The laziest of cooks - pit fajitas

[philpom]

wife picked up some nice inside skirt from Kroger for $6.99/lb the other day and wanted it for dinner last night. The problem nagging me was I knew with the high wind lately my kettle had been blown over and needed a full bath inside and out before I could use it. Not conducive to a quick weekday meal.

Oh wait! I have this thing called a pit, I haven't put food on it in a few years, it's been relagated to camp fire action but I sure do enjoy grilling on it and it's as easy as it gets. Problem averted.

Seasoned with Fajita Rojo.

This pit is a fajita machine, with a full bed of coals I can push out 30lbs of fajitas in probably 20 minutes. Been meaning to get a extra large electric rotisserie for years... one day.

Has a swinging rack, manual rotisserie, and pot hook. I fashioned a cooking hood for it out of a extra large SS bowl and cabinet pull from Lowes.

Cheers

 

[sandyut]

Looks amazing!

 

[yankee2bbq]

Looks awesome!

 

[Astralogics]

Great work, looking real nice!

 

[JIMSMOKES]

Been meaning to get a extra large electric rotisserie for years... one day.

Might want to look at the Kanka grill.
I liked mine enough that I bought a second one.

Kanka Grill – KANKA Grill

kankagrill.com

 

[Jim_C]

Nice looking fajita's!

 

[fxsales1959]

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wife picked up some nice inside skirt from Kroger for $6.99/lb the other day and wanted it for dinner last night. The problem nagging me was I knew with the high wind lately my kettle had been blown over and needed a full bath inside and out before I could use it. Not conducive to a quick weekday meal.

Oh wait! I have this thing called a pit, I haven't put food on it in a few years, it's been relagated to camp fire action but I sure do enjoy grilling on it and it's as easy as it gets. Problem averted.

Seasoned with Fajita Rojo.

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This pit is a fajita machine, with a full bed of coals I can push out 30lbs of fajitas in probably 20 minutes. Been meaning to get a extra large electric rotisserie for years... one day.

Has a swinging rack, manual rotisserie, and pot hook. I fashioned a cooking hood for it out of a extra large SS bowl and cabinet pull from Lowes.

Cheers

nothing mo' gooder than scoring a deal on decent skirt. That looks real good.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Wow!!! That looks awesome.

 

[philpom]

Might want to look at the Kanka grill.
I liked mine enough that I bought a second one.

Kanka Grill – KANKA Grill

kankagrill.com

I hadn't thought about a free standing rotisserie for the pit, that's actually a good idea. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

I hadn't thought about a free standing rotisserie for the pit, that's actually a good idea. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

DC powered so it can be run off battery. So it only needs open fire.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Good thinking on the pit.

Tasty l;ooking piece of meat

David

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Love skirt steak, only problem is usually when I make it the meat doesn't get to the tortilla as it is just slice and eat.
No need for a clean grill if you roll like Alton Brown. Good bed of quality lump charcoal and go caveman style. I am yet to try this myself

 

[civilsmoker]

Very nice, I think I would have just taken the whole cutting board for my plate and ordered pizza for the fam....LOL

 

[philpom]

Love skirt steak, only problem is usually when I make it the meat doesn't get to the tortilla as it is just slice and eat.
No need for a clean grill if you roll like Alton Brown. Good bed of quality lump charcoal and go caveman style. I am yet to try this myself

I have thought about it many times but can't bring myself to do it. I usually try to keep the ash off the meat. I've watched Alton do that a few times. While I'm sure folks have gotten good results from doing it, I tend to think it's more for the wow factor than anything else... or because you just don't have a grill. I'm betting I could weave a grate out of wet wood, in fact somewhere I have a book that discusses that.

I'll get up for work at 6:00am and find our daughter in the kitchen eating the fajita meat. I grilled 2 of those skirts and got 2 tacos out of it....

 

[philpom]

Very nice, I think I would have just taken the whole cutting board for my plate and ordered pizza for the fam....LOL

Beef fajitas are every ones favorite, that just wouldn't fly or I would. It's like trying to keep ice cream in the house. Dad can't have nice things....

 

[philpom]

nothing mo' gooder than scoring a deal on decent skirt. That looks real good.

I miss-spoke, was from Albertsons and yeah, I normally pay $9 or $10 a pound so this was pretty good. Thing with Albertsons, only buy the meat that's on sale, get there on day 1 early and then run. There's a guy in town that goes and gets a grocery cart full of whole packers when those go on sale. With a thousand gallon smoker in tow!

 

[WaterRat]

Looks good! For $6.99 I’d be backing the truck up!

 

[philpom]

Looks good! For $6.99 I’d be backing the truck up!

Yeah, my wife was a couponer from back in the day. Their code of conduct says, "don't clear the shelf* lol