Guitarbloke Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Hi all, I've recently taken my first steps into grilling and smoking - I bought my very first BBQ a few weeks ago (a Broil King Signet 320), and I also picked up a Landmann Kentucky Smoker (it was being sold cheap secondhand so I thought why not!) to use as a dedicated smoker. The 2 BBQ's take up a sizeable chunk of our little garden, but luckily I have a very understanding partner - she's a vegetarian who loves the smell of barbecued meats, so strangely she's actually very encouraging about my latest venture I'm what you'd call a complete novice to barbecue, so you can expect all sorts of embarrassing and silly questions to come from my end. I apologise in advance for that, although rest assured I will always try googling first before asking anything! I'm planning to start off small and build up my grilling skills with (what I assume to be) fairly simple cooks - like ribs and wings. My goal is to be able to host a little gathering at home later in a couple of months time and be able to roll out a perfectly slow cooked brisket! I've just ordered myself an Inkbird IBT-4XS wireless thermometer and a couple of books by Myron Mixon, so hopefully I'm set to start off in the right direction! Cheers! Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Hi Sean, once again welcome to the Forum. Ask all the questions you want, the only stupid question is the one not asked. Bedfordshire, We are at Billing Aquadrome 19th - 21st July. Come along and see how things are done and get involved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montyb82 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Welcome, I only joined a couple of days ago and have already received loads of great advice and friendly welcomes I'm sure you'll find similar! I'm looking at the same probe as well seems highly rated 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Looking forward to your adventures, show us your cooks and hopefully you will find lots of helpful people and resources. I have been on the forum since last March 2018 and I have found and continue to find many friends and much help. The tailgates are great fun. I have organised the inaugural spring Anglia and Southeast which was last month , and I am going to the Midlands, Northern and National ones through the year. They are great fun and relaxing. Hope to see you at one of those certainly at least the national one. I learnt lots from this forum including cold smoking and charcuterie. Now I am getting into all grain brewing too, all through the inspiration derived from this forum. Enjoy. I expect you will be smoking cheese and making bacon in no time! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 @Guitarbloke Hi & welcome to the forum, you've now taken the first steps in the right direction. Ice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montyb82 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, Justin said: Looking forward to your adventures, show us your cooks and hopefully you will find lots of helpful people and resources. I have been on the forum since last March 2018 and I have found and continue to find many friends and much help. The tailgates are great fun. I have organised the inaugural spring Anglia and Southeast which was last month , and I am going to the Midlands, Northern and National ones through the year. They are great fun and relaxing. Hope to see you at one of those certainly at least the national one. I learnt lots from this forum including cold smoking and charcuterie. Now I am getting into all grain brewing too, all through the inspiration derived from this forum. Enjoy. I expect you will be smoking cheese and making bacon in no time! Ooh, where is the Midlands meet up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 https://www.woodsmokeforum.uk/forum/125-smoking-and-bbq-weekend/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Great if your into camping, or book a room at the pub?? . Ice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlashster Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) Hi Sean! <waves in a crazy way like he actually might be a bit bonkers> (The MIL is in Biggleswade....will check out Beds BBQ centre next time I am down) Edited June 10, 2019 by Phlashster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Hi Sean. Welcome to the group and ask away. My advice is look into a few videos to help you get started. YouTube has plenty of beginners videos and then the best thing is to keep trying. There will be plenty of mistakes but that’s fine, there will also be plenty of successes and they are the ones you will remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarbloke Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I'm OD'ing on YouTube videos and old episodes of Pitmasters at the moment, so as soon as this awful weather passes I can get cracking! @Phlashster Beds BBQ is great, it's only small, but they have some really fancy looking stuff in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor72 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) Welcome to the group! Just remember it’s not burnt ! It’s caramelised !! Spencer Edited June 11, 2019 by Raptor72 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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