Bob Correll
R.I.P. 3/31/2022
I don't cook wings very often, so I can't bring myself to pay $50 for the Vortex.
Still, I was intrigued by the raves and how good wings looked using one.
So I bought a $3 SS dog dish from Dollar General and cut the bottom out of it with a saber saw.
This is not my original idea by the way.
It's 6" by 7.5" diameter and 3.5" tall.
Fired it up last evening with Kbb and a chunk of hickory, SYD rub on the wings.
She was a crankin'
I turned the lid 90° every 15 minutes, here after 15 or 30, can't remember.
Nearing the end of a one hour cook I replaced the center grate and did a little direct.
And a little more indirect.
My only plated shots.
Verdict?
Jo and I agreed they were the best I've made, we even ate them without sauce.
Plenty crispy, tender and moist.
Will I buy the real deal? Probably not, but I might buy a larger dog dish.
I'm not a scientist but I don't think the cone shape is the key factor, but a concentrated center ring of heat is what I do think does the trick.
Thanks for the visit!
Still, I was intrigued by the raves and how good wings looked using one.
So I bought a $3 SS dog dish from Dollar General and cut the bottom out of it with a saber saw.
This is not my original idea by the way.
It's 6" by 7.5" diameter and 3.5" tall.
Fired it up last evening with Kbb and a chunk of hickory, SYD rub on the wings.
She was a crankin'
I turned the lid 90° every 15 minutes, here after 15 or 30, can't remember.
Nearing the end of a one hour cook I replaced the center grate and did a little direct.
And a little more indirect.
My only plated shots.
Verdict?
Jo and I agreed they were the best I've made, we even ate them without sauce.
Plenty crispy, tender and moist.
Will I buy the real deal? Probably not, but I might buy a larger dog dish.
I'm not a scientist but I don't think the cone shape is the key factor, but a concentrated center ring of heat is what I do think does the trick.
Thanks for the visit!