Two Kettle Mac and Cheese

[Winz]

I was looking at my list of "to do" cooks and realized I have never done Mac and Cheese on the kettle.  I remember @Idahawk s epic mac and cheese ball cook:  http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/other-recipes/grilled-macaroni-and-cheese-balls/msg129040/#msg129040  and decided it was time to give Mac and Cheese a try.  I decided on a two kettle cook - one for fillings and one for the mac and cheese dish. 

Cook #1:

To spice up the mac and cheese, I raided the fridge and found garlic, slab cut bacon, and the fixins for ABTs.  To fill the turds, I used a mixture of cream cheese and some rib rub that @SixZeroFour sent me.  I also used a cast iron garlic roaster that Santa brought me:





I wanted good smokey flavor in the mac and cheese so I smoked the above ingredients with apple wood for a couple of hours.  Sierralita gets the call:








Smoking.  You can see the bacon slabs under the pepper rack:





It got extremely windy, so I had to move Sierralita out of the wind and onto the deck.  I was searching high and low for something to put under the smoker to keep hot ash and drippings off the wood.  Hmm, I wonder how a Ranch kettle lid would work....   A new use for my ranch kettle and a new justification for having one!





If you could smell my kitchen right now...




Cook #2

For the main cook, Bisbee gets the call.  Today Bisbee is wearing an amazing zebra stripe handle.  Full chimney of Royal oak lump, indirect.  Perfect 400 degree temp:








Indirect for 20 minutes, rotating at 10:





The payoff.  Mac and cheese (Velveeta and gorganzola), chunks of applewood smoked bacon, whole roasted garlic cloves, sliced ABT's, all topped with Italian bread crumbs:





Winz

[Craig]

That looks like a fine meal sir! Very nice job as always! The Tel Tru thermo that you have, is that the same size as the Weber one and is it more accurate? If so, I may put one in my Crimson Gold.


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[SixZeroFour]

Hell of a cook up Winz... I swear I can smell it a bit through the monitor I also like the variety of gadgets and cookers used - everything done with precision. Love it!

Bisbee looks mighty sharp as well!

[Idahawk]

 That looks mighty fine @Winz ....pass me a plate would ya

[argentflame]

What a tasty looking cook. Yum.

[Sramsey]

looks good!! ..... cast iron garlic roaster...mmm might have to get one of those.

[MacEggs]

That looks delicious!!

Funny ... Lately I've been wanting to try M 'n' C on the kettle.
Never done it, and now you've given me some inspiration. Thanks!   

[Craig]

That looks delicious!!

Funny ... Lately I've been wanting to try M 'n' C on the kettle.
Never done it, and now you've given me some inspiration. Thanks!   

I need to find it but Steven Raichlen has a recipe for smoked Mac n cheese also. I've been wanting to do Mac n cheese on the kettle but haven't tried it yet.


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[Cookingmama]

I'm loving the garlic roaster!  Where did you find it?

[Winz]

"That looks like a fine meal sir! Very nice job as always! The Tel Tru thermo that you have, is that the same size as the Weber one and is it more accurate? If so, I may put one in my Crimson Gold.   "


@Craig
See here:
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/lid-therm-mod-for-kettle/msg108306/#msg108306

@cookngmama
Santa brought mine, but you can get them here:
http://www.amazon.com/Charcoal-Companion-Garlic-Roaster-Squeezer/dp/B007SNUZG6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420047206&sr=8-1&keywords=garlic+roaster+cast+iron

Winz

[1buckie]

Winz, you're the bomb !!!


That looks really extra good......haven't done any up for quite awhile & this inspiration may change that track.....

I just throw tiny 'Turds in whole:

[aguyindallas]

It all looks GRATE. I can't even imagine how awesome that cast iron garlic roaster is and what it can produce!