Dazza Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Hi, I’ve never belonged to any sort of forum before but as a)my wife and kids are bored of me talking about BBQ and b)I’m in the market for a new one (bbq, not wife/kids), I thought why not join a BBQ forum! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoogl Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Welcome, I know how you feel my gf is always fed up of the bbq talk but she's always happy to get the fruits of my labour. Do you know what kinda bbq you are after or whats your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Ha, my situation is worse as (close your eyes) my wife doesn’t like bbq/smoke flavour at all. At least my kids do tho! well, I’m extremely indecisive about most things. I currently have a Weber standard kettle (it’s 10 yr old) and bottom vents are broken. I won’t throw it away as it’s fine for a bbq but I’m seriously considering going for a bullet smoker as love the idea of doing whole pieces of meat. I could go for a proq but having read about the callow I’m now not sure whether to jump in at 300quid or start for the next few years with the callow (though the callow only comes in one size which is quite small and so wondering whether to just jump to the proq). Decisions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoogl Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Nightmare, Maybe time for a new wife? 😁 At least the kids are on your side. I debated for a long time and even though its just me and gf I went with the 57cm/22" WSM. My thoughts are go for the biggest BBQ you can afford as you can always cook smaller cuts of meat but cant go bigger. The Proq is great for the adaptability and there are times I think it would be easier to use that I have been able to use my WSM without the mid section so can do a smaller more kettle style cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Thanks! Yeah was thinking of the middle proq as 400 is a bit much to spend for me. Though when I saw the callow maybe similar for nearly a third the price albeit quite small it is tempting! I had a few other qs but will post under a sep thread at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoogl Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Aye no worries. Feel free to ask as plenty of opinions here on @Wade has some great experience with the Callow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Also, I think it’s probably worth me trying to smoke a chicken on my kettle before jumping in to a proq. It’s quite a big kettle (57cm). Do you know how much briquettes I’d need and if there is an ideal fuel set up for a whole chicken(assuming I wait for the weather to get slightly warmer (next week May reach 14 or 15!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoogl Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 In a Kettle I'd do a Snake It depends on the quality of Briquettes, but I used a charcoal basket recently and could easily got 4-5 hrs from it using heat beads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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