First BBQ in Spring.

[duke]

 

[Mike G]

Sausages, lamb chops, kebabs, fillet steak, chopped onions........Where are they?

 

[Phil]

Sausages, lamb chops, kebabs, fillet steak, chopped onions........Where are they?

What have got on the grill? Or what did you grill?

 

[Mike G]

What have got on the grill? Or what did you grill?

Me? It's not BBQ weather here just yet. But boerewors is available here.........

 

[AJB Temple]

We discussed firing Green Eggy up yesterday. But.....although it is warm in the afternoon, it's not yet warm enough to sit outside to eat in the evening.

Mike - if he put chopped on his BBQ they would fall through the grill. Schoolboy error old chap. Probably Carruthers cooks yours in the kitchen and then delivers them to the table ready caramelised.

I did suggest to Mrs AJBT half an hour ago that we might BBQ tonight. For slow smoked whole chicken. She exercised the oft used wife veto on the basis of forecast rain again

 

[Woodbloke]

We don't do Bar-b-Q's and it's nowhere near warm enough in the evening to fire up the Ooni pizza oven - Rob

 

[HappyHacker]

You beat me to it, I am going to one at my daughters this afternoon Typing this sitting outside in the sunshine with a t-shirt on. Forecast cloudy for this afternoon though.

 

[duke]

Sausages, lamb chops, kebabs, fillet steak, chopped onions........Where are they?

Burgers for me only, no guests to worry about.

 

[duke]

What have got on the grill? Or what did you grill?

Wife makes killer burgers, by adding spices, herbs ,onions and garlic then forms the burger.

 

[duke]

We discussed firing Green Eggy up yesterday. But.....although it is warm in the afternoon, it's not yet warm enough to sit outside to eat in the evening.

Mike - if he put chopped on his BBQ they would fall through the grill. Schoolboy error old chap. Probably Carruthers cooks yours in the kitchen and then delivers them to the table ready caramelised.

I did suggest to Mrs AJBT half an hour ago that we might BBQ tonight. For slow smoked whole chicken. She exercised the oft used wife veto on the basis of forecast rain again

Luckily for us I open the garage doors and start cooking, rain or shine even during the winter .

 

[duke]

We don't do Bar-b-Q's and it's nowhere near warm enough in the evening to fire up the Ooni pizza oven - Rob

Temp., was 28 yesterday.

 

[duke]

Hope weather behaves for you.

 

[9fingers]

A burger for one seems a little sad in isolation but for the man who has a pickup, a car and a loader life is probably pretty good!

 

[duke]

A burger for one seems a little sad in isolation but for the man who has a pickup, a car and a loader life is probably pretty good!

Isolation is OK. Neighbours and friends will honk their horns when driving by. Life is good, even better when I retire.

 

[Mike]

This was from 6 April. I didn't take a photo of the steak and sweet potato on the grill, but here they are plated up and ready to eat. This is the healthy heart meal consisting of a 4cm thick dry aged ribeye steak, sweet potato with butter, and sauteed mushrooms. The steak was seared on the outside by the very hot coals and nearly raw in the middle. Yummy.

 

[AJB Temple]

Looks great. I do have an outdoor kitchen (oak frame with a roof on, but no walls) so can shelter, but I'm a wuss and the rain puts me off. It has a Green Egg in it for charcoal and a gas Weber Summit (must be 15 years old) that will also burn wood chips for smoking. I do use the green egg year round, but for me true BBQ is also eating outdoors. So it needs to be warm, dry and not windy!

 

[duke]

Looks great. I do have an outdoor kitchen (oak frame with a roof on, but no walls) so can shelter, but I'm a wuss and the rain puts me off. It has a Green Egg in it for charcoal and a gas Weber Summit (must be 15 years old) that will also burn wood chips for smoking. I do use the green egg year round, but for me true BBQ is also eating outdoors. So it needs to be warm, dry and not windy!

Post a pic,I would like to see it.

 

[duke]

Sausages, lamb chops, kebabs, fillet steak, chopped onions........Where are they?

When we have a gathering. Family from UK are visiting for a week in June , I will step up the fare for them. Maybe the black flies will be gone by then if not will be eating inside.

 

[AJB Temple]

Post a pic,I would like to see it.

Here you go. It is a bit of a tip at the moment as I sit there in the evening sharpening chainsaws and all the tools my wife has knackered....plus re-potting and pruning a lot of baby trees aka bonsai that will be sold a the next garden opening when everything is a lot tidier. I did do a WIP of this job about 3 years ago but Mrs AJBT exercised her veto.

The white stone & resin fish has been glued with CT1 having had a storm accident and dived off it's plinth, but normally lives in a yew hedge simulating a river in my head

The oak ceiling joinery caused tears getting it up (so to speak), as I made it on the ground and it was much heavier than I expected but my wife is a total star and helped me lift it in place with four placement rafters pre-pegged. Mike G has seen it close up and is therefore aware that one corner is miles off from being accurate and has some packing pieces in filling a good 1/2" gap. Deeply embarrassing. He was quite nice about it.

Can't remember the size I made it but I would guess 6 yards by 4 yards from oak we already had. Cedar shingle roof which is very tedious indeed to make. Wish I had used the oak slats I cut, not the felt my roofer fitted: I am afraid of heights . If I was doing it again I would make it 50% bigger so the 30+ years old teak circular table (bigger than it looks in the snap) would fit easily inside along with all my outdoor junk & the 2 zinc topped work tables.


Eggy table (the big green thing) is cobbled together using some unknown redwood that I found in my store. It could do with a jet wash. The BGE is brilliant and I can easily cook for 25 people on it (rarely) but is also fine for 2 or 3.


