Shabu Shabu Hot Pot with BBQ Grill

Thai style Korean BBQ - Jao Hon Kowlee
This is the second pot I bought from MV trading. I lived in Thailand for a few years and one of my favorite dinners was Yao Hon Kowlee BBQ. In Thailand, real fire (charcoal pot is used) and the BBQ/soup pot, which aluminum with slits cut into it that allows for cooking the meat and at the same time allowing the fats and caramelized juices to flow into the soup, sits above the glowing coals. As the dinner progresses, the soup (recipe to follow) gets tastier. Having a clay pot that weights 20 lbs filled with 3-5 lbs of burning coals limited this dinner to an out door affair. We live where it gets over 100 f in the summer and snows in the winter so we could not enjoy this as often as we would like (its not fun sitting around 3-5 lbs of burning coals when its +100f). I searched the net periodically for something that would allow my family to grill meats and have the drippings to flavor a base soup and this was the closest I could find.

This works great if you have the correct...

Very happy with it.
The pot and the grill worked very well and clean up was easy.
It is helpful to boil your water in a pot first then pour it into the Shabu Shabu pot. By doing this you do not have to wait for the water to heat up and you can begin your feast much faster.

Heats quickly
I had previously purchased a Tayama hot pot which I had to return (Amazon.com). I was very disappointed after having purchased and prepared a lot of vegetables and meat, the hot pot did not get hot enough to cook anything (used hot water and was not even simmering after 40 minutes). Amazon.com was great about the return though and issued my refund for the return shipping fee before I had even returned it. As soon as they received the return, I was refunded for the item and original shipping fee.

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I was apprehensive on ordering another hot pot, but gave this one a try. It heated very quickly (under 10 minutes to boil 4 cups of cold water). The grill heated quickly as well. I'm very happy with this item. Would definitely recommend.

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