CaseT
TVWBB Platinum Member
So many of you have seen my version of the vortex in the mini-wsm section. I call it the mini-booster. I finally had a night where I could cook for myself. So I brought out the mini and the booster. Another new item this smoke, Henderson's Relish.
So here's the grub for the first test of the mini-booster. I marinated the $16 dollar (on sale) T-bone in the Henderson's Relish for several hours. Coated the steak with salt, pepper, garlic powder. Let it sit until the tater was close to being done. Put the corn on about 30 minutes prior to the steak going on.
Used my typical lighting method. Torch through a vent.
Big Steak that's a 12" plate!
Tater was on the grill for 45 minutes or so, not wrapped. I wrapped it in foil when the corn went on.
Thirty minutes later the half side of cow went on!
Had to bring out the big plate for plating!
The Verdict:
Having never used a vortex, I guess this did what it's supposed to do. In the center there was a concentrated source of heat that radiated out to the edges to give an indirect cooking area. The tater and corn did well. It's hard to tell if there was much difference for the steak because it was too big to take advantage of the indirect, direct surfaces.
Total cook time on the limited fuel was right at about 4 hours. plenty of time to do just about anything.
Now the star of the Show, Henderson's relish. This stuff is tasty and when I run out I will be ordering another bottle or three. Similar to Worcestershire but not. The steak was awesome!
ENJOY!!!!
So here's the grub for the first test of the mini-booster. I marinated the $16 dollar (on sale) T-bone in the Henderson's Relish for several hours. Coated the steak with salt, pepper, garlic powder. Let it sit until the tater was close to being done. Put the corn on about 30 minutes prior to the steak going on.
Used my typical lighting method. Torch through a vent.
Big Steak that's a 12" plate!
Tater was on the grill for 45 minutes or so, not wrapped. I wrapped it in foil when the corn went on.
Thirty minutes later the half side of cow went on!
Had to bring out the big plate for plating!
The Verdict:
Having never used a vortex, I guess this did what it's supposed to do. In the center there was a concentrated source of heat that radiated out to the edges to give an indirect cooking area. The tater and corn did well. It's hard to tell if there was much difference for the steak because it was too big to take advantage of the indirect, direct surfaces.
Total cook time on the limited fuel was right at about 4 hours. plenty of time to do just about anything.
Now the star of the Show, Henderson's relish. This stuff is tasty and when I run out I will be ordering another bottle or three. Similar to Worcestershire but not. The steak was awesome!
ENJOY!!!!
