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Just picked one up, very cute and ideal if you just have a couple of bits of fish

Learning slowly.
Still need better control on the temp, but pastrami tastes right.

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those short ribs look ludicrous

Lovely penetration

They were, but aforementioned temperature errors meant that they could've been so much better than the almost insane tastiness they were.

Looks great. Nice knife.

Today was hot smoked salmon experiment day.
Whiskey soaked apple chips. 90 degree smoke for a fair while as the salmon half was huge.
Too good to take photos.
Also made some in coal potatoes, and the obligatory Za'atar crusted cauliflower.

Za'atar crusted cauliflower.

Recipe pls - I've a bit of zatar left over, and want something to use if on before making more

I mean, recipe is a strong word. I mixed a bit of of olive oil za'atar and flour (similar to making the topping for mana'ish, but with added stickiness from c. 1 tbs of flour), quartered the Cauli, and smeared the crap out of it. Stuck in on direct heat in the Kamado at c180-200, until it felt done.
Probably could just transfer the temps to the oven. Very simple, the smoke and flame did add some nice char though

They look great.

Still need better control on the temp

What issues are you having, overshooting? I always struggled with temp control for the really long cooks when you need to keep around 95/100 Celsius until I bought a temp regulator fan.

The problem with just using the vents is that even the slightest bit of wind has quite a big impact on temp swings so you're constantly having to tweak the vents to compensate and it always ended up being a lot of work and I still couldn't quite get it perfect.

Not starting the kamado with a chimney starter definitely helps as although it takes a bit longer to hit temp, overshoots are massively reduced but I really recommend getting a fan you'll be amazed at how much better it is. I know the eggs are insanely expensive so it's hard to stomach dropping a couple of hundred more when it should just work but it's definitely worth it. Plus you can do overnight cooks which is a real game changer.

Egg was second hand- thank god- have a fan but it was still running too hot, which was disappointing, I suspect I need to be even more militant with the top vent.
Managed 30 mins at 90 for the salmon, so I know it’s doable

Egg was second hand

Cool, looks like a good score. I'm guessing the person you bought it from barely used it? Looks almost pristine on the inside.

suspect I need to be even more militant with the top vent.

My kamado has a slightly different top vent than the big green egg but opening the vent by just a couple of millimetres will shoot temp up 10 degrees at a time. For the 95c (205f) needed for pulled pork etc I barely have the top vent open at all, the fan will do pretty much all of the work to keep temp.

Anyone have an electric vertical smoker? They look easy

I was only looking at these the other day.

Want.

. I'm guessing the person you bought it from barely used it?

Yup, almost not at all, bonkers.

That looks like what a child would have drawn in the 60s if you asked for a BBQ of the future

That looks good! I’ve found a lower spec version closer to me but it’s cheaper. I can’t work out if you can use regular wood chips in them or just pellets?

Pellets only - fed by an auger.

I guess you could just put wood at the bottom but the fan / temp control probably wouldn't work very well.

I can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Beer can chicken this eve. Put quite a bit of crushed chili in the beer and it turned out smokey and spicy.

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/waves in chicken

Going camping so makes sense to buy a new BBQ - what is good in the world of small portable grills? Seen the Weber Smokey Joe but something a bit more compact might be better- or should I just buy something from B&Q?

I’m looking for bbq veggie ideas. I appreciate that could be sacrilege to some. But I can’t get passed veg on skewers

These look neat
https://www.wowbbq.co.uk/categories/weber-barbecues/weber-portable-bbqs/product/weber-go-anywhere-charcoal/1131004~1131004
I saw one in a garden centre and was pretty tempted

Also interested in veggie ideas. Also, how do people go about barbecuing fish, use those cage kind of things? I'd like to barbecue more fish but I cook it so rarely that I don't really have the foggiest in cooking it normally, never mind in a barbecue.