XL BGE First Cook

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XL BGE First Cook

Postby JEC » 06 Apr 2012, 09:31

Here's the pics from my first cook, a 325 chicken thigh cook to help cure the gasket

Nice and white, doesn't look like this inside any more :)

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Charcoal in

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Only a few tiny bits fell through, impressed with BGE Lump

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BGE Fire starts in and lit

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Lid down

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Already getting near 200

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Nearly at cooking temp

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Adjust the vents

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Apple chips on

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Meat on

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Chicken done and snuffed fire out

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Didn't use much lump at all in 1.5 hours

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Well impressed, chicken was tender and lightly smoked, perfect
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Re: XL BGE First Cook

Postby bencops » 06 Apr 2012, 10:53

Nice!!! Good work and thanks for posting the pics.
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Re: XL BGE First Cook

Postby keith157 » 06 Apr 2012, 12:57

Doesn't look like 325 chicken thighs to me :o
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Re: XL BGE First Cook

Postby KamadoSimon » 06 Apr 2012, 14:39

It still amazes me how little charcoal these things use. Have you found a good mail order place for the lump or do you have a local store?

Chicken looks good - we did legs last night - so cheap & really tasty.
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Re: XL BGE First Cook

Postby BigM » 06 Apr 2012, 15:02

Nice first cook mate think u should put foil on inside ti keepit clean
did u find keepin temp easy?

@simon find someone with makro card
12kg restrant grade charcoal 8.99 tis good stuff.
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Re: XL BGE First Cook

Postby JEC » 06 Apr 2012, 15:19

BigM wrote:Nice first cook mate think u should put foil on inside ti keepit clean
did u find keepin temp easy?

@simon find someone with makro card
12kg restrant grade charcoal 8.99 tis good stuff.


Thanks, had a foil tray in there to catch the worst of the fat, not too worried about general spitting as ceramics grills self clean if you get the temperature up.
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Re: XL BGE First Cook

Postby KamadoSimon » 06 Apr 2012, 15:27

Not got a Macro or CostCo that near me - live out in the sticks so rely on mail order - when I can get to one I will stock up on this.

Used these guys for the last lot: http://barbequick.net/store/index.php?m ... ucts_id=88

Half way through the first bag & it is good stuff - large chunks & very little ash. Had some good temperatures out of it too.
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Re: XL BGE First Cook

Postby JEC » 06 Apr 2012, 15:33

KamadoSimon wrote:Not got a Macro or CostCo that near me - live out in the sticks so rely on mail order - when I can get to one I will stock up on this.

Used these guys for the last lot: http://barbequick.net/store/index.php?m ... ucts_id=88

Half way through the first bag & it is good stuff - large chunks & very little ash. Had some good temperatures out of it too.


If you need mail order charcoal try the below, loads of people on here rate them highly

http://www.liverpoolwoodpellets.co.uk/ourshop/cat_282866-Buy-Barbecue-and-Cooking-Charcoal.html

Luckily for me I live 4 miles from a local charcoal producer who I get mine from, picked up 3 12kg bags of oak and ash lumpwood, really good stuff with not many small bits or dust.
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