First cook - Christmas Cast Iron


 
ChuckO

ChuckO

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OK, so I wimped out and made something easy (Chilli)


New Grate

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Seasoned

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The cook

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Action shot (guess you have to click, I can't get it to inbed)

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Looks like great Chili. I noticed you had a heat probe on the grill, did you bring the wire up through the bottom vent? i have the Maverick 733 coming and plan to use with Kettle so was wondering about setup and managing the wires.

How do like that grate? I got the same one because I was doing Chili in CI dutch oven the original grate was sagging because of the combined weigh of the Chile and CI, that grate is heavier gauge
 
GGross said:
I noticed you had a heat probe on the grill, did you bring the wire up through the bottom vent? i have the Maverick 733 coming and plan to use with Kettle so was wondering about setup and managing the wires
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Yes, this is my old kettle (1978) it has the daisy wheel vents and I did go up through the bottom of one. I ran about 450 degrees at first, which was perfect for browning the Turkey and Onions, and when it came time to add the rest, I maintained about 350 by closing all the vents half way. That's two tray full of charcoal

GGross said:
How do like that grate? I got the same one because I was doing Chili in CI dutch oven the original grate was sagging because of the combined weigh of the Chile and CI, that grate is heavier gauge
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I got the grate as a second thought the day after Christmas. I've been wanting the Claycort grate (sp?) and I missed the sale (25% starting black Friday thru 12/01) I knew the stock grate might sag or worse under the weight of the CI/DO so I picked this one up from Home Depot for $35. I may or may not get the CI insert for the center, I'm think the CI WOK, might be better for there :)

Thanks Cliff & Enrico
 
I need to get me one of those grates. I didn't realize they were heavier gauge. BTW, the chili looks GREAT. Definitely comforting on a cold winters day.


Drink a little drink, Smoke a little smoke :wsm:
 
Good looking chili. I can't think of a better way to break in a nice, new CI dutch oven.
 
Looks fantastic!
Next on my grill list is a 22" Mastertouch, I do a lot of wok cooking and usually do it over a turkey-fryer burner or over a chimney full of coals...I'm thinking a wok in the center cutout with a Vortex underneath would be pretty darn cool.
 
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