*Charcoal* BBQ/Grilling

Newtown90

Looking to pick up another kettle over the coming weeks / months.

Can anyone recall of any decent post summer sales the last few years anywhere?

Treepole

Any recommendations for a generic (cheaper!) cover for the Weber Kettles?

Ha Long Bay

Treepole wrote: »

Any recommendations for a generic (cheaper!) cover for the Weber Kettles?

Got this a few years ago for a Weber 47. Good heavy material and is lasting well.

Tabby McTat

Treepole wrote: »

Any recommendations for a generic (cheaper!) cover for the Weber Kettles?

I've had this on my Weber kettle for the last few years. It's held up well.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GGM41SS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LPwuFbN5M8N7F

paddylonglegs

Treepole wrote: »

Any recommendations for a generic (cheaper!) cover for the Weber Kettles?

The Weber cover I got a few years ago ended up being crap! The material hardened slightly over a winter and became brittle. Awful material to use

narodvale

Also in the market for a bbq cover and after getting some lovely Weber clobber I’m less interested in paying €150 for a cover. Any ever used the HomeStore and More ones?
Also conscious I don’t wanna get a rubbish cover that doesn’t do the gig properly.

Any advice greatly appreciated

thejaguar

So, I've decided I'd like to try something a bit lower and slower than I have before.

I have a 57cm Weber kettle and I'm thinking of doing some ribs. From reading on here it seems like the 3-2-1 method is the way to go - but writing that and doing it are two very different things!

I'd appreciate any advice that anyone can offer on rubs, timing, temps and whether the kettle is really up to the job.

Ryath

Treepole wrote: »

Any recommendations for a generic (cheaper!) cover for the Weber Kettles?

Got this Amazon basics one in earlier this year. It's quite heavy duty for the price. Much better quality than the flimsy weber ones.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B012VMKHCA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Currently out of stock though.

Gloomtastic!

narodvale wrote: »

Also in the market for a bbq cover and after getting some lovely Weber clobber I’m less interested in paying €150 for a cover. Any ever used the HomeStore and More ones?
Also conscious I don’t wanna get a rubbish cover that doesn’t do the gig properly.

Any advice greatly appreciated

We use the heavy duty HomeStore cover for our Gas BBQ that's outside over the winter. It's ok but you'll need to replace it every couple of years.

hurleronditch

Any suggestions for a good place to get a good number of metal skewers at a reasonable price? I’m hosting a group (within govt guidelines) at the weekend and was going to do lamb and chicken shish kebabs and flatbreads, but I’m sick of the wooden skewers which burn on me no matter how long I soak them.

Brian?

hurleronditch wrote: »

Any suggestions for a good place to get a good number of metal skewers at a reasonable price? I’m hosting a group (within govt guidelines) at the weekend and was going to do lamb and chicken shish kebabs and flatbreads, but I’m sick of the wooden skewers which burn on me no matter how long I soak them.

Where do you live?

Gloomtastic!

hurleronditch wrote: »

Any suggestions for a good place to get a good number of metal skewers at a reasonable price? I’m hosting a group (within govt guidelines) at the weekend and was going to do lamb and chicken shish kebabs and flatbreads, but I’m sick of the wooden skewers which burn on me no matter how long I soak them.

Try Nolan’s Hardware in Clontarf. *01 833 42 19‬

hurleronditch

Brian? wrote: »

Where do you live?

South West Dublin. Clontarf might be awkward for me but anywhere out near the M50 i can get to

Dizzyblonde

Have you tried the two euro shops, Mr Price etc? B&Q usually sell off their summer bbq stock too.

paska

hurleronditch wrote: »

Any suggestions for a good place to get a good number of metal skewers at a reasonable price? I’m hosting a group (within govt guidelines) at the weekend and was going to do lamb and chicken shish kebabs and flatbreads, but I’m sick of the wooden skewers which burn on me no matter how long I soak them.

Do you have a Lituanica store near you? they sell them.

Debub

Treepole wrote: »

Any recommendations for a generic (cheaper!) cover for the Weber Kettles?

got this one 2 years - seems quite good
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GGM41SS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

SachaJ

Anyone with a WSM or kettle using a temperature controller like the DigiQ or Flame Boss? I'd be interested to know thoughts

Sidford

Probably won't be a revelation to most but it's definitely worth getting some wood chips / chunks if doing any kind of longer cook.
Threw on a hickory and an apple chunk when doing shoulder of lamb a while back and it was amazing and did one yesterday and forgot to put any on and you could really tell the difference, especially with the gravy I made from the drip tray.
Did stuffed pork steaks over wkend as well and you could really taste the hickory flavour.

