@Troy your call whether to move this to Cooks and Recipes...
First thoughts, I really liked the vortex. It was set to the side of the kettle rather than the middle, but as advertised it created a very high, indirect heat. I wanted to make sweet potato fries but my girlfriend really wanted sweet potato done indirect (we actually do yams indirect on the kettle and eat the skin and all, they turn out great - essentially a baked yam).
IF you want to do fries, you need sweet potato, not yams. Yams don't get crispy like sweet potatoes do...
Anyways, I digress. I mixed flour with salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika. Got some wild fresh cod from Whole Foods for $7/lb and one pound feeds us as we try to slim down a few pounds for the summer. After flour, the fish gets dipped in egg then covered in Panko.
Cooked high heat indirect for about 8 minutes per side, with high/indirect heat.
I got some malt vinegar from the store but forgot tartar sauce so my girlfriend mixed up a great substitute with mayo, sweet mustard, and hot sauce.
The fish was crispy, tasty, and I would definitely do it again.
First vortex rating is 7/10... I really like it and know it will be an awesome addition to the arsenal, but I need to play with it more. As I get more used to it I can only imagine I'll like it more and more.