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I have done duck in a smoker. It came out very good but the rendered fat wasn't usable. Duck fat is one of the reasons I cook duck so I haven't repeated the exercise.

Ours is in our dining room. It's going to go into the laundry beside the kitchen when we redo the laundry. It was the thread about the Vesta blast chiller here that you were on that convinced us to get it. Vesta's customer service is fantastic! FedEx dropped our chiller on the back left top corner. The damage was hidden, but significant. I sent an email with pictures late on Friday. Vesta contacted me on Saturday and put a replacement order in on Sunday. They provided free return shipping and the replacement came in less than a week.

Edited to include the picture.

Then it takes a trip through the blast chiller.

Asparagus from our garden about to be charred on the Napoleon.

I'm using the vents to maintain the temperature I want. I've adjusted the lower vent by closing it down a bit to keep close to my target 250F. The vent opened this much is giving me 240F, close enough for me.

Yes. In my not so humble opinion those devices take the fun out of it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M9ZZ6XX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share The easybbq app is how you access it.

Yes. There are two adjustable vents, top and bottom, that control the air flow. If the vents are both fully closed the fire goes out. Open both fully and the cooker can get over 900F. Careful adjustments can achieve any temperature in between.

Between 4 and 5 hours. I'll keep the temperature below 275F untill the last half hour. Then I'll try to get the cooker up to 375 before i pull the chickens off.

It's a Visions ceramic kamado cooker. https://visiongrills.com/

This is why I don't have to look inside the kamado. Bluetooth is handy sometimes.

Out of the fridge and trussed up for their trip to kamadoland.

Thanks, the artful transition from paint splattered concrete to felt carpet underlayment was intended to contrast with the hard edges of the stainless steel pot. In other words, the composition was a complete accident 😄😄

You are not mistaken. It is (was) also sold for hand crank ice cream freezers, too. It has unspecified impurities so may not be a good choice for food contact.

Thanks, the artful transition from paint splattered concrete to felt carpet underlayment was intended to contrast with the hard edges of the stainless steel pot. In other words, the composition was a complete accident 😄😄

Ask her to give you some runners that have started to root.

For espresso:

Perdue organic chicken, so no, nothing special.