Waitrose BBQ range

[JBBQ]

I watched the idiot Wallace on a program about supermarkets last night
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... et-secrets

For anyone who has tried the pulled pork waitrose often have on 3 for £10 it showed a) what didn't make it into the range and b) the methos they use - 1 hr smoking with oak, 10hrs slow steam cooked.

The BBQ buyer/product dev seemed pretty pleased that with all the ham they make "other parts of cheap meat" can also be used for this one

[essexsmoker]

Awwww. I got all excited about that when I saw the ad. Just gonna be the same old crud everyone else does then.

[JBBQ]

It's pretty good - a friend swears by it but I don't see any need to smoke it any further. That and I find the rub a little bland and it doesn't really make bark like I am used to.

[essexsmoker]

Oh ok. Might give ot a bash then. Is it properly smoked then? A lot of bulk manufacturing uses sprayed on liquid smoke.

[essexsmoker]

Tried watching thw vid but will have to wait till I get home as connection not great.

[JBBQ]

They showed a bloomin big bed of glowing/burning stuff, and at some point the "artificial liquid smoke taste" was noted by its absence

[AlanL]

Thanks for posing the link as I found the whole programme very interesting to watch, not just the BBQ bits. I'll be looking out for the rest of the series.

[keith157]

Was this the same program as last year showing Waitrose testing methods as well as rubs etc?

[eater of food]

The pores on the bananas

43 minutes in for those who fancy a giggle.

[essexsmoker]

Finally got to watch the vid and it was very interesting. Seems the pulled pork was properly smoked with oak. Thanks for the link, really good.