What ribs did you buy and how did you run the bbq?
BBQ 2024
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- dasnutnock3
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Re: BBQ 2023
Got the sun lounger out today in the middle of the lawn and stuck the portable bbq on a small table next to me with a cold box for the beers. Bit Oasis on the Alexa thing and sat eating sausages and drinking beer for several hours without having to leave my seat.
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Re: BBQ 2023
Peak MaleV-M wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:38 pm Got the sun lounger out today in the middle of the lawn and stuck the portable bbq on a small table next to me with a cold box for the beers. Bit Oasis on the Alexa thing and sat eating sausages and drinking beer for several hours without having to leave my seat.
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Re: BBQ 2023
Just some cheapish ones from Sainsbury's. Coated them in sweet baby rays and then covered in foil. I was topping up the coals as the temp was dropping rather than fannying around with various methods, but was averaging around 130-150C, which is likely where I went wrong. The new lumpwood charcoal I've got seems to burn hotter than what I was using before.
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Re: BBQ 2023
Vent management can help keep temps lower but 130C is about the sweet spot. Also, I wouldn't put on a wet sauce at the beginning - mustard & dry rub for the first 90 minutes or whatever, then paint with sauce for the last 30. And yes, charcoal is a massive variable and has a big influence over cook time & temps.sendô wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:26 pm Just some cheapish ones from Sainsbury's. Coated them in sweet baby rays and then covered in foil. I was topping up the coals as the temp was dropping rather than fannying around with various methods, but was averaging around 130-150C, which is likely where I went wrong. The new lumpwood charcoal I've got seems to burn hotter than what I was using before.
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Re: BBQ 2023
B&Q doing 12kg bags of restaurant grade charcoal for £15.20. I bought 5 and got free delivery. Not sure how good it is, but if anyone's interested:
https://www.diy.com/departments/restaur ... 071_BQ.prd
https://www.diy.com/departments/restaur ... 071_BQ.prd
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Re: BBQ 2023
I know its cheating but I boil my pork ribs in cider for about 20 minutes, then finish them off on the bbq.
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Re: BBQ 2023
No such thing as cheating. I can't always be arsed to get the BBQ or smoker out and have adapted a jamie oliver recipe that steams them in whiskey or rum in the oven. Not only do they taste lovely, the smell of evaporating spirits makes your house smell unbelievable.
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Re: BBQ 2023
Yeah I'm alright with the vents. I think I had a bit more coal than I needed. The wet sauce might have been an issue, I think the ribs were stewing in their own juice and the sauce a bit. I'll try a dry rub next time and see how I get on.dasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:19 pm Vent management can help keep temps lower but 130C is about the sweet spot. Also, I wouldn't put on a wet sauce at the beginning - mustard & dry rub for the first 90 minutes or whatever, then paint with sauce for the last 30. And yes, charcoal is a massive variable and has a big influence over cook time & temps.
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Re: BBQ 2023
Meater Thermometer £69.99 from Costco
https://www.costco.co.uk/Garden-Sheds-P ... r/p/371421
£103 from Amazon
https://www.costco.co.uk/Garden-Sheds-P ... r/p/371421
£103 from Amazon
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Am keen on one, but not convinced they're worth the spends yet. Last time I ran my smoker, I set up my twin probe wireless thermometer (£15) then stuck a webcam on the receiver so I could monitor the temperatures while I was out of the house. Not the most elegant solution, but £70 for a single bluetooth probe that doesn't also monitor the smoker temp is still too rich for my blood.jastons wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:30 pm Meater Thermometer £69.99 from Costco
https://www.costco.co.uk/Garden-Sheds-P ... r/p/371421
£103 from Amazon
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Re: BBQ 2023
After shenanigans with B&Q my Weber GBS Performer arrived earlier this week. I put it together last night, which wasn't too bad since I'm almost certainly in the bottom 1% of DIYers in the world, and will be charring the f*** out of some meat tonight.
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Re: BBQ 2023
Tried this on some pork belly slices the other day.
Wow
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/p ... /310688316
Wow
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/p ... /310688316
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Re: BBQ 2023
Can confirm this stuff is excellent. Lit the bbq at 5pm and it’s still hot now.dasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:49 pm B&Q doing 12kg bags of restaurant grade charcoal for £15.20. I bought 5 and got free delivery. Not sure how good it is, but if anyone's interested:
https://www.diy.com/departments/restaur ... 071_BQ.prd
Re: BBQ 2023
Thanks Jevs. Gotta go Tesco today and fancy something different, I'll give this a go. May put a bit of haloumi on as well.jevs wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:45 pm Tried this on some pork belly slices the other day.
Wow
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/p ... /310688316
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Re: BBQ 2023
Was gonna do some marinated flank steaks (cheap in Morrisons at the moment) but seriously want some pork belly now.