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  1. sotv

    Got a Veggie Coming On Tuesday.

    Any recipes for a tasty vegetable dish that can be done on a smoker or BBQ. Haven't got enough space to do a really big dish or long cook for a veggie dish (risk of contamination), so either needs to be a compact size in a dish/pan for the smoker as doing 10 racks of ribs in 2 rack holders and...
  2. sotv

    Osso Buco Pork

    I was aware of Osso Buco as a crockpot casserole veal dish, but have noticed Waitrose sell it as a straight forward free range pork cut, quite cheap @ £4.99 a KG . I have smoked pork shanks before, but they have been brined and are really a gammon shank. Wonder if anybody has tried smoking this...
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    Looking for a not too spicy pulled pork cider apple and vinegar type sauce recipe

    Any recommendations and a recipe for a cider apple and vinegar type sauce to mix in the pulled pork. Normally do a madeira wine based sauce for it. But fancy trying something different for a pulled pork I am doing for a family gathering the weekend.  Going to be doing a dipping gravy if people...
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    Grated or Sliced Mozarella on a Pizza

    Going to have a go at Pizza's on a Pizza Stone over the next few days. Going to use a ready mix pizza base, with Sainsburys Tomato Pizza topping, but have been reading conflicting articles on the best type of Mozarella to put on a pizza, some say grated and others say it ends up more like...
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    Big K Restaurant Grade Charcoal 15kg Multi Buy Box Offer @ Ocado

    Hopefully may be of use to someone, as seems pretty good value to me for a well reviewed brand of charcoal. Ocado selling it for £25,99 a box on a 3 for 2 offer till 13/6 https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Big-K-Restaurant-Grade-Charcoal/266898011?  so basically it is £51.98 for 45kg...
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    Cooking Shellfish On A Bullet Smoker

    Not a lot of info on cooking techniques etc out there for Shellfish on a smoker. But ProQ seem to recommend this for their bullet smokers https://hotsmoked.co.uk/smoker-basket.html   Anyone had any experience with these types of baskets or recommend something else that would allow a mixture...
  7. sotv

    Hanging And Securing Fish Tightly To Be Able To Smoke Them?

    Had a bit of a disappointing accident yesterday when trying to smoke some fish (Mackerel) for the first time yesterday. I bought 4 x  8-10 inch whole mackerel about 300-400g each in weight and attached a hook through the eyeballs either side to hang them from the bar in the lid of my ProQ...
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    IQ110 or BBQ PartyQ Any UK Vendors?

    Considering either of these, if there is a specific adaptor for the ProQ Frontier that you can buy? Struggling to find any UK vendors for either of these products? Found a few US ones for the PartyQ but would prefer purchasing it nearer to home, in case of any problems, during its warranty...
  9. sotv

    Gammon Shanks

    I smoked a pre cooked ham and added a Honey Mustard, Pineapple and Brown Sugar glaze the weekend and it was really nice, but the best bit of it was the Hock for me. Just got back from my local supermarket and have impulse bought a couple of Gammon Shanks from the butchers counter, as they are a...
  10. sotv

    Any ProQ Frontier Owners On Here? Can You Help With A Couple Of Queries?

    Used my ProQ today for the first time. Couple of things I have noticed during the cook. When I assembled it (cold) the locking mechanisms were solid. Now it is warm 1 or 2 of them seem a little loose when I close the catches and not as firm, is this normal? Noticed some smoke escapes from the...
  11. sotv

    Bring On The Sunshine!

    Being a fair weather smoker. Hoping for an early warm spring. Just upgraded my Brinkmann to a ProQ Frontier Elite Hot and Cold Smoke setup with a Pizza stone today so looking forward to trying it out. As I don't want it stuck in the Spare room for the next 3 months....
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