Recent content by kitobi

im also doing this today to prepare for cold smoking my bacons, the "genuine" product here is £86 for what it actually is that's a total rip off. I have some steel left over from making my charcoal box, all I have to do is make a template from paper to include wall height in the cut, and the...

update.. yes they were awesome, they could have done with maybe another hour wrapped in foil to make them a little more tender, and I think I added a touch too much chilli for the missus to tolerate but I loved em. the bacon is still curing in the fridge for the next 4 days before it will be...

well did the fab 5 day course and been reading everything online that's possibly available and I tried my first set of ribs I have 2x 4lb prime belly pork that my butcher gave me an excellent deal on ( £8 discount) on a £30 cut of belly pork. which I have cut in half, added cure and...

does anyone know if they are releasing this model to the UK anytime soon? I'm in the market for a good thermometer but want to avoid obvious resellers/scams etc

no idea matey, about as food safe as any high temp paint/stain I guess. its on the firebox and no where near the food so I'm not going to get worried about it to be honest. I just did a 2 hr burn in the main heatbox to set the resins, the fireplace black didn't alter or change at all so far so...

no worries mate I just got some old "fireplace black" which is what the Victorians used to keep their hearths looking black and free of rust. ill try it and see what happens. so far so good. just added some fire gasket rope to the main clamshell and some fibreglass gasket to the main box. doing...

thank you dirtsailor sir just starting out, but if this is the worst I produce I'm gonna be a happy ( and fatter) person lol I start a new job in 2 weeks that will give me a bit more free time, all good for preparing and cooking decent grills, I'm a typical taurean lol, good food, good wine...

I do need to do some work on the grill though, the whole clamshell needs a gasket as I lost a lot of smoke through the gaps. the fire box I need to lower to improve heat flow through the main unit and I need to also add a gasket to the main firebox, plus the paint on the main firebox didn't...

hi Homeruk yes indeed I couldn't wait that long lol cooked a batch of chicken a whole one I spatchcock'd and a few thighs all of them with a great recipe on here for a sweet/spicy rub and cooked for 2 hrs at 200f using charcoal and Applewood, spritzed with apple juice every 30 mins, finished...

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thank you wade that was a fantastic read and I cant wait for payday to get experimenting. I have just hot smoked some chicken with Applewood and a rub from here it is divine. some tweaks need to be made to the smoker before I also try again need to be made. all in all I'm very happy :)

hi all. well myself and my good wife Annemarie have been in the garden most of the afternoon making some mods to the BBQ I have taken some pics as follows the old BBQ that has served us well, needs to be cut up and ditched, on closer inspection the lid although rusty was in very good order, a...

thank you mate ill take a very close look at that info. cant wait to try a "proper" piece of bacon instead of the water and chemical injected rubbish that passes for food these days ooh and I get to leave the rind on, the BEST bit by far

thank you guys that sounds like a fantastic working solution without over complicating issues. when I start ill take some photos for info purposes, but wont be for a few days at least yet. Andy

just checked, zinc vaporises at 906 degrees centigrade but melts just past 400c ill research if i can still use it but ill burn it off first with a blowtorch after I have the size cut to shape if all else fails I also have a idea to insert some cast iron square skillets to act as a baffle...