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Does the wife have a gluten free bread that she likes? Perhaps that will work for the bread in your meatballs.

Probably just a matter of time. 🙂

Could you gift some chocolates and nut pastes to your neighbor? That might make them happier about hearing the melanger. 😉

Perhaps. It does sound like something that @Kerry Beal would have at home. 😀 She has a PacoJet, Thermomix, melanger, and so much more... so why not a micron ball refiner too.

Yes, apparently a ball mill refiner will also make smooth nut pastes (and other things). https://www.selmi-group.com/micron50-spreadable-creams-refiner.html

I agree with @&roid on timing. I have a classic sized Kamado Joe, which is one size smaller. For a quick steak cook, I’m usually ready to go in 30 minutes. Brisket, cast iron cooking, etc. it is a longer setup. The other gotcha can be waiting for the hardwood charcoal to burn off the nasty smelling compounds — sometimes it is smelling good in 20 minutes and other times it is 45 minutes to an hour. Wait for a clean smelling burn and then you can start cooking.

Yikes! What a freak accident. Very glad to hear that you are mostly ok!

You are correct. The potatoes do prevent the inner side of the chicken from browning and the potatoes get a nice coating of chicken drippings. Chicken skin was nicely crisped. For last night’s cook, I added a few sprigs of rosemary under the chicken. Also, I now have a combustion thermometer so I was able to monitor temperatures while the rotisserie was spinning. Cook time was 45 to 50 minutes. I am very happy with how this turned out and need to remember to make this more often.

Came here to see my notes from the last time I cooked in the Kamado Joe basket and discovered that I did not post! So... July 2023 I made a spatchcocked chicken and potatoes. Chicken on one side of the basket and potatoes on the other side. Planning to do this again for tonight's dinner. Hopefully I take more notes but planning to cook at around 350 F with the dome closed. Including photos from the July 2023 cook.

Sweet Packaging has single layer set up boxes 8"x8" and larger. https://sweetpackaging.com

Nice to see your meals and the menus. I love your photos of the ocean, sunsets, and out of the water boat. 🙂

Anna was everywhere! Didn't know until now that all those great titles came from her but I should have known. Thank you for sharing that. Wishing you and Rodney all the best. I just looked at the list of Advisors and Judges (https://www.pastrycon.com/advisorsjudges). What an impressive group! I hope that you get chances to network and to watch some of the competitions. Sorry, no recommendations for Charlotte but I have heard good things about the area. Looking forward to your posts!

Tried one of the 2024 Summer Olympics chocolate muffin recipes. More details here... https://forums.egullet.org/topic/166869-chocolate-muffin-2024-summer-olympics/

Today I baked Kassie Mendieta's Olympic chocolate muffin recipe. Very, very chocolatey. Will try one after dinner and put the rest in the freezer. Was trying to get a feel for how large a batch these would make. Ended up with 6 regular sized muffins and 6 Texas muffins. I think that the next time that I make these I'll make them all regular sized -- these are quite rich and I am not exercising anywhere as much as an Olympic athlete!

I suggest that you look up the manual for your InstantPot model and follow their cleaning & maintenance instructions. There are a few parts that may be disassembled for a thorough cleaning. https://instantpot.com/pages/manuals-and-resources