*Charcoal* BBQ/Grilling

had looked at them myself and have same questions. But i still have 2 bags of weber left, no point of buying yet. Hope it dosent have any nasty fuel stuff in it

This stuff 7 quid per bag. 5KG

Bag of Lidl charcoal. Let's see how she goes….

BBQ sauce for the belly. Will be buying more of the wrapped pork fillet.

Oh stuffed pork fillet. One was apricot and raisin, the other apple and something else. €7.50 each Lidl Deluxe.

Really interested to hear how the plancha works out. That's something I'm looking at getting myself.

Is this using the Smokey Mountain as a regular BBQ?

Set up coals to have a hot side and a less hot side.

Butterfly it, marinade it (Moroccan flavours work well) and grill it on a high heat for 5 mins on each side until charred and then for another 20 or 30 or so on a lower temperature turning the odd time.

After the kind advice I got here I finally did a pulled pork on the BBQ. I still just can't fault my kettle. I had a fair bit of charcoal left from the previous day so left half that in and added some fresh coals and two wood chunks. I lit it at quarter past 7, left it go slightly hot so didn't start cooking until 8:30 (it had gone down to 130 by then). It was a long cook, I didn't take the meat off into 7:45, but an efficient one. Other than adding the rest of the previous days charcoal I didn't add any more fuel and still had a lot left. Other than adjust the vents the odd time and fixing the coals twice, I didn't have anything to do to control it really.

Pork was delicious too of course. It's amazing that even after a dinner you find your hunger when it's ready anyway.

In the market for a new BBQ, in the range of €250-€330... obviously thinking master touch but is there anything else or anywhere with good selection of stuff...will be mostly grilling but some low and slow cooks will be done on it also..any recommendations welcome

Can you put the plancha in the oven 1st to heat it up and move it to the bbq for cooking?