Steak fajitas on our new toy, lot's of q-view

[phatbac]

Good looking meal. i need to get an invite for dinner!

Congrats on the new cooking instrument (toy)!

Happy Smoking!

phatbac (Aaron)

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Good looking meal. i need to get an invite for dinner!

Congrats on the new cooking instrument (toy)!

Happy Smoking!

phatbac (Aaron)

Thanks Aaron,

If you ever get down here, stop on by!

Al

 

[tropics]

Al they look great I would love to have one but yard is not big enough for more toys.Points

Richie

 

[smokinadam]

After seeing worktogthr's thread on cheese steak subs on a flat top, I knew the flat top was going to be on the wish list. Showed it to Judy (my wife), and she said we could put it on the patio & wouldn't mess up the kitchen. SHE SAID "Lets get one". So I started looking around. Lowe's had a Blackstone and I found a Camp Chef on Amazon for only $79 more than the Blackstone, no tax & free shipping. It's a little smaller, but I have a Camp Chef Smoke Vault & really like it. Also Camp Chef has replacement parts readily available. So here is our new baby:

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

I had part of a ribeye leftover from a couple of nights ago, so we thought how about steak fajitas.

Chopped up some onion, peppers, garlic, and ginger. Sliced the ribeye. Got some cheese & sour cream out.

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

Next we made the tortilla's. Pretty easy just mix the dough, need it then into a tortilla press. Of course Judy did all that.

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

I was waiting at the flat top to cook the tortillas, just a couple minutes on each side.

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

Next into the warmer, and the onions & peppers go on the flat top. Add some salt, pepper, red pepper flakes.

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

Cook them a little then add the ginger & garlic.

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

Next a little red wine & the steak.

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

All done & off to the side to stay warm. Then grab a tortilla & build a fajita.

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

Add some cheese. 

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

Then some sour cream!

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

And dig in!

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• SmokinAl
• Feb 14, 2016

I think we are going to be using this flat top a lot.

Thanks for looking!

Al

Good looking Al! I'm making fajitas tonight but definitely don't have a griddle to use like this. Maybe someday I will. Can do eggs and all on it. We used large ones at the restaurant I worked at.

 

[jetsknicks1]

New toys are alway fun, congrats. :points:

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Al they look great I would love to have one but yard is not big enough for more toys.Points

Richie

Thanks Richie,

We are squeezing stuff together so it all fits. My yard & house are full. No more toys!!!

Thank-you for the points too!

Al

Good looking Al! I'm making fajitas tonight but definitely don't have a griddle to use like this. Maybe someday I will. Can do eggs and all on it. We used large ones at the restaurant I worked at.

Thanks Buddy!

Yea you can do anything that you would do at the restaurant on a flattop. This morning we had bacon, eggs & hash browns. This thing is something that I think we will use everyday.

Al

New toys are alway fun, congrats.

Thank-you my friend and thank-you for the points!!

Al

 

[oregon smoker]

 
Thanks smokey!

I get them done every two weeks!  

Al

Thanks Mike, 

I'm going to make eggs & bacon for breakfast tomorrow on it!

Al

Al,

Almost nothing beats a Flat Top ! we love ours, breakfast burritos sound like a plan..... our first flat top was simply a heavy steel plate on the gas BBQ until we found the blackstone.

Tom

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Al,

Almost nothing beats a Flat Top ! we love ours, breakfast burritos sound like a plan..... our first flat top was simply a heavy steel plate on the gas BBQ until we found the blackstone.

Tom

Thanks Tom,

Especially here in Florida, I'm thinking we will use this almost every day all year round. I'm getting ready to fire it up for breakfast right now!

Thanks for the points!

Al

 

[chesapeakesmoke]

@SmokinAL Thanks for the post I like the setup you got and am now looking into these. I see the camp chef one can also convert into a gas grill, have you used this a grill yet? Easy to convert? I am trying to decide between this with the grill feature or the Blackstone that appears to be only flattop but cheaper. Also how easy is it to clean the grease catch?

 

[chewmeister]

 
Al they look great I would love to have one but yard is not big enough for more toys.Points

Richie

You can store it at my place.

 

[chewmeister]

Great looking grub and congrats on the new toy, Al. Love homemade tortillas.

 

[SmokinAl]

 
@SmokinAL Thanks for the post I like the setup you got and am now looking into these. I see the camp chef one can also convert into a gas grill, have you used this a grill yet? Easy to convert? I am trying to decide between this with the grill feature or the Blackstone that appears to be only flattop but cheaper. Also how easy is it to clean the grease catch?

No I haven't used it as a grill, I have a gas grill that I use & this one will be just a flat top. It's very easy to switch between the two. All you do is lift off the flat top & the grill grates are underneath. The flat top even has a handle on it for easy carrying. It has two grease traps, one for the flat top & one for the grill. Both come right off & can be covered with foil. It's a very well made grill & I'm sure it will last for a long time. But if you need a part they are readily available from Camp Chef.

Al

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Great looking grub and congrats on the new toy, Al. Love homemade tortillas.

Thanks Jon!

We used to make the tortillas on a cast iron pan on the cooktop, but this is so much easier. We are going to be cooking on this a lot.

Thanks for the points too!

Al

 

[twoalpha]

Al

Congrats on the new toy. Meal looks great. 

Larry

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Al

Congrats on the new toy. Meal looks great. 

Larry

Thank-you Larry!!

Thank-you for the points too!!  

Al

 

[foamheart]

Ya know, I bet with all this outside cooking going on now the house is going to be easier cooled this summer....... 

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Ya know, I bet with all this outside cooking going on now the house is going to be easier cooled this summer....... 

You got that right Kevin!

Lower A/C bills!

That's how I'm going to pay for the flat top! 

Al

 

[whistech]

SmokingAl, I love your new flat top.   I don't need any new toys but I sure would like to have one of those.    I am seriously considering it now.    Lord give the the strength to resist the urge to buy one.

 

[bdskelly]

Al... Been traveling and need to catch up on some cooks.  This one is outstanding brother. I need one of those griddles. But running out of room on the patio!

point

Brian 

 

[3montes]

I really am starting to look into these. I see the Camp Chef can also be used as a grill. Is this the major difference between the Black Stone and Camp Chef? Is the build quality between the two the same or similar? There is no store that carrys them to get a touch and feel so Amazon is my source.