*****Official BBQ Thread - Suns out, Buns out!*****

[thewanted]

Sorry for the confusion, I can see that I didn't word it very well.

The cook was 7.5'ish hours in total, but I was surprised by the amount of charcoal leftover at the end given that I ran it quite hot at an average of 295F for 2.5 hours of of 7.5.

I used that leftover charcoal to cook some boerewors last night and there's still LOADS of it leftover

 

[dl8860]

Ah yeah got you. How big are those blocks then!? And is it simple to get it to die and stop burning, how do you do that? I hate wasting charcoal, don't like pulling my food and thinking there's another 3 or 4 hours of good heat going to waste.

 

[thewanted]

Ah yeah got you. How big are those blocks then!? And is it simple to get it to die and stop burning, how do you do that? I hate wasting charcoal, don't like pulling my food and thinking there's another 3 or 4 hours of good heat going to waste.

They're massive. Quite honestly they're annoyingly big because it's impossible to fill up the Summit to 100% because you can't get the pieces to lie close enough together. I need to get a hatchet and chop some of them up in future.

The Summit has a gasket around the lid so it's pretty much air tight when you close all of the vents. This kills the fire really quickly but it takes about 1-2 hours before the BBQ itself is cold enough to put the cover on.

 

[randomshenans]

Tonight going to do a simple affair as the sun's out. Just some BBQ hasselback potatoes, bbq'd asparagus, prawn and chorizo skewers and honey, ginger and soy wings with a tomato mozzarella salad on the side.

 

[thewanted]

The FireBoard is holding 225F very well today

https://share.fireboard.io/4F962D

 

[Street]

I've started the process of building my patio/smoke shack area at the top of my garden. It'll be good to have some sort of shelter for the BBQs so I can get out a bit easier in all weather. I think it's going to be a long process though as it'll be a weekend only project for now.

As the rain looks like it's cleared off and my bulk order of charcoal and briquettes has arrived I'm going to be cooking miso steak kebabs tonight!

 

[Street]

Really pleased with these. Ribeye marinated in miso sauce overnight, with peppers, chestnut mushrooms, red onion, pear, spices and olive oil.

 

[thewanted]

Looks awesome! Did you use the recipe in the new DJ BBQ Fire Food book?

I made his smoked potato salad last weekend. So. Damn. Good.

 

[Street]

Looks awesome! Did you use the recipe in the new DJ BBQ Fire Food book?

I made his smoked potato salad last weekend. So. Damn. Good.

I did indeed. I was a bit dubious of the pear but it was actually really nice, easy and quick to make too which is a always a bonus. I'm doing the frittatas tomorrow night too. It's the first time I've used my kettle in about 6 months!

 

[thewanted]

I did indeed. I was a bit dubious of the pear but it was actually really nice, easy and quick to make too which is a always a bonus. I'm doing the frittatas tomorrow night too. It's the first time I've used my kettle in about 6 months!

Awesome Please post some pics afterwards!

Here are the St Louis ribs and smoked potato salad from last weekend:

 

[valve90210]

Great looking food there guys!

Any chance of the potato salad recipe, it looks great!

 

[thewanted]

I feel bad for giving the author's work away for free

The book is a tenner and really is worth it - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787131548/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2.T6AbSAG0KGM

 

[valve90210]

Totally fair enough, I didn't realise it was also from the book that was mentioned, cheers for the link

 

[thewanted]

Totally fair enough, I didn't realise it was also from the book that was mentioned, cheers for the link

No worries One thing I like about the book is that whilst the author is American, he lives in the UK so all of the quantities are in metric and the ingredients are easily accessible.

 

[Street]

That looks fantastic, I'll have to have a look through and give the potato salad a crack. For a tenner the book is really good, it's much better quality than some more expensive books I've bought.

 

[NeverWinter]

I still need to find a place that does decent sized lump wood on the high street.

e: Or if anyone knows of a site/brand I can get online that would also be great.

 

[Street]

I've always used Liverpool Wood Pellets for my lumpwood.

 

[seabiscuit]

Weather reports look good for this weekend, so just ordered the Callow smoker. Fingers crossed it's as good as reviews here say. While we can do longer cooks with our Weber, hopefully this will keep a steadier temperature for longer, easier cooks. Wish us luck.

 

[Street]

Nice one.. A proper smoker was a massive step up over my Weber kettle for longer cooks, enjoy!

 

[valve90210]

Weather reports look good for this weekend, so just ordered the Callow smoker. Fingers crossed it's as good as reviews here say. While we can do longer cooks with our Weber, hopefully this will keep a steadier temperature for longer, easier cooks. Wish us luck.

Will be interesting to see what version you get as they've been developing it to make it even more reliable.

A couple of threads to read on a bbq forum I go on.

http://www.woodsmokeforum.uk/topic/27-callow-smoker-low-cost-bullet-smoker/
http://www.woodsmokeforum.uk/topic/373-callow-cook4all-2018-vertical-smoker-review/


I've used my Callow a lot and have managed to get lovely stable temps for low and slow with very little work.