I'm mulling over picking up a Vortex (yeah, just what I need - another piece of gear). Has anyone tried a Vortex for reverse searing burgers? Might be easier than raising the charcoal grate?
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I have done it for 5 burgers with the fat part of the Votex up and about half full of charcoal. I started the burgers on the side and got them to the internal temp then put them over the direct heat to reverse sear them. Worked well. If you needed more burgers then you would have to start them in batches. You know it does not take long to sear them. You have to stand there and watch them like any other searing method.
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Ok, I'm in. The only sad part is - that vortexbbq sends you elsewhere to get it... and once I get elsewhere I see all those nifty mods and I'm in gear acquisition mode again...They have a hinge for the WSM lid... And wheels... and nomex gaskets for the door... and... what did I go there to buy again? Oh yeah - the Vortex.
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Hahahaha. I like it. But man that sucker does get HOTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!
I am doing some chicken wings this weekend. Did I say that thing gets hot?
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Hells yes it gets hot. Reaching over the middle of the grill to flip the burgers when they were on the other side indirect I about melted my arm. I'm thinking some nice thick seared sushi grade tuna steaks are in my future soon.
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I use mine overtime I do anything other than smoke. I used it the past xmas to do two large prime rib roasts. They turned out great. The vortex is worth it and it only helps to up your game.
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I did some Country Style Ribs to see if I could keep the temp down around 225-250 for my Chinese Ribs, worked perfect.
I need to let my chicken wings dry brine for 48 hours on the next cook. Maybe add some baking soda to the salt.
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I'm not an expert here, but are you sure you want to brine wings for 48 hours? The recommendation in the Cook's recipe that I use is no longer than 30 minutes.
This is a wet brine, though. Mebbe I ought to read MH's article on dry brining.
from CI, "If you buy whole wings, cut them into 2 pieces [ wings, drummie ] before brining. Don’t brine the wings for more than 30 minutes or they’ll be too salty."
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