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  1. Wet Spaniel

    Lamb suggestions…

    Ken, I'm in the UK and I eat Indian food a lot. I live relatively close to one of the largest Pakistani communities in the country and am able to shop for authentic ingredients or eat out in authentic restaurants whenever I'm passing. The majority good Indian/Pakistani/Nepalese don't really...
  2. Wet Spaniel

    Lamb suggestions…

    That looks superb! and cooked in my favourite way, direct over coals. if you can get your hands on an unseasoned leg, they are pretty easy to butterfly yourself. Then leave it in a ziplock bag overnight with a combination of quartered and crushed lemons, crushed garlic, olive oil and rosemary...
  3. Wet Spaniel

    Poor Mans Blackstone & Burger Press

    Lucky you!! I'm in the UK and generally smokers are few and far between - let alone dumped ones that are reuseable - that must be a really satisfying find when you know you have the ability/skill to get them up to scratch again.
  4. Wet Spaniel

    Poor Mans Blackstone & Burger Press

    Thank you Red, I'm brand new to the metalworking/fabrication malarkey and these little projects really help with my confidence. Please share any pics of your press as and when you make it - I'd really like to see it.
  5. Wet Spaniel

    Poor Mans Blackstone & Burger Press

    Thank you - it was good fun to make - I really want a plasma cutter so I can make some round ones too. I've been making a few things with horse shoes lately, some trivets and also some with legs that you can set a pan or kettle on in the embers of a camp fire. I have a good supply of them so...
  6. Wet Spaniel

    Poor Mans Blackstone & Burger Press

    Wasn't sure where to put this...but it was a kind of 'other build' so here it is. I went dumpster diving the other day and found an old cast iron griddle plate from a gas grill. I thought I could clean it up and use it on top of my Weber. Whilst cleaning it up I thought it would be good to...
  7. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    I managed to get the plenum cut out and tacked together yesterday. The smokestack is a length of 4.5 inch pipe, or 114mm as we Brits like to call it in new money. A couple of years ago i was helping clear a garage out and I found a bunch of 1/4 inch plates, I kept them because I was sure...
  8. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Thank you - I really appreciate all of the positive feedback and advice I’ve been getting from you all here!
  9. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Rookie Error!! I was welding a side cap on to my smoker the other day and it wasn't going so great but I persevered. Afterwards I went online to see if I could find out why my welds looked/behaved like they did... After some reading around gas flow speeds I went to check the flow on my gas -...
  10. Wet Spaniel

    Lamb suggestions…

    Here's a butterflied leg I did direct heat over wood embers a while back - definitely my favourite way to cook a leg of lamb.
  11. Wet Spaniel

    Lamb suggestions…

    That’s a great gift! I love lamb, and cook it regularly - we live in sheep country so there’s plenty of it about. I butterfly and grill a few legs each year, it’s one of my favourite ways to eat lamb. Personally, I wouldn’t worry about sous vide or reverse sear, I’d go direct heat straight...
  12. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Thank you - I enjoyed reading your build thread, and that was a great bit of fettling using the mailbox!!
  13. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    I have yet another question if I may… my tank has a slight dome on the end where my smokestack needs to be. Would I benefit from making a collector/plenum to sit the stack on, or could I fit the stack directly to the tank? I’m guessing either option will involve some work be it fabrications a...
  14. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Red, thank you for the advice. And, please don't worry about offending me - I will happily take good advice all day long. I appreciate the comment, I will work on timings - cheers!
  15. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Amen to that - thank you!
  16. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Started work on the firebox today I know that's not exactly 'stacking dimes' but it's mine, and I'm happy!!! I am absolutely loving this build !!
  17. Wet Spaniel

    Baby Asado Cross

    I really want to make an Argentine asado cross and cook a whole lamb over an open fire, so I thought I’d have a practice with a junior version. I’m brand new to welding so the welds aren’t great, but it was a lot of fun making it. I had an end cap from an air compressor tank going spare and...
  18. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Not a huge leap forward this weekend, but a satisfying one. I have 3 x circle/part circle end caps to make for the firebox and smoker side. I cut the first today with a grinder and I was amazed how easily it went. I’m sure many of us are ‘of that age’ ……god bless bifocal safety glasses 😃😃
  19. Wet Spaniel

    First Time Build

    Hi Red, that's a wealth of really useful information - thank you. up to now I've only tacked things together whilst I still practice running longer welds - I will look up Tony's youtube channel, thank you. I've done the calculations RE firebox etc (and had fun and games with cubic inches etc...
  20. Wet Spaniel

    Expanded Metal For Grates

    That's fine - I can do the measurements - it's that Fahrenheit thing that I can't get my head around !!! Thanks again for your help.
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