(AW) Birthday Tea

Flintstones steaks

This weekend was our son's 17th, so we did a pulled pork and some epicly big steaks. We did the pulled pork the night before then reheated it in the steamer on the day, whilst cooking the steaks! The whole lot was a major success, including MN's BBQ sauce recipe.

(AW) Return to Pulled Porkville

Longer and Lower

Decided to try again with the pork butt. This time, we kept more control over the cooking temp.

 

What we did

Marinated over night. 15 hours at 225f, removed at 165f, wrapped in foil and then cooked until it reaches 190f. Pulls a treat.

(AW) Kit Arrives

The rib rack and the meat injector arrives. Bear claws ready to rip apart some pork.

(AW) All the gear (some idea)

Wallet open again

Decided to get some more Egg kit. 

Looking forward to injecting some meat, and trying some ribs....

(AW) Prawnado

Egging Nemo

The BGE makes these beasts of the sea not only super tasty, but creamy to boot. Epic food.

(AW) Lamb Shanks

Good, but no cigar

Decided to go 'off piste' and try a low and slow cook with lamb shanks. Although the cook went well, the end result just wasn't 'mind blowing'. Not sure if we need to try a different temp/time combo or a completely different method.

Shame.

(AW) BGE Porn

They are breeding

Went shopping for more lump charcoal, and spotted this outside Cambridge at the Gog Magog farm shop. Found this. A whole family of BGEs.

(AW) Wooden Wings

Improving the Egg

Non cooking day. Decided to improve the wings by replacing the plastic ones with wooden ones. However, I was not prepared to spend the cost of a new Egg on the BGE wooden ones, so I ordered 2 x Wooden chopping boards off Amazon.

After an hour in the man cave, presto...

OK, I lied about no cooking, and slapped these bad boys on the BGE!!

(AW) Kebabs and Pawns

We're gonna need a bigger boat

There has been a bit of rivalry between myself and a friend (IS) who filmed himself making Pizza at home. Not to be out done, and because I have two sheds, I went all HD with this little snack!

(AW) Something fishy this way comes

Salmon on Maple 

Evidently steak every day isn't a balanced diet, so we decided to try fish on the maple planks. Well, it is safe to say, salmon is now ruin for me if cooked any other way!

What we did

Marinated the fish in a special rub, and soaked the maple planks in water for an hour. Set up the BGE for indirect, and basically steamed them.

(AW) Testing the Wings

More Steaks

Nothing special, unless cooking steaks on the BGE is special.. oh wait, it is :-)

(AW) The Postman only knocks once!

A new delivery from Big Green Egg

No cooking today, decided to invest in the specially reduced BGE shelves to make piloting the Egg easier. Whilst I was shopping, some 'Maple' fish planks found there way into my basket. Now how did that happen? ;-)

What I did

I tried to put the egg to bed in the garage, as per usual. But that is when I realised that the 'Wings', even when folded like the F16 'buzzing the tower' in TopGun, didn't fit through the bloody door! Need a plan B!!!

So a few cuts with the Dremel and now the wings can be easily removed and replaced - all without tools.