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Post by omaniphil » Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:21 pm

I haven't done much steak recently since beef prices round here have been so high. I finally saw some decently priced beef, and decided to go big with a couple of tomahawk steaks. These are beauts - each about 2lbs. These also might be the thickest steaks I've ever cooked before - normally I'd go with the sous vide for steaks this big, but the bone complicates things. I've decided to reverse sear, and these will be going in the oven shortly at 200 degrees, and I'll pull them out at 125 or so, and then hit them with the flame thrower.

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Post by Hanley » Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:49 pm

omaniphil wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:21 pmdecided to go big with a couple of tomahawk steaks
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Post by alek » Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:11 pm

First time doing baby back ribs. They turned out real gud.
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Post by mouse » Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:30 pm

Around 10-11 hours in the kettle and an hour in the cooler and it fell apart as you picked it up...

It stalled really hard around 140 probably because it was so cold here today... it was like 15 degrees when I started it around 8:30 this morning... don't even get to eat it until the Bills play tomorrow hahaha


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Post by Root » Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:27 pm

Doing a pork butt tomorrow. This one had a pretty thick fat cap, so I thinned it down and scored it.

Anybody prefer to leave a thick fat cap on? Or trim it off completely?

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Post by mouse » Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:24 am

Root wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:27 pm Doing a pork butt tomorrow. This one had a pretty thick fat cap, so I thinned it down and scored it.

Anybody prefer to leave a thick fat cap on? Or trim it off completely?
So I'm WAY behind on this answer... but fat cap off for sure in my opinion. It's just wasted surface area that you could be putting more rub on... leaving it on does nothing in terms of moisture or anything in my experience...

I just came here to say I got a new toy for Father's Day... flat top grill is still a grill hahaha


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Post by Root » Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:38 pm

Nice! Flat tops are awesome to cook on. What have you cooked so far?

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Post by alek » Mon Jun 21, 2021 7:48 am

Root wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:27 pm Doing a pork butt tomorrow. This one had a pretty thick fat cap, so I thinned it down and scored it.

Anybody prefer to leave a thick fat cap on? Or trim it off completely?
I did my second pork butt for Father's Day. The fat cap was at most about a centimeter thick, so I left it alone.

I smoke mine fat side down, and I'm a little hesitant to remove it completely. I may try it one time and see how it goes. I'm just worried about burning the meat with not so great fire management.

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Post by mouse » Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:49 am

alek wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 7:48 am
Root wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:27 pm Doing a pork butt tomorrow. This one had a pretty thick fat cap, so I thinned it down and scored it.

Anybody prefer to leave a thick fat cap on? Or trim it off completely?
I did my second pork butt for Father's Day. The fat cap was at most about a centimeter thick, so I left it alone.

I smoke mine fat side down, and I'm a little hesitant to remove it completely. I may try it one time and see how it goes. I'm just worried about burning the meat with not so great fire management.
I suppose it depends on what you're cooking it on/with but every time I've done a butt (*snicker*) on the kettle I just set up a 2x2 charcoal snake and let it cook. Sometimes my temps will get to around 275ish and it gets a nice bit of bark but never 'burned'.
Root wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:38 pm Nice! Flat tops are awesome to cook on. What have you cooked so far?
We did some steak sandwiches with peppers/onions on garlic bread, pancakes/french toast, eggs and sausage... did some butterflied hot dogs yesterday and some sirloin tips I had laying around for lunch. Pancakes on this thing were a revelation for sure hahaha. I'm not convinced I'd use it for steaks or something just yet, but I could see maybe smoking some thick cut steaks low on the kettle and then using this to finish them with some butter/oil though...

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Post by augeleven » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:35 am

I’ve been using a flat top since spring. Lots of smash burgers and bacon and eggs.
Also I can do a week’s worth of butterflied chicken breasts in minutes.

