The bbq photo & recipe thread

[bomb]

will you post a pic of the results please ?

[scottri]

Whats the idea behind cold smoking a chicken? You can hot smoke them for 2-3 hours and get plenty of smoke flavour.

[don4l]

scottri said:

Whats the idea behind cold smoking a chicken? You can hot smoke them for 2-3 hours and get plenty of smoke flavour.

I was smoking the salmon and I decided to use up the space. If I hot smoked the chicken, I would have to do another run for the salmon.

[don4l]

bomb said:

will you post a pic of the results please ?

Smoking doesn't have any effect on the appearance. So the photo above might as well be the "after" photo.

The smoked haddock that you get in the shops has been artificially coloured.

[scottri]

Ah, right, Interested to know how it turns out!

[don4l]

scottri said:

Ah, right, Interested to know how it turns out!

I shall report back later.

[don4l]

Reporting back...

The smoked chicken was nice, but I'm not sure that it was worth the bother. I'll probably do it once or twice a year.

The cheese is awesome. I haven't tried the bacon yet, but it was fantastic the last time that I did it.

The salmon is just sublime.

[scottri]

don4l said:

Reporting back...

The smoked chicken was nice, but I'm not sure that it was worth the bother. I'll probably do it once or twice a year.

The cheese is awesome. I haven't tried the bacon yet, but it was fantastic the last time that I did it.

The salmon is just sublime.

Thanks, i find the cheese improves after 3 days or so in the fridge.

[tomsugden]

I did these on the grill yesterday, but will definitely do them on the BBQ when the weather improves. I cheated a bit and bought Tzatziki rather than making it, and served the Koftas in a warmed pitta bread.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/lamb-recipes/gr...

[Rick101]

I have a pork belly I've been curing since last Tue. Just taken it out to air dry this morning.
Apple cold smoke later this week and hopefully some delicious bacon in a few weeks.

Pork belly is direct from a local farmer in a 1/4 pig package I purchased. The fat is unbelievable.


Nipple anybody?

[richatnort]

I'm buying my first ever webber bbq in a couple of weeks and I literally can't wait to try some of these recipes. I know it's sad but doing the prep and cooking it for 8 odd hours excites me massively!

Also talking bbqs as a first timer any recommendations would be good. Looking for a coal one and there's only two of us so doesnt need to be massive.

Edited by richatnort on Tuesday 5th April 20:43

[thebraketester]

Hahaha. Nipple. Haha

[scottri]

richatnort said:

I'm buying my first ever webber bbq in a couple of weeks and I literally can't wait to try some of these recipes. I know it's sad but doing the prep and cooking it for 8 odd hours excites me massively!

Also talking bbqs as a first timer any recommendations would be good. Looking for a coal one and there's only two of us so doesnt need to be massive.

Edited by richatnort on Tuesday 5th April 20:43

If you want to smoke food for 8hours + and you want a weber then you will be fine with the smaller of the two smokey mountains.

[pattieG]

I bought a 57cm Weber yesterday and cooked some sausages and burgers on it to try the thing out. I can't believe how good food comes out of the thing! I want to do some ribs and brisket soon and need a thermometer to gauge the internal temperature. Any recommendations?

[Output Flange]

I like the quality of the Weber accessories - they do an instant-read thermometer which would do the job, and also a twin probe wireless one for a few quid more.

[Nick Grant]

pattieG said:

... and need a thermometer to gauge the internal temperature. Any recommendations?

I use a Maverick for smoking, two probes (one for the meat, one for the BBQ) it has a wireless transmitter so you can read the temps from indoors.

[don4l]

pattieG said:

I bought a 57cm Weber yesterday and cooked some sausages and burgers on it to try the thing out. I can't believe how good food comes out of the thing! I want to do some ribs and brisket soon and need a thermometer to gauge the internal temperature. Any recommendations?

I use this:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maverick-ET732-Wireless-Sm...

It works very well for me. You can monitor the temperatures of both the oven and the meat while sat indoors.

[Craikeybaby]

I was bought an grill for Christmas, it seems like a good thermometer, shows data/sounds alarms on iPhone. The only problem is that it has 2 meat probes, and I can't seem to find anywhere selling the BBQ probe, without paying more than the probe itself on postage.

I've heard that Weber have bought the rights for iGrill from iDevices, so I image that there will be a Weber branded smart thermometer on the market soon.

[Nick Grant]

Craikeybaby said:

I was bought an grill for Christmas, it seems like a good thermometer, shows data/sounds alarms on iPhone. The only problem is that it has 2 meat probes, and I can't seem to find anywhere selling the BBQ probe, without paying more than the probe itself on postage.

Just lay the other probe in on the grill and one in the meat.

[richatnort]

what is the difference between getting an electronic one to one of these? Surely they do the same job right?

http://www.wowbbq.co.uk/products/weber-q-200300-se...