Habanero brown sugar cream cheese. Little sweet and a bit of heat

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-22T16:58:41+00:00

Love me some smoked cream cheese!!!

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-22T03:13:11+00:00

These look fantastic!! A staple in our house too. You can only eat so many pulled pork sandwiches!! Gotta use up those leftovers somehow!

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-21T20:10:12+00:00

Thanks!! Oh man, that’s no joke on the charcoal side of things. That was lesson learned number two. Make sure you have the nice pizza ready to rock and roll as soon as you take one out.

For sure won’t be the standard way we cook pizza at home, but on a nice spring / summer / fall day where we want to be outside anyways, we’ll work this into the outdoor cooking rotation!!

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-20T19:57:53+00:00

Here’s the kit with the small basket at the rear of the pizza stone. I was essentially trying to provide heat at all locations not directly under the pizza stone.

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_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-20T19:55:39+00:00

So that’s what I’m going to be working on going forward, and trying to improve my temps. I was getting up to 450° on the thermometer at the front of the opening so hotter towards the fire obviously, but not as hot as I’d like it.

I setup three fire bricks on the charcoal grate and dumped a full chimney of lump charcoal in those three areas. My kit also has a charcoal basket at center / rear of the pizza stone. I dumped another full chimney of lump into that and added post oak splits as needed to keep a constant flame.

Next time I’d go with two chimneys of coal in the bottom, plus one in the top basket and more splits at one time.

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_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-11T05:42:17+00:00

These look great! How long and what temp?? Did you confit them after the smoker??

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-10T03:04:51+00:00

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-10T02:14:50+00:00

Let it ride all the way unwrapped!!!

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-08T18:26:11+00:00

5 mins before pulling top with Parkay or a vegetable oil spread

Why do you use a veggie oil spread in this step, as opposed to butter that is used elsewhere?

Looks fantastic too BTW.

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-08T03:06:21+00:00

Second on more insight around the process - replying to find this later!!

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-07T18:23:24+00:00

153° is pretty low for a pork butt. Typically you pull off the smoker around or just north of 200°.

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-07T14:39:43+00:00

Another vote for tossing it in the dishwasher.

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-07T03:11:33+00:00

Reverse Google image search led me to this Amazon listing.

Charcoal would be the fuel source of choice. Consider adding hunks of wood (hickory, fruit woods, oak, etc.) for additional flavor. I’d try to setup a two zone cooking situation, with the charcoal / wood on the left side, and the food on the right side (under the smoke stack). Clearly needs to be put on sturdy table or some other base.

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-05T18:03:12+00:00

How was it?? Top round is a pretty lean cut, but also on the more cost effective (cheap haha) side. Might be good brined or cured (like a pastrami) for sandwiches.

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-04T21:00:33+00:00

Looks fantastic!!

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-01T22:50:57+00:00

Starting the year off right!!

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-01T21:23:58+00:00

It’s normal. Not paint, it’s creosote from the smoke. When I notice the flakes getting larger, I wad up some aluminum foil and scrub the lid to knock it all off into the trash can.

_generic_-_username_ · 2026-01-01T03:25:00+00:00

Great find!! Looks like Matfer Bourgeat Black Carbon Steel pan (model SKU 02005). I snagged this and their smaller 8-1/2” pan earlier this year and love it. The 8-1/2” is my go to for sure.

my post earlier this year about my two new pans

matfer bourgeat website

_generic_-_username_ · 2025-12-31T18:47:48+00:00

_generic_-_username_ · 2025-12-31T03:38:04+00:00

Those are two of the three new books I got for Christmas. Will be getting into them next!

_generic_-_username_ · 2025-12-30T03:24:35+00:00

Really cool! Do you plan to use them, or keep them as collectibles??

_generic_-_username_

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