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Offline Pappymn

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Charcoal Queston
« Reply #-1 on: May 30, 2014, 07:37:04 PM »
So I am making fajitas tonight and I start with the veggies in my basket over the hot coals in my Weber. Moisture starts coming out of the veggies, drips, and lowers the heat on my charcoal. It would never recover enough to get a quick sear on my skirt steak.

This seems to happen if anything drips on my coals, like marinated wingies and such.

Besides indirect cooking. Any ideas?

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Re: Charcoal Queston
« on: May 30, 2014, 07:46:17 PM »
More hot coals would be my suggestion.  That should cause a quicker recovery
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2014, 07:50:36 PM »
I cut veggies a little bit larger than some so I put them in a steamer bag or bowl and microwave them for 1-2 minutes then set on paper towels to dry before putting on grill to char some.  It seems to get rid of some moisture. 
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2014, 07:58:28 PM »
Put them in the dehydrator for 8 hours before cooking :P

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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2014, 08:56:13 PM »
Cook the meat first. Less water and more oils/fats...flare ups aside, I think the fire will maintain better - then your veggies will benefit from some of the perfume of the oils and fats that you fed the fire....
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2014, 09:27:25 PM »
Quote from: sliding_billy on May 30, 2014, 07:46:17 PM
More hot coals would be my suggestion.  That should cause a quicker recovery

more coals for sure and open the vents top and bottom.  This from a backyard jack...

just sayin'...
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2014, 09:33:24 PM »
Quote from: Jaxon on May 30, 2014, 09:27:25 PM
Quote from: sliding_billy on May 30, 2014, 07:46:17 PM
More hot coals would be my suggestion.  That should cause a quicker recovery

more coals for sure and open the vents top and bottom.  This from a backyard jack...

just sayin'...
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2014, 11:58:33 PM »
Kinda funny, Pappy - I was making fajitas tonight as well. Did some skirt steak (from my oriental market) and chicken breast with onions, mushrooms and a variety of peppers. I chopped the veg coated with oil, salt and pepper - then put them in a mesh basket. The meat was coated with oil and fajita seasoning and put in plastic bags to marinate for a few hours. I pounded the chicken pretty flat.

Cooked over mesquite briquettes - started the veg first and then the chicken. Added the steak (very thin) last. Heated a few cast iron dishes over the coals so everything was sizzling when it came to the table. A few pictures are below (but with 5 teens, getting "money" shots is not easy... sorry...

The grill I am using has a grate much like the grate on an SRG - not sure if this saved me from your problem - but I had no difficulty keeping the heat, in fact, everything went VERY quick!





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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2014, 12:08:34 AM »
Doc,you flat out Rock. ;)
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2014, 12:13:32 AM »
wow.  i thought everyone's suggestions were great.  all great ideas.  sure am glad i belong to this forum.    ;D
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2014, 04:09:42 AM »
Quote from: hikerman on May 30, 2014, 09:33:24 PM
Quote from: Jaxon on May 30, 2014, 09:27:25 PM
Quote from: sliding_billy on May 30, 2014, 07:46:17 PM
More hot coals would be my suggestion.  That should cause a quicker recovery

more coals for sure and open the vents top and bottom.  This from a backyard jack...

just sayin'...
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2014, 07:47:19 AM »
I keep a tong nearby when cooking with charcoal. Most of the time when I cook with charcoal it's for smoking something so I will setup my smoker with un-heated coal and heat a few in the chimney and then use the tongs to place them where I want for the slow cook. How about using the tongs to mix and rotate the charcoal before putting the meat over the heat? I wonder if that would help to increase the temp.
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Re: Charcoal Queston
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2014, 10:20:45 AM »
Quote from: HighOnSmoke on May 31, 2014, 04:09:42 AM
Quote from: hikerman on May 30, 2014, 09:33:24 PM
Quote from: Jaxon on May 30, 2014, 09:27:25 PM
Quote from: sliding_billy on May 30, 2014, 07:46:17 PM
More hot coals would be my suggestion.  That should cause a quicker recovery

more coals for sure and open the vents top and bottom.  This from a backyard jack...

just sayin'...
My money is on these two guys!

^^^ What they said!

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