BBQ Charcoal - good buy

[SeanP]

If anyone already has a kettle grill like a Webber you can 'convert' it to a smoker very easily. Get two bricks and put them on end at one side of your grill. Then add charcoal behind the bricks and light just the middle of it with a blow torch (you can also put a small bit in a chimney lighter and rest them in the center). Put a few pieces of soaked smoking wood on the coals and place the meat you want to smoke on the other side (away from the direct heat). Close down your air intake on the bottom to just a crack and close the vent exhaust to just a crack. Add an oven thermometer and you are in business The bricks will keep the coals all together and act as a thermal mass to keep the heat even.

Just don't use lighter fluid or other petroleum products

[Gryph]

Re: BBQ Charcoal - good buy

Good info... That works a treat. Off out tonight but I'm going to try that tomorrow. Also pondering a pizza as I've got a pizza stone that just fits in the kettle.

[SeanP]

When doing a pizza make sure you put all your coals to the very edge and all around but NOT under the stone. I had a great looking pizza in the past that once taken out and cut revealed a very black and burnt crust!

[moppy]

Holy hell I didn't know there was this much to BBQing! I jus make sure its all brown on the outside, not red in the middle and eat the damn thing!

We should somehow organise a BBQ UKCF Herf where I can sample your delicious sounding bbqs!

[Gryph]

7 hours in.. 5 to 7 to go. What Cuban to finish with to top the Monte Sublime from earlier?

One traditional rub butt, and one herb and citrus for the non spice loving.

[monkey66]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Lee Nub]

Were do you get butt, my butchers wont sell shoulder like that.

[Gryph]

Got it from my local butchers... Lucky enough that they'll get anything. Instructions for this were 'two of your largest shoulders, bone out, going to be slow smoked'. Then just had to trim the skin/ fat and re-tie. To an extent I think they are used to me going in and asking for all sorts!

[Lee Nub]

Sounds great , i might try and persuade them. I wanted butt to slow cook with a couple of rubs ive got from the bbq pit boys.

[Hencore]

Nice thread. I've got a Weber BBQ with the charcoal side pods so I had a go at some marinated pork belly last month. It worked really well and the meat tasted amazing but it was to fatty.

Gryph how many people would one of those butts feed and what's the cost if you don't mind me asking? Also do you have any alternatives if like Lee people have trouble getting hold of that cut?