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Lovely here mate. Just grilled some banging fillet steaks.
Now sat having a beer.
you need a BBQ shack
My Bar B Kettle doesn't haver the fancy one touch system, instead it has three manual vents on the bottom arranged in a triangle and one on the top.
Just wondering on people's thoughts as to how to set them up. For example, I understand for low n slow, you'd place the top vent away from the coals so the heat flows across the food but I'm guessing one of the bottom vents will probably be directly under the top vent. Would it be wise to close this one off and just rely on the other two? My thinking being it would create a kind of short circuit of airflow. High probability I'm speaking bollocks of course but having three bottom vents opens up all sorts of combinations that may or may not make a difference.
@Longtallronnie I've used the Morrisons Bar Be Quick briquettes a few times now with good results. Don't know how they compare to the Weber ones as I've yet to try them, but the last low and slow cook I did took seven hours and I used about half a bag, or around 2kg. I kept the top vent fully open but adjusted the bottom to maintain a constant temperature. A duel probe thermometer is a huge help in monitoring temp, so that should help you keep the temperature constant.
That's been my experience up to now though others may have other advice.
I've got the Inkbird IBT2X too. Great bit of kit, isn't it, especially for the price?
Had them in some toasted flat bread with a bit salad, bloody lovely.
I've made a few from it, and the lamb koftas are spectacular.
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I'm still having trouble with getting lumpwood hot enough for grilling. For the kebabs, I used a bag Bar Be Quick lumpwood which I took out of the bag you'd usually set light and started it off in my chimney. After 20-30 min, the coals at the top were ashing over so I chucked them in the kettle, lid on for 5min, add kebabs and lid back on - I reckon they must've taken 30min to cook!
The recipe I followed said they should take under ten minutes and I was using less chicken.
This the stuff I used - is it just really shit or am I doing something wrong?
https://groceries.asda.com/product/matches-fire-lighters/bar-be-quick-instant-lighting-barbecue-charcoal/1000080993961
I find the instant light charcoal to be pretty rubbish as it burns out far too quickly. It sounds like that is what's happening if it's taking thirty minutes to cook chicken. I did some whole boneless chicken thighs last night over some briquettes, and they where done in around fifteen minutes.