BBQ thoughts....

Brewnaldo · Jul 1, 2022

Tess Tickle said:
Ooh right! If it's in the wrong place I guess chippy tea will move it.

No that's not what I meant.

Just if you are keen on char sui there's a place where you can get really particular about it like the rest of us

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Jul 1, 2022

Oh sorry Brewnaldo! I didn't think you were the arsey type but that's how I took it. It was the eyes that did it. Sorry again. I'm incredibly sensitive.

And ooh yes I love it! Always order szechuan char siu from the takeaway.

Brewnaldo · Jul 1, 2022

Tess Tickle said:
Oh sorry Brewnaldo! I didn't think you were the arsey type but that's how I took it. It was the eyes that did it. Sorry again. I'm incredibly sensitive.

And ooh yes I love it! Always order szechuan char siu from the takeaway.

Worry not hermana. Look forward to hearing how that recipe goes!

Clint · Jul 1, 2022

grooves said:
Don't throw away the burners!

The back of my old outback rusted through and the burners rest on that part. I drilled the sides of the bbq and inserted a 1m long M8 threaded bar from Toolstation and have rested the burners on that - works like new. Would probably use M12 if I did it again.

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The burners were..well...burnt through!

Baldbrewer · Jul 1, 2022

Old Fart At Play said:
+1 on that weber, i love it, can do a whole chicken etc. But by gum they are expensive now!! I leave mine outside year round, just put a cover on in winter, it is happy

+1 on the weber kettle and likewise when did they become so expensive! Has anybody used a weber pizza stone? I'm interested in how they perform as a pizza oven.

Alastair70 · Jul 1, 2022

Different location, same nonsense. My other Weber, didn’t make it as far as the beach this time but who cares. Cooking with a Pilsner Urquell, which is rather tasty.

Clint · Jul 1, 2022

Alastair70 said:
Different location, same nonsense. My other Weber, didn’t make it as far as the beach this time but who cares. Cooking with a Pilsner Urquell, which is rather tasty.
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Which one is that A?
Mine is firing up right now! I've knocked up a dry rub today and massaged a couple of free range chicken legs to try.

Alastair70 · Jul 1, 2022

Clint said:
Which one is that A?
Mine is firing up right now! I've knocked up a dry rub today and massaged a couple of free range chicken legs to try.

It’s a Smokey Joe with the wee chimney. I use the Weber Briquettes up here, usually on the beach. 2hrs cooking time easy and then you flip back the lid and it converts to a fire pit.

BBQ chicken legs sound awesome. What’s in the rub?

Clint · Jul 1, 2022

Alastair70 said:
It’s a Smokey Joe with the wee chimney. I use the Weber Briquettes up here, usually on the beach. 2hrs cooking time easy and then you flip back the lid and it converts to a fire pit.

BBQ chicken legs sound awesome. What’s in the rub?

Rub....
Paprika,pepper,garlic granules, onion powder,dried coriander, dried thyme, coriander powder and salt..

Alastair70 · Jul 1, 2022

Baldbrewer said:
+1 on the weber kettle and likewise when did they become so expensive! Has anybody used a weber pizza stone? I'm interested in how they perform as a pizza oven.

I tried, but couldn’t keep the heat up for any reasonable length of time. I had similar issues with the Kamado too, although part of that was probably charcoal choice. If you’re going to cook pizza regularly, pick up an Ooni or a Roccbox either new or second hand. They work like a treat every time with zero effort on your part.

damienair · Jul 3, 2022

Baldbrewer said:
+1 on the weber kettle and likewise when did they become so expensive! Has anybody used a weber pizza stone? I'm interested in how they perform as a pizza oven.

I bought a Pizza stone last year in LIDL. It works great but to be honest a faff in the BBQ. Works better in the oven. The BBQ takes twice as long to cook a pizza.

damienair · Jul 3, 2022

I’m absolutely stuffed

Session · Jul 3, 2022

damienair said:
I’m absolutely stuffed

I spent a long time trying to work out why you had decided to barbecue a massive fish finger, before realising it was actually corn on the cob

DavidDetroit · Jul 3, 2022

Clint said:
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A bit of interest from Pippy...

Food's great but the PUPPY!!! OMG!

DavidDetroit · Jul 3, 2022

Saw the charcoal starter waaaay back (tube you fill with newspaper I guess to avoid lighter fluid).
Lighter fluid is fine. Do you really want to live forever???

Dutto · Jul 4, 2022

damienair said:
I bought a Pizza stone last year in LIDL. It works great but to be honest a faff in the BBQ. Works better in the oven. The BBQ takes twice as long to cook a pizza.

Just make sure that the stone doesn’t touch either a worktop or an electric ceramic hob!

SWMBO still doesn’t know where the scratches came from; and I want to keep it that way, as my “oven” stone is now cut down and used in the BBQ!
:hat:

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Jul 4, 2022

Hey guys!

The barbecue went really well last night!

For those that were asking, the char siu pork was so moist and yummy, considering how long it’d been on the barbecue. However the star of the show was the brined chicken thighs with cherry barbecue sauce. Will insert a picture below of the recipe. It was sooo good!

I know I’m a little behind the times of you barbecue kings but I’m never doing chicken again without brining!

We had homemade burgers, sausages, the chicken, my pop kebabs (pork, onion and pepper), then I also made a deli pasta salad, a sour cream and chive potato salad and some cheese coleslaw.

Needless to say there’s piles of food left and we’ll work our way through it slowly. A few pics are below. If any of you haven’t tried the chicken recipe I highly recommend it.