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Ooni 16 pizza oven
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Breeo smokeless fire pit, with Titan rotisserie and Titan Santa Maria style adjustable grate
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From the free side recipe. Had a bit of excitement yesterday. Sugar and brandy in sauce pan, heating to caramelize, medium low heat. Having trouble getting past 180F. Target is 216. Put lid on; shortly had lovely flames around lid, looked like alcohol burning. Moved pan off gas burner, no damage to anything, including the erstwhile cook. Put pan back on burner sans lid. More fire. Gave up, put it all together. Excellent.
Diagnosis, analysis, suggestions, wisecracks?
I know. If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
Hmmm, clearly it was the alcohol vapors igniting as it cooked out of the brandy. The vapor density of ethanol is generally less than 1, which makes it lighter than air and should therefore rise out of the pan and away from the open flame. I can see it burping out with the lid on and igniting, but to my mind it should disperse quickly enough out of an open pan to fall below its flash point. My thoughts are leaning towards the size of the pan related to the size of the burner/flame. Perhaps try with a wider pan on a smaller burner while utilizing the hood vent. You have already discovered that removing the pan from the heat/ignition source effectively stops the burning process, but please continue to exercise good judgement and caution.
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Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
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SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
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Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
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Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
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Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
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Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
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Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
I make that Swedish Glogg recipe from the free side every year. It's delicious. I always drink too much of it, though, and I'm usually a pretty cautious drinker. That's how good it is.
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