Making full use of the Heat

It takes some time to get the EGG up to temperature – ideas for making full use of that heat

Making the most of the heat – Short ribs cooked over a pork Ragù

Making the most of the heat – Short ribs cooked over a pork Ragù

When slow cooking there is often an opportunity to make extra use of the available heat.  The Big Green Egg is thermally very efficient and uses little charcoal especially when doing a slow cook.  Nevertheless, there is often scope to

Over the top Ham! – Don’t waste an opportunity!

Over the top Ham! – Don’t waste an opportunity!

The opportunity for little innovations are part of the pleasure of cooking for me!  This weekend produced a perfect example.  We were doing a slow cooked Pork and Pulled Pork Ragù (more of that later) and we also had a small cured ham to prepare…