The bbq photo & recipe thread

[tedmus]

Audis5b9 said:

(although I think St Louis' ribs are just trimmed spare ribs...)

any experts out there?

Correct, I would have thought the other was just bone in pork belly?

[Bam89]

Any opinions on the Costco version of the Kamado? https://www.costco.co.uk/c/Louisiana-Grills-24-60-...

Seems like very good value compared to the Kamado Joe / BGE brands

[Turn7]

tedmus said:

Audis5b9 said:

(although I think St Louis' ribs are just trimmed spare ribs...)

any experts out there?

Correct, I would have thought the other was just bone in pork belly?

About the best description for sure.

[FunkyCEO]

4.5kg brisket on the webber at the weekend.

First, trim it up



Simple salt and pepper rub and onto the bbq (cooking at 7am) - some whiskey wood chips for smoke



I think i wrapped it around 1pm, and finished around 5pm - then let it site for 90mins (still wrapped)



A bit of a smoke ring



Tasted amazing - and plenty of leftovers for lunch everyday this week!

[Greendubber]

That looks great!

[RammyMP]

Bam89 said:

Any opinions on the Costco version of the Kamado? https://www.costco.co.uk/c/Louisiana-Grills-24-60-...

Seems like very good value compared to the Kamado Joe / BGE brands

They had them in store in Oldham last week, I wouldn’t be able to lift it let alone get it in the car!

[hotchy]

Went for my first try of smashburgers. Nothing fancy, 20% fat, in balls, salt pepper and cheese on top once flipped. Got to admit, why even bother with normal "fat" burgers when these bad boys can be layered. Mmmmm!!!



Not the best presentation but worth it.


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[cml24]

hotchy said:

Went for my first try of smashburgers. Nothing fancy, 20% fat, in balls, salt pepper and cheese on top once flipped. Got to admit, why even bother with normal "fat" burgers when these bad boys can be layered. Mmmmm!!!



Not the best presentation but worth it.


download original image from instagram

They look great, and I'd agree with you I'm much in favour of a few of these Vs one big one. I need something like that to cook them on my BBQ though.

[Greshamst]

Full disclosure, I ordered a meal kit rather than made this, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to make brisket quite as good as Smokestak.

[Sway]

Some great looking cooks there.

Did anyone try out the 'proper' low and slow kits (pulled pork and ribs) that Sainsbury's trialled last week?

I missed out - but they had input from Marcus Bawdon, and were pukka long cooks, no sous vided precooked meats to be flashed off in 30 minutes.

Really hope they were a success - I know the guys behind it had to put in a huge amount of effort to persuade the bosses that it was worth a shot.

[cavey76]

cml24 said:

hotchy said:

Went for my first try of smashburgers. Nothing fancy, 20% fat, in balls, salt pepper and cheese on top once flipped. Got to admit, why even bother with normal "fat" burgers when these bad boys can be layered. Mmmmm!!!



Not the best presentation but worth it.


download original image from instagram

They look great, and I'd agree with you I'm much in favour of a few of these Vs one big one. I need something like that to cook them on my BBQ though.

I've bought two planchas from these guys, one for my 47cm Weber and one for my SNS Kettle.

Both great bits of kit. We now use the 47cm as the portable for a day at the beach. I take a bag of preformed 90g/3oz 20% fat beef patties with me and rattle through the lot. Like you've mentioned why bother with anything else when you can make such good burgers, stacked and prefreable to 5Guys/MiccyDs/BKing

Try a sliced blue cheese for a real treat!

[cavey76]

oops

https://www.smokerig.co.uk/product-category/for-ch...

[Jambo85]

Took the plunge on a rotisserie for my kamado recently - first try at duck tonight came out nice!



Has anyone got much experience with these in terms of how best to set them up with deflector plates, dome temperature etc.?

I pushed the coals to the sides for this duck and that worked well, had a bit of a fat fire on my hands last weekend with a joint of pork..!

[illmonkey]

Tempted by the Aldi smoker that's preorder today. Are they any good?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/gardenline-smoker-bbq/p/710...

[Sway]

illmonkey said:

Tempted by the Aldi smoker that's preorder today. Are they any good?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/gardenline-smoker-bbq/p/710...

They're 'OK for the price'...

It's not the thick metal that is common in US offsets, and it'll need some work with some fire rope to properly seal it.

Offsets are also harder work to maintain temp, with more frequent checking and interventions needed.

Finally, it's not a 'reverse flow' offset, so you'll have a gradient of temp within the cooking chamber - hottest closer to the firebox.

All that said, for under £100 you can do some pretty damned awesome cooks on it. If it's a pure smoker you're looking for, I'd personally either spend a bit more on a Pro Q or Napoleon bullet - or see if you can pick one up second hand.

[illmonkey]

Sway said:

illmonkey said:

Tempted by the Aldi smoker that's preorder today. Are they any good?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/gardenline-smoker-bbq/p/710...

They're 'OK for the price'...

It's not the thick metal that is common in US offsets, and it'll need some work with some fire rope to properly seal it.

Offsets are also harder work to maintain temp, with more frequent checking and interventions needed.

Finally, it's not a 'reverse flow' offset, so you'll have a gradient of temp within the cooking chamber - hottest closer to the firebox.

All that said, for under £100 you can do some pretty damned awesome cooks on it. If it's a pure smoker you're looking for, I'd personally either spend a bit more on a Pro Q or Napoleon bullet - or see if you can pick one up second hand.

Thanks for that!

I'll avoid, rather spend more on a decent product. I've never 'smoked' before, so I imagine it'll be harder to get to grips given what you've said.

[Sway]

illmonkey said:

Thanks for that!

I'll avoid, rather spend more on a decent product. I've never 'smoked' before, so I imagine it'll be harder to get to grips given what you've said.

No worries!

Have you already got a grill/kettle?

If so, what sort of thing are you planning on doing, and for how many people?

[illmonkey]

Sway said:

illmonkey said:

Thanks for that!

I'll avoid, rather spend more on a decent product. I've never 'smoked' before, so I imagine it'll be harder to get to grips given what you've said.

No worries!

Have you already got a grill/kettle?

If so, what sort of thing are you planning on doing, and for how many people?

I have a 57cm Weber. Generally just do standard bbq, but my challenge this year to to smoke some stuff. Have started looking at stuff, like snake method etc.

[Sway]

Cool. You can certainly have some great smokes on what you have. Decent dual probe thermometer if you haven't already got one and you're good to go.

If you get into it, then the bullets I mentioned earlier are brilliant - and have the added advantage of leaving your kettle free for grilling whilst you're smoking.

[Harry Flashman]

I may have found the most overpriced barbecue product ever.

A few pieces of unfinished steel and a cheap grate. £1k.

https://www.fireplaceproducts.co.uk/en/outdoor-fir...