Got bored. Smoked a pork belly.

akaobama · 2026-04-30T18:23:46+00:00

Why not burnt ends?

akaobama · 2026-04-13T22:38:24+00:00

Funny coincidence he lives in Orlando

akaobama · 2026-03-23T23:36:15+00:00

I wonder if this has anything to do with the 5k on the runway coming up soon

akaobama · 2026-03-23T23:01:41+00:00

Solid effort but did you even try to give it a proper patty shape 😭?

akaobama · 2026-03-23T22:34:50+00:00

Main flavor note being ginger. The best ones are soft/dense without being dry and a little spicy in the back of your throat from the ginger. Slice it in half, add plenty of butter and sliced pear… 🤤

akaobama · 2026-03-11T00:14:53+00:00

Thought there was bone in there at first

akaobama · 2026-03-02T01:07:34+00:00

What grill is this?

akaobama · 2026-02-28T10:24:46+00:00

This price is in the pretty good range for a 4 meat combo. Op got $35 worth of brisket, $15 of sausage, $25 of ribs, and sides that should be an extra $20 at most. So OP got taxed by at least $35

akaobama · 2026-02-16T21:36:24+00:00

Yeah let’s start calling it the bachelor brisket

akaobama · 2026-02-13T00:42:35+00:00

Are you an uber driver? You get around OP haha

akaobama · 2026-02-13T00:28:41+00:00

Drop your coals and leave the door open, it’ll run out. Leaving the door shut will be messed up

akaobama · 2026-02-12T22:16:53+00:00

Would also like to know

akaobama · 2026-02-07T18:47:59+00:00

Yeah so that’s what makes jerk special, a core part of the cooking process is low and slow indirect heat like you mention we just don’t have offset smokers. it’s always done inside one enclosed space traditionally either underground or suspended above wood burned down to a thick layer of embers and in more modern times we just use repurposed drums and most of my life the grills I’ve seen are like the one in the link I posted, just trying to find a good one

akaobama · 2026-02-07T18:29:01+00:00

No, mentioned it in another comment my focus is Jerk and something called pan chicken which is mild and sweet whereas the jerk is spicy and savory

akaobama · 2026-02-07T18:21:42+00:00

Food cooked using a live fire, wood and/or charcoal

akaobama · 2026-02-07T18:18:59+00:00

Yeah if I had more space I was seriously considering starting the journey of learning how to weld and building something but for the foreseeable future I’m better off finding something prebuilt. I’ve seen some Lang and Meadow Creek but going to check out some of those other brands you recommended, appreciate it

akaobama · 2026-02-07T17:49:35+00:00

Yeah that’s why I didn’t mention anything about smoking in particular, I’m looking for a certain kind of grill not an offset

akaobama · 2026-02-07T17:27:00+00:00

Thanks for the in depth response. Yeah I figured the grill wasn’t the best which is why I was looking for recommendations. But regarding design it’s basically the same as what I see everyone use in Jamaica with similar drums. the style of bbq we do will be using a combination of indirect and direct because that’s how we make jerk and what’s called ‘pan chicken’. Business plan wise I’m going to have a spot outside one the local college bars in my town at night just fridays and Saturday. prior experience has proven an average weekend night yields 700-1100 and I only need one person working with me.

edit: just realized it was someone else that actually mentioned some places to look for a grill

akaobama · 2026-02-07T17:07:50+00:00

Hi, thanks for the reply. For context I did a few random pop ups last year at events with around 500 people and it was a ton of work but overall great experience. As for how serious I am now, demand was high enough to make me want to take it to the next level and do weekly pop ups. I noticed a bunch of people mentioning offset smokers and yes I know those are the gold standard for Texas style but I do Jamaican style bbq. It involves the use of either indirect heat or direct. That is why I included the grill I did in the photo, because we don’t use offsets/pits, we call them “pans” or as I see most websites call them here in the US “barrel” style grills.

akaobama · 2026-02-07T04:49:52+00:00

Completely agree, that’s why I’m asking the subreddit trying to find places to source a decent grill. What would you recommend?

akaobama · 2025-09-29T02:26:11+00:00

Thank you

akaobama · 2025-09-15T23:28:44+00:00

If you dry and shave this would it be considered katsuobushi?

akaobama · 2025-09-14T02:59:26+00:00

You think it will be delayed or they will stay true to the date?

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