Hello from Rugby Central

[Jontongs]

Hello all,
I've just moved to the suburbs, to a place called Twickenham, west of London, well known to Rugby fans but not to others, I expect. This is the first time I've ever owned a garden, but am a keen cook already and want to get into some 'slow and low' cooking without having to spend, say, £700 a Big Green Egg. Anyone have any pointers about what sort of BBQ I should get?

Looking forward to learning.

Jon

[keith157]

Hi Jon I can recommend the cabbage patch, black swan by the river, popes grove/grotto again by the river as they used to be good pubs. I was dragged up in Teddington, and hung out in Twickers I have answered your other post 're the best BBQ but it's not as clear cut as you had hoped.

[Jontongs]

Thanks Keith. I know them well! I went to sixth form college round here and the Cabbage Patch was the post-exam venue for the whole college. I've also drunk in the White Swan a lot and can never decide if I prefer there or the Barmy Arms!

[CHokKA]

Hey Jontongs

If you're starting out and don't want to spend a vast amount on a smoker, definitely look at the ProQ smoker range. I have an Excel and it works brilliantly. The Frontier is a bit smaller but by no means small. You can cook four chickens on the Frontier without it breaking a sweat, so there's plenty of room on both grills for things like ribs and a pork shoulder for larger gatherings

If you want the best of both worlds, you could always look at something like a Weber OneTouch or MasterTouch and then use the snake method with the charcoal to achieve a low and slow smoke, with the added advantage of being able to do normal BBQing using either direct or indirect heat.

Best of luck in your grilling adventures!