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Post by alek » Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:34 pm

mouse wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:49 am I suppose it depends on what you're cooking it on/with but every time I've done a butt (*snicker*) on the kettle I just set up a 2x2 charcoal snake and let it cook. Sometimes my temps will get to around 275ish and it gets a nice bit of bark but never 'burned'.
I use an offset smoker, so it's almost impossible for direct flames to reach the food--I also have set up a homemade baffle system for it--but my concerns about burning the meat are likely totally irrational.

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Post by mouse » Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:15 pm

If I only ever cooked pancakes and burgers it would still be worth the price tag...


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Post by mouse » Mon Aug 23, 2021 2:58 pm

Anyone ever found a butcher brave enough to put cool ranch Doritos right in to his chorizo mix?


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Post by 5hout » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:29 am

Sooo 24 hour immersion circulator brisket. Pull it from tank and crack it open, so much fat. I guess too much fat was remaining. Smoker, which never goes much above 250 was reading 50f b/c it wrapped around. In a hurry so I dumbly opened the door and it just exploded from extra oxygen. Didn't think I had time to close vents/turn off tank and let settle.




Once we trimmed the brisket down the inside was 100% perfect texture, firm enough to require 1-2 chews, but tender enough that it melted with those chews. Still had some emergency pizza brought in though.

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Post by Root » Wed Jun 29, 2022 11:47 am

5hout wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:29 am Sooo 24 hour immersion circulator brisket. Pull it from tank and crack it open, so much fat. I guess too much fat was remaining. Smoker, which never goes much above 250 was reading 50f b/c it wrapped around. In a hurry so I dumbly opened the door and it just exploded from extra oxygen. Didn't think I had time to close vents/turn off tank and let settle.




Once we trimmed the brisket down the inside was 100% perfect texture, firm enough to require 1-2 chews, but tender enough that it melted with those chews. Still had some emergency pizza brought in though.
I believe you were warned not to do sous vide in the opening post of this thread:
Root wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:46 am New thread for the postings of outdoor cookings over fire. And fire only.

And the Root spake, saying: "First shalt thou take out the charcoal. Then, shalt thou cook with fire. No more. No less. Fire shalt be the method thou shalt cook with, and the method of the cooking shall be fire. Oven shalt thou not cook with, nor either cook thou saute, excepting that thou then proceed to fire. Sous vide is right out. Once the grill, being the firey grill, be heated, then, slappeth thou thy Holy Flesh of Animal towards thy grill, who, being tasty in My sight, shall char it."
But really.....that's crazy and I'm glad no one was hurt (I'm assuming?) Did you trim the fat cap off the brisket before it went in the plastic?

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Post by 5hout » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:21 pm

Root wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 11:47 am
I believe you were warned not to do sous vide in the opening post of this thread:
Root wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:46 am New thread for the postings of outdoor cookings over fire. And fire only.

And the Root spake, saying: "First shalt thou take out the charcoal. Then, shalt thou cook with fire. No more. No less. Fire shalt be the method thou shalt cook with, and the method of the cooking shall be fire. Oven shalt thou not cook with, nor either cook thou saute, excepting that thou then proceed to fire. Sous vide is right out. Once the grill, being the firey grill, be heated, then, slappeth thou thy Holy Flesh of Animal towards thy grill, who, being tasty in My sight, shall char it."
But really.....that's crazy and I'm glad no one was hurt (I'm assuming?) Did you trim the fat cap off the brisket before it went in the plastic?
1: True, that is full and fair warning.
2: No injuries, thankfully (and probably the result of people all being mostly sober).
3: I did not fully inspect it, and being short of time I did the sous vide in the original cryovac instead of breaking out my sealer. However, when I put it in the smoker I knew it was way too fatty and so (as in many charlie foxtrots) I had time to do some last second emergency trimming and still didn't.

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Post by alek » Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:42 pm

Did Thanksgiving, and the turkey, a day early. Took about 4 hours in total, smoked on a POS offset smoker. Delicious.

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