To me it's definitely worth the money for them.

clivej

Why is there not a separate BBQ section. Far too many posts in one thread to follow an individual post

clivej

I'v built this over the past couple of weeks

ECO_Mental

clivej wrote: »

I'v built this over the past couple of weeks

Excellent work...but (there's always a but ) should the chimney be on the opposite side of the fire box, that way the smoke and heat is drawn across the whole of the main cylinder.

Excellent craftsmanship.

oleras

At a guess, there is a baffle plate under the chimney stack and grates forcing the smoke left, then it has to be drawn over the food on the way out ?

Reverse flow.

thejaguar

clivej wrote: »

I'v built this over the past couple of weeks

That is amazing.

clivej

ECO_Mental wrote: »

Excellent work...but (there's always a but ) should the chimney be on the opposite side of the fire box, that way the smoke and heat is drawn across the whole of the main cylinder.

Excellent craftsmanship.

It's a reverse flow bbq with plates just above where the firebox entry is connected to force the heat up the far end and then back to the chimney.
Said to slow, down the heat and smoke over the food, but keep the temperature up.
Also I made the chimney entrance low to keep the heat height lower in the chamber, hopefully.

Captain Red Beard

What did it cost to build?

clivej

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

What did it cost to build?

I already had the arc welder from years ago €350. My weldings not too bad but not pretty either. It won't fall apart anyway. MIG welder would have been far better I'd say.
I built it in 4 parts so I could put it in my hatchback car, not that I've tried that yet. Frame, firebox, BBQ oven, and chimney. BBQ oven just sits on the frame, as does the firebox.

2 cylinders off Done Deal €20, metal €45, new welding mask and rods €65, spray black BBQ paint and red €90, wheels €10, hinges €15, 6mm baffle plates 30cm x 80cm, difficult to find/get. Free in the end but still an expense for you. Grinding and flapping disks 125mm €30,
New 125mm grinder 'cos my ALDI one broke B&Q €50, BBQ cover B&Q sale €25.

And a good 3 weeks to build it, putting in a good days work each day 10am-5pm.

Then I'd say say I'v spent €250 on other bits that are accessories and sh!te :cool: :eek:
Inkbird Bluetooth 4 probe temperature monitor €50, utensils €25, couple of BBQ books €50, Inkbird PID temp. controller and fan €40 ( I'd like to try and automate the fire), Bags of LIDL and Weber charcoal and wood chunks €75.

To be honest I'd say I'v spent more than the €250 on bits and sh!te than I expected

100+ photo's of the build are here on Facebook (you'll need a FB account to login)
https://www.facebook.com/clive.jackson2/media_set?set=a.10159166689633676&type=3&__nodl

ECO_Mental

clivej wrote: »

I already had the arc welder from years ago €350. My weldings not too bad but not pretty either. It won't fall apart anyway. MIG welder would have been far better I'd say.
I built it in 4 parts so I could put it in my hatchback car, not that I've tried that yet. Frame, firebox, BBQ oven, and chimney. BBQ oven just sits on the frame, as does the firebox.

2 cylinders off Done Deal €20, metal €45, new welding mask and rods €65, spray black BBQ paint and red €90, wheels €10, hinges €15, 6mm baffle plates 30cm x 80cm, difficult to find/get. Free in the end but still an expense for you. Grinding and flapping disks 125mm €30,
New 125mm grinder 'cos my ALDI one broke B&Q €50, BBQ cover B&Q sale €25.

And a good 3 weeks to build it, putting in a good days work each day 10am-5pm.

Then I'd say say I'v spent €250 on other bits that are accessories and sh!te :cool: :eek:
Inkbird Bluetooth 4 probe temperature monitor €50, utensils €25, couple of BBQ books €50, Inkbird PID temp. controller and fan €40 ( I'd like to try and automate the fire), Bags of LIDL and Weber charcoal and wood chunks €75.

To be honest I'd say I'v spent more than the €250 on bits and sh!te than I expected

100+ photo's of the build are here on Facebook (you'll need a FB account to login)
https://www.facebook.com/clive.jackson2/media_set?set=a.10159166689633676&type=3&__nodl

Have you taken her for a spin yet?

Savage work but 3 weeks build time!

thereitisgone

BrownFinger wrote: »

Savage work but 3 weeks build time!

I have built a few and have led a project at work where we built a order of really high end ones
Theres a lot of unknown details in making these, ie getting the doors to seal
The thicker the material the harder it is to manipulate, because probably when you cut the doors out they went out of shape and its not so easy getting them back
Doing it with a stick welder would add a lot of extra work getting the finish right after grinding, and it looks like you really have a good finish
Saying that using the thicker material this is a smoker for life
So thinking about that, 3 weeks is nothing
Brilliant workmanship

thejaguar

Has anyone ever gotten anything from O'Mahony's in Coolock?

Are they any good?