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I'm tempted now, we have wild garlic everywhere here at the moment. There is a small coppice which cycles, through snowdrops, bluebells & then wild garlic each year i might plunder. I've also got my eye on a number of apple trees that used to be part of various ancient orchards before development too place. As they haven't been managed though i wonder what the fruit would be like?

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5 hours ago, Icefever said:

You'll find a thread on the forum about using water in the pan, a lot of us use sand for a number of reasons...it's more stable and on a long cook you don't have to keep topping it up...PIA that is.

Tesco has bags of play sand on offer the other day i noticed, 2 bags for £4, it's usually £2.50 a bag. You want to use play sand as it's been washed & cleaned rather than sharp sand from your local builders merchants, 2 bags should last an age as you can of course reuse the sand each time provided you keep it clean by covering it with foil.

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13 hours ago, AdamG said:

looks good!

I like your idea of standing them up, you could probably get a few in like that😋

I did contemplate using the ProQ & hanging them from the fish hooks in the lid, I don't think i'd have got the heat required around 450f without the clay construction of the Kamado. I might have been able to get four skewers in in total with the lid closed & rotate them occasionally through the chimney.

They did taste amazing though, I marinated the meat for 24 hours in the paste before cooking. I used this recipe https://www.masalaherb.com/easy-tandoori-paste-recipe/ for the paste

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likewise, i've been making bread for years albeit regular farmhouse loaves in some vintage Hovis penny loaf tins I bought.I also restored a couple of 60's / 70's Kenwood chefs I bought as non runners from Gumtree & out them to good use with the dough hook!

Anyway, here is a sliced picture. I was please with the density, The last boule I made was a bit to dense which could have been a couple of things, the active yeast was getting past it's best & using your recipe I knocked the dough back once more than I normally would which i guess would help improve the structure.

I had a couple of slices as toast for breakfast this morning & it was great, although some might say i ruined a slice by topping it with Marmite peanut butter

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Now this I like! Top marks,  can I commission one? 

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Tried using the Mini Chef Kamado as a Tandoor Oven today with mixed results.

Given it's size the amount of meat you can cook is limited & trying to find a balanced heat to ensure the meat doesn't burn to aggressively before it's cooked internally is a challenge, but got there in the end. Almost gave me the excuse to invest in a full sized Kamado Joe!

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Had a crack at @icefever dutch oven bread on youtube today. Used some six seed flour from Wessex & it seems to have turned out rather well

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The aussie beads arrived today, I was surprised how small the bags was but the briquettes seem rather dense hence the small size. I have great expectation for longevity of burn time!

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12 minutes ago, Justin said:

Mate, I always use weber briquettes, they are so dependable

I was going to go with them two but they seem an arm & a leg at the moment. Our local garden centre does do them at a decent price £12.99 for 8kg so i'll try to procure some when they reopen. For the time being i've had to push the button on 26kg of aussie beads, not used them before but understand they are coconut so presume the similar to  the proQ coconut husk things.

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On 4/20/2020 at 9:24 PM, Justin said:

I had weber briquettes on Sunday in wsm ticking along at 92 degrees c. One vent closed one small crack and one really slightly opened. It was quite breezy. 

I have tried heat beads coco shells green olive etc. For me I keep coming back to the same thing. They are so consistent.

I used to use lumpwood but not going back to that. I like you can shut the bbq down and you will have plenty of life left in then next time

Did you have the Green Olive Briquettes or the Lumpwood Justin? I was about to push the button on 32KG of the stuff but used a small bag I had here & did notice they have off quite an odour when compared with Weber for example? I'm not about to order Aussie heat beads for the Fornetto & Proq I think.

Interested in your thoughts

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On 12/22/2019 at 9:45 AM, Smokin Monkey said:

If any one guesses, that means there are two twisted and warped minds out there!

Could involve using Cast Iron to cook them.

It must be time to spill the beans now. I can't bear the suspense any longer !

What was this mysterious cook?

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Top draw, any beef wellington is good in my book. If it' cooked in a smoker / dutch oven even better.

I'm keen to use the dutch oven some more so will be watching your channel with interest. I've done a coup;e of french boule breads & regularly cook tex chilii been been to expand my repertoire

Cheers n gone Nick 

33 minutes ago, Justin said:

I had Weber briquettes on Sunday in wsm ticking along at 92 degrees c. One vent closed one small crack and one really slightly opened. It was quite breezy. 

