    Please let me know how well it performs.
    It will hold 8 6" deep pans. So 24 butts should fit relatively comfortably unless it's important to you that they don't touch and 16 will fit with 2 per pan. I'll have more info on it when I get it in hand though.  

    And yeah, the price isn't that bad all in all. I'm going to sell my Pitmaker Vault to cover the price.
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • stuartlowry
    stuartlowry Posts: 5
    Can the temperature of this be ok for Jerky cooking? or drying to some extent as well?
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    stuartlowry said:
    Can the temperature of this be ok for Jerky cooking? or drying to some extent as well?
    I'm not sure, but I think these units hold high humidity in order to prevent drying out the product. 
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    Thatgrimguy said:
    GregW said:
    That looks good. I didn't realize that an Alto Shaam was comparatively reasonably priced. I thought they were closer to 20K. I'm sure there are bigger units that cost more.
    It looks like the unit you purchased would be a perfect companion size for my Cookshack FEC 120 pellet smoker. Do you think the Alto Shaam 1200s would hold 16 Ten pound pork butts?

    Please let me know how well it performs.
    It will hold 8 6" deep pans. So 24 butts should fit relatively comfortably unless it's important to you that they don't touch and 16 will fit with 2 per pan. I'll have more info on it when I get it in hand though.  

    And yeah, the price isn't that bad all in all. I'm going to sell my Pitmaker Vault to cover the price.
    Did you look into all the options that are available? looks like there is a Deluxe temp control and stainless steel shelves/slides
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    GregW said:
    stuartlowry said:
    Can the temperature of this be ok for Jerky cooking? or drying to some extent as well?
    I'm not sure, but I think these units hold high humidity in order to prevent drying out the product. 
    They can hold crispy or wet. They have vents to hold fried food even
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    GregW said:
    Thatgrimguy said:
    GregW said:
    That looks good. I didn't realize that an Alto Shaam was comparatively reasonably priced. I thought they were closer to 20K. I'm sure there are bigger units that cost more.
    It looks like the unit you purchased would be a perfect companion size for my Cookshack FEC 120 pellet smoker. Do you think the Alto Shaam 1200s would hold 16 Ten pound pork butts?

    Please let me know how well it performs.
    It will hold 8 6" deep pans. So 24 butts should fit relatively comfortably unless it's important to you that they don't touch and 16 will fit with 2 per pan. I'll have more info on it when I get it in hand though.  

    And yeah, the price isn't that bad all in all. I'm going to sell my Pitmaker Vault to cover the price.
    Did you look into all the options that are available? looks like there is a Deluxe temp control and stainless steel shelves/slides

    I'm pretty sure the Deluxe temp control is for the cook and hold ovens to allow temp probes, for my purposes that's useless. And mine came with all stainless shelves by default. I didn't get to mess with any specs because I did a price match to save a few hundred dollars and still get the free shipping.
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    stuartlowry said:
    Can the temperature of this be ok for Jerky cooking? or drying to some extent as well?
    Looks like it's great for that.
     https://guides.brit.co/guides/make-beef-jerky-in-the-alto-shaam-cook-and-hold/particle-5
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    Thatgrimguy said:
    stuartlowry said:
    Can the temperature of this be ok for Jerky cooking? or drying to some extent as well?
    Looks like it's great for that.
     https://guides.brit.co/guides/make-beef-jerky-in-the-alto-shaam-cook-and-hold/particle-5
    That's really interesting. I've always wanted a good dehydrator. The link shows that it took over 17 hours to make the jerky. Is this a typical time?
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    GregW said:
    Thatgrimguy said:
    stuartlowry said:
    Can the temperature of this be ok for Jerky cooking? or drying to some extent as well?
    Looks like it's great for that.
     https://guides.brit.co/guides/make-beef-jerky-in-the-alto-shaam-cook-and-hold/particle-5
    That's really interesting. I've always wanted a good dehydrator. The link shows that it took over 17 hours to make the jerky. Is this a typical time?
    Probably longer than most because there is no airflow in these units. That's their whole claim to fame.
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Depends on how thick the jerky is.  For me it’s usually around 4-5 hours in my dehydrator.  That’s a slick appliance but I would not buy it for jerky.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    This is going to change your life. Cook all day, hold all night.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738

    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    sweet @Thatgrimguy
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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