Eko heats and makes good eats

[dzook]

It was just a matter of time till the Eko gasser was put to the task. Today we made our Christmas chicken dinner in the boiler. I have the steps documented below.

First the ingredients (6 lb chicken,salt,pepper,rotisserie chicken seasoning,olive oil) and a happy sous chief to boot.
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next the chicken was covered in oil and seasoned well then stuffed with ice cubes.
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the prepared bird was wrapped in seven layers of aluminum foil and a wire harness made to ease lifting in and out of firebox.<url> http://smokelessheat.com/Media/ekochicken/foilandwireready.jpg </url>

The chicken was moved to the roasting area. EKO 60 firebox in this case and set on the bed of coals. It was placed in the afternoon after the fire was at the end of cycle and few inches of red coals remained.
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After 1 1/2 hrs at ??? the chicken or maybe (burnt sacrifice??) was removed. and placed in front of boiler for it's photo.<url> http://smokelessheat.com/Media/ekochicken/pullout.jpg </url><url> http://smokelessheat.com/Media/ekochicken/pullout2.jpg </url>

We opened the foil in on the kitchen table.
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and we had success and very delicious meal
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I have made many chickens and turkeys in 3x3x3 ft. holes that we filled with coals by burning lots of wood then wrapping the birds in a similar fashion as you see above. I figured the boiler near the end of the cycle gives similar properties. The temperature was set well below so the fans didn't continue to blow. After about an hour I went out and looked in and the coals looked a bit black so I flipped the bird and turned the temp back to normal for the fans to run again. In a half hour I returned and removed the bird. The ice cubes stuffed inside earlier make for very tender meat that falls apart.



7.5 minute youtube video with process roasting chicken in boiler

[youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt2HWGOoaFE [/youtube]

 

[Duetech]

That's fantastic. Love the idea. Thought about smoking some meat in my EKO40 but cooking is really a great idea. Now I know I need storage. Kind of Techno's the old kitchen wood stove. Now if we can figure out a way to make a griddle for the tube section we can fix some pancakes or grilled cheese. Maybe do a stir fry some night. Real good post! Thanks...

 

[leaddog]

Great idea........
It looks like you have added insulation and outside enclosure to you eko-60. Tell us more and maybe more pic.
leaddog

 

[dzook]

Merry Christmas and thank you for the comments.

The eko 60 I have was one of a number that some friends of mine made exploring the viability to the sale for outdoor use, more like you would think of a normal OWB. The units never were able to have a price point that made them worth perusing as a viable business venture. A stainless frame was built to hold the boiler and the insulated shell surround and roof. It had a 100 gallon tank with expansion and circulating pump inside as well. I used it as an outdoor configuration for a season until I got the barn built. The unit replaced a Heatmor that i had found a buyer for after finding out about wood gassifiers.

When I built the barn this year I made an opening the size of the front doors of the unit and pulled it flush with the outside wall. Aluminum flashing seals and makes the connection to the wood siding in the forbay area its installed. I like it because i can load with having to worry about smoke issues etc. I can treat it more like i did my OWB with the exception of the dry wood diet needed for the gasser.

I have a post coming soon with more pictures of the actual unit as it is installed and a modification for primary air that has been working well.

 

[Fred61]

Years ago, when I had mt Woodgun, I used to sterilize soil on large cookie sheets in the spring for planting my seedlings but I never cooked in it. I guess it's like intake manifold beef roast.