Subject: [Shop-talk] Backyard rocket hot cookers

From: Mark J Bradakis via Shop-talk <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:28:39 -0600

Okay, so I did some blackened catfish for dinner this morning ( I work 
graveyard shift ) and really filled the house with smoke.  If you follow 
me on Facebook you should have an idea about my cooking addiction.

Maybe I should get some sort of turkey deep fryer, 37 bazillion BTU 
propane burner stand so I can do some seriously hot stuff without making 
the house uninhabitable.  Any suggestions?  I'd like to do stuff on a 
cast iron grill plate, adapt it to a serious wok burner* and such, doubt 
I will ever deep fry a turkey.

Any suggestions?  Propane cylinders?  Run a natural gas line from the 
house to the back yard?

mjb.

*:  This vid shows what sort of flame I'm looking for. 
https://www.foodbeast.com/news/season-wok/

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From: Brian Borgstede via Shop-talk <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:09:52 -0500

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There are plenty of Coleman camping stoves out there.  The white gas keeps f=
or years. The =E2=80=9Cstovies=E2=80=9D (Coleman stove enthusiasts) along wi=
th the lantern crowd can be found at the following link.  It=E2=80=99s fun! P=
oor gas into a small tank, pump the pressure up to about 25 psi and light. L=
eaks get exciting. For added fun, do it by the light of a Coleman lantern wi=
th radioactive mantles=F0=9F=98=81

