Treating myself and getting an Oklahoma joe highland tomorrow. I’m upgrading from my £35 Asda water smoker. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QZ47Y41/?tag=not606-21 Anyone got experience and tips? Really excited for my first smoke.
Honestly have no idea what you mean edit- looked it up, I preferred menthol, have to get crush balls for my sneaky ones now
Showing my age mate.... You're looking forward to your "first smoke"....mine was a Woodbone. A long gone tab brand.
I love smoked fish. There's a place up near Newton Stewart called the Galloway Smokehouse and the stuff from there is just amazing, never had anything like it. @Smug in Boots definately worth a visit mate.
I have been wanting to get a bbq smoker for a long time. A bloke a know has one of these and some photos he puts on social media are absolutely amazing. When I'm not on the bones of my arse I'll get one until then I'll just look at other people's slow cooked meat, oooohhh errrrggghhhh Mrs!
Honestly look out for the water smokers in Asda, bbq season is round the corner, for £35 it’s perfect as a starter smoker. I’ve probably used mine about 15 times last year. Fantastic for the price. Hope they get them in again like!
I'm in Oz. mate - use the Barbecue, a Webber, more than the stove top or the oven - mind you, our weather is better despite floods and bushfires
Cheers mate, I'll get down there. I've noticed the sign but assumed it was just a touristy thing. You've set me off now though.
I’m into simple bbq I have a cheap decent one I use when the family is around and cook the ordinary things chicken sausage burgers etc I have a small compact one I use for the two of us and sometimes expand to fish roast Vegas etc I have not really thought about smokies etc Really the weather is so unpredictable you just have to have a bbq when you can It’s difficult to arrange a get together However over the last few years we have been lucky with the weather and been able to arrange a few Overall I think I would not invest in expensive bbq for the time it would be used Nevertheless if I did live in a suitable climate I would eat out side most of the time and use the bbq most of the time I do spend all my time outside in good weather
Last year I was cooking brisket and ribs. Turned out unreal. I’m just excited to get a bigger cooking surface. But I’m a bit unsure of the best way to cook the meat…
We Cumbrian outposters find it quite hard to keep the BBQs alight when it's pissing down all the time. Mind it's a good cost saving exercise
Love BBQ-ing. Have used Gas in the past, but back to charcoals now. I'm torn what to do next. I love the convenience of gas, but the smell and taste of cooking on coals in unrivalled. Summer and Autumn I cook outside most nights - particular favourite is doing a whole roast chicken using the indirect heating method, or doing a load of marinated thighs/drumsticks with corn and salad Anyone add to the Charcoal v Gas argument?
I love BBQ and smoky flavours on it. I do a lot during the summer months, even when the weather isnt great. All about low and slow and the rub you use, along with getting good wood, apple is what I use and have a ready supply nearby. There is a superb book of recipes and how to tips called Grill Stock - worth an investment. There is a recipe for chicken with whiskey glaze which is unreal and a pulled lamb shoulder which is like nothing I have ever tasted - done in 6 hours as well, which makes for a great afternoon / evening.
Never tried gas mate. I just use lumpwood charcoal and have always loved the smell and taste. I have never understood how gas could do the same thing?
You don't get as much of that smokey/chargrilled taste, but it's still a great way to cook. The key advantage of gas is the convenience - heat it up, chuck a couple of steaks on, then off it goes. A lot more cost-effective that using a whole bag of briquettes fore 2 pieces of meat (for example). I guess a smoker box may help....
