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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Kamado Style Cookers => Topic started by: BAM1 on September 14, 2014, 05:39:25 PM

Title: Pork loin experiment
Post by: BAM1 on September 14, 2014, 05:39:25 PM
I decided to finally set up My Big Joe's divide and conqueror system and see how it shakes out.

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After getting to about 400 degrees on dome thermometer I put a pork loin on the bottom grate to sear

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After the sear was complete, I moved it to the top grate and shut down the vents to slow the cooking process for a little more tender loin.

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Bottom grate temperature

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Top grate temperature

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They pork was excellent and I got to get out my new infrared thermometer and play.  As you can see, just by putting in a heat deflector and raising a rack you can have a dual zone cooker with the Kamado Joe.
Title: Re: Pork loin experiment
Post by: sliding_billy on September 14, 2014, 07:14:25 PM
Looks like your experiment worked well.
Title: Re: Pork loin experiment
Post by: Smokin Don on September 14, 2014, 08:34:19 PM
A great experiment for your cooker!!! Don
Title: Re: Pork loin experiment
Post by: ACW3 on September 14, 2014, 09:18:51 PM
Good job, Bam.  The next thing you know, others will be doing this, too! 

Art
Title: Re: Pork loin experiment
Post by: TMB on September 14, 2014, 10:16:32 PM
Quote from: ACW3 on September 14, 2014, 09:18:51 PM
Good job, Bam.  The next thing you know, others will be doing this, too! 

Art
Yep, a good experiment is a thing of beauty when it works out ;)
Title: Re: Pork loin experiment
Post by: HighOnSmoke on September 15, 2014, 07:10:55 AM
Quote from: TMB on September 14, 2014, 10:16:32 PM
Quote from: ACW3 on September 14, 2014, 09:18:51 PM
Good job, Bam.  The next thing you know, others will be doing this, too! 

Art
Yep, a good experiment is a thing of beauty when it works out ;)

^^^^ What they both said!
Title: Re: Pork loin experiment
Post by: muebe on September 15, 2014, 07:13:12 AM
Very cool! Like having two cookers in one ;)
Title: Re: Pork loin experiment
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on September 15, 2014, 01:28:24 PM
Quote from: TMB on September 14, 2014, 10:16:32 PM
Quote from: ACW3 on September 14, 2014, 09:18:51 PM
Good job, Bam.  The next thing you know, others will be doing this, too! 

Art
Yep, a good experiment is a thing of beauty when it works out ;)

Agree!!! ;)

And when they don't work out it makes for some hilarious videos.  :P