Disk cookers

[major_74]

some of the best food i ever ate was off one of these disk cookers. i really need to make one of these

[tractorred]

Got one somewhere just have to find it

[Aggie08]

If you have ever spent time taking the blades off to get to a middle hanger bearing on a disc gang you would have an entirely differnt view of disc cookers.

[cdwrrtx]

Is Langdon (sp?) still the place to get disks in the Austin area?

Would one of the low end welders from Home Depot/Lowes be adequate for doing the work needed for handles, etc.?

C

[M38A1]

Is Langdon (sp?) still the place to get disks in the Austin area?

Would one of the low end welders from Home Depot/Lowes be adequate for doing the work needed for handles, etc.?

C

It's Langford Equip at Bolm and 183. They have a stack of them, no hole just for this purpose. They said they sell about 300 a year for cookers!

[Bill]

I have a $99 Harbor Freight mig wire welder. You get what you pay for. It does not have a gas hookup for argon, and is not the quality of the Millers or the better brands. With that said, I was able to weld mine- but the grinder is my friend to clean up otherwise ugly welds. If I had to buy another one, I'd look at craigslist for a used, better welder or buy a better one. But it does work, on multiple little projects.

[M38A1]

Well, after a short time of figuring out what I wanted to do, I bought a 22" diameter disc from Langford and a couple new shoes from Callahans. I'm pleased so far how it turned out but have a few questions....

I've read the seasoning comments, but want to know if you flap sand and oil both sides, or just flap/oil the cooking surface. Getting ready to start sanding and hope to season it tonight. Maybe some leather strap around the handles is next.

[RocketmanRay]

just the inside

I sanded just the inside, and seasoned a couple of time before use....

I cooked fajitas tonight <I know I didn't happen... no pictures)

Dang they were good.

RMR

[M38A1]

I sanded just the inside, and seasoned a couple of time before use....

Thanks..... I just finished the first season after flap-sanding. Put it on the turkey fryer and heated it hot, not REAL hot, and dropped a couple tablespoons of crisco and rubbed it all around with a paper towel. I'll do it again tomorrow morning and maybe tomorrow evening I'll give it a whirl.

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[RocketmanRay]

sanding

I took the disk to shiny metal using a 40 grit to get the "coating" off the inside of the dish, then smoothed with a 60 grit. I finally finished with a used 80 grit for a final "polish". Washed, rinsed, repeat, heated, added crisco a couple of times. Looks good so far.

I'm not sure if it's a height over the burner or a flame control issues; learning to adjust the heat has been a bit of a challenge.

I haven't burned anything yet, and it's not going to break my heart to keep trying to perfect the technique.

RMR

[Flash]

Looks good man! Making me hongry too.

[M38A1]

Well, it's done - almost. I still want to add some leather strap to the handles. I seasoned it a couple times then decided since I had three eggs and some tortillas in the kitchen, why not give it a whirl. Yes, that temp thing is tough and probably even more so with eggs. A little water in the disc and the egg came right off. Tonight is venison backstrap fajitas and fixings.

[Hawgdog374]

Those are some cook cookers, I am thinking that I need one of these for around the house.

[M38A1]

...and then last nights dinner. Marinated venison backstrap, marinated chicken thighs and red/green bells with sweet onion. I'm thinking I'm going to like this new tool.

[Double EE]

Very nice