and finally cleveleys morrisons just got there big k delivery .. wife brought one home .. £17 with staff discount ... winner ...lol 

so about 45kg of charcoal .. might do a week or so ..

to be honest i'd just use lump wood charcoal then add a wood of your choice getting mine from here atm https://www.smokewoodshack.com/

cherry apple and maple ... a small chunk every 1/2 hr to hr 

but it's up to you in the long run .. if you enjoy the logs then why not .. 

i'd say no .. you don't know what wood it is .. could be anything .. 

well i had to didn't i .. ?

so picked up some b&q blue bag charcoal today 12kg £12 .. 

did some steaks and burgers  took a bit longer to get going but the heat was there and there are some good size pieces 

but there are some small ones .. for £12 yeah there fine to cook with .. 

will update later in the week going to do some beef ribs  on the smoker ..

thats how i like my steaks ..black and blue .. rare middle nice crispy outside 

4 hours ago, Smokin Monkey said:

The thickness of the steel will not be a big issue.

If you look at a UDS they are just an old Oil Drum, so the steel thickness is around 2mm and they work brilliantly.

 

strange the thicker steel gives a better temp holding range and even cook  .. or that's what i have been led to believe ?

since in the uk we are not normally blessed with such good weather 

heres another chart to make your own .. 

as to offset the thicker the steel the better .. but not had or used those .. 

but will be getting a 3.5-5mm offset when the new house is complete 

well unless the wife spends what we have left ..

just make my own .. simples 

theres a chart somewhere that shows you how .. 

nope not on here but ... http://countrywoodsmoke.com/how-to-make-bbq-dry-rub/

hey dave and welcome to the pit .. 

no pic's ...

did a spatchcock chicken tonight .. with the inkbird therm 2 probes in the offset ..

got to say the one on the lid is 50deg shy ..lol 

so with some playing got it up to 140c and it stayed there till 74 deg c 

will do it without water next time as it took a while nearly 2 hrs 

or have a bigger fire going .. 

thats a busy week or so  ..

they look very nice .. 

hi and welcome .. 

tonight cajun chicken breast with a tom & basil salad .. on the grill bbq

tom steak and wings with salad .. 

sun leg of lamb on the smoker ..and salad .. 

eating way to much as i'm off work  so a nice balance of ..... salad .. 

hmm thats good .. was thinking CHAR-BROIL OKLAHOMA JOE .. but may change my mind thx .. 

can i ask... whats the thickness of the steel on those ? 

to be honest probably .. will do 2 jobs in one you can smoke and grill on it .. 

the grill plates stick out the back .. i just put bolts thru and sealed it .. dremeled the ends off .. 

wood stove glass fibre rope .. cheap as chips .. and high temp sealant .. 

your going to have to seal it .. pics here https://www.woodsmokeforum.uk/topic/2894-rolled-brisket/ .. but if you don't want to spend a lot .. there a cheap start 

i have something similar ..£20 good to go .. 

your not going to get any thing good for under £200.. but fine to cut your teeth on .. 

i'll give mine this summer then thinking on a OKLAHOMA JOE

welcome ..nice to see someone close ... 25 miles

just came across this .. works out at 80p per kg ?http://mrbarbecue.co.uk/

don't know if they charge for delivery .. 

anyone used them ?

well done m8 ... chicken looks really moist ..

2 hours ago, Kev said:

I just bought the same one, any tips for using it?

it's the same one i got from aldi .. 

it's going to need sealing  Hight temp silicone around all the joints  then where the grates go out the back i cut them off dremel

and put 4 bolts thru and sealed the holes ...then round the firebox and cooking area Self Stick Adhesive Gasket 

but yeah works ok. 

some pic's in this post https://www.woodsmokeforum.uk/topic/2894-rolled-brisket/

even tho a little over cooked like mine bet it tasted great .. 

just ordered a dual thermometer  you know ya need one