Vortex Wings Round 2 - Bachan Japanese BBQ Sauce with Ginger and Garlic

[Wilmer Cogburn]

So I am new to using my Weber Performer Deluxe and Vortex. This is the 2nd attempt at wings with it.

40 wings festered in a marinade of Bachan original Japanese BBQ sauce (whole bottle), 10 cloves garlic blended with 1/4 cup fresh ginger, and 1/4 cup low sodium Kikkomen soy sauce. Marinaded for 45 hours flat in a 2.5 gallon ziplock bag on a tray in the fridge. Rotated wings every 6-12 hours. Removed wings and put on rack in fridge for about 2 hours to dry before grilling.

Kingsford Blue, a chunk of apple wood, and vents wide open. Dome temperature 550-575F. Rotated lid every 15 minutes and flipped wings at the 30 minute mark. At one hour, most temped 175-200F but some stragglers were 160ish so they got seared off.

Simmered the left over marinade for 20-30 minutes so as to sterilize and added some Argo corn starch to thicken. Served with white rice and celery sticks with ranch dip.

Smaller wing size and sacrifice of the GBS grate allowed more air flow. Wings not fully crispy but getting closer.

Ate damn good! On the repeat list for sure.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I used to rotate the lid, one day I got distracted and forgot, I didn’t see any huge difference so, I stopped. I love my Vortex! Both of them actually.
I think the second cook using a Vortex really makes you see how many things are better when you use it. Just an opinion.

 

[Wilmer Cogburn]

I used to rotate the lid, one day I got distracted and forgot, I didn’t see any huge difference so, I stopped. I love my Vortex! Both of them actually.
I think the second cook using a Vortex really makes you see how many things are better when you use it. Just an opinion.

Yay I had read about rotating the lid, seems to make sense as the vent is offset to the dome.

I guess its one of those theory vs practice things with the incremental gain is really down in the weeds if at all.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Nice cook it all looks great.
Barb and I use our vortex a lot with our Jumbo Joe. Although at the time no one made a small enough Vortex to fit it, so I bought a small SS dog bowl from Walmart for $2.00 and made my own, many years later and a lot of KFC with that vortex it's still in great shape.
Same with the grate had to get the bolt cutters out and make my own, still using that one too.