I have tried heat beads coco shells green olive etc. For me I keep coming back to the same thing. They are so consistent.

I used to use lumpwood but not going back to that. I like you can shut the bbq down and you will have plenty of life left in then next time

i must admit i'm leaning towards briquettes, they will suit the variety of smokers & bbq's I use better than lumpwood i think. You mention Weber, are there any other clean briquette brands worth considering, I've only every used them in an emergency when i didn't have lumpwood.

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So I'm in the market to stock up on lumpwood again. I've got through the bags of Olive green firewood, i'm not keen to by some more as i found it difficult to get a high heat from. Ever Burning charcoal are out of stock & Big K BCH15 lumpwood is a small fortune.

Any suggestions or offers you have seen about the place?

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I also use an enamel plate filled with sand then covered in foil as a heat deflector / ballast. The enamel does come of the cheap Lakeland type enamel plates but it's still perfectly serviceable. That, with the made to measure pizza stone & the steel plancha. The Lidl Landmann Mini Chef Kamado is my go to from all the BBq's / smokers in the house.

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Found another use for the Beaudens, powering the rotisserie on the Beefeater gas BBQ. did a Pork leg for 3 hours or so. didn't make a dent in the power reserve!

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Having been through a few of the JML / Foodsaver vac sealers I now have one of these

https://www.fresherpack.co.uk/products/41/33/eiffel_freshpack_pro_l_n_vacuum_food_sealer_machine_-_2_year_warranty/

The L/N version is far quieter than the foodsaver ones which was one of the thing that used to drive me mad when packing alot of stuff.

Had it a couple of years now & it seems to be ok & spares are available should they be required. Seems a good half way house between frequently replacing cheap one & investing in a commercial unit.

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So today is my first cook with the Beaudens power station. I also decided not to buy the BBQ Guru mount at over 36 quid delivered. I bought to smartphone / tablet clamps for less than a tenner the pair. I'm pleased with the outcome as it lifts everything off the floor & makes it more manageable.

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This is one of our fav's from the Weber American BBQ book too

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This popped through my door this morning & might be of interest to anyone with Costco membership or know a mate who does. Seems a decent price given it's also got the gourmet grate & is delivered all for £69.99

Current website link

https://www.costco.co.uk/Garden-Sheds-Patio/Barbecues-and-Firepits/Barbecues/Weber-Bar-B-Kettle-47cm-Charcoal-Kettle-Barbecue-Gourmet-Barbecue-System-Grate/p/300228

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On 3/24/2020 at 3:23 PM, Justin said:

Do you mean this stuff? Grimex

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LTP-Grimex-Cleaner-Grease-Remover/dp/B00ECTW4S6

I got it slightly wrong. Britemax Grime Out

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Britemax-Grime-Out-Powerful-Cleaner-Degreaser-US-Gallon-FREE-SAMPLE/262167011860?hash=item3d0a5f2214:g:YeEAAOSwxN5WW09j

Great stuff use it for all sorts.

Cheers n Gone Nick

Grime is decent stuff for cleaning BBQ & Smokers though messy! With enough use I find mine are almost self cleaning these days & just need a good brush to remove any loose smoke / soot deposits

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Morning, As the title suggests does anyone know of any valid codes for bbqland? I need to purchase an item & only they have it but the delivery is rather steep given the size of the item so anything to reduce the overall cost would help.

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So as an update, i'm impressed. It's certainly not he cheapest power station around but well built & seems to go on producing power for ever.

I've had the BBQ Guru Digiq DX2 running deliberately set so the fan ran continuously using both the food & pit probes. I also had the Tappecue logged into the Wifi & sending data for 2 probes to the cloud.

The simulated session ran for 24 hours from start to finish in one hit. It consumed two bars from five on the 166wH power bank

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I can see this will cope with powering other devices during a day / beach cook whilst running the DX2 & Tappecue, items such as a bluetooth speaker & smartphone etc.

Roll on the summer!

Cheers n Gone Nick

I think i might attempt to procure one of these next week.

Cheers for for the heads up SOTV 

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