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[Fab Foodie]

First attempt at the reverse sear. Really pleased with the result, never tasted a steak like it. So juicy, and tender. I like it a little pinker, when I took it off to rest the internal temp was 53 degrees, next time I’ll take it off at 48/49 degrees and see what that’s like.
Served with garlic mushrooms, asparagus, tomatoes & chips. View attachment 521195
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Hi Jay, where did you get the thingy the Mushrooms are in?

 

[Fab Foodie]

I ordered some rubs and sauces as well as restaurant grade charcoal from
https://angusandoink.com/
Should up my bbq game a bit 🌶🔥🥩👍🏻
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The Cobbing fraternity rate that coal highly....

 

[jayonabike]

Hi Jay, where did you get the thingy the Mushrooms are in?

Robert Dyas I think. Cost about a fiver

 

[SGG on a bike]

My meatball sub
I baked some baguettes this morning with this in mind. Half pork & beef meatballs with fennel seeds, chilli flakes & oregano. The sauce is garlic, chilli passata and parsley. It needs mozzarella but I didn’t have any and as I’m on 12 week lockdown burger cheese was all I had. Started by making the sauce over direct heat then moved it over to brown the balls. Moved them over to finish cooking and toasted the baguette. Put it altogether and gave it a few minutes to melt the cheese.
Can’t wait to make these again it was bloody lovely! View attachment 522072
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There‘s some nice bbq skills going on there. Do you do much in the way of Low and Slow, or have you not tried that yet?

 

[jayonabike]

There‘s some nice bbq skills going on there. Do you do much in the way of Low and Slow, or have you not tried that yet?

Not yet, I’ve ordered a Kamodo so I can get into low n slow should be here in 7-10 days

 

[jayonabike]

Steaks and dauphinois spuds nearly ready

 

[SGG on a bike]

You won't go far wrong with a Kamado. Temp control is excellent and they're pretty easy on fuel usage too. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Depending on the cut you're smoking, don't get too hung up on doing everything at 225f. Every smoker has it's own sweet spot around that temp (usually a little higher), so I find it's best to just roll with it. I have several smokers and they all like to sit happily at different temps.

 

[jayonabike]

You won't go far wrong with a Kamado. Temp control is excellent and they're pretty easy on fuel usage too. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Depending on the cut you're smoking, don't get too hung up on doing everything at 225f. Every smoker has it's own sweet spot around that temp (usually a little higher), so I find it's best to just roll with it. I have several smokers and they all like to sit happily at different temps.

Expect a few newbie questions in a couple of weeks!

 

[SGG on a bike]

It's easy, that's the beauty of it. I can certainly provide some rubs/recipes though. Happy to help if I can, so feel free to ask away. You can do a pretty good low and slow in your kettle though. My weapon of choice for grilling is a Dancook 1400, which I've built into a 5ft stainless catering table. It's also very good at lower temps for smoking and can hold a full packer Brisket up to around 7kg. Smoker wise, I have an old offset cabinet (wood fired) which is about the size of a double oven. It's ok, but the steel is a bit thin, which ,makes temp control a challenge. The "proper" gear is a Green mountain Grills Daniel Boone pellet smoker, which is brilliant for set and forget smoking, especially overnight cooks and for work, I have a BBQ Mates trailer mounted reverse flow offset. It's hard work (two splits every 40-50 min), but for flavour, none of the others come close, plus it can churn out vast quantities of food.

 

[jayonabike]

It's easy, that's the beauty of it. I can certainly provide some rubs/recipes though. Happy to help if I can, so feel free to ask away. You can do a pretty good low and slow in your kettle though. My weapon of choice for grilling is a Dancook 1400, which I've built into a 5ft stainless catering table. It's also very good at lower temps for smoking and can hold a full packer Brisket up to around 7kg. Smoker wise, I have an old offset cabinet (wood fired) which is about the size of a double oven. It's ok, but the steel is a bit thin, which ,makes temp control a challenge. The "proper" gear is a Green mountain Grills Daniel Boone pellet smoker, which is brilliant for set and forget smoking, especially overnight cooks and for work, I have a BBQ Mates trailer mounted reverse flow offset. It's hard work (two splits every 40-50 min), but for flavour, none of the others come close, plus it can churn out vast quantities of food.

It’s my 50th birthday soon and as well as the Kamodo the wife’s ordered me a 57cm Weber kettle with sear grill, the iGrill Bluetooth meat probe, rotisserie, and a few other bits. The kettle I have at the moment is getting a bit small as I’m bbq’ing a lot more now. Really getting into it, I’ve been bbq’ing for the last couple of years trying different stuff and different cooking methods (direct/indirect grilling etc)
Can’t wait to try smoking low and slow, I’m in a couple of Facebook bbq groups and the stuff posted on there looks amazing.
Im also thinking of building an outdoor bbq ‘kitchen’ the Weber one side and the Kamodo the other with a prep space in the middle.
I want to try a chilli using my cast iron casserole pot low and slow, I imagine the smoke would add a depth of flavour to it. I ordered some oak chunks yesterday to try out when all my kit is delivered.
There will be questions!

 

[SGG on a bike]

I’ve got an awesome chilli recipe using leftover smoked Brisket. I’ll pm It over to you. Which fb groups are you on? Country Wood Smoke (CWS) and British BBQ Society are both pretty good for advice and are quite friendly. I’ve met Marcus from CWS a few times at bbq competitions/shows. Very likeable and knowledgeable chap.

 

[Chris S]

And don't light your BBQ on a picnic bench like some twunt did.

 

[jayonabike]

Marinated for 24 hours in this

Just gone on the bbq

 

[jayonabike]

Almost done
I banked the coals up either side of the bbq with a tray of water under the chicken. The steam keeps the chicken really moist

 

[SGG on a bike]

Looking' good. And now I feel hungry