Black Dragon Episode 2
Live fire is a fickle mistress. Her gentle embers caress us into barbecue bliss. Or she can burn the bejeesus out of beef brisket.
I started my first cook session in the Komodo Kamado and set off to my job. The fire burned unattended with a twelve pound slab of meat. Results fell somewhere between bliss and bejeesus. The cooker temperature had climbed up from 230 degrees to 300 while I toiled for lucre, and the brisket had speed-cooked to slightly overdone by the time I came home. Not the optimal slow and low cook, but it turned out still edible.
A little more time spent twiddling the vent controls, and I’ll learn to better manage the fire in this new piece of equipment. Should’ve known better than to leave her burning without me.
June 29th, 2007 at 2:13 am
As far as sequels, this ranks down there with Die Hards 2 et al. I know that cooking, like life, is all about ongoing process, so I await eagerly the next installment.
June 29th, 2007 at 8:39 am
Practice makes perfect. Knowing you, I’m sure you’ll master the “Black Dragon” soon.
June 29th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
As that good old boy, Tommy Edison said, “trial and error, trial and error…”
I’ve been trialing and erroring my Weber Kettle for 30 years, and you know, I can turn out some pretty tasty ‘Q with the baby now.
July 17th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
“Should’ve known better than to leave her burning without me.”
Applies to all facets of life, not just BBQ.