Hi from posh Hertfordshire

[chokethechicken]

Hi all,

Awesome site and forum.

I've always been a fan of BBQs and need to updrade my Weber charcoal grill.

I used to work in London and freqeuntly ate at the awesome 'Bodeans' restaurant in Soho. Amazing smoked ribs and pulled pork... it's time to start producing the goods at home so purchasing a 'smoker' is the way forward!

I spent some years as a fishmonger (!) so I may be able to offer some prep advice there. (None on smoking fish though!)

Looking forward to contributing where possible too. Anything IT related, just ask.

[Steve]

Welcome to the forum, love the username

You know you can do some amazing ribs on a Weber kettle so you can always get started before you buy a smoker

[Big Mick]

Hi I'm new here myself but I thought I would beat the rush to say welcome

[chokethechicken]

Thanks for the welcome!

Never tried ribs on the weber.. hmmm. I'm impatient and like new gadgets though!

[British BBQ Society]

Welcome to the fourm! Have you been to any other BBQ joints? looking forward to reviewing a few more.
Toby

[chokethechicken]

Nah, just Bodeans. Apparently there's a nother place up the road from the Soho joint that's just as good. Dunno it's name though.

[esselle]

Hi there and welcome. Only just joined myself but the regulars seem friendly enough
I could use a bit of a tutorial on fish filleting because when we go on holiday in the Keys we fish quite a bit and this year I fancy throwing a few on the grill.

[chokethechicken]

Hi there and welcome. Only just joined myself but the regulars seem friendly enough
I could use a bit of a tutorial on fish filleting because when we go on holiday in the Keys we fish quite a bit and this year I fancy throwing a few on the grill.

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Oops, I only just read this today - 1 year later. Do I win a prize?!

The main piece of advice I can give you is to make sure you have a extremely sharp filleting knife.

- De-scale the fish (if requried) by scraping the back end of your knife against the grain (so-to-speak) on the fish. Scrap away from you as the scales will fly everywhere. Top tip - if you buy fish from a fishmonger, ask them to do it for you.
- Tip of the knife in the bum hole and cut along the belly to the bottom of its head.
- Pull out guts and run the inside of the fish under some water to clean.
- Off with its head.
- Fillet each side of the fish by placing the tip of your knife along each side of the backbone whilst pulling the flesh away as you run the knife along the bone and against the edges of the rib bones - being careful not to cut and seperate the rib bones.
If you do end up with some bones emedded in the flesh (and this does tend to happen more so with very fresh fish) use some clean small pliers to pull them out.
If you are grilling the fillets then it isn't a good idea to skin them as well.

[garymac]

Welcome!!

I am a Weber fan too. One touch Gold and a Go anywhere charcoal. Waiting for delivery of a WSM. If you are looking for a good deal I use Dawson Dept store. Price and service are excellent.

http://www.bbqworld.co.uk/bbqworld/webe ... 4QodDluEAA

[clairbare]

I got well confused reading this today, i had to go back and have another look I am gonna say welcome to the forum even though you joined over a year ago