Big hello from Hastings

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Steve_W
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Big hello from Hastings

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Hiya :)
Huge hello to you all from the South Coast, I was kind of pointed here by a friend who came across this site.
I am not new to bbq'ing and smoking and have certainly changed some people's views that a bbq is a shrivled charcoal disk commonly known as a burger, or carbon enrusted sausage with a juicy raw centre.

Now i am no expert, and certainly do not claim to know what I am doing :D haha it's all trial and error, yet seems to work.

Now not so long a go I needed some help constructing a shed in our garden, so I asked a few friends if they wouldn't mind giving me a hand and in return I would provide the food and beer.
27 people turned up!! :o luckly I had brisket and pork shoulder on the go (plus some sausages and burgers)

It was then that a mate said I should do competitions or something... my reply... "Unfortunately we are not in the USA mate! I love their whole tailgate parties and grill competition scene, we just don't get that here"

Oh how wrong was I :lol:

Anyhow, I certainly don't think I am up to comp standard, but hopefully I can learn a thing or 2 here and maybe hit one in the near future 8-)

Here is my latest creation, done this Sunday evening (yes in the storm) on a kettle.
It was some pork from our local supermarket, marinaded, rubbed and then low and slow(ish) using the offset method with some apple wood chunks.

Please excuse the shakey pics, it was a little windy out there!

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Re: Big hello from Hastings

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Forgot to mention, currently using a Blooma Kettle
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Made the mistake of putting it together in the lounge then couldnt get it out the door :lol:

My old drum is now used for burning stuff in the garden and hope to have a new smoker built for next season, but got to finish building my bike first, so the kettle will have to do atm
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Re: Big hello from Hastings

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Hey Steve,

Glad to see the bad weather isn't putting you off firing up the grill.

That's what I like to see ;)

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Re: Big hello from Hastings

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Steve, welcome, have a look at the forthcoming events Toby runs a very good Grassroots course/competition designed to get people into competition.
As to building your bbq in the front room, if you look at a few topics you'll note you aren't the only one. :D
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