Robert McGee
TVWBB Gold Member
I had planned to do chicken parts for my first cook with the Vortex. We had a change of plans, so the chicken parts will be done tonight.
In the meantime, I DID have an opportunity to try the sear function:
This is the Medium Vortex on my Performer with one Weber SMALL chimney of lit coals:
I'm going to sear these two nice smoked pork chops (3/4" thick):
Our dessert is going to be grilled fresh, marinated, pineapple slices with a dip of ice cream:
These, as you can see, are large chops - first side on the Vortex:
One minute, then flip:
On the second flip - nice grill marks:
Total time for the chops is two minutes a side. Now, THAT is HOT! The searing function IS AS ADVERTISED.
Pineapples on the Vortex. Thirty seconds, then flipped. You might note the size of the small end relative to the pineapple slices - you could probably do two more at once:
Finished pineapple waiting for the ice cream. I might suggest that you want to have these warm when putting the ice cream on for the best experience. The lime zest is important to the taste as well as appearance.
Here is the finished dessert:
So far, the Vortex looks like the "Real Deal". I'll post me chicken cook in a day or so.
Keep on smokin',
Dale53
In the meantime, I DID have an opportunity to try the sear function:
This is the Medium Vortex on my Performer with one Weber SMALL chimney of lit coals:
I'm going to sear these two nice smoked pork chops (3/4" thick):
Our dessert is going to be grilled fresh, marinated, pineapple slices with a dip of ice cream:
These, as you can see, are large chops - first side on the Vortex:
One minute, then flip:
On the second flip - nice grill marks:
Total time for the chops is two minutes a side. Now, THAT is HOT! The searing function IS AS ADVERTISED.
Pineapples on the Vortex. Thirty seconds, then flipped. You might note the size of the small end relative to the pineapple slices - you could probably do two more at once:
Finished pineapple waiting for the ice cream. I might suggest that you want to have these warm when putting the ice cream on for the best experience. The lime zest is important to the taste as well as appearance.
Here is the finished dessert:
So far, the Vortex looks like the "Real Deal". I'll post me chicken cook in a day or so.
Keep on smokin',
Dale53
I must confess. The first time I lit this, I used the small Weber chimney, lit it with the Performer Gas Assist, then dumped the lit coals into the Vortex. Duh-h-h! Instead, set the Vortex on top of the charcoal grate over the gas assist ( lighting it first) and dump a chimney full of UNLIT coals into the Vortex. It is it's own chimney. I let the gas assist run three minutes, then turn off the gas. When the coals are lit to your preference (about ten minutes), then commence to cook.
