The purpose of this experiment was to determine how small of a fire I could use to cook two boneless pork chops.
TL;DR a slightly larger fire than you see in these pictures.
What went well:
1. Fire burned clean with bottom vent wide open the whole time and top vent 1/4 closed for a bit.
2. Chops were evenly cooked and moist with a subtle smoke taste.
Not so much:
1. Cook took too long due to temp dropping so quickly.
2. One chop was almost done (135) while other chop was still 126.
3. Temp never got hot long enough to caramelize the exterior.
by Top-Cupcake4775
2 Comments
I think I need to start weighing the charcoal so I have a quantitative measure of “how big” my fire is.
Just want to say I appreciate posts like this. I’d like to do more direct heat cooking on my KJ and this research helps. Thank you.