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Richeh

Richeh

Richeh

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Wrong time of the year I realise but managed to get hold of a Weber Master Touch for a decent price so now need to get the extras.

i have chosen this probe:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074XND445/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3OQHHR0H3SMZM&psc=1

Good reviews and a friend (who is actually a personal chef) said they were good for the price.

I have a cheap cover ready but need some BBQ tools, tongs etc does anyone have any decent quality recommendations at a reasonable price?

Also need charcoal, and smoking wood as well as rubs/sauces etc but realise this is personal preference.

Any help appreciated.
 
Agreed not the wrong time of the year, I get smoking chips on Ebay. I'd love a good source of wood chips they seem expensive for what they are but the ones I find on ebay are the cheaper than supermarkets or buying branded wood chips.

for bbq tools, just get a wire brush which you can get any cheap DIY one for couple of quid, and then a set of metal tongs and a metal fice slice, you dont really need specific barbeque ones provided the ones you get are a decent enough size.

Charcoal really depends, I normally buy in my supermarket which is a tesco, but tesco own branded briquette are rubbish, they do a fuel express brand which is better. Briquettes or lumpwood depending on what im coooking.

I also use fire lighter blocks to get it started, again, dont go for BBQ specific ones, just get general household domestic fire lights they are much cheaper.
 
ttaskmaster said:
Oh, forgot to say - Charcoal... Try your local butchers. Ours all seem to keep a few sacks out the back whenever I ask, which is often around Christmas/New Year.


Despite going past it almost every day since 1980-something, I still smile every time at that bridge!! :D
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It doesn't actually exist anymore someone went over it, shame because it had been there for years.
 
The boxes of Big K restaurant charcoal can usually be found on offer somewhere and are decent quality and size. I tend to use those for grilling and Aussie Heat Beads for low n slow. I just bulk buy when they're on offer and stick the boxes in the shed. I get my wood for smoking from Grilling Wood on Amazon for about £20 or ProSmokeBBQ. I find a Thermapen is handy as well as the wireless monitor and, as above, a chimney is a god send for lighting.

Also.. Wrong time of the year for BBQing? I'm not sure what you mean by this.

Enjoy the Master Touch, it's a fantastic piece of kit! :)
 
i have one off thes, which i find useful

http://weberkettleclub.com/blog/2015/11/08/bbq-vortex-review/

i have the original version of this

https://www.bbqandsmoke.co.uk/collections/adrenaline-barbecue-company/products/slow-n-sear-plus

which i like because it all welded. not so sure about the pop riveted one

also get a Thermapen to check temps

going to buy some of these this year, to see what they like

https://www.bbqandsmoke.co.uk/colle...-company/products/grillgrates-for-slow-n-sear

but then i'm also going to upgrade/buy another BBq this year, either a Kamado or a weber summit
 
valve90210 said:
I'd get an Inkbird Instant read rather than a thermapen: This one

It works just as well as a thermapen but is about a third of the price.
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Truthfully, even cheap probe thermometers are very accurate. The difference, and to me it's a big one, is the speed at which they give you the actual temperature. Nothing is as fast as a thermapen. I don't want to spend 30 seconds to a minute to see what the temp is.
 
BlueMerle said:
Truthfully, even cheap probe thermometers are very accurate. The difference, and to me it's a big one, is the speed at which they give you the actual temperature. Nothing is as fast as a thermapen. I don't want to spend 30 seconds to a minute to see what the temp is.
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The Inkbird is instant read too, it takes about 4-5 seconds for a reading, hence my recommendation.
 
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