Hey guys, I just got around to my second cook on my PBC, and I'm sad to say it was a flop. Credit for the fail goes to the cook, not the Cooker, though. My sister in law and her kids are visiting this week, so Wed we decided to invite my folks over for dinner and grill some burgers. I decided at the last minute that I need to fire up the PBC since I didn't get a chance over the weekend, so I picked up some chicken wings on the way home. Everything went as planned, right up until the end. I checked the temp in a couple of the wings and decided they were done, and then instead of taking them off immediately like I should have, I turned to check the burgers that were cooking on the kettle, which were also done. That was my mistake. I got distracted and left the wings on the cooker for a few minutes with the lid off and wound up scorching the bottom. The sauce on the side facing the fire was burnt to a blackened mess. What was even sadder was that the top side looked wonderful, so the disappointment when I turned them over and saw that they looked like charcoal briquettes on the bottom was even greater.
So, two lessons learned...
1. when you leave the lid off the PBC, that sucker gets hot
2. I need to work on my multitasking skills
Can't wait to try another cook, I need to redeem myself.