True 2 Zone Akorn Hack | Reverse Seared Tomahawk Steak!
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Turn your Char-Griller Akorn (regular or auto-kamado) into a true 2-zone grill using this hack!
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I place a firebrick under the charcoal basket and it worked with top gate…
Oh wow! Didn't even think about using it like a kettle. Doing it tonight. Cheers 🍻
Awesome Nelly - you already have a kettle to steal them out of? lol
@@RobsBackyardBBQ yep!
Excellent info! Thank you. I've been thinking about buying a charcoal basket for exactly that reason-to have a super hot searing zone in my Akorn. You've convinced me!
Weber coal grates are steel but Weber cooking grates are stainless steel. I was glad to see that tomahawk didn’t stick to it. Also the top vent is on the center of the lid and not off to the side like a Weber kettle. Your video showed that vent placement isn’t crucial. Great idea and video!
BBQ Mike with the facts :) I didn't even season the grate - was in the back of my head that things might stick. Chicken i'm not sure, but had faith in the steak lol
Great tip at the end of the video, you should do a video about the bigger heat deflector 👍🏽
LOL - just ordered a 16" pizza pan from amazon about an hour ago
@@RobsBackyardBBQ yes! Smoking dad bbq is adding a Kamado joe slo roller in his next Akorn hack video, I didn’t even know it fit
Rob I honestly think that’s a better cook than you would get on the Akorn with a regular setup. Great hack my man!
Thanks Geoff! I do know CG sells a charcoal basket that you can raise/lower for the Akorn to get the coals closer to the grate, but this works fine :)
SNS has a charcoal basket for the 18" that would work and holds more charcoal
I’ve seen a couple of folks thst used the 17” grate as the base and lit their charcoal on it, then built their 2 zone fire there… then cooked the cast iron grates. I’ve never tried it but might give it a whirl.
That's a great idea - hadn't thought of that.. i'll give that a shot!
Pretty cool idea. May take this and half of a KJ deflector. I dig it
Salt and pepper is all you need. Let the beef flavor come on through. Cheers!
Interesting video. I contemplated if coals to one side makes sense in this grill. With the fan, I would think the fan would somewhat even it out. Of course, right over the coals you can get that char. What I've done is use the warming rack for indirect and then the main rack for searing at the end. That way I don't have to fool with removing the deflector for the sear.
Rob;
I have been doing tomahawk steaks on my auto kamado also. I managed to do 4 at once but it was tight. I do mine low and slow at 225 or 235 for about an hour and a half. This gets the internal temp to right about 120-125. I then sear them with a map gas torch. This sears very well and does not raise internal temps much keeping the meat a nice medium rare all the way through.
I even bought a spare auto kamado from Walmart when they had them on sale for $224.00. I love these kamados. I have a Humphreys reverse flow Battlebox vertical smoker for big cooks but I love my Chargrillers too.
I've been thinking of cutting expanded steel in a 14-15 inch diameter to use as a coal grate. I'll have to try with some cardboard first to ensure I have the right distance to the cooking grate. Has anyone tried the adjustable coal grate from Char Griller yet?
Ah, great idea Steve! As Bob mentioned in another comment, you could prob use this 17" grate for charcoal right under the original cast iron grate!
@@RobsBackyardBBQ I checked it out myself a couple of weeks ago. I feel like that's too close for general cooking, but might be great for searing.
Would you consider testing out other mods? I'd be curious about a rotisserie but some of them have a pizza oven built in that doesn't close which seems like it would make it less efficient.
Great hack! I really wish they made deflector plates or something similar to Kamado Joes divide and conquer. 2 zones is awesome on the Akorn
I don't know if this helps, but I've been using a pizza pan wrapped in aluminum foil as a deflector. Works great and very inexpensive, especially if you already have the pan! 😃👍
Good video. Steak looks great. ( Go Redwings)
I smoked mine to the desired temp then put it on the flattop to lock in the juices. On a Char Broil of course.
I feel like you could just get the bbq rolling at around 275 with direct heat, pull it, open the vents all the way to get the heat up, and then let it sear
This could make three tier cooing viable in the Akorn if the charcoal basket has a long enough burn time when run low and slow. Retrieving meat off the bottom rack would be a problem though.
I like the simplicity in your videos. Straight to point. No long, scientific explanations.
Thanks Earl! Appreciate it!
Excellent job! I love how you are thinking outside the box with the Auto Kamado. I think I will have to try this myself!
Great stuff, I gotta try this, really enjoy your videos! I brought the items using you're link, hope you get credit for it.
Thanks Jacko! I think we get something like 2% of amazon sales - it totally helps the channel! This was a fun way to use the Akorn!
A very tasty looking steak. Cheers, Rob! 👍👍✌️
Nice steak and nice video yum
Very innovative set up Rob. Steak looked fantastic 😎
Thanks Mike! It was delicious! :)
Great video, need more hack videos like this and less “look what I’m cooking)
Thanks Greg! I appreciate it!
Can you help me out I can't decide which is better char griller akon auto kamado vs char griller flat iron griddle premium.
For a long use like party daily basis 🤗
Excellent job! I love how you are thinking outside the box with the Auto Kamado. I think I will have to try this myself!
Thanks man! Yeah, a lot of people have a kettle to steal these from I figure :)
rest your steak
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This grill does it all! I’m so glad I was fortunate enough to get that Walmart sale. Amazing grill.
Nice! I had one already, but also bought the walmart sale lol
I'm so pissed I missed that sale...hopefully it'll be similar sales around black friday
Bbu
I think im set on getting this grill, the versatility of it is crazy!
Nice Rob ! Gotta love it ! Great cook !
Hey, thanks Kent! Hope you're having a great weekend!!
Whats the wife gonna eat😂
Fixed that, I'm divorced lol
@@RobsBackyardBBQ so is the acorns worth the money? I just ordered one yesterday.Akorn
@@davidm.5727 Yeah, in my opinion. Also, the auto is on sale for 350 i think at homedepot. You can buy 2 akorns for less than the cost of one of the 'green' ones ;)
@@RobsBackyardBBQ i ordered the 20" in black it was 329.00 at home depot
@@davidm.5727 nice! You're going to love it. This particular video i'm using the 'auto' version with the digital stuff, but the regular Akorn is right next to it. They're both the same size - the only thing different is the auto one you can set to whatever temp digitally and it uses a fan to keep it at that temp. You'll want to order the 'smokin stone' (amazon, or chargriller website) for indirect cooking.
Great job buddy 💯👍
Thanks man!!
Hey Rob!!
Hey Skip! :)
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Good morning Jason!
Have you tried that set up for a low and slow