Discada cooking? (plow disc)

[PNWGATOR]

These things look amazing!

Lotta models to choose from. Which one is right?

 

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These things look amazing!

Lotta models to choose from. Which one is right?

i saw that powder coated one when i was searching. for me, it seemed to far removed from the original cowboy experience. personally, i would have loved making mine, but with my skills and available parts, it was problematic. i just want mine to get all crusty and used looking..something i can prop on three rocks over a bed of coals if it was the heat option. that fabricated one; i cant imagine putting that over a open fire.

i have a wok burner, which is useful for this disc and my actual wok.

i got the 18" because most of the time that will be enough..i bet i could cook fast for four. i could do 8 big burger patties easy, but i would have to keep moving them about...this things gets hot in the middle drastically.

 

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still doing 90% cooking in the backyard.

not the best tool for bacon. well, not strip bacon.

corn beef hash..yes. pretty good.

 

[Tod osier]

I've really enjoyed this thread, definitely something I'm looking to add. Thanks!

 

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wild turkey (the last of it )

kapowee!

 

[PNWGATOR]

Now that you’ve put it through it’s paces, how are you liking it?

 

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Now that you’ve put it through it’s paces, how are you liking it?

i like it a lot. i have to get out of the wok mindset where i get the burner on "afterburner" and let it rip. there is way more finesse involved. there is nothing you can do about 90% of the heat being deadnuts center. but i am learning to move the food around. it is an active participant sport. i think setting it in a campfire propped up on rocks will be awesome (more even heat over a bigger area of the disc). i imagine just needing a thin layer of ambers/coals.

i'm gonna slide it into my outdoor grill and try to make a paella soon. the thing is a lot of fun to use. it feels very rustic. it will be even better in the backcountry where i can take a paper towel and simply wipe the thing clean by pitching the food bits over the edge and into the fire. . i cant do that in my backyard. it will be a billion times easier doing the dishes in the wild.

 

[cbat]

They are pretty simple to use over a hole in the dirt with some coals under it also.

 

[darcytribe]

I've had one of these that I got from Mexico when we were living there. Chop up small pieces (1/2 inch chunks) of pork, peppers, onions, potatoes and add a few tubes of Mexican Chorizo in with that mixture and you have one heck of a filling to put in corn tortillas. Can make in big batches to feed a good sized crew (we have a BIG disco). Making myself hungry!

 

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I've had one of these that I got from Mexico when we were living there. Chop up small pieces (1/2 inch chunks) of pork, peppers, onions, potatoes and add a few tubes of Mexican Chorizo in with that mixture and you have one heck of a filling to put in corn tortillas. Can make in big batches to feed a good sized crew (we have a BIG disco). Making myself hungry!

this was one of the first uses. mexican chorizo is amazing and scary all at the same time..haha..i hope i NEVER watch them make that stuff..that is one curtain i dont want a peek behind.

 

[jspradley]

Discadas are awesome! Just about everyone in TX has one... I need to join the club myself

 

[AdamW]

I've seen this thread a handful of times and never clicked on it. Then thought "Hey I wonder if that is anything like those Skottle grills the overland vehicle peeps are using. Yup.

I'd really like a takedown propane version of one of these for travel and camping or throw it on the deck during the week. Something like the Skottle that I could also throw down on a bed of coals would be cool.