Justin

Fingers crossed.

I am counting 11 people, that is good number sure more can come if they want but it is viable (consider what we bbq related to how many people of course), looking forward to seeing you all again and meeting some new faces, it has been too long. I happy to do no fish paella again (like I did at the last Northern one) on the Friday night if you want.

It is good fun

In, yes I agree

No pictures. Too busy and family.the pork was 40 hours at 67.5c. I patted it dry and put on direct hot to char. No sauce. Double wrapped and put in cool box for 2 hours. Came out just about fork cut tender. Loose but biteable. Could just about pull out rib bone. Chilli warm but not hot, warm throughout and after. Nice balance on salt and sugar. Not sweet not salty. Good practice for a tailgate dish. Also did fish dish first course. Cod on cedar plank with melted honey and butter on. Topped with pinch of salt pepper rosemary garlic parsley minced and sprinkled on top. Refrigerate first for 30 mins to solidify and then medium low heat 25 mins. Flaky fish. Nice.

Changed to 36 hours now at 62.5c, Sunday lunch due to the rain tomorrow, going on 10pm tonight, I will cool it in ice bath then when I ma ready slice and direct heat on kettle,

I can bring my wsm and kettle so you can try using the kettle with a tiptop temp if you want, I might put something on the wsm instead.

17th May mate will clear it up. U think we will be fine to go ahead, it outside and camping after all. Before then I am doing dog walkers tailgate in the park outside my house on the 23rd. Got lots of interest already, just waiting on weather forecast

I am doing belly pork ribs sous vide 68c 24 hours Friday morning hours then on in the kettle grill to smoke and crisp up for 45 mins, glaze and finish off. Will be for Sat lunch. At least that is the plan. Rub ratio before bagging for sous vide 2 salt, 2 smoke paprika, 2 light brown sugar, 1 ground cumin, 1 ground cayenne, 1 ground coriander. Any tips?

Not long to go, looking forward to this. How many are we?

it is in my diary 😃

Tip Top Tent, anyone tried that on the AK? https://prosmokebbq.co.uk/products/tip-top-temp?variant=31208188969054

Could do a bulk purchase for group if enough interested. Just ahead of tailgates coming back maybe. works out 10.77 per 8kg bag. That is 29% discount https://www.wowbbq.co.uk/categories/fuel/briquettes-and-lumpwood/product/80x-weber-briquettes-8kg-1-pallet-/17591PALLET~17591PALLET I would keep 4 bags for myself so if we can find another 19 to take 4 each that could work. Distribution could work form the midland tailgate daisy chaining for pick up for those that do not make tailgate.I do something similarly for homebrew supplies sometimes for my homebrew ocmunities

Premium South African Restaurant Charcoal form hardwood (in a purple bag t) best i have found, it is brilliant. https://www.fitzpatrick-fuels.co.uk/South-African-Premium-Charcoal

Got through my last bag and looking for a deal, any ideas anyone? 14.49 at Alton garden centre for 8kg

Rotisserie chicken this weekend, for dinner and then the carcass and left overs to make a stock for soup for Monday ( which is equally delicious the way swimbo makes it. We pressure cook the carcass and left overs with some veg and it makes an amazing stock

That is beautiful Skagg, well done

I did 2 racks of Babyback Ribs sweet and mild spicey cherry wood chunks on kettle with snake on Sunday, 3.5 hours at 135c to 150c; they were decent but it was raining so no pics. Soz. for me not enough spice but swimbo like rd them though too spicey. I took the salt level right down. The sauce was black treacle bbq sauce i made. Next time I will go cranberry and ginger cherry smoke. I am cooking from time to time some ideas for the next tailgate., got a dessert or two to try out too, cherry and almond tart on kettle

It is perfect, got another one to fit to my kettle too. The cover fits over it too, just

For the money not a bad deal on BBQ.

Lucky for I in Braintree we have C J Humphreys and Sons abattoir with a butcher deli on site Blixes Farm, Rank's Green, Chelmsford CM3 2BH, the meat, cheese bread and cakes etc is fantastic, reasonably priced, local providence and round the corner. I encourage you to try find something similar in your area rather than online but it is a choice for each person to take.

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