LM600 wrote:How did it all turn out Fella?
Really good thanks mate! Everything was really juicy and tasty, thanks to the help from you guys! I don't think I'll be going back to burnt sausages and burgers again!
There were only a couple of things that I'd refine next time, that's leaving the sausages over the coals a little longer - the skins were a bit loose and like condoms so I think a bit more direct cooking would help with that and I had no idea when stuff was done (particularly the chicken) so I need a temperature probe. I'm a bit annoyed with myself about that though, Amazon had thermapens for £35 but now they've gone back up to around £60 again!
I've got a picnic that I'm going to at the weekend so I think I'm going to cook some wings up on the bbq friday night so we can have them cold at the picnic.
Got a thermometer through the post so I can finally see what effect I'm having on the temperature using different amount of coals and opening/closing the vents.
It's all a huge learning curve but it's a fun one! I think once I've mastered the grill and indirect a bit better I'll invest in a bullet and think about entering some of the competitions next year!
Curlie - thanks for the burger recipe but I ended up getting some from Sainsburys because I couldn't be bothered to make them to be honest but I did make the slaw and it was excellent so thanks for the suggestion, I'll be making some more for the afore mentioned picnic!