Aldi Kamado Oven

[21TonyK]

Just seen the "mini" version coming up soon at Aldi. Need a smaller BBQ just for me & Mrs21 for the summer hols.

Any obvious problem with the mini?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

21TonyK said:

Just seen the "mini" version coming up soon at Aldi. Need a smaller BBQ just for me & Mrs21 for the summer hols.

Any obvious problem with the mini?

The only thing I'd say is how much can you actually fit on it? My thoughts with the large ones are they're for cooking "speciality" BBQs, smokes and low and slow etc. Are you going to want to do that on a small thing when away camping?

(obviously I suggest this as for me I couldn't be arsed!)

[21TonyK]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

21TonyK said:

Just seen the "mini" version coming up soon at Aldi. Need a smaller BBQ just for me & Mrs21 for the summer hols.

Any obvious problem with the mini?

The only thing I'd say is how much can you actually fit on it? My thoughts with the large ones are they're for cooking "speciality" BBQs, smokes and low and slow etc. Are you going to want to do that on a small thing when away camping?

(obviously I suggest this as for me I couldn't be arsed!)

Its for use at home without the kids so only cooking for two. "Summer hols" is 6 weeks in the garden this year

[loafer123]

Butterfly leg of lamb today…

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Well that was easy enough, large roll of brisket. Made a simple bbq sauce out of a slow cooker bbq packet and some tomato ketchup, brown sugar and white wine vinegar. Stuck that in until it reached 70 degrees (cooking at about 115), then wrapped in foil with apple juice, more sugar and chopped shallots and then cooked it up until 88 degrees.

Boiled down the cooking liquor and separated the fat and made a lovely BBQ Sauce with it.

Served with pittas and salad and some garlic new potatoes.

Very easy, certainly no better than it would have been on a Weber kettle but more reliable as it’s simply a light and leave-I’ve had my Weber burn out on me before using a snake method.

Used about half a starter chimney of Big K premium charcoal and put another half in unlit. Sprinkled some wood chips on the unlit stuff to add to the water soaked box of wood chips on the heat deflector.

I put the brisket on at 8:30am and we ate at about half two so very simple for a family BBQ.

Was it any better than if it was done on the Weber? Probably not but it was easier to hold a low temperature without any effort.

[RammyMP]

RammyMP said:

Rang Aldi again this morning to see when my bbq is coming that I ordered on the 16th May and was dispatched on the 18th May, I was told that it is now confirmed ‘lost in transit’ so they have a spare which will be dispatched to me ASAP.

I then get an email 2 hours later saying they are ‘pleased’ to confirm they have processed my refund.

Shower of st.

Now received the refund so it must definitely not be coming. The Aldi customer service throughout has been shocking, this will be the last thing I try and buy from them.

They make you laugh how they are all jovial on Twitter then if you tell them they are st it’s all, ‘DM us and we’ll sort it out’ and you hear nothing from them.

[Comacchio]

Have just bought the smaller AK. Think it’ll be a good compliment to the larger one if we have more people over - should give the ability to cook at different temperatures and also finish off reverse sear steaks etc. Wife hasn’t threatened divorce yet… even said I should be paying for it with the joint account!

[Birdster]

tedmus said:

Birdster said:

tedmus said:

It's for lifting the grill.

Thanks. Makes sense.

I normally use gloves so didn’t think.

I don't think I've ever used mine, gloves here as well.

It’s obviously me. I asked my girlfriend and her reply.....
”to lift the hot grill”

I’ve cooked a normal bbq of burgers and such on the Kamado, no photos of those.

Today I did beef shorts ribs around 240 for 7 hours.

[Comacchio]

Birdster said:

It’s obviously me. I asked my girlfriend and her reply.....
”to lift the hot grill”

I’ve cooked a normal bbq of burgers and such on the Kamado, no photos of those.

Today I did beef shorts ribs around 240 for 7 hours.

Looks great! What was your rub?

[Bear-n]

The mini ones have gone live..

https://www.aldi.co.uk/gardenline-mini-kamado-bbq/...

[Birdster]

Comacchio said:

Looks great! What was your rub?

Thanks.

I was given this as part of a pack for Christmas. Various flavours. I also use the Aldi mustard in a jar. It works perfectly for rubbing over the meat.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Alright then, who's found me on facey?!

[illmonkey]

I picked up a Lidl small one for £100 today, am I doing it right? Still boxed…

[Sheets Tabuer]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Alright then, who's found me on facey?!

Are you the one posting where the feck is my bbq 20 times a day?

[Comacchio]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Alright then, who's found me on facey?!

That'd be me...

Edited by Comacchio on Wednesday 9th June 09:07

[Sheets Tabuer]

Judging by the outlandishly expensive meats and other one upmanship I assumed loads of PHers had just joined

[Birdster]

Mines either Aldi or Costco meat. Nothing fancy.

Might be of use to someone on here.

[Zoon]

illmonkey said:

I picked up a Lidl small one for £100 today, am I doing it right? Still boxed…

I got an Aldi one for £79.99 but no idea if it's any good or what I'm going to do on it.

[illmonkey]

Zoon said:

illmonkey said:

I picked up a Lidl small one for £100 today, am I doing it right? Still boxed…

I got an Aldi one for £79.99 but no idea if it's any good or what I'm going to do on it.

That makes 2 of us! I was more ensuring I'd got a deal.

I want to slow cook some stuff on a bbq, so this made sense as it retains heat a lot more.

The FB group is very busy, eating up my feed!

[21TonyK]

illmonkey said:

Zoon said:

illmonkey said:

I picked up a Lidl small one for £100 today, am I doing it right? Still boxed…

I got an Aldi one for £79.99 but no idea if it's any good or what I'm going to do on it.

That makes 2 of us! I was more ensuring I'd got a deal.

I want to slow cook some stuff on a bbq, so this made sense as it retains heat a lot more.

The FB group is very busy, eating up my feed!

Are these genuinely going for double the money on eBay? My local Aldi had 4 in tonight (same 4 as yesterday). Half tempted to buy them and double the money.