A good BBQ knife is an essential tool for anyone who loves to grill. Whether preparing meat, cutting vegetables, or slicing bread, a quality BBQ knife can make all the difference. This article will look at the different types of BBQ knives available and the factors you should consider when choosing one, even when on … Read more
BBQ gloves should be cleaned frequently because they are often in contact with dirt, bacteria, and food. When using a BBQ grill, gloves can help shield you against burns, wounds, and even foodborne illnesses. Cleaning your barbecue gloves will help them last longer and protect your hands from harmful bacteria and germs. It’s critical to … Read more
Knowing whether you flip meat when smoking is an essential part of smoking. We are always taught less interference, the better when grilling meat but is that the same when smoking meat? Whether you should flip or rotate depends on the food and the scenario. We’ve put together this short guide to help you judge … Read more
You’ve gone to get the charcoal out of the shed and it’s been stored for over 6 months or even as long as a year, sound familiar? It’s wise to check if charcoal does expire before you use it. Then all the questions follow does charcoal go bad? Can charcoal go bad? With this guide, … Read more
You may ask yourself if you should use foil on your grill. Grilling with foil over the grates would make for a much cleaner grill, but it has its dangers that should be considered. There are times when aluminum foil should be used, so don’t panic, it’s not a straight no. Why use aluminium foil … Read more
It may surprise that disposable BBQs are widely used even by avid grill masters. You may have some questions, such as how long disposable BBQs last. What can you grill on a disposable BBQ? and how best to use one? Well, they’re all covered in this short guide. You might be thinking, what’s the point … Read more
Following a recipe that says you should grill at medium heat but what is medium heat on a grill? Well, we think the temperatures below answer exactly that. These temperatures are a matter of opinion as to what is low, medium, and high. One grill master will say one thing another completely different. These temperatures … Read more
You’ve grilled a nice pork chop or a peice of pork fillet cut into it and it’s a little bit pink in the centre, can pork be a little pink? The short answer is yes pork can be a little pink, but you should be a little careful not to confuse a little bit pink … Read more
Catching drippings in a smoker from nice cuts of meat makes for good dipping sauces. This article was put together to convince you that you should consider it and how to catch drippings in a smoker correctly. Before we go much further, not every smoker is designed so that you catch dripping quickly without them … Read more
It might sound a bit odd to use water in a smoker, when water put’s out the fire, I get the hesitation. But there is more than one reason why water pan in smokers has some great benefits that work. Some smokers even come with a smoker water pan as new. I hear you, yours … Read more
It may surprise you that adding your meat to a charcoal smoker immediately is a big no no! “Ok so how long to preheat a smoker” I hear you say. Well there is a number of objectives that should be reached before adding meat to smoker. Time is not the only target you should set … Read more
Efficiency means several different things: cost, fuel efficiency, heat retention, etc. Comparing a charcoal BBQ to answer is oven more efficient than a BBQ maybe not be what you were thinking. However, in today’s, current economic climate comparing a gas BBQ and oven cooking is a little irrelevant. The cost of gas for both is … Read more
It’s called a smoker right so surely there’s no such thing as too much smoke. Well, that is incorrect. Meat does stop absorbing smoke at a certain time but before we get in to when does meat stop absorbing smoke, a little explanation. When meat is in the smoker it can only absorb meat for … Read more
You don’t need to explain to me that you want to cover your grill as soon as possible after a grill. I personally keep mine covered as soon as possible. But covering a warm grill can be dangerous as it depends on what you call warm. To be honest anytime I’ve been asked can you … Read more
I know why you’re here the BBQs gleaming in the sun, you go to put the cover on and it’s covered in dirt. Cleaning a grill cover is straight forward and should be part of a good BBQ maintenance schedule. So you’re here to learn the correct ways on how to clean a grill cover. … Read more
I’m not going to give you a huge list of all the easy meats to smoke but explain to you what is the single best meat to smoke for a beginner and why. The reason you’ve found you way here maybe you have attempted a few different things and they didn’t quite go to plan … Read more
This guide will point you onto the correct path of choosing the best coconut charcoal briquettes to grill with and why you should be using them. To start with, Coconut charcoal sounds a little unusual, but it’s surprising to find it’s not used a lot more when grilling, considering its benefits. Firstly, coconut charcoal briquettes … Read more
In the past few years, people have started realizing the importance of using natural products for cooking. B&B Charcoal briquettes being no exception to that. Charcoal and other wood products have been commonly used these days, particularly for backyard grilling. However, it is essential to select the right charcoal as it directly affects the taste of … Read more
The BBQ 3-2-1 method is a timekeeping and process method for smoking meats on a BBQ. It doesn’t work for all cuts of meat so don’t go thinking you can chuck on a supersize cut of brisket and cook it like this. The 3 stands for three hours smoking unwrapped. This is to get the … Read more
Learning to control the temperature on a charcoal BBQ or smoker is one of the most essential things any prospective griller can learn. You may be dreaming of large chunks of smoked brisket, but until you get the temperatures under the control you’re heading for guaranteed failure. The first thing to understand when learning to … Read more
