Why This Cheap BBQ is Worth Buying

Sign up for the newsletter: https://eatthefoodyoubuy.substack.com/?r=2qd2lz&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist I love a BBQ I am no means a Pit Master but can make things hot and cook on it!

I would say the key take aways from cooking over a BBQ especially with coals or wood is that the BBQ is going to be needy.. you are going to have to be at one with the BBQ and see what it needs to get the right type of heat.

My top tips

1 - Give yourself plenty of time to let the charcoal get up to temperature so you can have a nice consistent cook.

2 - Use decent fuel, wood, charcoal or brickets.. just limit the ammount of chemicals you are using to get things pumping. I used Love Logs.

3 - I will allow you to be move the food quite a bit.

4 - Create cooking zones on the BBQ - the simplest form is Direct and In Direct. Shuffle the coals to one side so you can have a really hot cooking zone then a cooler zone. You can get deflection plates etc but for the basics just stick with direct and indirect.

5 - Some burn is ok ahah but too much can really make the flavours gross so control the heat and flames.

Cooking Fish - Don't be scared. It is a real balance of heat. If you put the fish on a cold BBQ it will not cook properly and will probably stick and be weird. If it's too hot it will burn before it can cook a release. Having the temperature just right you won't need any lube, as it sizzles it will release.

Burning stuff… veggies that have a very mild flavour like peppers, aubergine, onions etc love to be burnt! Burn them with the skins on and then reap the benefits of the smokey interior.

Another small hack/cheat/not really a hack - cook your chicken 3/4 of the way in the oven over a low heat say around 150c for chicken legs and thighs so they are just cooked. Then all you need to do is get a nice crust on the BBQ. This is pretty much what Nandos does and we all love a Nando's crispy skin!

Anyway…

Enjoy yourself champions, cooking is all about enjoying the process and marvelling at the wonderful thing you have created from very humble ingredients.

Balance those flavours with salt, vinegar or acid, bitter oils etc

Big love

M

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