DarkStar11
is one Smokin' Farker
Back at the beginning of December, I picked up the small SmokeFire 2.0 while they were on sale. I've been looking forward to cooking on it, but life dictated other priorities as December and January became a blur. Anyway, the first opportunity for its initial burn-in and seasoning happened Sunday, followed by its unplanned first cook - which was actually a bake.
While doing the initial burn, I had pulled some focaccia dough out of fridge and put it in a cast iron pan. The timer that had been set for the SmokeFire went off just as I was about to start preheating the oven for the bread. Since the pellet was already at 450, why not give it a try? I put a baking stone on the lower grates and a 12" cast iron skillet on the top. Then the temp got cranked up to 500 and everything preheated for an hour. The pan of bread went in on the stone, and 30 minutes later:
The bread was great! It was a little windy and mid-50's, so the SF chewed up quite a few pellets, as expected. And no, my photography skills didn't improve over the past couple months - wife took the picture.
While doing the initial burn, I had pulled some focaccia dough out of fridge and put it in a cast iron pan. The timer that had been set for the SmokeFire went off just as I was about to start preheating the oven for the bread. Since the pellet was already at 450, why not give it a try? I put a baking stone on the lower grates and a 12" cast iron skillet on the top. Then the temp got cranked up to 500 and everything preheated for an hour. The pan of bread went in on the stone, and 30 minutes later:
The bread was great! It was a little windy and mid-50's, so the SF chewed up quite a few pellets, as expected. And no, my photography skills didn't improve over the past couple months - wife took the picture.
