Southwest Discada


 
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J Graz

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Its been a loooooooong time since I posted here. I've been lurking in the background though, so I figured I'd get going again. My wife surprised me with a Southwest Discada for my birthday a few days ago so today I got it out for a first cook. I Thought for sure this was going to need a good seasoning first but it was ready to roll right out of the box but since I had the bacon I figured I might as well use it. I only used a 1/2 chiminey of Trader Joes but the heating was amazing. 1lb of bacon was done in under 10min. No way am I beating that in the kitchen. First impression is great, tonight i get a stir-fry going. Pics of that later, for now 1lb of goodness
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Jim Lampe said:
Love It!
Glad Dave at Southwest is still selling those discs!
I used mine for the 1st time in this thread→ http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?3994-Take-a-Wok-on-the-Tilapia-Side&p=12636&viewfull=1#post12636

wonder if Ernie is still using his?
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?444...oking-Plow-Disks&p=14047&viewfull=1#post14047
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Those are the two threads that sold me.

Put an order at the Wok Shop for tools but its gonna be a few days till they arrive, also have a few burlap bags on the way too. Now I need to find me a pair of those chopsticks you have. Looking all over the net but the longest I could find was 17". when I was at HD eariler today they had Zinc, Aluminum, and Steel rod in various diameters. The zinc I'm not so sure about cooking with and the steel was a little on the heavier side but the aluminum should work out well if I can find some real ones.
 
I'm going to get my first real cook going tonight. In the meantime I made up some brackets to lift it up a bit. Without the brackets it rests on the handles and leaves about 1/4' gap for air. Last night I used the Charcoal ring from my WSM resting on some brick. That worked well too. Here is what I rigged up.
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little bit of bending
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and I have about a 2" gap. I can adjust this down a bit if i need to with a little more bending.
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Ready for tonight
 
Got the first cook off without a hitch.
I used about 3/4 chimney Trader Joes. Next time a full chimney is the way to go. Needed just a touch more heat
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The goods.
The chicken is marinated in teriyaki, garlic, fresh ginger, & pepper. The rest, well you can see that.
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Almost there.
Next time I need to remember to get the broccoli started first.
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Ready to eat
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It was delicious. This was the first time I ever used fresh ginger. I just happened to have some laying around as I was adding it to food for my saltwater fish. I used a micro plane to shave a bit for the marinade. The taste really came through, I'll be using it again. And the best thing is the disk cleans up like a champ. This is officially one of the best birthday gifts I've received in a while.

This is the reason I had fresh ginger on hand.
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Thanks for looking
 
I love the ginger....and the tank......and the stir fry........and the plow disk.


OT: If you're interested....
I have several Chinese cookbooks - this one is easy & everything has turned out....

The Chinese Takeout Cookbook.
 
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J Graz said:
I'm going to get my first real cook going tonight. In the meantime I made up some brackets to lift it up a bit. Without the brackets it rests on the handles and leaves about 1/4' gap for air. Last night I used the Charcoal ring from my WSM resting on some brick. That worked well too. Here is what I rigged up
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Excellent! I'm gonna copy you on these before you patent them :)

Thanks!!!
 
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