The other BBQ is an ancient Weber Summit running off bottled gas that will also smoke from a side woodchip chamber. Must be 15 years old since we bought it about 3 houses ago and it is functionally as good as new really despite enduring a major storm disaster when a tree fell on it.


Sorry - it's all a bit of a mess, but it has been chucking it down all day and I've not tidied up.

 

[duke]

Here you go. It is a bit of a tip at the moment as I sit there in the evening sharpening chainsaws and all the tools my wife has knackered....plus re-potting and pruning a lot of baby trees aka bonsai that will be sold a the next garden opening when everything is a lot tidier. I did do a WIP of this job about 3 years ago but Mrs AJBT exercised her veto.
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The white stone & resin fish has been glued with CT1 having had a storm accident and dived off it's plinth, but normally lives in a yew hedge simulating a river in my head

The oak ceiling joinery caused tears getting it up (so to speak), as I made it on the ground and it was much heavier than I expected but my wife is a total star and helped me lift it in place with four placement rafters pre-pegged. Mike G has seen it close up and is therefore aware that one corner is miles off from being accurate and has some packing pieces in filling a good 1/2" gap. Deeply embarrassing. He was quite nice about it.
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Can't remember the size I made it but I would guess 6 yards by 4 yards from oak we already had. Cedar shingle roof which is very tedious indeed to make. Wish I had used the oak slats I cut, not the felt my roofer fitted: I am afraid of heights . If I was doing it again I would make it 50% bigger so the 30+ years old teak circular table (bigger than it looks in the snap) would fit easily inside along with all my outdoor junk & the 2 zinc topped work tables.
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Eggy table (the big green thing) is cobbled together using some unknown redwood that I found in my store. It could do with a jet wash. The BGE is brilliant and I can easily cook for 25 people on it (rarely) but is also fine for 2 or 3.

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The other BBQ is an ancient Weber Summit running off bottled gas that will also smoke from a side woodchip chamber. Must be 15 years old since we bought it about 3 houses ago and it is functionally as good as new really despite enduring a major storm disaster when a tree fell on it.
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Sorry - it's all a bit of a mess, but it has been chucking it down all day and I've not tidied up.

Mess is always a given. Nice work, you do have a lot on the go. What is the age of your bonsai? Great looking garden. What is the blue flowering plant/perennial/shrub in the right background of the last photo? The red jap maple is something I can't grow in our hardiness zone. But four hours south no problem.

 

[AJB Temple]

All of the Bonsai in the pics are quite young. The pine in the pot on the table was bought as a small shrub from a nursery as a small cheap plant 3 years ago and was clipped straight away and heavily fed. It looks much older than it is. The cultivated moss helps. Blue flowering plant is a Ceonothus. I keep it smallish by pruning it with hedge shears.

We grow a lot of acers here of various types. We start all of them in pots and some go in the ground. They do very well on clay soil. Our main issue with small ones is preventing wind scorch.

 

[Cabinetman]

Duke, you said it’s 28 here today, that’s either quite warm for Ontario or below freezing! In which case full marks for firing up the Barbie.
Ian

 

[duke]

Duke, you said it’s 28 here today, that’s either quite warm for Ontario or below freezing! In which case full marks for firing up the Barbie.
Ian

It was 28 above, very warm day, started at 10 above around 7 am . Dropped to 10 above overnight. Last two days around 18 above.

 

[duke]

Weather temps are all over the place. Mildest winter ever.

 

[Cabinetman]

Just looked it up, I was assuming Canada used Fahrenheit the same as the us. So beautiful weather where you are, and I was thinking what a hard but you were cooking outside in the snow and ice lol.
Ian

 

[duke]

Just looked it up, I was assuming Canada used Fahrenheit the same as the us. So beautiful weather where you are, and I was thinking what a hard but you were cooking outside in the snow and ice lol.
Ian

We are officially metric but use imperial measurements for say building homes , small structures etc. Due to plywood being sized at 4' x 8' as well as other sheet goods as in the USA. So layout is on 16" or 24" centres. But the the thickness is in metric, 19mm for 3/4". A little off topic !

 

[Cabinetman]

Well at least you know what you’re getting ply and sheet goods here can be eithe 4’ x 8’ or 1200 x 2400, but always measured in miles for thickness, it makes planning a stud wall a bit of a game sometimes.

 

[—Tom—]

Haven’t had as many as I’d have liked so far this year. I bbq all year round and quite enjoy it when it’s cold and you have the fire cooking away. Beer stays cold too.

Had some cracking venison over the Christmas period, slow smoked shoulders and charcoal grilled loin were good eating.

Will have to make it to the butcher or fishmonger tomorrow and get something for the weekend.

 

[duke]

Haven’t had as many as I’d have liked so far this year. I bbq all year round and quite enjoy it when it’s cold and you have the fire cooking away. Beer stays cold too.

Had some cracking venison over the Christmas period, slow smoked shoulders and charcoal grilled loin were good eating.

Will have to make it to the butcher or fishmonger tomorrow and get something for the weekend.

What kind of fish, my favourite is Salmon? Don't ask me which Salmon.

 

[AndyP]

Well at least you know what you’re getting ply and sheet goods here can be eithe 4’ x 8’ or 1200 x 2400, but always measured in miles for thickness, it makes planning a stud wall a bit of a game sometimes.

I can just imagine asking for a sheet of ply 0.0000078 thick

 

[Cabinetman]

I can just imagine asking for a sheet of ply 0.0000078 thick

Haha, as you may imagine that’s not what I actually wrote! Bloomin predictive guessing machine.