JulesRules

I ordered the Landmann Kettle 3 weeks ago as a newbie looking for a starter set up and to replace our old gas BBQ. It was due to be coming direct from Landmann within 48 hours and the retailer has been chasing it for the last week for me and I was promised by Landmann it would be here this week. Anyway, when it hadnt arrived yesterday afternoon, the retailer offered me the option of an Outback kettle which after checking the reviews I accepted. He put on an overnight delivery and it has just arrived. My point being that if you go for the Landmann check if it's coming direct from them as they seem to be having some serious supply issues at the moment. I'm just about to unbox the Outback so I'll let you know 😁

Dang, That's exactly what I'm after but Reading is just a bit too far 🤨

I dint think I've eaten BBQ "out" much. It's guess its not much of a thing in the UK and I always think of BBQ being for the back garden. Having said that I have great memories of a family holiday to the Algarve a good few years back and having amazing sardines straight out of the sea and onto the chargrill. Amazing 😁. Unfortunately I struggled to find any on my last visit to the area 😔

I'm guessing this is all on hold for now? Gutted as it's literally 10 minutes down the road from me. Would have been great to pop along and meet people and get some hints and tips being a total newbie. I shall watch this space as hopefully if it can't go ahead in June it will be rearranged at some point....

Just a quick update I've looked at the Callow bullet which seems a good bet, but as mentioned by @sotv they all seem to be out of stock. In the meantime I've ordered a kettle bbq so that I can use it for a bit of direct and indirect cooking to tide me over and get me started. I went for the Landmann one which looks similar to the Weber but a cheaper version. The reviews are decent so I shall just have to see! Does anyone have any experience using one? I have a birthday next week and family who always want to know what I want, so I've set up an Amazon wish list including a chimney starter and thermometer amongst other bits to get me going, and grabbed some hickory woodchips in passing on my weekly shop to Morrison's. I have some Weber briquettes on order so I just need to wait for the BBQ to arrive now to get going.... Oh, and get some meat of course. I know we have a load of rib eye and sausages in the freezer as our local commercial butcher was selling to the public and the OH popped down there a couple of weeks ago but in terms of smoking and indirect cooking I think the only possibility is a couple of stray cuts of lamb floating around the bottom of the freezer from a half a lamb we bought. I will have to see what I can conjour up in Morrison's or maybe a trip to our local farm shop is in order where they have a very good butcher. Probably best to work up to that after some test runs on cheaper cuts.

Thank you and £100 is within budget. 😀

Sorry everyone, I'm one of those lockdown newbies.. With the nice weather I was originally looking just to replace our gas BBQ with a charcoal grill. My other half lives the convenience of gas, but i hanker for the taste of charcoal. When I was looking at Charcoal BBQs quite a few offset smokers came up which got my interest and I suddenly decided I couldn't live without a smoker 😂 Having done a bit more research it seems to get a decent offset I'd either have to spend big bucks or do a lot of modification so I thought maybe looking at the bullet smokers might be a better option and I could just get a seperate charcoal barbeque. I know we will use the BBQ but the smoking side is an unknown quantity right now. It will mostly be for just the 2 of is, but occasionally for entertaining. In terms of meat I'm just interested in experimenting and having a bit of fun. I don't want to spend too much on a smoker in case it turns out to be a short lived interest, but on the other hand I don't want to put myself off by buying something awful. Is there a 2nd hand market at all? It seems like the type of thing people might buy, use a few times and then put in the shed never to be seen again. In terms of location I'm in sunny Warwickshire if that makes any difference. Any advice would be hugely appreciated as I'm a total novice. Cheers Jules

Thanks for the replies😁 Sorry for the delay in replying. I've been busy with my horses and in the garden.. So I was originally looking just to replace our gas BBQ with a charcoal grill. When I was looking at Charcoal BBQs quite a few offset smokers came up which got my interest and I suddenly decided I couldn't live without a smoker 😂 Having done a bit more research it seems to get a decent offset I'd either have to spend big bucks or do a lot of modification so I thought maybe looking at the bullet smokers might be a better option and I could just get a seperate charcoal barbeque. I know we will use the BBQ but the smoking side is an unknown quantity right now. It will mostly be for just the 2 of is, but occasionally for entertaining. In terms of meat I'm just interested in experimenting and having a bit of fun. I don't want to spend too much on a smoker in case it turns out to be a short lived interest, but on the other hand I don't want to put myself off by buying something awful. Is there a 2nd hand market at all? It seems like the type of thing people might buy, use a few times and then put in the shed never to be seen again. In terms of location I'm in sunny Warwickshire if that makes any difference. ( Ice- did I read somewhere that you are Warwick?) Any advice would be hugely appreciated as I'm a total novice. Cheers Jules

Hi All, Found this forum when I was researching buying a smoker so thought I should join up. My OH is s fan of a gas BBQ for convenience but I've been hankering for charcoal. Gas just doesn't taste the same. Anyway, our old gas BBQ has well and truly had it. With the nice weather and the lock down i was looking at BBQs online when I started wondering about a smoker. Some friends of ours used to do a bit of smoking and occasionally invited us round to sample the goods. They have now split up /moved away but it gave me a taste for smoke. I'm interested in advice on a starter set up but will start a new thread. Cheers all Jules