https://www.colemancollectorsforum.com/

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> On May 8, 2020, at 10:59 AM, Mark J Bradakis via Shop-talk <shop-talk@auto=
x.team.net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFOn 5/8/20 9:17 AM, Jeff Scarbrough via Shop-talk wrote:
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>> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 3:32 PM Peter Murray via Shop-talk <shop-talk@auto=
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>>    Keep in mind that if you want serious heat, you'll want to use
>>    charcoal.
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>> I can use my wok over charcoal?  I'd like to hear more about that.
>>=20
>> At the risk of thread drift, what's a good charcoal? Royal Oak is hard to=
 light, but burns longer.  Kingsford lights easy, but burns quick - almost t=
oo quick to use.
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>> And most of the true lump charcoal I've tried turns out to be a big bag o=
f charred stumps and dust.
>=20
>=20
> Waaay back when charcoal was pretty much one of the only good heat sources=
 around.  The ancient Chinese did not have natural gas or propane cylinders o=
r any such modern conveniences available.  I don't think dried yak dung is r=
eadily available these days in the States.
>=20
> When I was more active on some serious BBQ sites, there was a web site tha=
t did some serious charcoal reviews.  Maybe it will come to me, can't rememb=
er it.  Maybe it was The Naked Whiz I mention below.
>=20
> Kingsford is like the one of the worst charcoals out there.  It has the hi=
ghest percentage of non-combustible junk in it, but it has great marketing. =
 I'm trying to remember, but as I recall Royal Oak makes a special hardwood l=
ump for the Big Green Egg folks, I think sold under the BGE label.  Been a w=
hile since I've seen it.  Cowboy "lump" you see at Home Depot is made from h=
ardwood flooring scraps - you can see the tongue and groove in most pieces, k=
ind of humorous.
>=20
> Check out this site, it may prove useful.  Most of the brands I've never h=
eard of or seen, mostly based in the Southeast and midwest US of A.  Salt La=
ke City isn't exactly BBQ Central for the planet.  But we do have a few most=
 excellent pitmasters working in the valley, all is not lost.
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> http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumprankpoll.htm
>=20
> I usually buy lump charcoal from the Ace Hardware up the street. One inter=
esting variety is Kamado Joe's XL BIG Lump - basically small tree stumps tha=
t take a while to catch, like fill a chimney with other stuff, then toss in a=
 block of the XL and wait, but once going burn nice and clean for a long tim=
e.  Good for long smokes of butts, not good if you just want to whip out a c=
ouple of burgers.
>=20
> With summer coming on fast and this staying at home stuff, this seems like=
 a perfectly appropriate topic for this list.  Of course, those of you who n=
ever eat might not think so, sorry.
>=20
> And I still want to fab up some whiz bang zillion BTU burner thing.  It mi=
ght involve having to head down to O'Reilly's Auto Parts to pick up a #121G.=
..
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">There are plenty of Coleman camping stoves o=
ut there. &nbsp;The white gas keeps for years. The =E2=80=9Cstovies=E2=80=9D=
 (Coleman stove enthusiasts) along with the lantern crowd can be found at th=
e following link. &nbsp;It=E2=80=99s fun! Poor gas into a small tank, pump t=
he pressure up to about 25 psi and light. Leaks get exciting. For added fun,=
 do it by the light of a Coleman lantern with radioactive mantles=F0=9F=98=81=
<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.colemancollectorsforum.com/">http=
s://www.colemancollectorsforum.com/</a><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my=
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ote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
=BB=BF<span>On 5/8/20 9:17 AM, Jeff Scarbrough via Shop-talk wrote:</span><b=
r><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>On Thu,=
 May 7, 2020 at 3:32 PM Peter Murray via Shop-talk &lt;[email-masked].=
net &lt;mailto:[email-masked]&gt;&gt; wrote:</span><br></blockquot=
e><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Keep in mind that if you want serious heat, y=
ou'll want to use</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span> &n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;charcoal.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></bl=
ockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>I can use my wok over charcoal?&nbs=
p; I'd like to hear more about that.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>At t=
he risk of thread drift, what's a good charcoal? Royal Oak is hard to light,=
 but burns longer.&nbsp; Kingsford lights easy, but burns quick - almost too=
 quick to use.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span=
><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>And most of the&nbsp;true l=
ump charcoal I've tried turns out to be a big bag of charred stumps and dust=
.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Waaay back w=
hen charcoal was pretty much one of the only good heat sources around.&nbsp;=
 The ancient Chinese did not have natural gas or propane cylinders or any su=
ch modern conveniences available.&nbsp; I don't think dried yak dung is read=
ily available these days in the States.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Whe=
n I was more active on some serious BBQ sites, there was a web site that did=
 some serious charcoal reviews.&nbsp; Maybe it will come to me, can't rememb=
er it.&nbsp; Maybe it was The Naked Whiz I mention below.</span><br><span></=
span><br><span>Kingsford is like the one of the worst charcoals out there.&n=
bsp; It has the highest percentage of non-combustible junk in it, but it has=
 great marketing.&nbsp; I'm trying to remember, but as I recall Royal Oak ma=
kes a special hardwood lump for the Big Green Egg folks, I think sold under t=
he BGE label.&nbsp; Been a while since I've seen it.&nbsp; Cowboy "lump" you=
 see at Home Depot is made from hardwood flooring scraps - you can see the t=
ongue and groove in most pieces, kind of humorous.</span><br><span></span><b=
r><span>Check out this site, it may prove useful.&nbsp; Most of the brands I=
've never heard of or seen, mostly based in the Southeast and midwest US of A=
.&nbsp; Salt Lake City isn't exactly BBQ Central for the planet.&nbsp; But w=
e do have a few most excellent pitmasters working in the valley, all is not l=
ost.</span><br><span></span><br><span>http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumprankpoll.=
htm</span><br><span></span><br><span>I usually buy lump charcoal from the Ac=
e Hardware up the street. One interesting variety is Kamado Joe's XL BIG Lum=
p - basically small tree stumps that take a while to catch, like fill a chim=
ney with other stuff, then toss in a block of the XL and wait, but once goin=
g burn nice and clean for a long time.&nbsp; Good for long smokes of butts, n=
ot good if you just want to whip out a couple of burgers.</span><br><span></=
span><br><span>With summer coming on fast and this staying at home stuff, th=
is seems like a perfectly appropriate topic for this list.&nbsp; Of course, t=
hose of you who never eat might not think so, sorry.</span><br><span></span>=
<br><span>And I still want to fab up some whiz bang zillion BTU burner thing=
.&nbsp; It might involve having to head down to O'Reilly's Auto Parts to pic=
k up a #121G...</span><br><span></span><br><span>mjb.</span><br><span></span=
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