Go Anywhere "Vortex"

[Peter]

I thought it might be fun to try a vortex-style cook on the CGA. Leaning into the GA, shape, the vortex should probably be a rectangle! Enter a tapered steel loaf pan with the bottom cut out, set upside down in the middle of the charcoal grate. This would give two “indirect” wings for chicken bits, etc.

This loaf pan comes Amazon from a company called Chicago Metallic for $16. It fit about a compact chimney’s worth (~18?) of B&B briquettes.

I want to try some wings on this, but only had some tenders on hand at the time - good enough for a weeknight dinner! Nice cook, I’d try it again.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I like it! Great idea, I have an unused CGA in the garage, that would probably be a less expensive unit even over the 18” kettle!
One more toy to play with!!!

 

[Peter]

maybe we can call it the GOrtex

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

No, no, NOOOOOO don’t start with puns!
“Go Tex” os bad enough but,I can see some pretty awful puns coming from some of these guys!

 

[Peter]

This is another orientation option I suppose, lol. I could see fitting 16-20 party wings on the perimeter. I didn’t get a ton of scorching from the side on my test, it was a pretty upwards-focused convection heat. I think the taper assists in that regard.

The GA has a lotta fun little ways to tinker w it.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Peter, I can see you have an “affinity” for seeing an “unnoticed solution” to an equally unnoticed “problem”! I give you extra points !